Georgia State University Distinguished University Professor and professor of law Timothy D. Lytton was one of 35 new members elected to the American Law Institute in July. The ALI is an independent organization dedicated to clarifying, modernizing and improving the law. Membership is limited to 3000 prominent attorneys, judges and legal academics, selected for their… more »
Charity Scott and three graduates of the College of Law have joined a mentorship program for lawyers new to the field of health law. This program was launched recently by the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
“This new mentorship program is a wonderful opportunity to foster meaningful, one-on-one relationships among experienced… more »
The first Charity Scott Summer Law Student Scholarship was awarded to Charles Cullen (J.D. ’20). The scholarship was created to honor the “vision, inspiration and resourcefulness” of Charity Scott who was one of the driving forces in creating the Health Law Partnership. Scott, Georgia State Law’s Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law, served as HeLP’s… more »
After seeing the real issues of inequality with her patients as a nurse, Sylvia Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89) went to law school to help more people rather than just one patient at a time. This influenced her to commit time and resources to achieving health equity.
Caley is retiring after 11 years as the director… more »
What makes lawyers — and law students — happy?
“Lawyer happiness is not correlated with extrinsic factors,” said Charity Scott, Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. “Income, class rank, whether you made Law Review—those things don’t correlate with happiness in practice. Ironically, these factors are probably the very… more »
What makes lawyers — and law students — happy?
“Lawyer happiness is not correlated with extrinsic factors,” said Charity Scott, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law. “Income, class rank, whether you made Law Review—those things don’t correlate with happiness for lawyers in practice. Ironically, these factors are probably the very things… more »
Charity Scott, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law, received the Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care Award for excellence in legal education from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The award recognizes outstanding contributions of law teachers in community service in health law.
“Professor Scott’s deep and sustained contributions to the… more »
When the judge at an administrative hearing for Social Security benefits leaves the room following the hearing, it can be weeks or months before a decision is rendered about whether to award benefits. Parents or caregivers making the appeal for a disabled child can sit in a stew of worry.
Sometimes, though, the nerve-shredding is… more »
Alumni, faculty and friends celebrated the 10th anniversary of the HeLP Legal Services Clinic Thursday, Sept. 14, with a reception at Georgia State Law. In its 10 years, more than 270 students from multiple professions have worked together in the clinic to address the social determinants of health for low-income families, recovering more than $1.2… more »
Georgia State Law is ranked No. 6 on Law Street Media’s “Top 10 Law Schools for Health Law” list.
The specialty rankings blend quantitative and qualitative data using a 100-point formula that examines courses offered (25 points), graduates employed in the specialty (20), proximity to subject-relevant employment centers (15), networking and extracurricular opportunities in the discipline… more »
