In Brief Congratulations to Alumni Who Passed the July 2010 Georgia Bar Exam Class of 2010 Jeffrey Daniel Abrams Olabukola Sherifat Akande Gideon Isaac Alper Rachel Abena Amporful Jaimie Roberta Anderson Eric Michael Astrin Christie Lynn Ayotte Carson Hughes Bacon Adam Patrick Balthrop Katie Lamb Balthrop Michael Jay Bargar Christopher Michael Barr Sylvia Maria Bass Tricia Ann Beckmann Jenna Maria Bowen Sharonda Helen Boyce Tyler Harris Bridgers Todd Franklin Chatham Wei-lin Chen Jessica Sarah Cohen Dustin Lee Crawford Lauren Elizabeth Crisman Taylor Layne Davis Marguerite Lee De Voll Elizabeth Lauren Devor Richard Alexander Driftmeier Erin Nicole East Jason Fernando Esteves Tripoli Aley Freeman William Warren Gill Welles Drew Gilliland Brandon Cory Goldberg Courtney Ann Henderson Joseph Robert Hicks Michael Alan Holcomb Henry Ili Hsu Gloria Dermei Huang Simone Nichole Jenkins Melissa Denise Johnson Willa Beth Kalaidjian Andrew James Kalt Benjamin Bartholomew Kandy Miyong Mary Kang Michael Gregory Karamat Thomas Jefferson Kerr James Winston Kim Margaret Murphy Leary Christopher Ryan Lee Chelsey Tulis Lester Myles Daniel Levelle Daniel Stephen Levitas Adam Michael Linkner Thomas Manuel Lopez Rhani Morris Lott Dominique Annida Martinez Adam Mills Masarek Vladimir Maslyanchuk Marcela Claudia Mateo
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eorgia attorney general candidates Democrat Ken Hodges 88c, former district attorney in Dougherty County and a partner at Baudino Law Group in Atlanta; Republican Sam Olens 83l, the former Cobb Commission chair; and Libertarian Don Smart 75l, a lawyer with Smart & Harris in Savannah, answered questions on Georgia’s role in the tri-state water litigation, increasing funding for indigent defense and enforcing immigration laws, during a debate on Sept. 20 in Tull Auditorium. The debate was sponsored by Emory Law and the Fulton County Daily Report. Olens won the November election. He will succeed fellow alumnus Thurbert Baker 79l.
Fleming New EPA Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming 93L was named the new Southeast regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency by President Barack Obama. She announced her resignation as DeKalb County district attorney on Sept. 1 and began her new job on Sept. 7. As administrator, Fleming oversees eight states, including Georgia, and six tribal nations. Fleming was the first African-American and first woman district attorney in DeKalb County. She was honored with Emory Law’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.