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The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) at the University of Georgia exists to serve the women within the law school by providing mentoring, networking, and other resources to its members and the law school community. Our members enjoy a great variety of activities and events that are especially created and tailored with their interests in mind. These include:

  • Panels and Speakers
  • Networking Opportunities
  • Community Service Projects
  • GAWL's Mentorship Program
  • The Edith House Lecture Series
Advisor(s)
Sonja R. West

2024 - 2025

President:    Mary Elizabeth Entrekin  -   mary.entrekin@uga.edu
Vice President:     Maggie Galvin  -  margaret.galvin@uga.edu
2nd Vice President:     Carrington Wilkes  -  carrington.wilkes@uga.edu
Secretary:    Jessie Thompson  -  jessiethompson8@uga.edu
Treasurer:    Allison Brown  -  allison.brown@uga.edu
Strategic Partnerships Liaison:    Kate Jeffries  -  kej18105@uga.edu

 

The Edith House Lecture Series in Law is named for Winder native, Ms. Edith House, co-valedictorian of the Class of 1925. Ms. House was one of the two women to graduate in the Class of 1925 – the first Class at the School of Law to graduate women. Ms. House practiced law for nearly forty years, retiring from her esteemed position as Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in 1963.  She lived in Jacksonville, Florida until her death in December 1987.

The Edith House Lecture Series seeks to extol the memory of Ms. House by paying tribute to her accomplishments each year by bringing a female legal mind to the School of Law to speak on her experiences being a woman in the law.

For more information, visit the law school's webpage dedicated to the Edith House Lecture Series.

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