Student Organizations, 2013-14

 

 

 

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American Constitution Society:  The American Constitution Society of the Georgia School of Law is a nonpartisan society whose mission is to harness the values of compassion and respect for each individual, and to incorporate them into American law and politics, in order to build a stronger and more decent national community. The Society's role is to influence the debate on the law, both in its interpretation and its creation, and to restore these traditional American values to their rightful place in legal and political debate. Our goal is a rekindling of the hope that by reason and decency, we can create an America that is better for us all.

President:  Kelly Wegel, kwegel@uga.edu

Vice President:  Benjamin Levine, blevine@uga.edu

Program Director:  Tianna Bethune, tbeth@uga.edu

Georgia Chapter Liaison:  Sarah Hill, shill@uga.edu

Marketing Director:  Nick St. John, nstjohn@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Erica J. Hashimoto

 

Asian Law Student Association:  The mission of the Asian Law Students Association is to provide social and academic support to Asian/Asian-American students at the University of Georgia School of Law during their time in law school and beyond. Through various events and activities, we strive to promote cultural awareness and facilitate exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds within the law school. While ALSA is an organization designed for Asian/Asian-American law students, we welcome anyone who is interested in joining, regardless of race, nationality, or cultural background.

President: Andy Shin, andyshin@uga.edu

Vice President: John Kim, johnkim@uga.edu

Treasurer: Jim Xiao, fanxiao@uga.edu

Program Coordinator:  Yoo Jin Kim, yjkim@uga.edu

Advisor:  Greg Roseboro

 

Business Law Society:  The Business Law Society was formed, and continues to exist, to help bring together law students interested in corporate and business law for educational and professional development, including the sponsoring of events involving corporate and business law firms and organizations.

President: Robyn Flegal, rflegal@uga.edu

Vice President: Demetrius Padgett, padgett1@uga.edu

Secretary: Alexa Miller, alexam@uga.edu

Treasurer: Cole Phillips, cphil5@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Carol Morgan

 

Christian Legal Society:  The University of Georgia chapter of Christian Legal Society is a group of sinners committed to loving, serving, and proclaiming Jesus Christ through the practice of law. CLS provides many opportunities for fun-filled fellowship, Christ-centered charity, and thought-provoking discussion on what it means to be a Christian and a lawyer. All law students are welcome at CLS.

President:  Sarah Bellacicco, sbella@uga.edu

Vice Presdient: Yasmine Antoine, yasminea@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Dennis Vann, dvann16@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Randy Beck

 

Davenport-Benham: Black Law Student AssociationThe purpose of this organization shall be to utilize the collective resources available to the chapter, including members, alumni, and friends (person/organization who favors and/or supports the organization), for the creation and maintenance of a Pre- law school environment that is conducive to Black students with intentions to study law.

President:  Whitney Judson, wjudson1@uga.edu

Vice President: Antonio Sangueza, sangueza@uga.edu

Secretary:  Ashley Wright, wright4@uga.edu

Treasurer: 

Advisor:  Greg Roseboro

 

Dean's Ambassadors: The Dean's Ambassadors shall be focused first toward the promotion of the University of Georgia School of Law in the public arena and second toward the provision of maximum service for the betterment of the University of Georgia School of Law.

President: Emily Cook, ecook@uga.edu

Vice President Membership:  Bradford Patterson, comet7@uga.edu

Vice President Events:  George Ray, gsr@uga.edu

Secretary:  Laughlin Kane, kaneml8@uga.edu

Advisor:  Heidi Murphy

 

Education Law Student Association:  Assist members interested in Education Law as they seek professional development within the Law School, the community, the state, and throughout the nation. Provide a body in which students interested in Education Law can discover, debate, and design policies affecting both the education system and the study of the rules which govern it. Establish and promote the University of Georgia School of Law as an institution of note in the field of education law, by producing scholarship, participating in academic events in other schools, and hosting the same.

President:  Robert Goff, rgoffjr@uga.edu

Vice President: Josh Porter, jporter2@uga.edu

Treasurer: Rebecca White, rcw34@uga.edu

Publicity & Outreach Director: Amanda Butterworth, abutter@uga.edu

Community Service Coordinators: 

Michael Macbride, macbride@uga.edu

Antonio Sangueza, sangueza@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Kent Barnett

 

Environmental Law AssociationThe purpose/mission of the Environmental Law Association (ELA) is to provide a forum for those interested in environmental law. ELA presents the annual Red Clay Conference, sponsors speakers, and conducts community beautification efforts.

President: Jim Xiao, fanxiao@uga.edu

Vice President:  Katie O'Brien, obrienk@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Jill Hauserman, jth@uga.edu

Secretary:  Elliott Gillooly, gillooly@uga.edu

Red Clay Conference Executive Chair:  Suzanne Timmons, stim@uga.edu

Red Clay Conference Co-chairs: 

Brian Easley, easlebt0@uga.edu

Mark Grafton, grafton@uga.edu

Hunter Jones, hljones@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Peter A. Appel

 

Equal Justice Foundation Board:  EJF's primary objective is to provide fellowships for students who volunteer for public interest organizations during the summer. These fellowships enable students to work in positions that would not otherwise be funded. EJF fellowship recipients receive practical experience in public interest law and provide organizations with valuable and necessary resources to expand their services.

President:  Edgar Callaway, edgar@uga.edu

Vice President:  Alex McKee, amckee16@uga.edu

Auction Chairs:

Chelsea Ivey, chels128@uga.edu

Alicia Luncheon, alicianl@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Alexander W. Scherr

 

Federalist Society: Encourages debate on the current status of public policy and the law through the sponsorship of debates and prominent speakers.

President:  Gregg Conley, gjconley@uga.edu

Vice President:  Michael Orta, mporta@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Wesley Mathieu, wmathieu@uga.edu

Secretary:  Alexandra Smith, acsmith7@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Michael L. Wells

  

Georgia Association of Law and PoliticsThe purpose of the Association is to explore emerging political issues and their intersection with the law, especially with regard to Georgia's legal system.

President:  Matthew Wilson, mwdawg@uga.edu

Vice President:  Amy Detisch, aldeti2@uga.edu

Secretary:  Lauren Farrar, lfarrar@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Thomas Buscemi, tbuscemi@uga.edu

Website Director:  Kory Verdonck, verdonkm@uga.edu

Symposium Logistics Director:  Courtney Coons, ccoons24@uga.edu

Legislative Day Co-Directors:  Patrick Leed, pwleed@uga.edu, and George Ray, gsr@uga.edu

Food Frenzy Director:  Joe Reynolds, jrey@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Thomas A. Eaton

 

Georgia Society for International & Comparative Law: The purposes of the Society are: to promote the study of Public and Private International Law; to promote the comparative study of the legal systems of the world; to promote greater understanding of international organizations and institutions; to educate ourselves and others in these areas of knowledge through participation in and sponsorship of discussion, speaker programs, and other projects designed to stimulate and advance these goals.       

President: Dene Terry, dterry73@uga.edu

Vice President:  Lia Melikian, lgm@uga.edu

Secretary: Stephany Sheriff, sheriff1@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Brian Abrams, babrams@uga.edu

Event Coordinators: 

          Eric Heath, heathea@uga.edu & Lee Deneen, ldeneen@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Diane Amann

 

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Student Chapter: The Student Chapter for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association is dedicated to providing an opportunity for students interested in a career as trial lawyers to begin the process of learning about those aspects of the legal profession related to representing plaintiffs in civil litigation. Additionally, SGTLA will provide its members opportunities to attend specialized educational programs, to network with practicing plaintiff's lawyers, and to work in conjunction with the GTLA to strengthen and preserve Georgia's Civil Justice System and the rights of Georgia's citizens and consumers to access to the courts to resolve tort claims.

President: Hannah Jarrells, hejarr@uga.edu

Vice Presidents:  Ashley Wright, wright4@uga.edu & Zack Kelehear, zjkele@uga.edu

Chairperson:  Peyton Bell, bellp@uga.edu

Representative:  Sakeena Leben-Yearwood, scleben@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Thomas A. Eaton

 

Health Law SocietyThe Health Law Society will provide UGA Law School students with the opportunity to be involved with and exposed to the growing field of health and biomedical law. The goals of the Health Law Society are to enhance law students' knowledge of current health and biomedical law issues; promote and facilitate students' careers in health and biomedical law; and provide a forum for UGA Law School students to share ideas, knowledge and experience with others interested in health and biomedical law.

Co-presidents:  Samantha Bily, sbily@uga.edu & Jim Xiao, fanxiao@uga.edu

Vice President:  Max Horowitz, mhorowi1@uga.edu

Vice President of PR/Events:  Katie O'Brien, obrienk@uga.edu

Secretary:  Charissa Morningstar, charmor@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Chelsea Smith, cgrace11@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Elizabeth Weeks Leonard

 

Hispanic Law Students Association: The purpose of the Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) shall be to serve as a conduit for a collective Latino/Latina law student voice. We are a non-partisan organization driven by a progressive agenda that protects and advances the civil rights of Latinos and Latinas in law school and in our respective communities. HLSA is dedicated to promoting and sustaining the academic success of Latino and Latina law students. HLSA acknowledges the diversity within the Latin American community, and recognizes that our civil rights are furthered when we build coalitions with other communities.

President:  Imani Carter, ijc015@uga.edu

Vice President:  Maria Rivera-Diaz. marichar@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Woroma Ejiowhor. woro208@uga.edu

Professional Outreach Chair:  Alicia Luncheon. alicianl@uga.edu

Community Outreach Chair: Amy Detisch. aldeti2@uga.edu

Secretary: Sakeena Leben. scleben@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Kent Barnett

  

Intellectual Property Law SocietyThe Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) serves the needs of law students that are interested in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secrets, and Publicity areas of the law. The IPLS strives to enable student-members to stay informed of current issues and advancements in the law by organizing panels, lectures, social events, and informational meetings with law firms. IPLS membership is open to all UGA Law students interested in this exciting and growing field.

President:  Alan Lanier, alanier1@uga.edu

Vice President:  Sarah Kessler, skessler@uga.edu

Vice President of Events:  Gina Kim, gkkim@uga.edu

Vice President of Media and Communications:  Michael Ong, maong@uga.edu

Vice President of Fundraising:  Josh Stein, jstein1@uga.edu

Treasurer: Jingshi Shi, js15@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Josseph S. Miller

 

Jewish Law Student Association:  The Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) at the University of Georgia School of Law is an organization designed for Jewish students, but open to all students regardless of their religion, nationality, or race. JLSA provides many opportunities to its members for entertainment, education and networking. During the school year, JLSA hosts numerous social events including happy hours, and student mixers with other Jewish graduate students from around the state of Georgia. JLSA also hosts a bi-weekly lunch & learn series with Chabad of Athens, Jewish holiday celebrations, lectures and seminars, and opportunities to meet and mingle with Jewish faculty.

President: Dov Preminger, dov@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Harlan G. Cohen

 

J. Reuben Clark Law Society:  We affirm the strength brought to the law by a lawyer's personal religious conviction. We strive through public service and professional excellence to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law.

President:  Spencer Malley, smalley3@uga.edu

Vice President:  Kenny Bentley, kbentley@uga.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:  Devin Rees, drees@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Jared Ruiz Bybee

 

Labor & Employment Law Association:  Provides a forum to discuss issues related to the area of labor and employment law and network among students and practitioners interested in this practice area.

President:  Alaina Anderson, anders28@uga.edu

Vice President of Programming:  Dave Balajthy, balajthy@uga.edu

Vice President of Organizational Affairs:  Crighton Allen, ctallen@uga.edu

Vice President of Outreach:  Eric Schultz, schultz4@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Chelsey McDade, chelsmac@uga.edu

Public Relations Chair:  Ann Tipton Lesslie, alesslie@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Jaime L. Dodge

 

Land Use & Planning OrganizationThis organization provides a forum for the discussion of issues surrounding land use law, urban planning, and real estate development.  The organization is committed to an inter-disciplinary forum that involves thoughts and ideas from inside and outside Georgia Law.

President:  Nick Sexton, npsexton@uga.edu

Vice President:/Treasurer:  Bryan Lutz, lutz0807@uga.edu

Vice President/Secretary:  Spencer Milton, spence96@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Christian Turner

 

Law Democrats: Law Democrats is a student organization that is dedicated to fostering support among Democrats at the law school. We volunteer with both local and national elections. Law Democrats also occasionally works with Young Democrats on volunteering initiatives .

President:  Gray Reilly, wgreilly@uga.edu

Vice President: Corey Goerdt, cgoerdt@uga.edu

Executive Board: 

Brittney L. Parks, bparks08@uga.edu

Courtney Broussard, clbrou@uga.edu

Cameron Roberts, camro15@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Lisa Milot

 

Law Literary Society:  The purpose of the Law Literary Society is to provide students at the University of Georgia School of Law with a sense of culture and community and to provide a forum for students to improve writing skills.

President:  Michael Snow, mikesnow@uga.edu

Vice President:  Suzanne Timmons, stim@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Katie O'Shea, koshea@uga.edu

Advisor: 

 

 

Law Republicans:  The Law Republicans exists to serve the conservative, moderate, and libertarian members of the law school community. Additionally, the organization provides grassroots support for Republicans running for local, state, and national offices.

Chairman:  Andrew Mason, amason13@uga.edu

Vice President: Spencer Farmery, farmery@uga.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:  Carey Miller, camiller@uga.edu 

Political Affairs Coordinator:  Josh Dorminy, vishual@uga.edu

President Emeritus:  David Dove, dbdove@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge

 

Law Students for Reproductive Justice:  Law Students for Reproductive Justice is a national nonprofit network of law students and lawyers.  Our organization educates, organizes, and supports law students to ensure that a new generation of advocates will be prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights as basic civil and humant rights.  We welcome all different opinions and views.

Co-chairs:  Veronica O'Grady, vogrady7@uga.edu & Hannah-Alise Rogers, haroger@uga.edu

Secretary:  Sarah Hegener, sh12@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Charissa Morningstar, charmor@uga.edu

Event Planning Committee:

Robert Abrunzo, rabrunzo@uga.edu

Kaitlin Ball, kball14@uga.edu

Kelly Wegel, kwegel@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Lisa Milot

 

Military Justice Society:  The Military Justice Society is for anyone with an interest in working as a Judge Advocate in the military, current and past members of the military, and anyone with an interest in military law. We meet monthly to discuss issues of military law. We have also hosted a forum with active-duty members of the Judge Advocate Corps of several of the services for students interested in that career path.

President:  Adam Choate, aechoate@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor J. Stephen Shi

 

OUTLawsPromotes education and discussion of legal and societal issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity.

President:  Andrew Wills, awills@uga.edu

Vice President:  Matthew Ramsey, ramsey87@uga.edu

Community Outreach Chair:  Sarah Hill, shill@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Sonja R. West

 

Older Wiser Law Students:  Provides guidance, support, networking, and social events to those students at the law school who self-identify as non-traditional students.

President Elect:  Robert Abrunzo, rabrunzo@uga.edu

President:  Christopher Troutman, troutman@uga.edu

Vice President: Matt Traut, mgtraut@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Corey Goerdt, cgoerdt@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Diane Amann

 

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity:  Organizes social activities and food drives, as well as presents legal education programs in local schools.

Justice:  Nicole Penn, npenn@uga.edu

Vice Justice:  Niki Kahle, nkahle@uga.edu

Clerk:  Sarah McMahon, smcmahon@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Daniel Campen, dcampen@uga.edu

Marshall:  Daviana Garcia, dmgarcia@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Andrea L. Dennis

 

Public Interest Law CouncilPublic interest students at Georgia Law founded the Public Interest Law Council (PILC) this year to increase collaboration among student groups and to expand public interest career programming. It is also PILC's mission to broaden the concept of public interest work at Georgia Law. The organization is a council of student organizations who support public interest careers and promote pro bono work from within the private sector.

President:  Catherine Williams, cawillia@uga.edu

Vice President:  Morgan Klinzing, mklinzi@uga.edu

Community Outreach Director:  Spencer Schold, seschold@uga.edu

Program & Career Development Directors: 

Amanda Miller, lamiller@uga.edu

Samantha Bily, sbily@uga.edu

Publicity Chair:  Chad McCranie, cmccran@uga.edu

Secretary & Social Chair:  Hanna Meiron, hannahm@uga.edu

Service Chairs:  Blake Feldman, bfeldman@uga.edu & Stephany Sheriff, sheriff1@uga.edu

Community Recognition Chair:  Evelyn French, efrench7@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Eleanor Crosby Lanier

 

Sports & Entertainment Law Society:  Hosts speakers, sponsors, and field trips concerning legal issues in the sports and entertainment industries.

President:  Kimberly Scott, kimberly@uga.edu

Vice President of Sports:  Amanda McDowell, amm87@uga.edu

Vice President of Entertainment:  Brian Stoltz, bdstoltz@uga.edu

Vice President and Chair of Protect Athens Music:  Michelle Davis, MGDavis@uga.edu

Secretary:  Hillary Kinsey, hill12@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Alan Lanier, alanier1@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor David E. Shipley

 

Street LawStreet Law UGA conducts community outreach geared primarily towards familiarizing youth about prevalent legal concerns and basic rights. 

President:  Amanda Butterworth, abutter@uga.edu

Vice President:  Haley Chafin, haleyec@uga.edu

Placement Coordinator:  Candace Farmer, candacf@uga.edu

Community Outreach Chair:  Sakeena Leben-Yearwood, scleben@uga.edu

Public Relations Chair:  Rachael Etheridge, 1rach@uga.edu

Lesson Plan Chair:  Rebecca White, rcw34@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Russell C. Gabriel

 

Student Animal Legal Defense FundThis group of animal lovers works to increase awareness about animal rights issues both on-campus and in the greater community. Because this is a law school affiliated organization, our legal knowledge and desire for change will work towards improvements in how both federal and state legislatures view animals. We are a student chapter of the national group the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

President:  Savannah Nolan, savnolan@uga.edu

Vice President: 

Secretary:  Chivon Smith, chiven@uga.edu

Treasurer:  Stephanie Kenney, sckenn4@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor J. Stephen Shi

 

Student Bar AssociationLaw school student government organization and primary liaison between students and the administration.

President: David Dove, dbdove@uga.edu

Vice President:  Maggy Randels, randels@uga.edu

Secretary:  Caroline Welden, cwelden@uga.edu

Treasurer: Peyton Bell, bellp@uga.edu

3L President:  Alex Seay, aseay@uga.edu

3L Vice President:  Jeremy Dailey, dailey89@uga.edu

2L President:  Carey Miller, camiller@uga.edu

2L Vice President:  Sarah Richards, srich12@uga.edu

1L President:  Ty Adams, tadams33@uga.edu

1L Section X Vice President: Erin Deitrich, edeit90@uga.edu

1L Section Y Vice President: Kevin Langley, klangley@uga.edu

1L Section Z Vice President:  Jack Gibson, jcgibson@uga.edu

Advisor:  Tricia Jonas Hackleman

 

Women Law Students Association: The Women Law Students Association 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.

President: Haley Chafin, haleyec@uga.edu

1st Vice President: Kelly Wegel, kwegel@uga.edu

2nd Vice President: Keri Brooks, kab13@uga.edu

Secretary:  Adrienne Mayfield, adm14@uga.edu

Treasurer: Laughlin Kane, kaneml8@uga.edu

Publicity Chair:  Lien Hernandez, lhern1@uga.edu

Advisor:  Kristin Lowery

 

Working in the Public InterestWorking in the Public Interest is a student-run conference in its fourth year at the UGA School of Law. Every spring public interest law students bring practitioners from around the world to Athens, Georgia to speak about pressing issues of the day in public interest law. The purpose of WIPI is to create a forum where public interest law students can bring the issues that matter to them to the table. Furthermore, organizers and attendees of the conference are given great networking opportunities with professionals in various fields of public interest law. 

Executive Director:  Courtney Coons, ccoons24@uga.edu

Deputy Director:  Elliott Gillooly, gillooly@uga.edu

CLE Director:  Joseph Kim, jwkim86@uga.edu

Logistics Director:  Imani Carter, ijc015@uga.edu

Hospitatlity Director:  Nicholas Sexton, npsexton@uga.edu

Panels Co-directors:  Sarah Bellacicco, sbella@uga.edu & Kyle Ference, kference@uga.edu

Advisor:  Professor Alexander W. Scherr

 

Student organizations are not a part of nor are they agencies of the University of Georgia School of Law or the University of Georgia.  Neither the University of Georgia School of Law nor the University of Georgia direct, supervise, or control these organizations.  Each organization is a separate and independent organization and is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University of Georgia School of Law and the University of Georgia are not responsible for any of these organizations’ contracts, acts or omissions.

The content and opinions expressed in student organization websites linked from this web page do not necessarily reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the University of Georgia or the University System of Georgia.

 

Tricia Jonas Hackleman
Student Affairs Advisor

University of Georgia
School of Law
104 Hirsch Hall
Athens GA, 30602

Phone: (706) 542-5167
Fax: (706) 542-2489

Email:  tjhlaw@uga.edu