Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) welcomes several new adjunct faculty members this semester. Their expertise and dedication to teaching will strengthen our academic community and support the success of our students.
Professors John Mills and Nicole Weitnauer bring a broad and complementary range of legal expertise to AJMLS, grounded in decades of practice and a shared commitment to service. Professor Mills draws on extensive experience in corporate workouts, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters, while Professor Weitnauer brings deep knowledge of immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, and advocacy for vulnerable populations. This spring, Professor Mills will teach Bankruptcy Law and Professor Weitnauer will teach Immigration Law, offering students a strong doctrinal foundation alongside practical insights drawn from their real-world legal practice.
John Mills
Adjunct Professor
Professor John Mills has 30 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of matters, with an emphasis on corporate workouts and restructuring. He regularly advises secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, and other parties on issues such as: corporate reorganization, debtor in possession financing, and the sale and acquisition of distressed assets. He also represents clients in commercial, real estate, and finance-related litigation. Although based in Atlanta, John handles matters across the country, particularly California, where he regularly works.
In addition to his work on behalf of clients, John is an active leader in and member of numerous legal and industry organizations, including the Atlanta Bar Association, for which he previously served as chair of the Bankruptcy Section, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, and the Financial Lawyers Conference.
Dedicated to increasing access to legal services, for years John has provided pro bono legal counsel and helped develop programs that serve individuals and organizations that might otherwise be unable to afford legal representation. In recognition of his contributions, he has received awards from Los Angeles Free Clinic, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta.
John is also active in his community, serving on the Boards of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal (Advisory Board), InCommunity, an organization operating 54 group homes in Georgia for intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals, and Sandy Springs Christian Church.
Nicole Weitnauer
Adjunct Professor
Professor Nicole Weitnauer is an immigration attorney with over a decade of experience practicing immigration law. She currently works for Wallace Immigration Law and focuses on removal defense, family-based petitions, asylum, citizenship, and visa options for survivors of crime and domestic violence. Prior to joining Wallace Immigration Law, Nicole worked for Antonini and Cohen Immigration Law Group and Socheat Chea, PC.
In 2012, Nicole was among approximately 50 people nationwide to be named as an Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Medtronic Foundation. She completed her fellowship at Catholic Charities, Atlanta where she provided legal representation to immigrant victims of crime, trafficking, and domestic violence.
Nicole M. Weitnauer earned a bachelor’s degree in English, Spanish, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the University of Georgia in 2009. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University College of Law, graduating magna cum laude, in 2012. Her note “Padilla v. Kentucky: The Criminal Defense Attorney’s Obligation to Warn of Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction” was published in the Georgia State Law Review.
Nicole is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Georgia and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is a frequent speaker at AILA events. Outside of the law, Nicole enjoys reading, running, hiking, swimming, and being outside. She and her husband have three children.
With the addition of these adjunct professors, AJMLS continues to provide a well-rounded legal education that blends scholarly inquiry with practical training. Professors Mills and Weitnauer exemplify the law school’s commitment to preparing students not only to understand the law but to practice it with skill, confidence, and integrity. We are proud to welcome them to our community and look forward to the impact they will have on our students’ academic and professional journeys.