Posts Tagged: imported

Judith O’Brien Celebrates the Human Family “From as far back as I can recall, I have believed that all people are part of the human family, and we should look out for each other,” said Judith O’Brien when she received the 2013 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award on April 11. O’Brien, retired partner… Read more »

Vath Committee Earns Award for Distinguished Service At the annual meeting of the Atlanta Bar Association on May 22, co-chairs Margaret Vath, instructor of law, and Dawn Jones (J.D. ’00) accepted the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the Law School Outreach Committee, which helps students prepare to become practicing attorneys. The Atlanta Bar president… Read more »

To Help Victims of Trafficking The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council released its “Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States” study Wednesday calling for the development of collaborative, multisector responses to prevent, identify and respond to these abuses of children. “No one sector can solve this problem… Read more »

Class of 2013 Sworn In to Practice “You are about to enter a profession of service to your clients and community,” Judge C.J. Becker (J.D. ’87) said before swearing recent graduates into the Superior Court of Georgia and state bar on Nov. 15. “Serve, honor and respect the law and never trade on your good… Read more »

Lombardo Assists on Holocaust Exhibition Georgia State Law Professor Paul Lombardo consulted on a traveling exhibition produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The exhibition, “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race,” is on display at the Schmidt Center Gallery at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., through Sunday, Feb. 16. Lombardo, a eugenics… Read more »

‘Go Forth Brilliantly,’ Totenberg Tells Graduates “I know you will pursue many varied pathways in the years ahead and spread your talents on behalf of organizations and clients far and wide,” U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg told the Class of 2014 on May 16. “As you proceed, still never forget the call of justice… Read more »

STLA Places at Numerous Competitions After a successful fall semester, the Georgia State University College of Law Student Trial Lawyers Association has kept the momentum going this spring—traveling to various competitions across the country and earning top honors.  One STLA team placed sixth overall in the national American Association of Justice Mock Trial Competition on… Read more »

Welcome: Kristina Niedringhaus Kristina Niedringhaus joins Georgia State University College of Law as associate dean for library and information services and associate professor of law. Niedringhaus most recently served as law library director and associate professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Previously, she served as an associate librarian for Georgia State… Read more »

Collaboration Key for New Clinic Secretary of State Brian Kemp visited the College of Law’s new Investor Advocacy Clinic offices along with Tom Zagorsky and representatives from the Division of Securities to discuss opportunities for collaboration with Clinic Director Doug Yarn, Assistant Clinical Professor Nicole Iannarone and clinic students on Sept. 5. As Georgia’s commissioner… Read more »

STLA Earns Most Professional Team Award Georgia State Law’s Student Trial Lawyers Association team received the “Most Professional Team” award in the Lone Star Classic Mock Trail Challenge on Oct. 17-19. The team of Alex Galvan (J.D. ’14), Lynette Jimenez (J.D. ’14), A.J. Rosa (J.D. ’15) and Alexis Person (J.D. ’15) went undefeated going into… Read more »