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Editorial Board Spotlight Law School Student Liaisons The Atlanta Lawyer Editorial Board Welcomes These Bright Law School Student Liaisons T he Atlanta Lawyer is proud and excited to add two law school student members to the Editorial Board: Meredith Rainey Permar, a 3L at Emory University School of Law and Jordan Whitaker, a 2L at Georgia State University College of Law. Marshall Law School, Mercer University School of Law and University of Georgia Law. For consideration, please contact Ericka Henderson, Publications and Communications Director at [email protected]. Meredith Rainey Permar hails from Social Circle, Georgia and holds an A.B. magna cum laude in Women’s Studies from the University of Georgia. Meredith is particularly interested in advocating for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and enjoys studying issues related to Children’s Rights and Child Welfare. During her time at Emory Law, Meredith has been a student intern for the Gwinnett Sexual Assault Center and Children’s Advocacy Center as well as the Barton Child Law and Policy Center’s Legislative Advocacy Clinic. This summer she represented Temporary Protective Order petitioners under the Third Year Practice Act as an intern with the Cobb County Office of Atlanta Legal Aid. Meredith hopes to have a career focused on public interest in the Atlanta area after she graduates from Emory in May, 2015. Jordan Whitaker is from Ohio and holds a B.A. from Miami University in Psychology. Jordan is concentrating her legal studies on family law and health law. She has experience with family law from her summer 2014 internship with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Domestic Relations Unit and prior to entering law school, Jordan interned at the Gwinnett County Solicitor’s Office and the Georgia Center for Opportunity. This fall Jordan will participate in the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic at Georgia State. The Editorial Board of The Atlanta Lawyer continues to seek interested law student liaisons, especially from Atlanta’s John 12 THE ATLANTA LAWYER August/September 2014 Meredith Rainey Permar Emory University School of Law Jordan Whitaker Georgia State University College of Law The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association