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Poole takes best oralist award at Jessup competition Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Congratulations to a team of second-year Georgia Law students for finishing as semifinalists at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Regionals, with Robert H. Poole II earning the Best Oralist award. Caitlin Amick earned the 3rd Best Oralist award and Rachel M. Bishop earned the 9th Best Oralist award. The team, which also included Michael D. Alfano Jr., received the 4th Best Brief award. The student coach was third-year student Leah M. Davis. |
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Georgia Law launches Corsair Law Society Friday, March 11, 2016 Georgia Law publicly launched its Corsair Law Society in early 2016. This prestigious group seeks to foster and improve opportunities for law students who desire to practice in the areas of transactional law or corporate litigation in major financial markets across the country. |
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Georgia Law teams win Best Draft Awards at Transactional LawMeet competitions Monday, February 29, 2016 Congratulations to third-year students Elizabeth A. DeVos and Lily D. Wilkerson and second-year student Molly H. Cash who won the Best Draft Award at the Southwestern regional competition of the Transactional LawMeet. Additionally, third-year students Johnathan Chiu and Frances H. Kim and second-year student Hannah R. Coleman earned the Best Draft Award at the Chicago regional. Both teams spent significant time preparing a draft of a term sheet for a complex transaction and marking up the other side's draft in this national tournament. Adjunct Professor Susan J. Wilson (J.D.'89) and Robert C. "Rob" Davis III (J.D.'99) served as coaches. |
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Georgia Law wins National Appellate Advocacy Regional Monday, February 22, 2016 Congratulations to third-year students D. Tyler "Ty" Adams and Kathleen B. "Kate" Hicks for winning the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Regional Competition. This pair will advance to the national tier of this moot court competition during April. Adams also captured the Best Oralist Award. A second Georgia Law team, comprised of second-year students Jacob S. "Jake" Edwards, Hannah S. Sells and Andrew Z.R. Smith, finished as regional semifinalists. This trio was presented with the 4th Best Brief Award, and Edwards won the 5th Best Oralist Award. Both teams were coached by third-year student G. Kevin Davis. |
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Appellate Litigation Clinic wins case in U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Georgia Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic recently scored a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the case of Ace Patterson v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections. Agreeing with the arguments raised by the clinic, the Court held that a habeas petition filed by Patterson was not barred as “second or successive.” Alumna Maria Rivera-Diaz (J.D.’15) argued the case before the Court, and, along with alumnus Zachary J. "Zack" Kelehear (J.D.’15), submitted briefing in the case. |