Month: August 2012

The Daily Report Highlights AJMLS Externship Program

Posted on by Ian Ford

Recently The Daily Report highlighted Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School’s students for their work with DeKalb County child support cases. Through John Marshall’s Externships Program, students are going to help pro se plaintiffs in contested child support cases through a program started by a DeKalb County judge and family lawyer.The students will assist divorcing parents with a lengthy worksheet reporting income and expenses.

DeKalb Superior Court Judge Mark Anthony Scott and Rebecca Crumrine, a partner at family law firm Hedgepeth, Heredia, Crumrine & Morrison, have organized an externship with AJMLS, where Crumrine is an adjunct professor, training third-year law students to help pro se litigants in Scott’s courtroom fill out the worksheet. They hope the pilot program will spread to other courtrooms.

AJMLS is extremely proud of our students and our phenomenal Externship Program, which allows students to gain real-world experience while in school.

For the full article, click here.

Article by AJMLS Alumna is Featured on Litigator Blog

Posted on by Ian Ford

AJMLS alumna, Heather Hale was recently a guest contributor for litigation blog, Litig8or Tech. Her article titled, “Solo but Not Alone: iPad as Personal Assistant” posted yesterday, August 27, 2012 to the website. Heather’s day-in-the-life article details her experience as a solo practitioner and describes how her iPad plays a major role in the maintenance and expansion of her company. Heather currently serves as an Atlanta-area solo practitioner specializing in immigration services and international adoptions. She has a passion for enhancing client and colleague relationships through technology. AJMLS is extremely proud of her accomplishments. To read the full article, click here.

AJMLS Alumnus Wins Runoff for Georgia’s 9th District

Posted on by Ian Ford

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School alumnus Doug Collins, who graduated in 2008, recently won the runoff for Georgia’s new 9th District, by defeating Martha Zoller.  Doug will now move on to the November 6th general election.  AJMLS has a large population of alumni who are politically active and involved in public service.  Our school and the John Marshall Alumni Association are proud of these alumni and their accomplishments.

For more information about Doug Collins, please go to www.collinsleads.com.

GABWA Features AJMLS Office of Financial Aid in a Law School 101 Interview

Posted on by Ian Ford

The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) recently interviewed former AJMLS Financial Aid Counselor, Montre Everett on their talk show “Legally Speaking”. The segment titled “Law School 101” featured Everett alongside a Georgia State University College of Law Admissions Coordinator. As always, Everett provided current, relevant and insightful financial aid information and advice. The full interview will air this Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. on AIB (Comcast channel 5). To view the interview online, click here.

*Montre Everett is now the Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Savannah Law School, a branch of the ABA-accredited Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

AJMLS Student’s Article Recently Featured in GAWL Newsletter

Posted on by Ian Ford

An article written by AJMLS student, Megan Hodgkiss, was recently  featured in the July 2012 issue of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers’ (GAWL) newsletter. The article titled, “Women in Law Day: GAWL Chapter Honors Women in the Judiciary” highlighted the school’s annual Women in Law Day event held each March. This year’s event, hosted in the Blackburn Conference Center, attracted dynamic women from throughout the state of Georgia, including Fulton County State Court Judge Diane E. Bessen, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein, and Fulton County State Court Judge Susan E. Edlein.

For the full article, click here. Congratulations Megan on this prestigious honor!