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Jim Petro, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, to Deliver 2012 Commencement Keynote Address
Jim Petro, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 Commencement ceremony of Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. in the University Center.Law School Recognized by University Business Magazine as a 'Model Of Efficiency'
Mercer University School of Law is one of 16 institutions nationwide recognized by University Business magazine's Models of Efficiency program. The program recognizes innovative approaches for streamlining higher education operations through technology or business process improvements. The Dean's Office in the Law School traded in all of the file boxes of copied invoices for an electronic storage system, which freed space, saved time and improved efficiency.Mercer Places Second in the John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Mercer’s team of second year students Ashley Akins, Jacquelyn Smith, and Tom Allmond captured second place in the John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition. The competition was hosted by Seton Hall Law School in Newark, New Jersey on March 23-24. The team also won second place for best petitioner’s brief. Professor Jim Fleissner and student Michael George coached the team. Client Counseling Team Places Seventh in the Nation
In February 2012 Mercer's ABA Client Counseling team of third year students Craig Cooper and Emilie Leech finished second in the 11th Circuit region of the ABA Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition. The competition was hosted at Mercer Law School and included 24 competitors from law schools around the region. At the national finals in March, which Cooper and Leech had been specially invited by the ABA because of their noteworthy regional performances both this year and last, they finished seventh in the nation. 2012 Hugh Lawson Moot Court Competition
First year Mercer law student Christiane Cochran won the Hugh Lawson Moot Court competition held on Law Day, March 16, 2012. The King & Spalding Cup and $500 are awarded to a first-year student who most effectively argues before a panel of distinguished judges. Coming in a close second place was 1L Megan Allen.Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law - 1021 Georgia Avenue Macon, Georgia 31207
