Georgia Law is currently hosting 33 judges and court personnel from a number of states in Brazil as well as Liberia. This group has come to the law school to participate in the Dean Rusk Center's International Judicial Training Program, which seeks to facilitate reform by offering capacity-building judicial administration programs.
Professor Dorinda Dallmeyer (J.D.'84), former associate director of the University of Georgia Dean Rusk Center and director of the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, will be the speaker for the University of Georgia’s fall graduate commencement exercises Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.
Congratulations to second-year law students Michael T. Rafi and Amanda M. Waide for winning the 2009 Talmadge Moot Court Competition. Additionally, Meredith C. Lee was named best oralist of the competition.
Congratulations to third-year law student John S. "Stephen" Albright who was first runner-up in the inaugural Hot Seat Tournament sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Georgia Law second-year student Mitchell G. "Gino" Brogdon captured second place in the 7th Annual Keenan's Kids Foundation Law Student Closing Argument Competition. The competition, which was held in the Keenan Law Firm mock courtroom, was established to show students the importance of children’s rights and to encourage them to practice in this area of the law.