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Second-year student Elizabeth M. “Beth” Boland and third-year student Lauren R. Harter have successfully secured asylum for a long-time client of the Community Health Law Partnership Clinic.

Beasley Allen celebrates six attorneys named on 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers lists

Six attorneys from the Atlanta office of Beasley Allen Law Firm have been recognized in the 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Atlanta News First features professor Lisa Milot on illegal puppy sales

Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot was recently featured on Atlanta News First.

Property owners urged to enhance security against sexual assaults

Business and property owners have a responsibility to maintain safe environments, especially for minors.

Cobb man receives life sentence for girlfriend's murder

Cobb County District Attorney Sonya F. Allen announced the conviction of Charles Franklin Cook, 42, for the murder of his girlfriend, Melinda Colleen Jolly.

Norcross business owner pleads guilty to defrauding U.S. Postal Service

By A. I. Benavidez | Feb 13, 2025

Gregory Rehberg, a business owner from Norcross, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service by submitting false invoices.

Appellate Litigation Clinic argues before Fourth Circuit in Qaiymah v. McHenry

By A. I. Benavidez | Feb 13, 2025

The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently presented the case Qaiymah v. McHenry before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Lori A. Ringhand featured in Law.com article about Third Circuit judges

Hosch Professor and Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was recently featured on Law.com.

Law student balances family life and studies while pursuing advocacy goals

The Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) celebrates the achievements of its students, highlighting Rachel Avrunin's journey as a second-year law student.

EPA adds nine new PFAS chemicals to Toxics Release Inventory

Pollution remains a pressing issue in the United States, with harmful substances like PFAS contaminating water supplies.

Georgia prison-based drug ring sees thirty-eight convicted

Thirty-eight individuals, including several inmates from Georgia state prisons, have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl in the metro-Atlanta area.

Real estate firm head pleads guilty in $62M fraud involving Atlanta Financial Center

Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz has admitted guilt to wire fraud in a large-scale investment fraud scheme, resulting in over 800 investors losing approximately $62.8 million.

Former Brookhaven official sentenced for child exploitation offenses

Cobb County District Attorney Sonya F. Allen has announced that Patrick Nalley, 47, has pled guilty to charges of obscene internet contact with a minor and criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation.

UGA Law students advance to nationals in National Trial Competition

The University of Georgia School of Law has advanced to the national level in the National Trial Competition (NTC) after a successful performance by its team.

Renata Turner Award supports aspiring public interest lawyers at AJMLS

The Renata Turner Award, named in honor of Chief Judge Renata Turner, aims to support Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) students pursuing public interest legal work during the summer.

UGA Law team wins regionals to advance to national trial competition

The University of Georgia School of Law has achieved success in the National Trial Competition (NTC), with students M. Drake Jones and Dresden L. Day winning Region VI.

Fourteen sentenced in Atlanta prison-based drug trafficking ring