ALUMNI NEWS
Carrie E. Ferrando joined Heldman Simpson Partners LLC in Washington D.C. Ferrando was previously with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. K. Shayda Kayhani joined the Lawrenceville office of Seta, Martin, Trivett & Stubley as an associate attorney. Kayhani was previously the sole staff attorney at Enotah Judicial Circuit. Jason S. Knowles joined the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in September. Tiffany N. Watkins joined Wargo French, LLP, in Atlanta as an associate attorney. Watkins previously served as law clerk to the Hon. W. Louis Sands, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
2016 Class Correspondents: Kyle Owenby, kyleowenby@gmail.com Jessica Canedo Wallace, jcanedo16@lawmail.mercer.edu
Natasha S.L. Banks joined the labor and employment law firm of Fisher Phillips in its Atlanta office. Banks, who clerked for Fisher Phillips in the summer of 2015, represents clients in all areas, including employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour disputes, and employment policies and procedures. Additionally, she is part of the firm’s global immigration practice group. Hannah Crook Hensley joined the Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in June. She previously served as judicial clerk in the Toombs Circuit Superior Court. Bryce A. Linden joined Hartley, Rowe & Fowler, PC, as an associate attorney and graduated from the George Washington University Law School with an LL.M. specializing in Environmental Law. Kyle C. Owenby graduated from the State Bar of Georgia’s 2017 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy. Morgan G. West with husband Eric and daughter Charlcey Claire announce the birth of Lemon Louise on Sept. 18.
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CLASSNotes
Mercer Law’s Black Law Student Association Alumni Council (BAC) hosted its first annual Alumni Dinner in October. The dinner recognized Judge Louis Sands, ’74, as the first recipient of the Tony Baldwin Trailblazer Award. The Award honors illustrious alumni who embody the spirit of Mercer BLSA’s first faculty advisor: thoughtful, bold, and unmoved by the daily challenges of a black attorney in this profession. Pictured left to right: Professor Tony Baldwin, Judge Louis Sands, ’74, Judge Shondeana Morris, ’97, and Virgil Adams, ’80.
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HOMECOMING TAILGATE 2017
Mercer Law School alumni, faculty, students and friends gathered for food, drinks, networking, and corn hole for Mercer’s Homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 4. Hosted by Mercer Law School, the tailgate was graciously sponsored by the Macon Bar Association and student organizations Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Alpha, Student Bar Association and Environmental Law Society.