Mercer Law graduates serve as law clerks at Georgia Supreme Court

Seven distinguished alumni of Mercer University were honored for their significant contributions during the ninth annual Alumni and Friends Awards Reception and Dinner on November 1, coinciding with the Homecoming celebrations.

Attorney Bill Lundy recently addressed Professor Malempati’s constitutional law class at AJMLS, sharing his extensive legal experience.

Krystal Robledo, a student at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (AJMLS), has been named one of the three recipients of the 2024 NAMWOLF Joel Stern Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Pipeline Scholarship. The scholarship, valued at $10,000, is awarded to students who contribute significantly to diversity within their law school community while pursuing legal careers.

Walter Hellerstein, a Distinguished Research Professor and Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus, was recently featured in the Savannah Morning News. The feature discussed state ballot measures on taxation.

Beasley Allen attorneys LaBarron Boone and Duane King are currently investigating a fatal explosion that occurred at the Atlanta airport. The incident resulted in the death of Mirko Marweg, a Delta Tech with nearly two decades of experience in Delta’s TechOps paint shop. Marweg, who was also an Air Force veteran, was affectionately known as “Mr. Fix-It” by his family.

For more than 45 years, the Beasley Allen Law Firm has been dedicated to "helping those who need it most." The firm recently announced a $2.5 million settlement in a premises liability case.

A Chatham County resident has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.

Eleven individuals have been indicted on charges related to a drug trafficking operation spanning multiple counties, following the unsealing of a federal indictment.

A former employee of a U.S. Department of Defense component agency is facing up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to mishandling classified documents. Margaret Anne Ashby, 26, from Henderson, Nevada, awaits sentencing following her guilty plea to Unauthorized Removal/Retention of Classified Documents. This was announced by Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction of Aaron Neil Johnson, 22, for his involvement in two violent robberies targeting senior citizens. A jury found Johnson guilty on April 1, 2024, of armed robbery, robbery, and theft by receiving stolen property related to incidents involving two women aged 74 and 78.