The Advocate Alumni Magazine - Summer 2014

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Introducing Malcolm L. Morris Dean and CEO of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

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New Dean and CEO of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

By Ginger Arnold (’11)

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ean Malcolm L. Morris has officially taken the helm of the law school. He is settling into his new position as Dean and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (“AJMLS”) very nicely and we here at the law school are pleased that he is here. He comes to AJMLS with a wealth of experience in academia.

He was previously a professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago (not affiliated with AJMLS) as well as their Director of Graduate Estate Planning Programs and the Associate Director of Graduate Tax Law Programs. He was also an Associate Dean and Interim Dean at Northern Illinois University College of Law. During his tenure at Northern Illinois College of Law, he was elected Secretary of the Faculty Senate and was a member of the Strategic Planning Committee and the University Council, as well as the University Personnel Advisor. While in Illinois, Dean Morris chaired and participated on numerous Illinois State Bar Association committees and received numerous awards for those efforts, including election as a Laureate in its Academy of Illinois Lawyers.

In addition to his academic and bar association affiliations, Dean Morris has been active as an American Bar Association (“ABA”) accreditation site visitor, Board Member and Treasurer of CLEO, Inc., LSAC trustee, and member of various Association of American Law Schools and ABA committees.

It was during his 1997 visit as an ABA accreditation site team member that Dean Morris was introduced to AJMLS and realized the potential our alma mater has.

He has followed its progress and was happy to see that we finally received full accreditation from the ABA. He is looking forward to moving AJMLS forward with new projects and ideas.

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Dean Morris is quite gregarious and easy to talk to.

When I asked him if I could do an interview with him for this publication, he was quite open and forthcoming. When asked what attracted him to be the dean at AJMLS, Dean Morris “saw the ability for the school to be nimble without the layers of bureaucracy of the typical law school”. He likes the notion that an idea can be developed and implemented within the school that will help the faculty and staff advance the school and also help produce law students that are practice ready to serve the public.

“Law school is an enterprise of opportunity,” Dean Morris said. “It gives people the chance to be better citizens and help others in need.” “Education is a wonderful thing.” And part of the Dean’s vision for the law school is to educate not only lawyers but to possibly expand into other aspects of legal education.

Asked if he had an overall message for the alumni, he stated that his main focus is to find out what AJMLS can do for us. It seems the school asks a lot from our alumni and Dean Morris understands that it is a two way street. “We must give back to our alumni and make them feel proud of the school that they graduated from, however long ago that may have been.” His goal is to get out and meet as many alumni as possible, all over the state. He even reached out to some of our alumni during his cross country travels earlier this summer.

Dean Morris is truly looking forward to getting to know our alumni, especially at one of the social events that we have planned for this fall, such as the Student/Alumni Golf Tournament in October. He also welcomes you to make an appointment with him if you know that you will be on campus or have the opportunity to stop by. If you would like to contact Dean Morris, he can be reached at mmorris@ johnmarshall.edu or (404) 872-3593 ext. 104.

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t is my pleasure to write in my capacity as the new dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. As we all know, these are difficult times for the legal profession and law schools. Our law school, and others throughout the country, are facing challenges and yesterday’s way of “doing business” cannot meet

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them. We must address declining enrollment, limited employment options and ensuring that students are able to “hit the ground running” upon graduation. These issues, however, can be viewed as opportunities to make strategic changes to our academic program so that our graduates can prosper in the current legal environment. I took the reins of the law school with that objective in mind and discussions on point with faculty and staff have already begun. You, our alumni, will also have a role to play in the process. As the year progresses I will be reaching out to you for ideas and assistance.

Our core mission remains unchanged. We are fully committed to graduating students who will be fully prepared to enter the profession upon graduation. That means they

will be well prepared to pass the bar exam and practice-ready when they do. Although the road ahead most likely will be quite bumpy, by staying the course I am confident we will get to where we want to be.

Fortunately, Dean Lynn provided a good foundation upon which to move forward. All of us thank him for that and wish him well.

Ginger Arnold has a number of upcoming events and I encourage you to attend. Also, please feel free to share your ideas and other suggestions with me.

I look forward to meeting and working with you.

Malcolm

Contact List for Alumni

One of the most rewarding ways alumni can support the AJMLS community is by volunteering their time. Each year, numerous alumni choose to do so by volunteering their time in support of student activities and organizations. From preparing students for competitions, and acting as judicial officials in mock trials, to supporting various events hosted by student organizations, our alumni play key roles in promoting the academic success of AJMLS students. As our school and its community continue to grow and prosper, there will be more opportunities for our alumni to give back through volunteer work. If alumni would like an opportunity to connect with AJMLS students, please do not hesitate to do so. By volunteering their time, alumni not only help students to succeed, but they also set an example for those students to themselves become active alumni.

Volunteer Activity Contact Moot Court Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Suparna Malempati. . . . . . . . .

Client Interviewing and Counseling. . . . . . Professor Bruce Luna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Professor Browning Jeffries. . . . . . . . . . .

Mock Trial Competition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Suparna Malempati. . . . . . . . .

Law Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Liza Karsai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Student Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assoc. Dean Sheryl Harrison. . . . . . . . . .

Career Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Dean Ivonne Betancourt. . . . . . . . .

Pro Bono & Experiential Learning. . . . . . . Asst. Dean Renata Turner. . . . . . . . . . . .

Email smalempati@johnmarshall.edu bluna@johnmarshall.edu bjeffries@johnmarshall.edu smalempati@johnmarshall.edu lkarsai@johnmarshall.edu sharrison@johnmarshall.edu ibetancourt@johnmarshall.edu rturner@johnmarshall.edu

For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Ginger Arnold, Alumni Director, at varnold@johnmarshall.edu or 404-872-3593 ext. 287.

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The Law School Says

Goodbye to Mr. Bowtie

By Aleta Watson

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graduates who are equipped to enter the profession. I am proud that the law school is meeting those objectives and know that the school will continue its mission of preparing ethical and professional lawyers.”

Dean Lynn earned a B.A. from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX and later obtained a J.D. from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. While practicing law in Nashville, Dean Lynn taught as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law. He later joined the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law, interrupted by a stint in Nashville as a Professor of Business Law and Ethics at Belmont University. Dean Lynn served as Pepperdine Law School’s Associate Dean for Academics and six years as Dean of the law school.

He is currently admitted to practice in Tennessee and Nebraska, several U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Dean Lynn has written four books, in addition to numerous articles and essays. He also frequently serves on the American Bar Association site teams visiting schools seeking to gain or continue their accreditation; and was a member of the Membership Review Committee of the American Association of Law Schools for three years.

Dean Lynn recalls his years at the law school fondly saying, “My eight years as dean of this law school and our new branch campus in Savannah have been the best years of my professional life. The students, faculty, and staff are inspiring and dedicated people who have made my job pleasant and rewarding. The unprecedented and unforseen drop in

law school applications over the last few years created real challenges, but the future of both campuses is inevitably bright.

The only two things a law school dean does that matters over time are (1) bringing in enough students to keep the doors open and (2) faculty hiring. It’s not hard to achieve the first, especially in Atlanta, and our luck with the second has been extraordinary. I want the law school staff to know how much I appreciate their hard work and devotion to our students. And I want to thank Dr. Michael Markovitz, without whom the modern John Marshall would not exist.”

After a national dean search, the Board of Directors and Search Committee agreed that Professor Morris of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL could most

effectively assume the responsibilities as the dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and its branch campus, Savannah Law School.

Upon his retirement, Lynn will be moving to Virginia to be a full-time grandfather to his grandchildren.

The law school is excited for this next phase in his life; yet saddened by the retirement of such a remarkable, caring, and charismatic individual as Dean Richardson Lynn.

For more information on the incoming dean, please visit www. johnmarshall.edu.

To paraphrase (known as “steal” to trademark lawyers) Robert Fulgham, All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Law School. For example, during the last eight years as Dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, I learned that you cannot be true to your mission unless you focus on it constantly. John Marshall has an important and distinctive mission: Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School provides the opportunity for legal education to both traditional and nontraditional students who show promise of making positive contributions to the profession, legal system or society.

We are dedicated to preparing highly skilled, ethical, and professional lawyers who possess a strong social conscience requires constant reinforcement.

We focused on the mission in four ways. First, we talk about the mission consistently with prospective students, current students, and alumni. Second, before starting a new program or changing the curriculum, we ask ourselves how

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tudents, alumni, faculty, and staff will always remember Dean Richardson Lynn and his trademark bowtie. His calm demeanor, wit, and intellect allowed him to not only be an effective leader but a highly-respected member of this law school community. After a rewarding eight-year career leading Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School into a new era of achievement, Dean Lynn has decided to retire.

Effective July 1, 2014, the law school will expand its vision under the stewardship of Malcolm L. Morris.

Dean Lynn came to the law school in 2006 from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, CA where he spent 26 years on the faculty and served as dean from 1997 to 2003.

Since Lynn joined the law school, John Marshall has honed its focus on nontraditional students and has become fully accredited by the American Bar Association. Under his leadership, the school increased the size of its full-time faculty and, in 2012, opened a branch campus in Savannah, GA. Lynn also expanded the curriculum to include an online LL.M. in Employment Law and a residential and online LL.M. in American Legal Studies for foreign-educated attorneys. During Lynn’s tenure, the school also began accepting students for spring enrollment. In addition, the dean’s actions have led to an increase in applications for admission and improvement in graduates’ bar pass rate.

“When I arrived at John Marshall, my vision for the school was to expand our mission of being an opportunity law school that gives nontraditional and minority students the chance to earn a law degree,” said Lynn.

“At the same time, I wanted to recruit a faculty that was respected for academics and scholarship so we could produce practice-ready

Dean’s Office Dean Malcolm L. Morris mmorris@johnmarshall.edu Exec. Asst. Farrah Fisher ffisher@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 150

Asst. To Assoc. Dean of Academics Sylvia Fernandez sfernandez@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 285

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the initiative affects the mission. The faculty discusses this frequently. Third, we put our students in pro bono projects, clinics, and externships—places where their service and dedication exemplifies the mission. Finally, starting a new branch campus in Savannah using the John Marshall template has extended this mission to the coastal Southeast. And it is a spectacular law school.

I learned that, if the heart of the law school is its faculty, the heart of the faculty are those professors who have given the most during their professional lives to keep the school going under difficult circumstances. Professors D’Agostino and Lynch and Dean Van Detta do not coast on their seniority, but are always the most constructive and hardest working when we faced new and different difficulties.

I’ve learned that many professors are willing to do more than can reasonably be asked of them, including Professor Karsai’s devotion to the Law Journal, Professor Malempati’s leadership of our advocacy programs, and Professor Cantley’s magical ability to create a tax program where none existed. And, yes, I apologize for leaving out other great examples.

I learned that, when you give a person a chance, it almost always works out. My shorthand for our mission is “we’re an opportunity law school.” An opportunity for what? An opportunity to attend a law school when others deny admission because your credentials seem weak, even though your motivation is strong. An opportunity to learn practical skills throughout the three or four-year curriculum, unlike your

friends who attend law schools that train them to be law professors. An opportunity to be taught by real lawyers who are also legal scholars, rather than by legal scholars who once drove by a courthouse, they think. Now, it doesn’t always work out.

Sometimes students can’t overcome a weak educational background despite all of our support, but many more of those who are given this opportunity do succeed and are among our most successful alumni.

I learned that the tort principle of causation explains John Marshall’s continued existence and growth. “But for” the involvement 14 years ago of Dr. Michael Markovitz, none of us would be here now and those who graduated before 2001 would be the alumni of a vanished law school. The commitment of his intellect and his resources set us on a path for ABA accreditation, the addition of LL.M. degrees, terrific facilities, the Savannah campus, and—despite the pressures caused by falling law school enrollment—a bright future for the school.

It has been an honor to serve as Dean for eight years and to hand over a great law school to Dean Malcolm L. Morris.

I know you will support and encourage him as you did me. In retirement, I will be easy to find in the event I can ever be of any assistance to you. Please do not hesitate to ask.

Best wishes!

Richard

Published by Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, 1422 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 CONTACT US: The Alumni Office welcomes letters, photos, or any other communication that highlights our alumni.

Administration Assoc. Dean Michelle Harris mharris@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 129

Finance Assoc. Dean Allan S. Brezel, CPA abrezel@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 162

Career Services Asst. Dean Ivonne Betancourt ibetancourt@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 262

Student Services Assoc. Dean Sheryl Harrison sharrison@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext.112

Admissions Rebecca Milter rmilter@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3592 ext. 165

Scholarship Assoc. Dean Jeffrey Van Detta jvandetta@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 160

LL.M. Programs Lisa Kaplan lkaplan@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 131

Alumni Relations Ginger Arnold (’11) varnold@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 287

Office of Academic Achievement Asst. Dean Kimberly D’Haene kdhaene@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 123

Pro Bono Outreach/ Experiential Learning Asst. Dean Renata Turner rturner@johnmarshall.edu (404) 872-3593 ext. 251

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Helen de Haven

Outlaw & Allies

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Student Chapter of the

By Heather Miller (J.D. Candidate 2015)

By Stanford Smalls (J.D. Candidate 2016)

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rofessor Helen de Haven came to AJMLS as a visiting associate professor in 2003, before the school achieved provisional accreditation. She received tenure in 2011. She currently teaches Real Property, Evidence, Remedies, Arbitration, and Labor Law, and she has chaired the Faculty Development Committee since 2005.

Professor de Haven received her B.A. in Literature at New College in 1968. She lived in Europe and the Middle East, married, and started a family but was soon back home, a single mom, doing factory and hospital work in the hills of Tennessee for minimum wage. Her working conditions outraged her, and she decided to become a union organizer. Her father, however, persuaded her that she could serve the labor movement better by going to law school. In 1977 she enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where she graduated third in her class, taught legal writing, served as Research and Executive Editor of the Tennessee Law Review and as Vice-Chair of the Moor Court Board, and was elected by the faculty to the Order of the Coif. After law school she worked as staff counsel to the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., then returned to Tennessee to solo practice representing unions, discrimination plaintiffs, and whistle blowers. She also worked for five years as a litigation attorney for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Professor de Haven began full-time teaching in 1997 as a member of the founding faculty at the Appalachian School of Law, where she taught Legal Process, Remedies, and Labor Law, developed and directed the school’s

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award-winning community service program, and served as the first Dean of Students.

She left Appalachian in 2002, after a student shot six people, killing the Dean, a faculty colleague, and a first-year student.

The tragedy at Appalachian spurred Professor de Haven to research other rampage shootings in higher education, seeking an understanding of the dynamics of such violence and the best models of prevention. She has written extensively about student rampages and was the first AJMLS professor ever invited to speak at the American Association of Law Schools, where she participated in a panel on campus violence.

Professor de Haven has also put her research on campus violence to work at AJMLS. In 2012 she helped Associate Dean of Students Sheryl Harrison create the school’s first Threat Assessment Team “TAT”. The TAT, on which Professor de Haven has now served for two years, is also comprised of Dean Harrison, Dean Harris, the Associate Dean of Administration, and a psychologist retained by the school. The TAT assesses students who have displayed troubling behavior to determine whether they are a danger to themselves or others and whether they can safely continue their legal studies. The TAT intervenes and provides psychological evaluation and assistance to those students who may be experiencing stresses and challenges that affect their behavior, their law school education, and the AJMLS community as a whole. The team’s resources allow for flexibility in finding the right response to address the student’s individual circumstances.

Professor de Haven is a favorite among her students and is highly regarded by her peers. Coming from a family of teachers, she says her calling to teach comes naturally. She is a master at presenting complex material in an understandable and entertaining way while still challenging her students to achieve a firm grasp of legal concepts.

AJMLS is proud to have Professor de Haven as a member of its faculty. She is a shining example for her students and a highly valued faculty colleague.

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JMLS student organization OUTLAW & ALLIES partnered with The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia to present “Law and Ethics of Intersex Issues” followed by a screening of “Intersexion, a Documentary”.

Outlaws & Allies scheduled the event to strategically coincide with the attorney deadline for annual CLE credits. In the summer of 2013, the ACLU of Georgia asked Outlaw’s president, Heather M. Miller, a 3L Part-time evening student, if she was interested in hosting a screening of Intersexion, which is a documentary about people living with intersex conditions, also known as DSD in medical literature. Miller knew exactly who she wanted to bring to Atlanta to pair with a documentary screening. She’d discovered two phenomenal keynote speakers when she attended the 2014 Lavender Law Conference & Job Fair in San Francisco. Anne Tamar-Mattis, Esq., Executive Director for Advocates for Informed Choice, and co-counsel Alesdair Ittleson,

Esq., of Southern Poverty Law Center spoke on “The South Carolina Intersex Case” where a child was born with intersex condition and South Carolina forced sex assignment surgery on the child without due process. Outlaw & Allies also brought in an Emory physician specializing in Disorders of Sexual Development, an Intersex advocate, and a sociologist from South Africa. Professor James Gelin was asked to moderate the panel, but the audience was so involved in the speaker panel from start to finish, no moderation was needed.

Outlaw & Allies Vice President, Jeremy Yakle, a 2L part-time evening student, organized a NOH8 Campaign photo shoot which received

support from the faculty, staff, and student body.

This September, Heather stepped down as president as Jeremy stepped up, and the pair will travel to the 2014 Lavender Law Conference in New York. Who knows what ideas and connections the pair will return to Georgia with this school year.

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John Marshall Law School

EXTENSION IN SAVANNAH: 1970s -1980s

By Ray Lytle* and Mary Wilson** A.J. Doucett (’07), Reference Librarian

Savannah Class of 1973

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he John Marshall Law School extension in Savannah was created in the 1970s by two men who developed an idea that was presented to and approved by the Fenster family.

At that time, Joseph Chauhan was Editor and Publisher of the Savannah Magazine and served as Vice President of Draughon Business College where he worked with Alvin M. Hitt, Jr., President of Draughon Business College. The two men began to think about the possibility of a law school in the coastal region of the state.1 Mr. Chauhan and Mr. Hitt presented their idea of a coastal law school to S.B. Fenster, President of John Marshall Law School, and his son, Ted Fenster, Dean. They liked the idea and developed the Savannah extension of John Marshall Law School. Mr. Hitt became the Director of the school which was located at 19 East Bay Street in Savannah, Georgia.2 In the Fall of 1970, the idea of a Savannah law school became a reality when it opened its doors for the first group of law students. The law school had classes that completed the program with approximately 200 students who graduated during the years of 1973 through 1983.

The law library at the Savannah extension came into being at this time. The library developed slowly through gifts and donations from the legal community in the region and additions were made each year. The support staff assembled and processed all those materials. The Savannah school continued operation until the mid-1980s at which time it closed for reasons that are not completely clear. ______________ 1 42nd Year, John Marshall Law School,1975, at 10.

2 42nd Year, John Marshall Law School,1975, at 12. * Assistant Director of Law Library, Savannah Law School, Savannah, Georgia ** Head of Public Services, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah Class of 1983

Savannah Construction Update

By Aleta Watson

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avannah Law School students, faculty, and Phase three is projected to be the longest and most staff welcomed the academic year with a newly complex phase of the renovation process, including renovated campus. In April 2012, AJMLS substantial exterior preservation work. Once com1422, LLC purchased the historic 110,000 square foot pleted, the renovations will represent one of the largest projects to restore an historic Warren A. Candler Hospital building property in the United States. for its Savannah Law School campus The estimated cost of the located across from the city’s famed renovation was $20 million and Forsyth Park. Today, renovations are was conducted in partnership nearly complete as the law school with the Historic Review Board community enjoys newly finished and other city planners. As part classrooms, an administrative suite, of the purchase, Savannah Law student lounge, study rooms, and a School became the proud owner law library. of the Candler Oak, listed on The renovation of the law school the National Register of Historic was divided into three phases.

Trees as Georgia’s oldest oak Currently, phases one and two tree. To protect the landmark, have been completed. The resSecond Floor Grand Reading Room four parking spaces in the toration also includes a four-story renovation of the original Candler Hospital building school parking lot were reserved for the tree’s totaling more than 40,000 square feet. In addition to lowest branches. Members of the Student Bar the aforementioned updates, Savannah Law School Association have adopted the Candler Oak as now has a fully completed courtroom, computer lab, a service project and the tree serves as the law conference rooms, faculty offices, and dean’s suite. school’s logo.

With the ma- Savannah Law School is honored to reside in jority of the resto- such an historic building as the former Candler ration complete, Hospital and looks forward to adding to the rich the law school history of Savannah as the law school continues focuses its atten- to grow. tion on the third For more information on Savannah Law School, and final phase. visit their website at www.savannahlawschool.org.

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tlanta’s John Marshall Law School held its Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center Auditorium. The 203 graduates (including LL.M., December 2013 and 14, part-time and full-time students) were joined by Tracee Benzo (’08) and Duncan Wheale

(’76), 2014 Distinguished Alumni recipients, for a moving commencement speech by Chief Judge Herbert E. Phipps of the Georgia Court of Appeals.

The Alumni Office wants to congratulate all of our new graduates and wishes them the best of luck in their future legal careers.

Kenric A. Lanier, Jameca L. Price, Kiersten Matthews, Orlando D. Stegall, Tiffani D. Hawes, Megan L. Matteucci, Jackeline A. Clements, and M. Jania Braswell

Judge Duncan D. Wheale (‘76),Distinguished Alumni

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Commencement speaker Chief Judge Herbert E. Phipps, Georgia Court of Appeals

Judge G. Alan Blackburn and Elizabeth Blackburn Watkins

Darya A. Yashina, Laura W. Deines, and Brooke N. Puglise

LL.M. Graduates Lt. Col. Frank Hollifield, Dalita M. Piper, and Nadia Bashir

Tracee Benzo (’08), Distinguished Alumna

Samuel S. Sykes, II and Christopher Fox

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ODZ, POLAND was the textile center of Europe in the late 1800’s and the first half of the 1900’s.

The city remains filled with the mansions of the factory owners and the textile mills they controlled. In World War II Lodz was occupied

by Nazi Germany and was a transshipment point to extermination camps for Polish Partisans and intellectuals, for Jews, for The 1900’s Home of Israel Polanzansky, Roma, and for non-German a Polish Industrialist children. It is currently the location of the Polish National Film, portunities for professionals, business Television, and Theatre School; the operators, and foreign students.

University of Lodz School of Law; and Ms. Sokol, a native of Lodz, Poland the Lodz University of Technology. graduated from the University of Lodz In October 2013, Lodz became the School of Law prior to obtaining her site of a Representative Office for the LL.M. at AJMLS. Ms. Sokol’s mother, Joseph H. Rosen Immigration Law Alina Sokol, is also a graduate of the Group. The Office is the first office rec- University of Lodz School of Law ognized by the Polish government as and will be staffing the Lodz office an agency of a U.S. Immigration Law on a fulltime basis. The office will Office. Ad- be responsible for marketing and junct Pro- coordinating the provision of legal fessor Jo- services from Professor Rosen’s U.S. seph Rosen based Immigration Law Group. and AJMLS Lodz is currently the center of a Alumna Anna technology boom with the presence Sokol (LL.M., of Dell, IBM, and Isis all calling it Foreign Le- home. The economy of Poland is seen gal Studies, as one of the strongest in Europe. At 2013) spent the current time Lodz and the city Professor Rosen and AJMLS ten days in of Atlanta are exploring a sister city LL.M. Alumna Anna Sokol Lodz in Oc- relationship and at a national level, at the Lodz University tober 2013 talks of the establishment of a free of Technology. speaking to trade treaty between Poland and the law students, film students, technolo- U.S. are being pursued. gy students, and to business organi- Professor Rosen and Ms. Sokol zations regarding U.S. Immigration op- plan to travel to Poland on a quar1 2

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terly basis to provide information on U.S. Immigration and to conduct further speaking engagements. With clients in forty counProfessor Rosen, tries and a and Anna Sokol at the University of Lodz client base School of Law of athletes, artists, professionals, and business owners, Professor Rosen’s Immigration Law Group hopes to facilitate an exchange of talent and expertise between Poland and Georgia.

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ello fellow alumni! This is a sad yet exciting time for AJMLS as our beloved Dean Lynn retires and the new Dean, Malcolm L. Morris takes the helm. Dean Lynn will surely be missed. But as he leaves us, we look to the future with the new dean to take AJMLS even further.

The Alumni Association is looking forward to introducing Dean Morris to all our great alumni at upcoming alumni events.

This has been a great year for the Alumni Association as we awarded the fourth Melissa Hamrick Scholarship to Amara Montgomery, a very deserving part-time student.

Ms. Montgomery was very appreciative of the award and Tracie Henderson (‘10) who established the scholarship was on hand to

present the award at the fall alumni board meeting. Congratulations again to Ms. Montgomery!

The alumni Association also had the honor of awarding the third Andy Crawford Scholarship to Rebecca Smith, currently a 2L student at AJMLS. The award was presented at the spring alumni board meeting and Andy’s mother, Patricia Crawford, was present to witness Ms. Smith receiving the award. It was a wonderful moment for everyone involved.

A new scholarship has been established for Tawny Adams, a student who passed away in the spring of 2013. The scholarship was established by members of GAWL, as Ms. Adams was a very active member of the organization. The first scholarship will be awarded in the 2014-15 school year.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Alumni Association this year. As you know, we do not charge our alumni dues to be a part of the Association, so our ability to award scholarships comes directly from your continued support. Your donations are truly appreciated by the students who receive the awards. I encourage you to make a gift, no matter how small, to the Alumni Association to continue

to grow our various scholarships.

There are very deserving students at AJMLS who need our support.

Finally, I encourage you to attend the various alumni events that the Alumni Office sponsors.

These events are a great way to reconnect with old classmates or connect with those alumni you may not know yet. There will be many events in the upcoming year for example, alumni gatherings in different counties, a local swearing-in ceremony, the U.S. Supreme court swearing-in ceremony, five year reunion, and the PILS Auction. Come to any of the events to support each other and the school. More information about these events can be found on the alumni Facebook group and the alumni e-newsletter.

Thank you all again for your continued support of the Alumni Association and the school. I look forward to seeing you at an event this year.

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Best regards,

Mike Moran (’97) President, AJMLS Alumni Association

In Memoriam

Professor Rosen speaking at the University of Lodz School of Law

A. Ronald Cook (’68) Died August 2013

Dan T. Pressley, Sr. (Admitted ’75) Died December 2013

Charles M. Lako, Jr. (’77) Died January 2014

Wayne B. Bradley (’72) Died October 2013

Lauren E. Goodhart (’11) Died January 2014

Joe Perkins, Jr. (’08) Died July 2014

David M. Courtney, Jr. Died November 2013

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rying to hold a municipality assumable, i.e, the seller’s Social responsible for nuisance is not Compact with the state does not uncommon. It could become attach to the buyer. more uncommon. New legal grounds awaiting affirmation would greatly MUNICIPALITY AND simplify recovery. To wit: SOCIAL COMPACT In real property sale there are two In real property conveyance, a distinct sellers: the estate/interest state agent (county, municipality) is owner and the sovereign state. (The ibidem (the same place) the state. sovereign state owns all property.)

How manifest: To sell real propA buyer cannot legally purchase erty, an estate owner advertises: an estate from an estate seller withFor Sale. In this context, a municout participation/conveyance by ipality is a latent seller, “present the state. but not visible or active” – Web A municipality (or county), a subster’s Dictionary. division and agent of a state, is re A municipality is a seller by the quired to form a Social Compact historically prior definition of sell – between state and buyer. Historbefore the familiar to offer, market, ically, real property is the tangible advertise: foundation of the social covenant.

Sell is “to give up (property) The Social Compact is an implied to another for money or other agreement by which people form valuable consideration.” To give up: nations and maintain social order. surrender, to relinquish possession People give up some rights to a or control over. To give up is to sell, government and other authority to therefore seller. receive or preserve social order.

An Oregon Supreme Court In exchange for benefits to the decision is based on this definition. buyer, the state acquires rights of Sue Ban, dba Quincy Store vs. taxation, escheat, police power Oregon Liquor Control Commission, and eminent domain.

02-L-001 and 02-V-008; A121337, A Social Compact cannot be April 2004. created by the estate owner/ seller and buyer. A state agent is required. Sale, therefore, must SOCIAL COMPACT EFFECTS involve a municipality.

Because of the contract, a As with a contract, consideration municipality – as agent/seller – must is required. The Social Compact obey law on disclosure of material, creation has monetary and other off-site, non-obvious defects that valuable consideration, e.g., prop- could affect the desirability and/ erty transfer tax, seals, etc. In short, or value of real property that are state requirements for title transfer. not readily observable and not A Social Compact, being partic- known to the buyer owned and/or ular, is nontransferable and non- controlled by a municipality.

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MUNICIPALITY AND PROPERTY DISPUTES This argument does not increase municipal involvement in real property issues because of limits imposed by the Social Compact.

The issues of the Social Compact relate to good faith and disclosure of material off-site defects owned and/or controlled by a municipality.

DOES NOT BURDEN MUNICIPALITY Disclosure duty is narrow, confined to environmental defects that are non-obvious: – not apparent – owned and/or overseen by the municipality. There is the apparent (visible, evident, obvious) – requiring due diligence – and the unapparent – outside due diligence.

STRENGTHENS MUNICIPAL DUTY As precedent, it is not retroactive, allowing any who purchased property without off-site disclosure to sue the sovereign.

It is as when slavery was abolished and ‘separate but equal’ was ruled illegal: the 13th Amendment (1865) and Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) did not induce suits for justice (punishment, damages).

The future was new context.

Material, non-obvious environmental defect disclosure of a municipal defect enhances sovereign and municipal protection of property and people.

“Government has no other end but the protection of property.” – John Locke

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wo of the many qualities that attracted me to AJMLS were the practical legal training and the support system. I knew that as a student I would always have a plethora of resources, for example, alumni shoulders to tap on for anything related to law. I tapped on those shoulders as a student and will continue as an alumnus. More importantly, I continue to actively participate in the growth of my alma mater and I’m encouraging you to do the same.

No matter how you choose to stay connected to AJMLS, your involvement contributes to fellow alumni, current students, and our legal community.

The Alumni tab on the AJMLS website lists 14 different ways alumni can meaningfully contribute to the school.

There is always a benefit on both ends.

One way I chose to stay connected is as a member of the Alumni Board. On the Alumni Board, thirty-three alumni and I help develop the advancement of AJMLS by constantly networking with attorneys and professionals to promote the school, while performing our duties as Board members. Some of our

duties include mentoring current students, providing assistance with mock trial competitions, and attending events with prospective students.

Another way I contribute to the school and stay connected is by mentoring students through internship positions at my Immigration Law practice. Mentoring interns fulfills my belief in paying it forward and enriching their education through practical work experience. In addition, mentoring has helped develop my interest in teaching, as I hope to teach in the future.

I invite you to attend an event at the school, mentor a student, use the library, take a tour of the campus, offer an internship, donate, and/or attend an alumni networking event. You don’t have to be involved every day; no one has that kind of time. But you can make the time.

As alumni, your connection to the school will make our presence stronger and help build the reputation of the school.

When you learn, teach; when you get, give. To those who are connected, stay connected… and to everyone else, get connected.

Our connection to AJMLS does not end with our graduation. It is just the beginning!

The Alumni Community on-line database is coming!

Soon you will be able to: ALUMNI

• Search for AJMLS Alumni by: - Practice Area - City, County, or State

• Connect with each other via LinkedIn • Find out about Alumni Events • And much more!

Watch your email and regular mail for more information.

Visit http://www.johnmarshall.edu/alumnicommunity If you have any questions, email jmlsalumni@johnmarshall.edu.

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By Ashley Gholamhosseini (’11)

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Shaun Adams

Associate Legislative Director for the ACCG, Georgia’s County Association Atlanta, GA AJMLS Class of 2011

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haun is an Associate Legislative Director with ACCG, Georgia’s County Association. Shaun advocates policy issues on behalf of Georgia counties. He researches what key issues counties are facing, develops solutions and advocates for the implementation of new laws impacting those counties. At times he is called on to assist with bill drafting and writing policy briefs. Shaun staffs two of ACCG’s internal policy committees: Economic Development and Transportation, and Federal Affairs, “ACCG uses these member driven committees to develop position statements on issues impacting counties that provide guidance for our advocacy efforts during the legislative session.”

One area of legislation he has helped develop is Ethics Reform. He followed a bill that changed the way local elected officials filed campaign disclosure reports.

“I worked in collaboration with my counterparts at the Georgia Municipal Association, leadership in both the House and Senate, and the Ethics Commission to come up with language that would be amenable to each of us.” Shaun also developed and conducted training sessions for all local county elected officials and their staff on implementing the new law which went into effect on January 1, 2014.

“My entry into government affairs was the direct result of networking.” A friend offered him the opportunity to be a legislative fellow while Shaun was in law school. “He immediately approached me and thought I would make a good lobbyist. After a week at the Capitol I knew this was what I wanted to do. From there it was a matter of building relationships and working hard.”

Shaun graduated from AJMLS in 2011 where he was the Executive Legislative Editor for Law Review.

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He was published in the 2010 AJMLS Law Journal for tracking three Georgia bills affecting education. “Law school helped me improve my writing, public speaking, networking and leadership skills. Without AJMLS and the support from my professors, I would not be where I am today.”

In his spare time he enjoys golf and recently began training for his first triathlon. Shaun is a proud father, “I enjoy spending time watching my two year-old son grow. He is the center of my life and he surprises us with something new each day.”

Q: What advice would you give a young attorney seeking a job in government affairs?

“Be patient. It is a process that requires networking, hard work, and sacrifice in the early years. Some people catch on to an opportunity faster than others. It just depends on your issue area and the relative need at the time. Get involved by interning with the General Assembly, Governor’s Office, state agency, or on a campaign.

These opportunities are abundant and often help you find issues you may be interested in.

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Neera Bahl

Founding Partner, Neera Bahl & Associates, LLC Atlanta, GA; Decatur, GA; Nashville, TN AJMLS Class of 2001

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eera is the founding partner of Neera Bahl & Associates. She immigrated to the United States from India in 1979. She found the immigration process fascinating and developed a passion for the field. She eventually interned with a law firm specializing in immigration law. “After passing the Georgia bar exam, I was offered an associate attorney position with the law firm I interned with. Within a year I became a name partner and eventually took over the firm and founded Neera Bahl & Associates.”

Neera files marriage based petitions, F-1 student visas, B-2 visitor visas, employment based visas, per-

former and athlete visas, religious worker visas, and assists clients with filing for U.S. Citizenship. She assists clients with green card interviews, filing for Asylum and defends clients in removal/deportation proceedings.

“Put simply, I assist clients in their migration to the United States based on their individual circumstances and qualifications.”

She was an Honoree at the 2014 “I am the Dream: Legends on a New Era” Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, a recognition she received for making a difference in the lives of underprivileged juveniles in Georgia. “I serve as a volunteer with Truancy Intervention Project at Fulton County Juvenile Court. I represent young students who drop out of school and therefore become truant. I was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award in this project for two years in a row. These students are typically from an underprivileged sector of society.

They come from broken homes, teen-age pregnancies, and some are involved in gang activities and drugs. If a student misses five days of school, a social worker files a case in the Juvenile Court and then I represent such a student in Court encouraging him/her to stay in school so they steer away from harmful activities and graduate high school. I also volunteer at many Refugee Organizations in assisting the refugee children to assimilate themselves in schools here.”

Neera graduated from AJMLS in 2001 where she was an evening student. During the day she worked full-time as a Research Specialist at Emory in the Department of Dermatology. “AJMLS is committed to providing quality legal education to individuals courageous enough to make a change in their careers. The well qualified and accomplished faculty members provided me with personal attention and were always ready to help and encourage us so we would not give up due to juggling jobs whilst keeping up with the rigorous curriculum.”

Neera has served on the AJMLS Alumni Board since 2010 and served as Chair in 2012. She is the current President of U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce – South East Chapter. In her spare time she enjoys long nature walks, meditation, reading and yoga.

Q: What advice would you give a young lawyer seeking a job in immigration law?

I would strongly recommend interning with a law practice that specializes in immigration law under the guidance of an experienced immigration law practitioner. A young lawyer whose only introduction to immigration law is a one semester course in immigration law must not venture into opening his/her own solo practice since immigration law is one of the most complex areas of law practice. One mistake or improper filing of a case by the inexperienced attorney can possibly mean deportation of a client and can separate families for 3 or 10 years.

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Holly Waltman Assistant Conflict Defender for the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council Decatur, GA AJMLS Class of 2012

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olly is one of five Assistant Conflict Defenders working in DeKalb Superior Court.

She joined the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council after spending a year as a trial attorney with Lister & Holt, LLC in McDonough, Georgia. “As a conflict defender, I investigate and safeguard my client’s rights. I work out the best possible offer for my client from the State. If the client isn’t inclined to accept the offer, I prepare the case for trial.”

Holly finds her work fulfilling, “Nothing is better than a simple thank you from my clients. A lot of them are experiencing the very worst time of their lives and when they acknowledge that you have done everything possible for them, it’s very gratifying.”

She was introduced to criminal law at AJMLS. “I took one criminal based class with Prof. Michael Mears and I was hooked. His war stories are unbelievable and now I’m making my own. This is never what I thought I would be doing with my life, but I can’t imagine doing anything else in the world.”

Holly graduated from AJMLS in 2012 after receiving the CALI Award for top performance in Criminal Procedure and the Excellence in Pro Bono Award for completing over 1600 externship hours with the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office. She believes her education at AJMLS helped prepare her for her current role as a conflict defender, “I chose to take as many criminal based classes as possible outside of the required law curriculum. Additionally, my time in court at the District Attorney’s Office during my third year had the greatest impact on my success as a conflict defender.”

In her spare time she enjoys volunteering at local animal shelters and baking for family and friends. “I love to bake! It’s something I started learning to do at a very young age with my grandmother and mom, and it makes me happy to see people enjoying something that I was able to create.”

Q: What advice would you give a young lawyer seeking a job in criminal defense?

Working under the 3rd Year Practice Act is invaluable experience. Meet and learn everyone’s name, you will be amazed at the number of people it takes to keep courtrooms running. Everyone you meet is an important part of the system.

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JMLS recently welcomed its eighth cohort to the LL.M. in Employment Law Program. The program, which launched in 2010, has continued to grow and now includes current students and alumni from seventeen states and Puerto Rico.

Students, who are enrolled part-time, practice in many areas including private practice, corporate counsel, local government, state and federal government, and as Judge Advocate Generals.

Prior to each cohort’s commencement ceremony, the cohort convenes in Atlanta for thesis presentaLisa Robinson (’10) tions. The most recent event was held in May at the Blackburn Conference Center. Presenters included AJMLS alumna Lisa Robinson, JD (’10). Lisa’s thesis topic was Using the Expansion of the American Disabilities Act to Fill the Gaps left by Pregnancy Discrimination in the Work Place.

The residential LL.M. program also continues to grow.

Pursuant to a new Georgia Supreme Court ruling, attorneys trained outside of the U.S. are now eligible to sit for the Georgia bar exam after earning a qualifying LL.M. degree. AJMLS has re-structured its residential LL.M. curriculum to comply with the Georgia rule and to help such attorneys achieve their goal of practicing law in the United States. The faculty recently voted to revise the name of the program to “LL.M. for the Practice of Law in the U.S.” to reflect this.

Both the online Employment Law program and residential program will continue to grow and develop to meet the needs of attorneys who are ready to take their career to the next level. The next entry point for the LL.M. in Employment Law program is May 2015 and AJMLS alumni are encouraged to apply. For more information on the LL.M. programs AJMLS offers, visit www.johnmarshall.edu/LLM or contact Lisa Kaplan at lkaplan@johnmarshall.edu or Natasha Berry at nberry@johnmarshall.edu.

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The first session of the Georgia Supreme Court was held on January 26, 1846.

The three Georgia Supreme Court Justices who composed the Supreme Court reviewed 72 cases during that first term of court and reversed 44 of the lower courts’ decisions. Who was the Chief Justice at that term of court and where did the first session of the Georgia Supreme Court Meet?

Answer: Talbotton, Georgia, the county seat of Talbotton County and the First Supreme Court Justice was Joseph Henry Lumpkin.

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Of the Four non-musical longest running plays ever to appear on Broadway in New York City, two of the plays were written by Georgia playwrights. Who were the playwrights and what where the names of the plays?

Answer: “Tobacco Road” (3,182 performances)

by Erskine Caldwell (born in Wrens, Georgia) and “Abie’s Irish Rose (2,327 performances) by Ann Nichols (born in Dales Mills, Georgia.)

Ms. Andrea Boyd (’13) is a Staff Attorney in the Litigation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement; ex parte and inter parties proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; intellectual property licensing; copyright prosecution and enforcement; rights of publicity; domain name and UDRP proceedings; entertainment law; and client counseling.

Effective March 3, 2014, DeKalb County Solicitor-General Sherry n December, Dean Lynn sponsored 7 alumni and Dean Boston appointed Sonja Brown (’04) as the new Deputy Chief of Renata Turner to be sworn into the Supreme Court of the Special Victims & Community Outreach Unit. In this role, she United States. Those alumni were Lisa Skinner (‘10), Camiel oversees a team of 15 attorneys, investigators, Victim Advocates, Reddick (‘10), Chris Grubbs (‘09), Mark Zukowski (‘10), Lisa paralegals, and legal secretaries that prosecute high-risk domestic Guerra (‘09), Alicia Mullice (‘09), and Alex Brown (‘09). This violence cases, and cases involving vulnerable victims (children, is a wonderful, once in a lifetime trip that includes an evening elderly, disabled), animal cruelty, sex crimes, stalking, unlicensed reception at the esteemed Willard Hotel. personal care homes, and vehicular homicide.

Ms. Anne Bowerman (’12) and Mr. Cliff Turner (’12) started their At the 2014 State Bar of Georgia Annual meeting, Je’Nita Lane practice, Turner & Bowerman, LLC after graduation and they (’11) was elected to serve on the Executive Council as a District focus in personal injury, criminal defense, family law, and estate Representative for the Middle District of Georgia. planning. They met while attending AJMLS and plan on getting Ms. Brooke N. Puglise (’14), daughter of Michael J. Puglise (’93) married this October. Their firm is located at 636 Main Street, recently graduated from AJMLS and sat for the July bar exam.

Palmetto, Georgia 30268 and can be reached at (770) 633-0007.

Mr. Scott Bergman (’94) of Rockville, Maryland became an Ms. Kandice Allen (’13) was officially licensed agent with the recently published on the American National Football League Players Bar Association website with an Association in October 2013. In article on the state of law as it addition to NFL rep work, Mr. relates to federal protections for Bergman’s firm also practices transgender employees when they personal injury and business encounter workplace discrimination. collections.

Visit his website at You can find the article at: http:// www.bergmanslaw.com for more www.americanbar.org/content/dam/ information. aba/administrative/young_lawyers/ Sarah Steele (’10) co-hosts “The committee_newsletters/2014/ Legal Show” on BlogTalk Radio every labor_employment_2014_winter_ Monday at 6:30 p.m. E.T. She and newsletter.authcheckdam.pdf writer Bennet Pomerantz discuss hot Ms. Mande Moyer (‘11) is pleased topics and how they relate to the law. to announce the opening of her own Shows have included discussions on Plaintiff’s Personal Injury practice. the death of Casey Kasem, the piracy Moyer Law Firm was founded in September 2013 and specializes of the “Expendables 3” movie, Jewish burial law, going off the grid in injury law, including car accidents, trucking accidents, slip/fall, and how that relates to zoning ordinances, and modern day racial and premises liability. Please visit her website www.moyer-law.com segregation. Join Sarah and Bennet as they explore the legal for more information. world in layman’s terms!

Ms. Moyer (‘11) and her husband, Brandon Moyer, welcomed Gloria Franklin Wright (’13) has opened Wright Law, LLC their first child, Charlotte Anne Moyer, on March 13, 2014. specializing mainly in estate planning and QDRO’s from a virtual Charlotte weighed 8 lbs. even and surprised her parents with a law office. Contact her via phone or email at 678-862-2756 full head of hair! or gbfwright@outlook.com.

Ms. Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert (’12) was the President of the Student Alumni of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School are now eligible to Bar Association. As a law student, Jennifer was active in the SBA, receive a discount* when utilizing one of Atlanta’s top legal staffing the AJMLS Chapter of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, agencies, Robert Half Legal, for their staffing needs! was named a “Peer Mentor of the Year” and “Outstanding Student Robert Half Legal provides highly skilled and experienced of The Quarter” and worked part time in the law library and at a law professionals for a wide range of positions within the legal field, including attorney, paralegal, legal manager and administrator, firm specializing in personal injury law.

Since graduating from law school, Jennifer opened her own litigation support specialist, contract administrator, and legal support law firm, The Gore Law Firm, LLC, specializing in personal staff. By drawing on our unique knowledge of the employment injury, wrongful death, and diminished value cases, located market, we are able to present you with the skilled professionals in Alpharetta, Georgia. Jennifer is a member of The North your business needs. We offer temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct Fulton Bar Association, a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers placement.

Association, a board member of GAWL as the Chair of the Please contact AJMLS Alumni Monique Joshi (’11) Account Communications Committee and Leader of the “Working Moms Executive at (404) 264-0810.

Lunch”. Jennifer was recently interviewed on “Atlanta Legal Gregory J. Gelpi (‘13) has opened The Gelpi Law Firm, P.C., an Experts Radio” regarding personal injury topics and continues Augusta, Georgia-based general practice law firm, focusing primarily on the areas of juvenile and family law. He can be contacted by to make a name for herself fighting for her clients’ rights.

Jennifer lives with her husband, Angus and their daughter phone at (706) 434-3597 or by e-mail at greg@gelpilawfirm.com. For Julia in Roswell, Georgia. Jennifer is an active member of the more information, go to www.gelpilawfirm.com.

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