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GUNS IN MODERN AMERICA The Thrower Symposium explores law, policy, and social movements

INSIDE The Barton Center Real-world work experience Turner at twenty dean’s view contents More bright days ahead

AS I WRITE THIS, the search for a permanent dean for Emory University School of Law is in its nal stages.  e search committee 10 has assembled a strong pool of legal scholars from peer and aspirant institutions who have a range of professional experiences and/or have held positions relevant for a deanship of Emory’s caliber.  e applicant pool represents considerable diversity regarding gender and underrepresented minority status. 4 By the fall, the law school should have some new faculty members and a new dean, someone to guide the school to new levels of eminence in legal education. Serving as your interim dean has been the honor of my -year career at Emory.  e past two years have given me a broader view of the impact of what we do as well as a deeper connection to our alumni.  ese are connections I look forward to maintaining in the coming years.

Alumni, your dedication to the school has been and remains ADVISORY COMMITTEE an inspiration to me. Your engagement, your nancial support, Carolyn Bregman 82L Timothy Holbrook your service as adjuncts and advisors and, most of all, your deep 14 10 Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, involvement with our students is a crucial part of Emory Law’s Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law Kay L. Levine current and continued success. Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of Law In this issue of our alumni magazine, we hope to inspire you FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Courtney Stombock Associate Dean of Advancement by providing insight into some of the most salient issues in the legal 4 2 and Alumni Engagement landscape. Speci cally, in this issue we delve into gun control and In camera INTERIM DEAN public interest work—vital topics you may have considered—and The Barton Center James B. Hughes Jr. Serving challenging clients, Barton Center today’s Emory students study as part of their legal education. 18 ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR MARKETING staff operate with a philosophy that we are all AND COMMUNICATIONS As always, we hope to provoke thoughtful conversation, hear Class notes Susan Clark better than the decisions we made at age 14. what our alumni have to say, and gain scholarly insight into the EDITOR topics we present in our magazine. If you have anything to add to 21 A. Kenyatta Greer Worth noting the conversation on any story you read here, please reach out to us 10 COPY EDITOR at [email protected]. Guns in modern America • In the lead Susan M. Carini 04G The Thrower Symposium takes on the gun • Big cats over big law CONTRIBUTORS  ank you for your support during my tenure as Emory Law’s Lisa Ashmore, Andrew Faught, Patti Ghezzi, interim dean. We turn toward our next chapter together, buoyed by issue — a debate that hasn’t been a measured • EPIC Inspiration Awards Candace Gibson, A. Kenyatta Greer, Kerry Maffeo, Eric Rangus, Daran Wang optimism and enthusiasm for our shared future. one for some time, if ever it was. • For the good of the people • Students soar ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN Winnie Hulme 14 • Turner at twenty PHOTOGRAPHY • Ensuring access Kay Hinton, Annalise Kaylor, Elizabeth Real-world work experience Baldwin McGovern 95L, Don Morgan, Experiential and practical learning programs Ann Watson take students out of the classroom and place ILLUSTRATION James B. Hughes Jr. them into a world of opportunity. Adam Costa, Brian Stauffer Interim Dean ON THE COVER Emory Lawyer is published semiannually by Emory University School of Law and is distributed free to alumni and friends. We welcome your comments and Illustration by Brian Stauffer suggestions. Please send letters, news, story ideas, and class notes to [email protected] or Emory Law, 1301 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322. Send changes of address by mail to the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Emory University, 1762 Clifton Rd, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30322. law.emory.edu in camera A community of learners From gun control to greater environmental responsibility, Emory Law is where difficult conversations can lead to greater understanding, mutual respect, and the skills it takes to change the world for the better. PHOTOGRAPH BY KAY HINTON

2 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 3 THE BARTON CENTER Teen clients. Young lawyers. An education in advocacy.

BY CANDACE GIBSON • PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNALISE KAYLOR

e e Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, part of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center, serves a challenging population: at-risk youth, a population of children under the age of  who have been referred to the juvenile justice system, many of whom are also neglected or abused within their homes and communities. e e Metro Atlanta youth who come to the Barton Center for representation in the juvenile justice system are all alleged to have violated a state criminal law. ese ese violations range from minor trespass and making threats over social media to the and possession of drugs or weapons.

“We’re all better than the decisions we made when we were  years old,” says Professor Melissa Carter, executive director of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center. Many of these children are engaging in “normative teenage behavior for youth of all races,” Professor Randee Waldman, director of the Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, says, but only some nd nd their transgressions escalated to court.

At the Barton Center, children are treated holistically, receiving legal services in their juvenile court proceedings; represented at their schools’ special education and disciplinary hearings; and provided with resources enabling them to gain access to mental health and housing services, among other resources the state provides.

4 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 5 The Barton Center’s aim is to intervene correctively to promote children’s rights in the juvenile court system and to support at-risk youth through a three- pronged clinic approach.

Pictured at left are Barton Center volunteers Bria Stephens 19L, Josh Pender 20L, Pranav Lokin 20L.

THE BARTON CENTER KEEPS its young clients’ e Barton Child Law and Policy Center, circumstances con dential, but to understand established in , exists as a result of a gi a typical case, consider this hypothetical made aer a high-pro le Atlanta child fatality scenario: case. e child’s death, as Carter describes it, Joseph is being raised within the foster “put Georgia on the cover of TIME magazine system, though his maternal grandmother and Oprah’s couch, and became the catalyst for has contact with him and sees him occasion- demanding greater system openness.” Given ally. He has a special education teacher for a that Georgia’s child welfare systems are tax- few subjects at school but has trouble paying payer-funded, the public has a “need to under- attention in class because he’s oen tired from stand how those systems are operating and the working evenings at a part-time job. One night, outcomes the systems are achieving,” Carter Joseph is commuting home aer work on says. e Barton Center’s aim is to intervene MARTA and encounters a few friends when correctively to promote children’s rights in he disembarks his train. eir casual greeting the juvenile court system and to support stretches into a longer, bigger, louder conver- at-risk youth through a three-pronged clinic sation as other classmates join them. Joseph approach. On a fundamental level, the Barton misjudges how to conduct himself when Center’s clinics comprise a complete portfolio an ocer approaches the group with a few of protections for children: preventive research questions. What is he doing? How long has and legislative advocacy; legal advocacy and he been there? What’s in his backpack? John, representation; and post-conviction relief. like most teenagers, does not know how he’s Carter, who directs the Barton Center, also expected to cooperate or what he’s obligated to oversees the Public Policy and Legislative answer. Before the interaction ends, Joseph is Advocacy Clinic. Within this clinic, Carter, charged with loitering and obstruction of a law who has devoted time to foster care and child enforcement ocer. advocacy scholarship, including topics such as Imagine dozens of Josephs, unaware of medical oversight for children in the system, their rights and uncertain how to defend works with Emory Law students to research themselves against charges—whether innocent contemporary children’s issues to provide fact or guilty of the accusation. Helping children sheets, talking points, and other resources navigate the system is not simply an act of for children’s advocates and lawyers, or to benevolence; rather, it is an essential, reha- partners involved in strategizing for legisla- bilitative service owed to children by the state. tive changes. “We conduct research, write And there is a remarkable need for this service op-eds, and attend a lot of meetings as thought in metro Atlanta. partners,” Carter says. “e nature of the

6 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 7 work is to be present for conversations and about children being searched and interro- Someone standing seeking a career as a public defender. use our research and data to develop policies gated at school and by police. She conducts the “I was never sure I was good enough and guide decisions of those in positions of clinic like a public defender’s oce, admitting accused before the court is to have someone’s life in my hands— authority.”  to  law students each semester to represent more willing to accept which is what you do as a public DeKalb County youth (most of whom are  the outcome if they feel like defender,” she says. Within the clinic, CARTER MAKES A SIMPLE but signi cant point: or  years old, though Waldman has had a she has been able to get a very real in the justice system, children are treated dif- client as young as ). e Student Practice they’ve been heard and sense of what the job entails, as ferently from adults because children are dif- Act allows students to practice as lawyers understood correctly. well as dig deeper into child advo- ferent from adults. Perhaps the biggest dier- under Waldman’s supervision. “ey work in cacy. Walker explains, “Clients get ence is that the juvenile justice system aims to pairs, doing everything a public defender does,” helped in a way they’re not helped be corrective rather than punitive. Within the Waldman explains. “ey can dra motions, in a public defender’s oce outside MELISSA CARTER Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, established photograph crime scenes, interview witnesses, the system, with us providing help in  and directed by Waldman, Emory Law and do hearings and trials.” Most cases move EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BARTON on school issues, making sure they students provide legal representation to chil- quickly, allowing students to carry about three CHILD LAW AND POLICY CENTER complete court requirements and dren accused of violating Georgia criminal law. per semester—and judges accommodate the generally serving as mentors to our “Professor Waldman makes sure that children Emory calendar as much as possible. Students client.” are understood as full people with complex can also represent youth at school hear- At the Barton Center, students backgrounds and strengths,” Carter says. Every ings, because, as Waldman explains, schools also help clients whenever they come child in the system has a story, and Waldman frequently discipline students for the same back into the system. “We hope they makes sure that story is represented in court. infraction. “Oen, the proper measures to students could “represent individual clients to Cleaves says, “and only  percent of Georgia don’t,” Walker says, “but you never “ese are kids who’ve done something we’ve channel a child’s behavior can reduce delin- advocate for post-conviction relief through the children in foster care are with their relatives. know with juveniles.” Even clients who age disapproved of,” Waldman says. ey’re quency,” Waldman says, and this is why Emory appellate process.” Clients are youth serving We researched why and wrote a white paper out of the juvenile system continue to receive not bad kids—but some of them do require Law students are involved in Manifestation long prison sentences because of the serious- laying out benets of kinship care, as well as a support from the center. She explains, “We “interven[tion] to correct the path.” Determination Reviews and Individualized ness of o enses they committed when they resource guide that provides information on can’t directly represent you, but we can give Conveying the children’s perspectives Education Programs with children’s teachers were under the age of . Students working public benets available to kinship caregivers you advice, recommendations about who you and circumstances is an essential part of and guardians. at this clinic seek “new pathways of relief throughout Georgia. We hope this informa- can call to help you, and stay involved in the child advocacy. Carter points out, “Someone Most cases that reach the clinic are able to for these now-adult o enders,” Carter says. tion goes out to families that need it. ere’s representation just to show our support.” Perhaps sentences can be amended, or, at the not enough nancial support for them to standing accused before the court is more be resolved without leaving a criminal record It’s not just about e students who work at the Barton willing to accept the outcome if they feel like for the client. ere is an important distinc- policy level, laws can be changed to better navigate the system themselves.” She knows Center acquire the skills one would expect of they’ve been heard and understood correctly.” tion between reaching resolution and winning, forming identities of young serve youth. that the clinic’s research is a launching pad a clinic’s experiential learning environment. Waldman works with the students in her clinic Waldman notes. In the juvenile justice system, lawyers and making them for advocacy, even if she doesn’t have direct Waldman uses the clinic as an opportunity to to ensure that children’s stories are heard start favorable outcomes are the desire, Waldman THE BARTON CENTER ACCEPTS about  stu- contact with families. Cleaves has known since teach lawyers how to practice e ectively: how to nish—and with appropriate context—in says. “It’s rare for cases to even go to trial. advocates for change in society dents per year and consistently has more inter- she entered law school that she wants to be to look at a le, understand the case begin- a way that represents what the child truly Either something happens in preparation for and the legal system—but also est and demand than it has capacity to enroll, in child law and chose Emory based on the ning to end, and think critically about strategy. believes has taken place. Accordingly, youth the case that will cause it to be dismissed or for for the impact itself. Carter says. Students work very closely with opportunity to work at the Barton Center. “I’m Beyond these essential skills, they also do are “more compliant with service interven- the youth to be understood in his or her inno- faculty. Ashley Cleaves 20L works in Carter’s a hands-on learner, and I learn so much more very real work for the city of Atlanta and the tions and in building self-reection about cence, or we will reach an agreement with the Public Policy and Legislative Advocacy clinic. from activity in a clinic than from reading surrounding metro area. “It’s not just about “We work on a macro, systemic level,” she says. case books.” what they’ve been accused of doing,” Carter state as to an appropriate resolution of the case RANDEE WALDMAN forming identities of young lawyers and mak- says. “ey accept the social and legal norms given all of the facts and circumstances.” Her clinic work connects her to stakeholders At the Juvenile Defender Clinic, Evvie ing them advocates for change in society and around them and conform their behavior in a In those rare instances where cases have DIRECTOR OF THE BARTON in the community rather than children and Walker 19L is in her second semester with the legal system—but also for the impact itself,” pro-social way.” gone to trial and youth have been sentenced, JUVENILE DEFENDER CLINIC their specic cases. She gives the example of the Barton Center. She came to Emory Law Carter says. e Barton Center becomes the Waldman’s oversight of the clinic under- the Barton Center is prepared to assist aer her team’s work on kinship care issues. because she’s passionate about serving com- voice for a population that doesn’t have one, scores her scholarship; she has composed conviction. e Appeal for Youth Clinic was Children benet more from living with munities in the South, and her work with she explains, and its impact is felt in the class- guides for juvenile defenders and written added in , Carter explains, so that law a relative than from living in foster care, Waldman has built her condence about room, the courtroom, and the capitol building.

8 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 9 GUNS IN MODERN AMERICA The Thrower Symposium explores law, policy, and social movements

BY ERIC RANGUS • ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN STAUFFER

During his -year career as a trial attorney, Jeremy Stein 94L has done it all. He was a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta. He worked in civil practice and family court. He was a prosecutor with the attorney general’s oce in Washington, DC. And from  to , he was the managing partner for a major northeastern rm. Stein’s was a career that would be the envy of any newly minted law school graduate. Yet, despite all of his success, something was missing. “e reason I became a lawyer in the rst place is because I wanted to help people,” Stein said. “I thought what I did as a lawyer would have a greater impact on people’s lives, but I was really just a cog in a broken system.” Stein said that while he had a positive, even life-changing impact on an individual level with clients, he wanted to do something on a larger scale: He wanted to work on gun violence prevention. For Stein, this was more than a public policy interest. It was personal.

10 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 11 tein lost a close family one for some time now, if it ever was. Gun on “professional arms bearers,” such as police Several speakers noted that suicides by member to suicide by policy is a complicated, multilayered, nuanced ocers. rearm far outnumber homicides, yet they rearm. He lived through subject that is most oen discussed using easy Winkler discussed the implications of the are rarely mentioned as prominently. One the  DC sniper attacks slogans and bloviating. U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear a case idea was posited that would allow people with that killed  people in the Emory Law wanted to change that dynamic involving New York City’s limits on handgun mental health issues to voluntarily place them- Washington area. “I remem- with its annual rower Symposium, and in owners transporting rearms outside the selves on gun-waiting lists, so they would be ber pumping gas and being large part succeeded. e th annual rower home. “I think the reason why the justices took less likely to do themselves harm with a hastily afraid for my life,” he said. Symposium, “Exploring Gun Violence in the case is that they want to clarify the scope purchased weapon. And in , Stein, who had by then moved Modern America: Law, Policy, and Social of the Second Amendment,” he said. “ey to Connecticut, was a rst responder to the Movements,” was held on campus February . want to start answering some of the questions ONE OF THE DAY’S most prominent guests Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in It brought together  speakers from across the the lower courts have had for years that the was former deputy attorney general Sally Yates. Newtown. By , he’d had enough. He bested legal and academic spectrum who approached Heller and McDonald cases le open. is is Her intriguing panel on gun-related crime  other candidates and took a job as executive the subject of gun policy from a variety of the rst Supreme Court case to raise the ques- and enforcement included Matthew Dodge, director of the nonpro t Connecticut Against perspectives—mental health, research, politics, tion, ‘What is your Second Amendment right an appellate attorney at the federal defender Gun Violence (CAGV). law enforcement, the courts, and more. outside the home?’” program for the Northern District of Georgia “A lot of the skills I learned as a trial lawyer, e tone of the day was set by keynote One topic on which Cottrol and Winkler (who Yates sometimes faced in court when I use as an advocate,” he said. According to its speakers Robert Cottrol, Harold Paul Green agreed is the Supreme Court’s  decision in she was U.S. attorney for the district) and Paul website, CAGV’s mission is to reduce gun vio- Research Professor of Law at the George District of Columbia vs. Heller, which protects Howard, district attorney for Fulton County lence in Connecticut and the way the organiza- Washington University School of Law, and an individual’s right to possess a rearm. Both (whose jurisdiction oen crossed Yates’s). eir tion does that is by enacting and protecting the Adam Winkler, professor of law at the UCLA speakers noted that while some strong gun conversation harkened back to some of their state’s gun safety laws, ensuring their eective School of Law. laws were struck down by the courts following former jockeying. administration and supporting nonlegislative Mark Rosenberg, the former director of the The 38th annual Thrower Symposium, “Exploring Gun Violence in Modern America: Law, Policy, and Social means to reduce gun CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention Movements,” was held on campus February 7. Paul Howard, Sally Yates and Matthew Dodge (from left) served violence. No matter who’s involved, the debate over gun policy in the US and Control (NCIPC), was at the forefront of on a panel on gun-related crime and enforcement. As a measure of hasn’t been a measured one for some time now, if it ever was. gun violence research in the s when the success, Stein points Gun policy is a complicated, multilayered, nuanced subject that is House passed the Dickey Amendment, which to the Giords Law mandated that “none of the funds made avail- running on an unabashedly gun violence professor of sociology at the University of Center to Prevent most often discussed using easy slogans and bloviating. able for injury prevention and control at the prevention platform was no longer a third-rail California, Irvine School of Social Sciences. Gun Violence (named Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue. Georgia’s historically conservative th McBath hasn’t shied away from the issue for former Arizona (CDC) may be used to advocate or promote Congressional District runs across Atlanta’s that de ned her campaign. She co-sponsored Rep. Gabby Giords), Although there was little they agreed on in the decision, many others were upheld. e gun control.” auent northern suburbs and dips down HR-, a bill to institute universal background which ranks terms of policy, their fast-paced back and forth discussion of the Heller decision, the last major Rosenberg, who now heads the Atlanta- inside the perimeter to Brookhaven. checks that passed the House on February Jeremy Stein 94L Connecticut’s gun bared no signs of animus. Cottrol consistently gun case heard by the Supreme Court, did not based Task Force for Global Heath, noted In June , Republican Karen Handel , the rst such bill to pass the House in laws third strongest in advocated for the rights of lawful gun own- end there. Emory law professor Frank Vandall, that the amendment didn’t strictly prevent defeated Democrat Jon Osso in a special two decades, and its companion bill to fund the nation. Giords also ranks Connecticut’s ers, stating concerns that laws banning the for instance, is not a fan. gun violence research but it was enough of a election to ll the seat of Tom Price, who had research on gun violence. at one passed the death rate from gun violence as the h lowest possession of high-capacity magazines, for “I think it’s a very bad decision,” said threat to eliminate it. “With gun violence we accepted a place in President Donald Trump’s House a day later. Meyer called McBath “the among the  states. instance, could unwittingly turn gun owners Vandall, who has written extensively on gun are hearing questions, but we are not searching cabinet. e two candidates spent more than institutional face of a movement.” In the  election, CAGV revamped its into criminals. He gave the example that such violence prevention. He was the nal speaker for the answers,” he said, noting that scienti c  million between them, making the contest Stein, for one, believes that the movement process of endorsing candidates. ey looked a law would require the voluntary turn-in of the day and he was not subtle in expressing research led to cures for smallpox and polio the most expensive U.S. House election in has staying power. “ere is no question that it at gun-related votes going back  years and of such magazines. If for whatever reason a his views. and could conceivably lead to more informed history. Gun violence prevention wasn’t a huge is growing. is is a movement, not a moment,” included amendment and committee voting, person didn’t do it, that could leave him or her “Remember Plessy vs. Ferguson,” he contin- gun policy. factor in the race. said Stein, who did not attend the symposium endorsing only those candidates Stein called vulnerable to criminal charges. ued. “Separate but equal. at was American “Does arming teachers save more lives Lucy McBath changed that. When the  but is well-versed in its subject matter. “e “true leaders” on the issue. More than  Cottrol also talked about how he sees the law for  years. Just because there is initial or does it take more lives? We don’t know,” House elections rolled around, McBath, who tide has turned. We are seeing this through percent of CAGV-endorsed candidates won. Second Amendment as a solution—rather than enthusiasm for a decision, don’t stop thinking. he continued. “Armed guards in schools, was an underdog going in, bested three other elections, we are seeing states that have not “We hear the argument a lot,” Stein said. a problem—in America. “e original role was Express your views. It’s wrong. It’s wrong to does that save lives or take lives? We don’t candidates in the Democratic primary. A former passed gun laws ever passing comprehensive “It’s gun owners vs. non-gun owners. at’s not to have the population armed with the ability send our children to school and be afraid that know. Does banning semiautomatic ries ight attendant, McBath entered politics fol- gun laws. Passing HR- is historic. Whether even the debate anymore. Most gun own- to play a role in the protection of their own they might be killed. It’s wrong to be afraid to prevent mass shootings? We don’t know. Our lowing the shooting death of her son. She made the president signs it or not, the fact that the ers, and I have a permit, support background communities, that’s the notion of the well- go to a rock concert for fear someone in your legislators are being asked to approve things gun violence prevention the core tenet of her House passed universal background checks— checks and safe storage. e debate really is regulated militia, and I think we should take a party might be murdered. Gun violence in without knowing if they are safe and campaign, spent a fraction of the money that that’s historic.” between zealots and people who want to be look at that concept and see how it might work America is wrong.” eective.” de ned the  runo, and defeated Handel in Still, historic or not, there are limits. safe in their communities.” in its modern form.” One way is arming school e conversations in between Cottrol and the general election by about , votes. According to Vandall, those limits are systemic. teachers, he said, which requires rejecting the Winkler’s measured keynote and Vandall’s pas- WITH REGARD TO LEGISLATION and politics, “Political scientists who looked at the “No meaningful gun control will be adopted at NO MATTER WHO’S INVOLVED, the debate over idea that most citizens do not have the ability sionate presentation were thought-provoking one of the most compelling stories of the day demographics of that district said that the federal level in the foreseeable future.” at gun policy in the U.S. hasn’t been a measured to protect themselves and must instead rely and enlightening. came from Emory’s own backyard. In , shouldn’t have happened,” said David Meyer, remains to be seen.

12 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 13 Real-world work experience BY LISA ASHMORE • PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANN WATSON

Experiential and practical learning programs take students out of the classroom and place them into a world of opportunity

SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 15 For new lawyers entering the apply directly to preapproved externship posi- or who have been recommended to me, who six-credit externship that involves about  hours per week. profession, experience is both a tions, Shalf said, just as they would for a job. work in the practice areas the student is inter- “A few students bring opportunities to ested in. ose attorneys provide the content “It’s a clerkship-like experience,” Shalf said. di erentiator and condence-builder. us and we have a process for evaluation and for the course—they come to the class and do “ey get to see trials and hearings, including approval of a placement if that happens,” she Q-and-A with the students on topics related to in high-prole litigation, help the court with “When you’re sitting in an interview and said. at was the case with Keetch’s NYC small-rm practice.” opinions, and learn about docket management.” somebody asks you something specic, and internship. It evolved from his own initiative— Since moving from Bondurant, Mixson & you can respond and say I’ve actually done that, he researched Emory Law graduates who Elmore to Emory in , Shalf has expanded ere are numerous opportunities for expe- I think it’s extremely important,” says Cody specialized in medical malpractice, approached Emory’s web of opportunities in the Atlanta riential and practical learning at Emory Law. Keetch 19L. Emory Law’s varied experiential Hajek, and they met for co ee. area and beyond. One of her favorites is at Traditionally, these include Moot Court. ey opportunities were part of the reason he chose “At that point, I wasn’t looking for a job or e Coca-Cola Company, which o ers legal also include the Kessler-Eidson Program for to attend, and he’s completed four externships an externship, it was just a casual ‘How did you externships only to Emory Law students. Trial Techniques to teach advocacy skills; in three years. In fall , he was an extern get here?’ en in May I was thinking about “ey take  to  students every semester, e Technological Innovation: Generating at Arshack Hajek & Lehrman in New York doing this . . . I emailed Lynn aer I got per- in everything from commercial litigation to Economic Results (TI:GER®) Program, which City, where Lynn Hajek 85L is a partner. He mission from Professor Shalf, and Lynn agreed global marketing. ey have a weekly meet- unites law, business, engineering, and sci- expects to join Garfunkel Wild as a health care to let me be an extern for her.” ing for externs where they hear from leaders ence PhD students from Emory and Georgia associate in their New York oces this fall. Emory Law also o ers a small-rm extern- throughout the company about their perspec- Tech in learning how to take innovative ideas Keetch worked with Director of ship program that exposes students to the busi- tive on the business and the work that the from the lab to the marketplace; and the Externships and Professor of Practice Sarah ness of running a small practice. Students apply lawyers at the company do,” Shalf said. She Transactional Law Certicate Program, which Shalf to structure the  externship, where and rank preapproved rms they’re interested also mentioned Atlanta Legal Aid, which teaches contract draing and critical deal skills. he was typically in the oce three to four days in, and the rms, in turn, rank students. placed about  Emory Law students this past e Barton Child Law and Policy Center, a week. “en I match them based on their respec- semester in oces throughout metro Atlanta. founded in , is another well-regarded pil- “It was absolutely incredible. Being there tive rankings of each other,” Shalf said. “If I run Another unique opportunity is with US lar of the law school’s experiential side. “I think almost full time allowed me to have my own out of positions with rms we’ve worked with District Court Judge Amy Totenberg, who what sets Emory Law apart is having a clear [Students] get to see trials and hearings, including in caseload—under supervision, of course—but before, I reach out to other rms I know of onboards two students each semester for a path to specialization in this area of practice high-profile litigation, help the court with opinions, and I was treated like an associate,” Keetch said. around children, in both child advocacy and learn about docket management. “I got to go to court with them and see every- juvenile law,” said Melissa Carter, the clinic’s thing—see a case develop from start to nish. executive director. SARAH SHALF, DIRECTOR OF INTERNSHIPS AND PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE I got to sit in on strategy meetings and have “We’re a multidisciplinary child law pro- my voice heard, meet judges, and see how gram pursuing multiple aims simultaneously,” the entire New York court system operates.” I got exposed to how the CDC operates with Carter said. “Altogether it’s about promoting clients, preparing for hearings, and even track- learning the range of career opportunities Another benet was networking in the city on HHS, and HHS operates with the DOJ, and and protecting the legal rights and interests of ing hours—which is oen required as a prac- provided by a legal education,” he said. “I his days o . how that entire system supports local health children who are involved in the juvenile court, ticing attorney,” said Alixandria Davis 18L, knew I wanted to use my law degree to pursue now an associate at Baker Hostetler in Atlanta. a career advocating for underserved youth. “I had multiple interviews during the fall, institutions receiving federal funds. child welfare, and the juvenile justice systems. and in each of those I was able to basically say We oer a range of opportunities to really “e clinic also allows you to work with real e Barton Center gave me the opportunity . . . I’ve had ve intern/externship experiences. CODY KEETCH 19L experience what it means to be a child advo- clients, which provides a sense of fulllment through meetings with elected leaders, policy So if you count all of that time together, I have cacy professional and to have impact — from because you can see how your legal knowledge initiatives, as well as exposure to every step of had almost a year of full-time experience just the classroom, to the courtroom, to the capitol.” directly helps a child in need.” the legislative process.” in law school,” he said. Students get a holistic experience because “Day-to-day, students in our clinics are at kind of experience obviously benets Keetch also was an extern at the Centers for of Emory Law’s international reputation for doing the important work of general child law students post-graduation, but they can also be Disease Control and Prevention in spring , academic analysis of family law. practice and appellate advocacy on behalf of proud of the clinic’s overarching mission. where he saw three major federal organizations “We have some of the top scholars in child our clients,” Carter said. “Our child-clients “e work of the Barton Center, whether it collaborate—the CDC, the Department of law and children’s rights,” she said. “at experience great value from having an advo- be in our direct representation clinics or our Justice, and Health and Human Services. doctrinal work and those studies complement cate in the courtroom, telling their version of system improvement eorts, is really about CDC litigation is handled by the DOJ, what we do here on the experiential learning the story and standing up for them. ere is a making sure that the institutions and agencies Keetch said, and he spent four weeks in the side. Students can gain both knowledge and tremendous amount of benet from the expe- that are there to serve and protect vulnerable CDC medical malpractice rotation. He draed practice solving real-world problems on behalf rience of procedural justice that comes from children do so with integrity,” Carter said. motions and observed depositions, and also of real clients—and do so in a way that feels being well-represented.” Emory Law’s experiential learning “got exposed to how the CDC operates with fullling and that deepens their knowledge Lukas Alfen 19L attended Emory Law opportunities provide work experience in HHS, and HHS operates with the DOJ, and and expands their skills.” aer working for Teach for America in dierent types of practice so students can how that entire system supports local health “e [Barton} Juvenile Defender Clinic Memphis. determine which suits them best and develop institutions receiving federal funds,” he said. gave me practical experience that other “Being the rst person in my family to relationships—and condence in their About  to  Emory Law students courses oen cannot provide, such as writ- enroll in law school, incorporating a clinic abilities—that will continue as they begin participate in externships each semester. Most ing briefs, examining witnesses, interviewing into my Emory experience was important for their legal careers.

16 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 17 class notes worth noting Group and the Higher he spent a year in custody and biotechnology Education Group at Mirick on rape charges. patent litigation before FROM THE ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT 85 88 O’Connell, has been US district courts and the Diana J. P. McKenzie Steve Karcher 88L, selected as a 2018 US International Trade 84B 85L of a part-time civil attorney Massachusetts Super Commission. HunterMacLean was and part-time Episcopal Lawyer. 96 Jean O’Connor 98C 01L A fundamental privilege of being an attorney (and some would say an obligation) recognized recently as priest, recently accepted Doug Gilfi llan 96L joined one of the Best Lawyers a position as pastor Kilpatrick Townsend & 01PH has been appointed in America 2019, for and priest to St. Mary’s Stockton as a partner to the national American is using our skills and resources to make communities better places to live, work, 1 her work in information Episcopal Church in on the Government Diabetes Association 92 Board of Directors, technology law. Nebraska City, Nebraska. Benjamin Fink 92L, Enforcement and a shareholder with Investigations Team in the effective January 2019. and raise families. Gary S. Posner 88L, Berman Fink Van Horn Litigation Department in partner in the Baltimore of Atlanta, was invited the fi rm’s Atlanta offi ce. Whether through pro bono work or is spring, we again gathered to celebrate Emory Law Alumni offi ces of Whiteford, to attend the Inaugural 86 Taylor & Preston, has been dedicating your professional career to an Weekend (). I hope that many of you were able to come to Atlanta Julie Fershtman 83C Sedona Conference on 02 86L, equity shareholder included among The Best Developing Best Practices 5 Lucian Dervan 02L, underserved segment of the population, to reconnect with classmates and see  rsthand the wonderful programs with Foster Swift Collins Lawyers in America 2019 for Trade Secrets Issues, associate professor of law for his work in bankruptcy an invitation-only event 97 and director of criminal Emo ry lawyers have served important and energy at Emory Law. In ,  will be held April –, . & Smith, received the Shawn Kachmar 97L and creditor debtor Michigan Bar’s highest held in Scottsdale, of HunterMacLean was justice studies at Belmont civic roles seeking social justice for more Please make every e ort to attend, particularly those alumni in classes rights/insolvency and honor, The Roberts P. Arizona. recognized recently as University College of Law, than one hundred years, and we are still ending in s and s, who will have reunion events. reorganization law, and 2 Hudson Award, which one of the Best Lawyers was recently named the bankruptcy litigation. going strong. is will be my  nal time writing as I transition the role of Alumni commends “one or more in America 2019 for his 68th chair of the American lawyers for their unselfi sh work in employment Bar Association Criminal is edition of Emory Lawyer focuses Board president to Annalisa Bloodworth 04L, senior vice president Mike Saber 89L was rendering of outstanding law. He was also named Justice Section. on issues touching many of our lives. No and general counsel at Oglethorpe Power Corporation. I have thoroughly named one of the 93 and unique service to and Donald Chenevert Jr. a member of Georgia “Lawyers of the Year” one can dispute that discussion and debate enjoyed my time on the board and, most recently, serving as president. on behalf of the State Bar 93L, deputy general Trend magazine’s 2018 for biotechnology and of Michigan, the legal counsel for SRC Holdings Legal Elite. over the scope of the Second Amendment We have accomplished a great deal for our students, faculty and sta , and life sciences practice profession and public.” Corporation, received is a near constant among politicians, in the alumni. anks to everyone for their incredible support during my term. by The Best Lawyers in 03 The award isn’t given the ACE Award for Former Atlanta City America. He is a partner courts, and around many dinner tables. As I look forward to seeing you at Emory Law soon. annually, but awarded Collaboration. Attorney Jeremy Berry with Smith Anderson in periodically based on 97C 03L joined Hilliard you will read, we explore the intersection Raleigh, North Carolina. merit. Fershtman is 2 Trenny Stovall 93L 98 Starkey Law as of counsel Jeremy G. Alpert 98L of of important Constitutional rights, mental co-recipient with Bruce was honored by Glankler Brown has been in August 2018. Courtade. health, and public safety that was at the core of the annual rower 3 Child’s Rights at the named a Fellow of the Symposium earlier this year. We also highlight the critical services organization’s inaugural Memphis Bar Foundation. Joseph Negron Jr. 86L 90 Atlanta Benefi t and has been appointed John Mills 90L has joined Emory students and alumni provide through the Barton Child Law and Inspiration Awards, Adam Gajadharsingh senior vice president, law fi rm Taylor English held this month at the 04 Policy Center. Finally, you will read about Emory Law’s commitment John A. Jordak Jr. 93L, partner in the Atlanta and New York o ces 98L has joined Barnes & Sarah Adle 04L has general counsel, and in Atlanta as a partner in Cherokee Town Club. Thornburg in their Atlanta joined Harris Lowry to instilling the importance of pro bono work and how students get of Alston & Bird, completed his term as president of the Emory Law corporate secretary of the Litigation and Dispute Stovall is director of the offi ce as a member of Manton as an associate at the GEO Group in Boca Resolution practice group. involved as soon as they arrive their  rst year. Alumni Board this spring. DeKalb County Child their litigation group. the fi rm’s Atlanta offi ce. Raton, Florida. Advocacy Center. Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Morgan 90L has been appointed co-chair IP Subcommittee 99 05 4 87 of the American Bar 94 4 Shan Arora 96C 99L In December 2018, edition of Who’s Who Lee, along with Latham eastern Mediterranean Too Many (published by Following reelection to 3 Fighting the US Youth Association’s Alternative is director of Georgia Georgia Governor Nathan in America. & Watkins partner Leslie and the Persian Gulf. “For Kensington Books) on a fourth term, the Hon. Sex Trade: Gender, Race, Dispute Resolution Tech’s The Kendeda Deal announced Emily Caldwell (on Special the last 20 years or so, I December 18, 2018. Jeffrey S. Bagley 87L and Politics, by Carrie 59 82 Section. Building for Innovative Richardson 05L, deputy took the oath of offi ce as “This will be the 60th Counsel Robert Mueller have had something of a Harold B. Yellin 82L Baker 94L 94G 01G, was Sustainable Design. He chief assistant district chief judge of the Superior anniversary of my III), Orrick’s Joshua niche appellate practice,” As vice president of of HunterMacLean was published in September is responsible for the attorney for DeKalb Randall Court of Forsyth County, graduation from Emory Rosenkranz, and 3M GC he says. “I have only six Phoenix Air, recognized recently as by Cambridge University programmatic and County, will fi ll an open 70 Ivan Fong. clients, all of whom live in Davis 79L has ferried Bell-Forsyth Judicial Law School,” writes M. Lane Morrison 70L one of the Best Lawyers in Press. operational oversight seat on the Fulton County Circuit, on December 21, Marty Rubin 59L. “And of HunterMacLean was relatively close proximity some unusual cargo America 2019, for his work 91 of the building and Superior Court bench. 2018. Susan Blizzard 91L I’m prepping for my 40th recognized recently as in the most exclusive around the world, in land use and zoning Allyson Guy Krause 94L coordinates efforts to 91B was a recipient of 6.2-mile Peachtree Road one of the Best Lawyers in gated community in including weapon-grade and real estate. was featured in the ensure the operation Scot “dolli” Dollinger a 2018 First Chair Top Race on July 4th.” America 2019, for his work California — Death Row nuclear material, live Daily Report on her and certifi cation of the 74 at San Quentin.” He now smallpox virus, and 87L was elected as judge General Counsel Award. in trusts and estates. The Columbia (SC) work as general counsel building under Living of the 189th Civil District Museum of Art presented lives in Prescott, Arizona, Soviet-designed 5 and chief privacy Building Challenge 3.1 06 Court in Harris County, 1 Sarah H. Lamar 91L Erin C. V. Bailey 06L the 2018 John Richard with his wife, Nancy. landmines. In August, offi cer at Promethean, standards. Davis and crew picked up 84 Texas, on November 6, of HunterMacLean was has been elected a Craft Leadership Award William Hawthorne III headquartered in 64 a 95-year-old former Nazi 2019. recognized recently as director at Tuggle Luther J. Battiste III Alpharetta. Jerry A. Maddox 57B to 84L has been named Duggins. She works 73 74L. labor camp guard, Jakiw one of the Best Lawyers 64L was awarded the Senior Judge Frank Hull chief equity offi cer of the Palij, and fl ew him back Kevin M. Kearney 87L, in America 2019 for her exclusively in the areas of Albert Nelson Marquis 73L was among the City of Atlanta by Mayor 77 to Germany. He had lived partner and general work in employment and ERISA, employee benefi ts, Lifetime Achievement “The time has come to sail Mystery novelist, Keisha Lance Bottoms. 01 dozen legal luminaries in the United States since counsel with Hodgson labor law. John Livingstone 01L and estate planning in the Award, which recognizes featured in a recent Legal off into the sunset,” Clay former judge, and 1949. Russ in Buffalo, New York, 95 became managing partner fi rm’s Greensboro, North his accomplishments Speak podcast, which Seaman 74L writes. He Agatha and Anthony Criminal defense lawyer has been named a “Best Jonathan R. Sigel 91L, of Finnegan’s Atlanta Carolina, offi ces. and standing in the top featured Uber’s Tony spent 20 years in the Navy award fi nalist Debra H. E. Jay Abt 92C 95L Lawyer” in the area of a partner in the Labor, offi ce this summer. He 5 percent of biographies West, Noreen Krall of JAG Corps and retired in Goldstein 77L celebrated secured the release of commercial litigation. Employment, and focuses on complex included in the 2019 Apple and litigator Bill 1994. His service included her new series debut with client Ilya Zaretsky after pharmaceutical, chemical, forward tours in the the release of One Taste Employee Benefi ts

18 EMORY LAWYER SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 EMORY LAWYER 19 08 class notes worth noting Roshan Shah 06L was Judd Treeman 09L 09T Jeffrey D. Slanker 12L promoted to partner at is now partner at Stinson of Sniffen & Spellman In memoriam Scarinci Hollenbeck. He Leonard Street, effective has been named a 18 is based in the fi rm’s January 1, 2019. shareholder. Nicole Bigman 18L LOOK INSIDE Jackson O. Shuford Edward P. Fitzgerald Lyndhurst, New Jersey, joined Weinberg Wheeler Jr. 50L on November 5, 79L on September 21, offi ce. Hudgins Gunn & Dial in 2018. 2018. the fi rm’s Atlanta offi ces in September. 10 13 Robert Thomas Efurd Jr. Stephen L Thompson Big time Daniel Shulak 04C 10L Barret Broussard 13L 53L on October 22, 2018. 75C 79L on November 07 was selected as was elected vice YOU DID WHAT? 5, 2018. Sarah Babcock 07L a recommended president/president-elect Send your updates to Alice Dialtha Merchant Big cats, big opportunities, has joined the Truancy practitioner in the 2018 of the Stonewall Bar lawcommunications@ 54L on January 25, 2019. Richard L. Wyatt Jr. 79L Intervention Project as edition of Legal 500 Association of Georgia, emory.edu. Class notes on November 29, 2018. deputy director. US for criminal antitrust the statewide bar are submitted by alumni George M. Eubanks A partner in the and big honors investigations and association devoted to and are not verifi ed by 53C 60L on September Washington, DC, offi ce defense for the second the interests of LGBTQ the editor. Read more 21, 2018. of Hunton Andrews consecutive year. He is a legal professionals. about Emory Law alumni Kurth, Wyatt served as senior associate in Hogan at law.emory.edu/alumni. John R. Crenshaw 57C co-head of its litigation 08 Lovells’ White Collar, Marcella Ducca 05C 62L on January 27, 2019. department. He helped 08L was named a Investigations, and Fraud establish a scholarship at “Product Liability Rising practice group. 14 John Nelson Emory Law in honor of his Star” by Law360. She Maheen Akhter 14L Hogenmuller 66C 68L on mentor, Erle Phillips, and is a shareholder at has joined Wyche as October 23, 2018. recently established an GreenbergTraurig. a real estate associate, endowment, the Richard 11 where she focuses on Marshall R. Wood L. Wyatt Professorship Victor A. Jaramillo Megan K. Dhillon 11L commercial real estate 70L on September 22, in the College of Liberal 08L has joined Caplin & has joined Carlton Fields’ with an emphasis 2018. Arts at Auburn University. Drysdale, in Washington, growing Health Care on multifamily and DC. He is a member of practice in Washington, commercial development, William “Bill” Dodson Barbara Jo Call 85L on the fi rm’s International DC, where she advises leasing, and borrower- 6 72L on January 1, 2019. October 16, 2018. Tax, Private Client, and hospitals, health systems, side fi nancing. Tax Controversy practice long-term-care facilities, Chester G. Rosenberg Nicholas Stevens 89L on groups. ambulatory surgery Nora Benavidez 14L 74L on November 23, October 12, 2018. centers, physician was named director of US 2018. 6 Akerman announced practices, and licensed Free Expression Programs Russell James Rogers that Amy Leitch 08L is health care practitioners. at PEN America. Roger Daniel Howard 92L on August 21, 2018. among the 21 lawyers 76L on January 23, 2019. from its 10 offi ces and 8 Katherine M. Craig Samuel 14L eight practice groups Silverman 11L has joined recently joined Hartman Timothy Samuel Mirshak chosen as new partners. Berman Fink Van Horn Simons & Wood in 74C 77L on November as an associate attorney Atlanta. A member of the 5, 2018. 7 Julia A. Palmer 08L in its business litigation, Corporate Practice Group, has been elected one of non-compete/trade he focuses on mergers 7 eight new shareholders secrets, and real estate and acquisitions, private at the Oklahoma fi rm of litigation practice areas. equity investments, and Justice P. Harris Hines 65C 68L McAfee & Taft. related commercial real Georgia’s legal community gathered to remember estate transactions. P. Harris Hines 65C 68L — not only as Georgia’s Supreme Court Chief Justice, but also as an exceptional 12 friend, husband, colleague, and mentor. Hines died 09 Yelena Abalmazova following a car accident on November 4, 2018. “Hines Jennifer Fairbairn Deal Chan 12L has joined 15 was eulogized by Governor Nathan Deal and Chief 09L was elected partner Carlton Fields’ Atlanta Shannon N. Proctor Justice Harold Melton,” the Daily Report story said. at Kilpatrick Townsend offi ce as a real estate 15L has joined Keller and & Stockton, in the fi rm’s attorney. Heckman in the fi rm’s Atlanta offi ces. Washington, DC, offi ce. 8 Andrew Cooper 12L Her practice focuses Deborah Enea 09L has been named Air on food and drug law, has been elected to the Group Legal Department advising clients in the US partnership of Pepper manager at UPS. and internationally. Hamilton. She is a member of the Financial Christopher M. Services Practice Group Kozlowski 12L has been and focuses on leveraged promoted to partner at fi nance transactions. Gentry Locke in Roanoke, 16 Melissa Neri 16L has Virginia. joined the Litigation Shiju Kadree 03Ox Section in Maynard 05C, 09L 09PH is the Aaron Langberg 12L Cooper & Gale’s chief advocacy offi cer has joined Fisher Phillips Huntsville, Alabama, at the Lesbian, Gay, as an associate in its San offi ces, as an associate. Interim Dean Jim Hughes congratulates Hines on his Bisexual and Transgender Francisco offi ce. Lifetime Commitment to Public Service Award at the Community Center in Emory Public Interest Committee’s Inspiration Awards New York City. ceremony held February 5, 2018.

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Barton Child Law and Policy Center. Such information Emory Law has Engagement. “We want them to have direction as they helps board members serve as informed ambassadors two primary move forward that is both exciting to them and advances for Emory Law. “Ultimately we are here for the students,” boards made up the mission of the law school.” Cohen said, adding that socializing with students in Bacardi of distinguished Some board members are comfortable meeting with Plaza was a highlight of the last Alumni Board meeting. their former classmates to ask for gis to Emory Law. alumni: the Alumni “We are here to help current and future students succeed.” Others enjoy hosting alumni gatherings at their rms. Board and the “at is invaluable,” Stombock said. “It lends gravitas EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW has two primary Advisory Board. to what we’re doing to host an event at a notable rm.” boards made up of distinguished alumni: the Alumni Each has up to Mark D. Wasserman 86L, chair of the Advisory Board, Board and the Advisory Board. Each has up to  members, 36 members, sees the board’s role as bringing together dierent perspec- representing alumni around the country in all types of representing tives that add to the experience of the faculty, sta, and careers, including big law, in-house counsel, small rms, alumni around the students. “We have members of the board practicing around private practice, public-interest law, and entrepreneurship. country in all types the country in small and large rms, in-house with leading Members of the Alumni Board tend to be mid-career corporations, as judges in some of our leading courts, and in professionals who focus on reunion strategy, alumni awards, of careers. other positions where their law degree has been invaluable,” and helping students launch their careers. Members of the said Wasserman, managing partner at Eversheds Sutherland Advisory Board have reached the upper echelons of their (US) and co-chief executive ocer of Eversheds Sutherland careers and serve as advisors to the dean and the dean’s Limited. “e board provides ideas and support for pro- cabinet on matters ranging from admission to fundraising grams to enhance the student experience and the impact the to the search for a permanent dean. ey also serve on the law school has on the various communities it serves.” Student Conduct Court. rough his board service, Wasserman, a former Both boards help Emory Law faculty and sta stay Woodru Fellow, has had the opportunity to “interact abreast of trends in the legal eld, which is essential for with the amazing faculty and learn about the cutting-edge preparing students for the workforce. Members of both research and clinical work they are doing across many areas.” boards are encouraged to get involved in ways they feel He added: “It has also allowed me to see the dedicated they can make a dierence. “We want everyone to have work of the students in participating in numerous pro bono, a prescribed path for their involvement that draws on diversity and inclusion, and community service activities their expertise, availability, and passion,” said Courtney that benet Atlanta and other communities around the US Emory Law Advisory Board Front row, left to right: Ian Levin 92L, David Dabbiere, Paul Shlanta 83L, next row: Scott Greer 95L, Lash Harrison 62B 65L, next row: Robert Grey 75L, Stombock, associate dean for Advancement and Alumni and the world.” next row: Aloke Chakravarty 97L, Wendie Stabler 83L, John Latham 79L, next row: Brian Goldstein 85L, John Ethridge Jr. 82L, Elizabeth Baldwin McGovern 95L, next row: David Kessler 94L, John Jordak 93L, next row: Mark Wasserman 86L, Randy New 76C 82L, next row: Dean Hughes, Allan Diamond 79L. Not pictured: Emily Baker 98C 01L, Kathy Barlow 87L, Stacey Blaustein Divack 88L , Scott Greer 95L, Rob Kaufman 75L, Carlos Kelly 97L, Chris Kunke 06L, Farah Dharamshi, L. Christian Marlin 97L, Rohini Mukherjee 18L, Emory Law Alumni Board Front row, left to right: Carolyn Bregman 82L, John Maggio 96L, Dean Jim Hughes, Annalisa Bloodworth 04L, John Jordak 93L, Dorothy Beasley Sam Feldman 18L 08L, Ben Fink 92L. Back row, left to right: Alison Franklin 03L, Ruth McMullin 00L, Omeed Miran Malik 06L, Kurt Kastorf 02C 06L, Molly Parmer 12L, Natalie Dana 12L, Shankar Ramamurthy 11L. Not pictured: Luis A. Aguilar 85L, James E. Albertelli 94L, The Honorable Elizabeth L. Branch 94L, Kathy Buckman Gibson 89B 89L, David S. Cohen 94L, Lori G. Cohen 90L, James W. Cooper 89L, Geoffrey W. Emery 86L, Paul J. Geller 93L, Timothy J. Goodwin 90L, Judge Leo M. Gordon 77L, Scott A. Greer 95L, David M. Grimes 87L, Lee P. Miller 82L, Dora B. Rubin 79L, Nick Setty 87C 92L, Keith J. Shapiro 83L, Chilton D. Varner 76L, Donna Yip 04L

ALUMNI BOARDS In the lead Alumni and advisory boards encourage, guide, and inspire by Patti Ghezzi

THE 3L ON THE SKYPE CALL was anxious and in assured the student that turning down an o er you are not choosing a life partner, you are need of advice from an experienced lawyer. She for the sake of a spouse is common and not choosing a job.” received a job o er in Atlanta, but she turned something she needed to over-explain. “Just Advising current students on their career the position down when her spouse got a job in be positive about the rm that o ered you the paths through mock interviews is one of Washington, DC. How should she explain this job,” advised Cohen, who worked two decades Cohen’s favorite ways to contribute to the law to prospective employers in DC? in big law before jumping six years ago to school as a member of the Alumni Board. She Michelle Weisberg Cohen 92L, a Ifrah Law, a boutique firm in DC. also enjoys twice-annual meetings in Atlanta member of the Emory Law Alumni Board and “People get stuck on that rst move,” said where members learn about programs such a Certified Information Privacy Professional, Cohen, a former Fyr Scholar. “But I tell them, as the Volunteer Clinic for Veterans and the

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Leo M. Gordon 77L, judge at the United PROFILE States Court of International Trade in New York City, currently serves on the Advisory Board and previously served on the Alumni Board. “I love the law school, and I am happy Big cats over big law to help,” he said. “It’s a way that I can continue to give back in a meaningful way.” Alumna makes documentary about endangered tigers Gordon enjoys the in-depth discussions by Patti Ghezzi Advisory Board members have on questions posed by the dean. “It’s an advisory board, not the Board of Trustees,” he said, adding that his knowledge of how nonpro ts work gives him perspective on issues such as fundraising Elizabeth Baldwin McGovern 95L became a lawyer so discovered that the United States was contributing to and the nancial strains institutions of higher she could stand up for those who need a voice. Instead of the extinction of the beloved tiger.” education face. Like many members of the standing in a courtroom, McGovern’s unconventional career McGovern supports federal legislation to stop private Advisory and Alumni boards, he has extensive path landed her in the wilds of India and Nepal, making a ownership of tigers and to require existing pet owners to experience serving on boards, including his documentary about endangered tigers. register their big cats. e Big Cat Public Safety Act has synagogue and former prep school. “ e skills I learned at Emory Law are eective in bipartisan support but faces challenges among legislators advocating for animal rights,” said McGovern, who serves who are reluctant to regulate exotic pets and associated EMORY LAW IS CURRENTLY updating the on the law school’s Advisory Board. “ ere is not one path; breeding, said McGovern, who promotes the issue as one governance documents for the Alumni and I knew eventually I wanted to end up in advocacy.” of public safety. ere have been cases of privately owned Advisory boards to clarify members’ roles and She started her career as in-house corporate counsel. tigers roaming neighborhoods, being held in urban apart- ensure everyone gets the most out of the expe- She and her husband are both lawyers, but they are entre- ments, and jumping out of burning homes, endangering rience. Board members serve three-year terms preneurs at heart. ey focused on their roles as venture bystanders and rst responders. and are chosen through a nominating process. capitalists, buying, growing, and selling companies. When No one knows how many tigers are owned privately To be considered for a board, an alumnus they had the opportunity to give back, they started a foun- in the United States or exactly what happens to them. As must have a history of philanthropic support dation. McGovern was interested in issues aecting at-risk cubs they are used in fairs and traveling petting zoos to sell of Emory Law and a demonstrated passion for populations, civil and human rights, animal welfare, and photo opportunities. Data suggests that when they mature, the law school. e boards value diversity in immigration. One of her companies used lm to educate many are killed for illegal trade, fueling the market that is all forms, including background, career, and teachers, and through that venture McGovern realized what endangering tigers that live in the wild. geography. a powerful medium lm is. Some advocates interviewed for the lm believe that Cohen was recruited to the Alumni “ e beauty of lm is in the art form, the way it triggers without dramatic intervention tigers will be extinct in  Board by a board member aer an informal emotion,” she said. “It’s an incredible tool for advocacy.” years. In many countries, advocates are using education to chat about law school reunions. She serves She took lm courses at Emory and other schools curtail poaching, human-tiger conict, and deforestation. on the board of the National Woman’s Party, and worked on lm crews. From there she partnered with “But eorts will not be successful if we don’t work an organization founded in the early s others who shared her interest in documentaries that together to stop poaching and the overall demand for to advocate for surage, as well as other inspire social change. Her latest project with Rescue Doc tiger parts,” McGovern said, adding that a portion of that organizations, experiences that equipped her Films turns a lens on the tiger, which she calls “the most responsibility involves the United States. She hopes the to be an eective Alumni Board member. She majestic apex predator.” Yet there are only about , documentary will bring the public awareness necessary appreciates the opportunity to demonstrate tigers remaining in the wild. to inuence legislators to support the US ban on private how a lawyer can transition mid-career from She and the Rescue Docs lm team traveled to the ownership of tigers. big law to a smaller rm. United Kingdom, India, and Nepal. ey learned that only McGovern, who has traveled to all seven continents, “I have a strong interest in the law school guns and drugs are more lucrative on the illegal market splits her time between Santa Rosa Beach and Atlanta. and in helping students explore their career than the trade of exotic animal parts. In some countries, Her team plans to complete editing on the lm by the end options,” she said. “e more career pathways including China and Vietnam, people believe tiger bones of the year. we can represent, the better. . . . For me, it has have medicinal qualities and value tiger skins as gis, and Courtney Stombock, associate dean for Advancement been an honor to serve.” their interest drives up demand for poached tigers. and Alumni Engagement, calls McGovern “an entrepreneur While meeting with experts from World Wildlife and philanthropist in the grandest sense.” Federation, National Geographic, and other organizations, McGovern is an example of creative ways Emory and visiting tiger sanctuaries around the United States, she Law alumni use the skills they learned in law school. learned that a largely unregulated market for tigers in the Said Stombock: “She embodies that idea that law school United States exacerbates demand for tiger parts overseas. is excellent training no matter what path you follow or “A story came out we weren’t really expecting,” she said. “We where your passions lead.”

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ACCOLADES Azadeh Shahshahani Outstanding Leadership in the Public Interest

Legal and Advocacy director for Project South, In the fall of , Shahshahani became Leadership, devotion, commitment Azadeh Shahshahani’s exceptional leadership interim legal director at the ACLU of Georgia, in the public interest arena—working primarily rising to the role of national security/immi- EPIC recognizes 2019 Inspiration Award winners to advocate for and defend the human rights grants’ rights project director, where she fought by Kerry Ma eo, illustrations by Adam Cru and civil liberties of immigrants and Muslim, to ensure that treatment of immigrant and Middle Eastern, and South Asian communi- refugee communities in Georgia was on par ties — is an expression of her long-time passion with constitutional and international human On February 5, Emory Law hosted the 23rd annual Emory Public Interest Committee’s (EPIC) Inspiration for justice for all. rights standards. She served as president of the With a JD from the University of Michigan National Lawyers Guild and has served in her Awards, which honored a retired professor, a community member, and an Emory Law graduate for Law School, she took a position with the current role at Project South since . exceptional public service. ACLU of North Carolina, serving as interim Shahshahani’s work has a profound impact legal associate and Muslim/Middle Eastern that has been recognized on numerous occa- Community Outreach coordinator. “is was sions; she has received the US Human Rights the height of the post-/ government crack- Network’s Human Rights Movement Builder down on Muslim communities,” she recalls. Award, the American Immigration Lawyers’ Frank S. Alexander “ere wasn’t anything in place to protect the Association Advocacy Award and the UGA human rights of the state’s large Muslim com- Law School’s Equal Justice Foundation Public Lifetime Commitment to Public Service munity. So, I started the work. Soon I realized Interest Practitioner Award. “What I nd to be that combating discrimination and surveil- the most rewarding is working with directly Frank S. Alexander is founding director of real estate nance and local government lance against Muslim and immigrant com- impacted community members and organiz- of Emory’s Center for the Study of Law and law—with a focus on aordable housing and munities t well into the kind of human rights ers,” says Shahshahani. “Knowing that our legal Religion and Sam Nunn Professor of Law community development—allowed him to put work I really wanted to do.” work helps support the movement for social Emeritus. Alexander’s distinguished career his passion for making a dierence into action. justice is greatly satisfying.” spans more than four decades of excep- Early in his career, he worked to nd housing tional achievements in law, education, and for the homeless and for adults with chronic scholarship. mental illness. He served as senior fellow at Jason Costa 99C 06L In , Alexander earned a JD at Harvard e Carter Center, working on “e Atlanta Law School and an MTS at Harvard Divinity Project” to alleviate poverty through low Unsung Devotion to Those Most in Need School. Simultaneously with his real estate law income housing and neighborhood redevelop- career, rst as associate and then of counsel with ment. And he was cofounder and senior advi- Jason Costa 99C 06L was recognized for his phenomenal experiences at Emory that still Kutak Rock, he joined the Emory University sor for the Center for Community Progress. tireless e orts in advising and advocating for shape the lawyer I am today,” he says. faculty full-time. ere, he was instrumental Alexander’s commitment to Emory and his indigent clients on behalf of the DeKalb County “EPIC was my greatest passion in law in leading and developing the joint degree support of EPIC’s eorts to raise the prole of Public Defender’s Oce, providing not only school, and my work in supporting public program between Emory University School of public interest law have helped public service expert legal representation, but compassion for interest both in the Emory community and Law and Candler School of eology, as well remain accessible to students. As interim dean the men and women counting on his aid. beyond was incredibly rewarding,” says Costa. as founding the Center for the Study of Law of Emory Law, he matched donations raised “For most people, being charged with a “at time is where I feel I began to really do and Religion. “I’ve always been drawn to moral by EPIC—donating , in funds from criminal o ense is among the most stress- the important work of helping others.” philosophy and the law,” Alexander explains. the Dean’s Discretionary Account— and, since ful and challenging experiences of their life,” In addition to his role as supervising attor- “As an educator, I gravitate toward those  , he has facilitated a , increase in Costa explains. “I try to focus my e orts on ney for the DeKalb County Public Defender’s topics, and in my law career, my passion for EPIC’s permanent endowment. “It has been a helping them through this incredibly dicult Oce, Costa shares his expertise and knowl- working with vulnerable populations is heavily great privilege and honor to be a part of this experience by listening to them, giving them edge in the classroom as an adjunct professor inuenced by those ideas.” community for these many years,” Alexander the best advice I can, and being a zealous and at Emory Law. “e most rewarding aspect Alexander’s lifetime of work in the eld reects upon his recent retirement. passionate advocate on their behalf.” of public interest law, for me, is seeing the Costa’s experiences at Emory Law and his impact that my work has on real people every relationship with EPIC further conrmed his day,” Costa reects. “e legal process can be calling into public interest law — including so intimidating, but when I see my client’s being part of the Georgia Innocence Project excitement when I get a case dismissed, or if I team that uncovered evidence exonerating negotiate a good plea or verdict at their trial . . . Clarence Harrison, who served  years in just knowing I’ve a ected the direction of their prison for a crime he didn’t commit. “I had life in a substantial way, that’s a great feeling.”

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PUBLIC SERVICE RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOLADES

During the 2017– 2018 For the good of the people academic year, students Students soar accomplished the following: Center for Public Service helps students find pro bono opportunities Journal leadership by A. Kenyatta Greer Please join us in congratulating the new members of the Executive Board for Volume 69 of the Emory Law Journal: In January 2015, Emory Law established a center that “Public service e annual honor, which was rst awarded in  to Editor-in-Chief: Rashmi Borah 20L 99students reported more than would be dedicated to supporting students who plan for makes a lawyer Sheey herself, celebrates the assistant dean as the creator Executive Articles Editor: Christine Thomas 20L careers in public interest and government and who seek happier and more of the Public Interest Law Section and former president of Executive Notes and Comments Editor: Natalie Johnson 20L postgraduate judicial clerkships or postgraduate public well-rounded, and the boards of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Atlanta Legal Executive Managing Editors: George Brewster 20L, Austin Paalz 20L, interest fellowships. e new Center for Public Service also Aid Society, and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. John Parker 20L, Jess Pekins 20L it benefits the began helping students nd pro bono volunteer oppor- Public service is an essential element of being a profes- Executive Online Editor: Samin Mossavi 20L tunities to satisfy their personal goals and professional communities in sional, Sheey says, and it comes in many forms: pro bono 3,600 Executive Symposium Editor: Will Carlucci 20L requirements. which we live legal work for low-income individuals and non-prot orga- hours of pro bono work. Executive Marketing Editor: Richard Awopetu 20L e center’s students, sta, and faculty oen work and work.” nizations, service on non-prot boards, government service, closely with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. In fact, the Rita Sheffey, and holding elected oce, among other things. Burton Award society—which provides free civil legal aid to low-income e Center for Public Service has helped to stoke inter- This work supported Director of the numerous nonprofit and people across metro Atlanta—hosted a training session Center for est in public interest careers among students. Just four years The finest law school writers of 2019 were announced by government organizations, the Burton Awards, a national non-profit program, which is for students in the fall of this academic year. In this ses- Public Service into Sheey’s stint as director of the center, its prole has sion, students learned how to assist with client intake and been expanded and students have been exposed to oppor- run in association with the Library of Congress, presented screening. is is a common activity for students, especially tunities that might broaden their experience, expand their by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the during the fall. October is regularly a month of show and capacity for empathy, and provide access to legal represen- American Bar Association. Tyler Quinn Yeargain 19L was tell for the center, as the spotlight is on pro bono activities among the ten winners for his piece, “Discretion Versus tation for a population who might never have found such Emory Law volunteer nationwide. e American Bar Association celebrates Pro Supersession: Calibrating the Power Balance Between help before. 2clinics and Emory Law’s Bono week then, and many state bar associations and other “Public service makes a lawyer, and law student, happier Local Prosecutors and State Officials.” organizations have adopted month-long celebrations for and more well-rounded, and it benets the communities in pro bono activities and education. Emory Law has uno- which we live and work. As lawyers, we are uniquely suited Scholarship recipient cially extended the week to include the entire month. to provide access to justice for those who otherwise could Noémie Broussoux-Coutard 21L was chosen to attend the Also in October, the school held its annual pro bono not aord it,” Sheey says. academic credit clinics — International Trademark Annual Meeting in May. dinner recognizing returning students who received 5beyond what is required for credit. certicates for providing  or more pro bono hours during the previous year. is event kick-started the – IRAP Award Public Interest Dinner Series, during which Stephen Bright, former director, president, and senior counsel of the Emory Law’s chapter Southern Center for Human Rights, shared his experiences of the International with the crowd. graduating students Refugee Assistance 30received the coveted Pro Bono Publico Project (IRAP) e Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) held its received the IRAP annual conference during October. is year’s conference medal to wear at Commencement. JD Best Chapter Award focused on miscarriages of justice and wrongful convic- students must provide at least 75 hours for 2018 — chosen by tions. ere was a Pro Bono Fair featuring representatives of pro bono service during their tenure at Emory Law to receive the medal; LLM IRAP’s national from several dozen legal non-prot organizations, a panel leadership — from featuring alumni working as public defenders in Georgia, students receive a medal for at least 50 hours of service while at Emory. among 31 student and the Atlanta Bar Association’s Celebrating Service chapters in the US, Luncheon. Assistant Dean Rita Sheffey 20L, director of Canada, and UK. The the Center for Public Service, received the Atlanta Legal award was given on Aid Society’s  Extraordinary Pro Bono Service Award September 29, 2018, From left to right: IRAP Intake Director Paul Harper-Spellings 20L, during this celebration, and she helped present the  students received a at the annual IRAP Rita A. Sheey Public Interest Award to Alpa Amin, legal IRAP Vice President Linden Wait 20L, keynote speaker former National Student Pro60 Bono Certificate for completing at USUN Ambassador Samantha Power, First-Year Representative services director for the Georgia Asylum and Legal Services least 25 pro bono hours. Kamil Jamil 21L, Caseworker Nicolette Nunez 21L, and Event Summit, held in network. Coordinator Matthew Freifeld 20L. New York.

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PHOTOS than just an academic exercise. “ ere [are] some beautiful, well-written, and well- thought-out ordinances out there sitting on shelves. No one ever adopted them,”

COURTESY Goldstein said. “One of the things we wanted to  gure out was how to get this one used. Part of community engagement was making sure we were talking with the right

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people, making sure we’re meeting the needs of Georgia. Quite a few counties have LOIS

already adopted it, and several more have it in the works.” She says, “It helped people GIBBS think through some of the environmental issues, but also aesthetic and land use issues on all scales of solar—from roo op to really big.” Georgia model solar ordinance One of the most critical groups a ected by large-scale solar projects is the farming To support the smart growth of solar in Georgia, community, but the clinic’s interest in agricultural issues extends beyond that single the Turner Clinic, together with representatives issue. “Up until just a few years ago, people separated food and agricultural law from from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, developed and published a model solar-zoning environmental law. In fact, they’re connected,” Goldstein said. “Agriculture is the ordinance. Counties and cities across Georgia number-one cause of pollution in the United States. e way that we grow food, the now have a legal framework to support solar way we transport it, and the way we throw it away all have huge environmental impli- development in their jurisdictions while maintain- cations. We have worked across the food spectrum from changing federal legislation ing community character, optimizing land use, to allow for small and midsize farming to changing local ordinances to allow for and ensuring environmental integrity. urban gardens. We’ve worked to change statewide regulations to allow for composting food waste. We’re helping e Conservation Fund purchase land and put easements in place. We’re helping to protect it in perpetuity and to get young and minority farm- ers on that land to grow local food.” Even as the clinic focuses on behind-the-scenes local issues such as solar panel placement regulations and smart land use, it also plays a signi cant role in national environmental matters. “Nuclear waste—there [are] two other attorneys and us in the country that do it. Anything you’ve seen about nuclear waste in the last  years Decreasing barriers to land access has been us. I’m super proud of some of the work that we’ve done, including a lawsuit The Conservation Fund’s Working Farm Fund back in  where we stopped all nuclear power licenses for two years while the seeks to accelerate the pace of agricultural land ENVIRONMENTAL LAW federal government tried to  gure out what to do about waste.” conservation in metro Atlanta, provide a pathway Goldstein takes pride in breaking new ground. for producers to acquire farmland, and strengthen “We’re known for stepping in where we’re needed,  lling gaps,” she says. “If a Atlanta’s local food system. The clinic is advis- whole bunch of people are  ghting a coal- red power plant, I’m not  ghting it. If no ing the fund’s development and implementation. Turner at twenty one’s thinking about where to site solar, that’s where we come in. We’re seen as an Rrecently, clinic students prepared lease-to-own contracts for farmers, balancing farmer needs, important piece of this larger puzzle. We’re not a piece that piles on, but a piece that Turner Environmental Law Clinic celebrates world-changing service conservation, land transfer, and investment stands apart.” outcomes. by Daren Wang e Turner Clinic’s reputation for  lling in gaps helped it gather a who’s who of environmental law for its conference. “We’re so lucky to have such great friends that IN THE MID-SEVENTIES, Lois Gibbs, a house- “At the time we didn’t have any federal, legal environmental advocacy work annually, much I could pick up the phone and say, ‘Hey, will you come down?’ And they all say yes,” wife raising her family in a quiet Niagara method to clean up the mess and to relocate of it inspired by Gibbs’s work. Goldstein said. Along with the keynote speaker, there were two panels. e Future Falls, New York, neighborhood, noticed that the people in a fair and compassionate way,” January’s conference celebrated the clinic’s of Environmental Law: Frontiers in Advocacy and Protection in a Time of Con ict her children and many of their friends were said Mindy Goldstein, executive director -year past, even as its theme looked forward and Change featured William Buzbee, professor of law at Georgetown University getting sick. She started asking questions, and of Emory University School of Law’s Turner to e Future of Environmental Law: Where the Law Center and former Emory Law professor; Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 93L, when she didn’t get answers, she went door- Environmental Law Clinic. Next  Years Will Lead Us. “In my mind, the partner at Van Ness Feldman and Former EPA chief of sta ; and Michael Sutton, the to-door and formed an advocacy group. e “President Carter signed a big old check, future has to involve engaging communities. It executive director of the Goldman Environmental Foundation. It was moderated by Protecting the nation’s public lands Love Canal Homeowners Association, as it and we got the Superfund Law, which is now has to be this bottom-up approach, especially V. Anne Heard 78L. Environmental Law Clinics: e Secret Weapon to Saving Our The Natural Resources Defense Council, would be called, would eventually uncover that the federal legislation that allows for the right now,” Goldstein said. Environment featured Wendy Jacobs, the director of the Emmett Environmental Law together with the clinic and a small group and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law; Seema Kakade, the director of the Environmental of other lawyers, academics, and former their housing development was built on a toxic cleanup of toxic waste sites and the compensa- One of the more high-pro le, bottom-up government offi cials, developed a complex, waste dump and that highly toxic chemicals tion and relocation of communities.” e orts of the clinic came to fruition in July  Law Clinic at the University of Maryland, and Patrick Parenteau, senior counsel at multiyear legal strategy to protect the nation’s were leaching into the groundwater. On January , Mindy Goldstein welcomed with the publication of a model solar ordi- the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at the Vermont Law School. public lands. As a fi rst step in implementing In the legal melee that followed, Love Lois Gibbs as the keynote speaker at the nance. e joint e ort with Georgia Tech and Goldstein moderated that panel. this strategy, the clinic used the Freedom of Canal became synonymous with environmen-  rst conference held by the Turner Clinic, a the University of Georgia was a culmination of “ e panels of speakers are just incredible supporters of the clinic and our work,” Information Act to force the Department of tal disaster, and Gibbs’s activism became a non-pro t legal out t housed within Emory more than a thousand hours of meetings with Goldstein said. “ e lineup speaks to kind of the reputation the clinic has garnered Interior to make important decision-making foundation of American environmental law. Law that does , hours of pro bono environmental groups, local land-use planners, over the years and the excitement nationwide for our work.” documents publicly available.

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GIVING BACK Ensuring access

An Emory Law education ensures our graduates are prepared to enter the workforce and make an immediate impact—whether that is in a law firm, in government, in public interest, or in the corporate world. The generous support of our alumni and friends helps to offset the expense of a quality legal education. Highlighted here are a few of these gifts.

Thomas L. Bisanz 75B 80L and Susan H. David S. Cohen 94L and Craig A. Benson e law rm of Levin Papantonio omas Bisanz B made a gi to establish the omas made a gi to support the Volunteer Clinic for Mitchell Raerty & Proctor made a ve-year L. Bisanz Endowed Scholarship for the Center Veterans and increased their estate gi to the commitment to support the Institute for for Transactional Law and Practice. Bisanz David S. Cohen Scholarship in Law. During his Complex Litigation and Mass Claims. Since serves apartment management and leasing time at Emory Law, Cohen received an award , Levin Papantonio has earned a reputation companies as a designated broker through- that covered a quarter of his tuition. Cohen is a as one of the most successful personal injury out the United States. He is a licensed broker litigator at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy law rms in the nation. eir attorneys handle in more than  states and the District of who made partner in . Cohen serves on claims throughout the country involving Columbia in which he represents clients. Emory Law’s Advisory Board. In addition prescription drugs, medical devices, defective Bisanz has been actively licensed as an attor- to creating the David S. Cohen scholarship, products, consumer protection, and all other ney specializing in real estate for more than  he and his husband, Craig, host the annual types of personal injury claims. years. His designated broker representation of admitted students reception in Washington, DC. For information on how you can give, contact Associate This is my legacy. clients has become a full-time practice for him. Dean of Advancement and Alumni Engagement He has worked with the apartment industry Courtney Stombock at [email protected] his entire career. or 470.426.5833. Isabel M. Garcia 99L “MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE, She is an Atlanta commercial real estate attorney whose many roles included and from that, we want there to be good for others. Because he is active duty serving as Emory Alumni Board president. Emory recognized her with the 2017 J. military, we designated a portion of our life insurance to a bene ciary outside our Pollard Turman Alumni Service Award. family. It was important for us to do that now in our 40s, and there was no question

Her gift will benefit scholarships for that we would choose Emory Law to receive this gi. I know it will do good there. April 17–19, 2020 law students and the Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans. I want Emory to know that I support it and that I am proud of my degree.”

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