Harvard Law alumna returns to Navajo Nation to strengthen tribal law and native voices

March 22, 2019

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law alumna Ethel Branch ’08 was honored this year by the law school’s Women’s Law Association. As the attorney general of the Navajo Nation, Branch oversees a staff of 88, handling all the legal affairs of the sprawling Nation, which extends into Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

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Harvard Law amunus leads civil rights firms fighting criminalization of poverty

March 22, 2019

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law alumnus Blake Strode ’15 is back home fighting the criminalization of poverty as executive director of ArchCity Defenders, a nonprofit civil rights law firm in St. Louis that has filed landmark cases that have already improved the lives of tens of thousands of low-income people.  

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Georgia Law alumna and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms honored by Black Law Students Association

March 22, 2019

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia Law alumna and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (J.D. ’94) was honored by the Ronald J. Freeman Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association. Bottoms discussed the value of her law degree and legal training when she joined the Atlanta City Council.

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Georgia State Law alumnus to join Georgia Housing Corps as part of Equal Justice Works fellowship

March 22, 2019

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Equal Justice Works has selected Georgia State Law alumnus John Gainey (J.D. ’17) to serve as a legal fellow for the Georgia Housing Corps, a new fellowship program sponsored by the Georgia Bar Foundation, which addresses barriers to housing stability in Georgia’s rural and urban communities.

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Georgia State Law alumna leaves mark fighting for health equity as she retires

March 22, 2019

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State Law alumna Sylvia Caley ’89 is retiring after 11 years as the director of the Health Law Partnership (HeLP), a medical-legal community collaboration among Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the College of Law and the co-director of the HeLP Legal Services Clinic, which she helped found.

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Georgetown Law alumnus launches nonprofit for minority college students with STEM backgrounds

March 22, 2019

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — Georgetown Law alumnus Taylor Weaver ’17 launched Urban Energy Garden, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps not only to place minority college students with science and technology backgrounds (STEM) in federal externships but also to cover costs such as housing, transportation and living expenses.

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Georgetown Law alumna and GEMALaw founder honored with alumni achievement award

March 22, 2019

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — Georgetown Law alumna Raquel Braun ’10 is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award at the 11th Annual Symposium. Braun founded the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance, or GEMALaw. Today, Braun is the senior director of business and legal affairs at Fox Sports.

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GW Law alumnus selected to lead World Bank Administrative Tribunal

March 22, 2019

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — George Washington Law alumnus Zakir Hafez, LLM ’00 and SJD ’03, was named the new Executive Secretary at the World Bank Administrative Tribunal. Hafez spoke about his new role at the World Bank and how his GW Law experience has shaped his career.

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GW Law father, son alumni discuss their careers in entrepeneurship

March 22, 2019

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW —  George Washington Law alumni Robert Altman, JD ’71, and James Altman, JD ’14, returned to their alma mater this month to join Dean Blake D. Morant for his “Conversation with the Dean” series. The father-son duo spoke about their successful careers both inside and outside the legal profession.

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George Washington Law alumnus discusses career in the world of esports

March 20, 2019

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — George Washington Law alumnus Bryce Blum ’13 spoke about his career, how he ventured into the world of esports, and his advice to students who have an interest in pursuing opportunities in this growing area. In 2017, Mr. Blum launched ESG Law, the first esports-only law firm.

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