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STLA Fares Well in Texas Competition The Georgia State University College of Law Student Trial Lawyer Association team placed fifth in the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge in Houston over Spring Break. Joe Brock (J.D. ’14), Elizabeth Haase (J.D. ’14), Matt Hurst (J.D. ’13) and Vandana Murty (J.D. ’13) competed against 42 other schools, including… Read more »

Fundamentals Course Offers Confidence Hands-on case experience, a win for their client and confidence to start their own practice—that’s what eight students took away from the Fundamentals of Law Practice Spring 2013 course. The students obtained four orders of protection against domestic violence from the Cobb County Superior Court under the direction of Clark Cunningham,… Read more »

Bliss Named Director of Experiential Education Lisa Radtke Bliss, associate clinical professor and ­co-director of the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic, has been named the College of Law’s first director of experiential education.  “The College of Law has reached the point of needing a director of experiential education,” says Steven J. Kaminshine, dean… Read more »

Holt Beats the Challenge Up to a challenge, Jeff Holt (J.D. ’13) entered law school at Georgia State University during a recession. Three years later, Holt finished with a job thanks to networking through Georgia State Law events. Previously at the helm of a nonprofit, Holt aspired to attend law school for years before he… Read more »

Good Deeds During Icy Gridlock February 3, 2014 After struggling 12 hours to get home Jan. 28 to Sandy Springs and finally making it Wednesday about 1:15 a.m., Kara Gordon (J.D. ’14) woke up to news that drivers remained stranded along Interstate 285 near where she had been stuck. “I couldn’t believe that people were… Read more »

College Honors Miles Alexander with 2014 Johnson Award Throughout his prestigious career of more than 55 years, attorney Miles J. Alexander has earned an international reputation as one of the world’s leading trademark lawyers. On May 6, Georgia State University College of Law honored him with the 2014 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award…. Read more »

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 »