minorit
diversit cler shi
The Atlanta Bar Association s Minorit
Diversit Cler shi
Program ust com leted the 26th ear of offering first ear
students from Georgia s law schools Emor , Georgia
State Universit , ohn Marshall, Mercer and the Universit
of Georgia o ortunities to artici ate as cler s for the
summer with law firms and for the first time this ear with
udges. Although over 100 a lications were received from
the five law schools, there were onl laces for fourteen
students.
Shown on these ages are hotos from a rece tion hosted
at the Commerce Club on November 7, 2011, for these
students, their firm and udicial mentors and the career
services re resentatives from the law schools.
Chief udge Carol Hunstein, Su reme Court of Georgia
udge Sara L. Do le, Georgia Court of A eals
Chief udge Pats Y. Porter, Fulton Count State Court
udge Brenda S. Hill Cole, Fulton Count State Court
udge Susan E. Edlein, Fulton Count State Court
In toda s challenging economic times, it is more im ortant
than ever to su ort and encourage the success of minorit
law students, a rimar goal of the Minorit
Diversit
Cler shi Program. With our hel , we can do ust that.
The co-chairs W. Seaborn ones and Charles T. Lester,
r. are inviting firms now to sign u to artici ate in the
2012 rogram. For more information or to artici ate as a
host firm or com an for the 2012 rogram, lease contact
Charlie T. Lester r. at [email protected] or
Mariana Pannell at m [email protected].
The Atlanta Bar Association extends a sincere than ou to
the following firms and udges for artici ating in the 2011
rogram
Alston Bird LLP
Ba er Donelson Bearman Caldwell Ber owit PC
Burr Forman, LLP
Fisher Philli s
Haw ins Parnell Thac ston Young LLP
il atric Townsend Stoc ton LLP
Owen, Gleaton, Egan, ones Sweene , LLP
Par er Hudson Rainer Dobbs LLP
Stites Harbison, PLLC
Co-chair of the Minorit
Diversit
Cler shi Program Charles T. Lester Jr.
(Sutherland).
Dawn M. Jones (King & Spalding), Judge Susan E. Edlein (Fulton County
State Court), and Kareemah Lewis (student with John Marshall Law School).
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
November 2011
The Of cial News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association