The Atlanta Lawyer May 2013 | Page 28

Melody Z. Richardson, co-chair of the Law Day Committee and Managing Member of Pachman Richardson, LLC, Aisha BlanchardCollins, an attorney with Pachman Richardson, LLC, and stephen Robinson worked with 15 students at Therrell Law High School who volunteered to participate in a Law Day Mock Trial. The students presented the trial of State v. Stover in their mock trial courtroom on April 24. The Honorable Gail s. Tusan, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, presided over the trial. The students who watched the trial were broken into groups of 12 to act as jury panels and had an opportunity to render their verdicts at the conclusion of the case. The mock trial team was made up of a terrific group of students who were excited to take part in the mock trial. Therrell Law High School was named a community partner of the Atlanta Bar Association in 1987, and the administration is thrilled that the Law Day Mock Trial was the first time the students used the school’s new mock trial courtroom. 28 THE ATLANTA LAWYER May 2013 The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association