Boards
Board of Visitors
The mission of the Mercer Law School Board of Visitors is to provide advice to the Dean of the Law School and to support the Law School. The Board’s goal is to help strengthen and define the academic and strategic goals of Mercer Law School, to enhance the reputation of Mercer Law School, to assist in the recruitment of high quality students, and to assist the Dean in efforts to graduate and place ethical, service-oriented, practice-ready legal professionals, and to assist in fundraising when able to help achieve these goals.
Ann Baird Bishop, ’76, Marietta, Chair
Sponsler, Bishop, Koren and Hammer
J. Henry Walker, IV, ’86, Atlanta, Vice-Chair
Kilpatrick Townsend
Thomas J. Reiman, ’74, Highland Park, Illinois, Secretary
Virgil Adams, ’80, Macon
Adams Jordan & Herrington PC
Frederick S. Bergen, ’86, Savannah
Bergen and Bergen, PC
The Honorable Michael P. Boggs, ’90, Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rebecca R. Burgess, ’01, New York, New York
Rebecca Burgess, Inc.
The Honorable Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, ’71, Atlanta
Cauthorn, Nohr & Owen
Cynthia H. Clanton, ’86, Atlanta
Administrative Office of the Courts
J. Christopher Clark, ’89, Macon
Clark & Smith Law Firm, LLC
Kate Sievert Cook, ’02, Gainesville
Cook Law Group, LLC
Betsy Cross Griswold, ’83, Atlanta
United Parcel Service Legal Department
Deron R. Hicks, ‘93, Warm Springs
TSYS
John Flanders Kennedy, ’90, Macon
James Bates Brannan Groover LLP
The Honorable John E. Morse, Jr.
Chatham County Superior Court
Benjamin F. Parrish, Jr., ’82, Brentwood, Tennessee
Tractor Supply Company
Brandon L. Peak, ’04, Columbus
Butler Wooten Cheeley & Peak LLP
The Honorable Clyde L. Reese III, ’96, Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals
Stephanie Godsey Shepherd, ’02, Macon
Syncro Medical Innovations, Inc.
Scott C. Smith, ’85, Atlanta
Genuine Part Company
Anita Wallace Thomas, ’89, Atlanta
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Richard A. Watts, ’92, Atlanta
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Mercer University School of Law Alumni Association seeks to unite alumni, former students and friends of the Law School for the purposes of renewing friendships, creating goodwill, enhancing fellowship and camaraderie; assist in the annual fund raising, support and uphold the traditions of the Law School; foster and perpetuate alumni enthusiasm for the law school and students; and provide input to the Dean as appropriate.
Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, ’05, Atlanta, President
Balch & Bingham, LLP
Darrell L. Sutton, ’03, Atlanta, President-elect
Sutton Law Group, LLC
Tanya D. Jeffords, ’01, Augusta, Secretary
The Law Office of Tanya D. Jeffords and Associates
The Honorable William P. Adams, ’77, Macon
Adams Law Firm
Bryan Oliver Babcock, ’08, Atlanta
Internal Revenue Service
Griffin B. Bell III, ’02, Decatur
Griffin Bell III, P.C.
Jonathan L. Bledsoe, ’99, Dalton
Minor, Bell & Neal
Michael L. Chapman, ’89, Tampa, Florida
Holland & Knight
Tomieka R. Daniel, ’02, Macon
Georgia Legal Services Program
The Honorable Victoria F. Darrisaw
Dougherty County State Court
Jill U. Edmondson, ’06, Atlanta
Home Depot USA
The Honorable Ellen S. Golden, ’89, Valdosta
Lowndes County State Court
Donna Stanaland Hix, ’93, Columbus
Hall Booth Smith
Charles E. Hodges, ’95, Atlanta
Jones Day
Quentin L. Marlin, ’07, Savannah
Ellis, Painter, Ratterree and Adams
James E. Messer, ’93, Tallahassee, Florida
Fonvielle Lewis Foote & Messer
D’Andrea J. Morning, ’07, Atlanta
Grady Health System
Paul W. Painter, III, ’07, Savannah
Bowen Painter LLC
Bethany M. Rezek, ’06, Atlanta
King & Spalding
Timothy C. Sanders, ’03, Thomasville
Alexander & Vann, LLP
Naomi Weyand Smith, ’85, Atlanta
Smith Moore Attorneys LLC
Mary Jane D. Saunders, ’81, Washington D.C.
Beer Institute
Wendy C. Vonnegut, ’89, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Methodist University
BLSA ALUMNI COUNCIL
The BLSA Alumni Council is a volunteer organization formed to support the Mercer University School of Law Alumni Association. The Council was designed to engage BLSA graduates to participate in alumni activities and programs, encourage continued relationship with and service to the Law School and its current BLSA members.
Robbin Shipp, ’96, Atlanta, President
Fuller Shipp Law Group
The Honorable Shondeana C. Morris, ’97, Atlanta, Vice-President
DeKalb County State Court
Anelise R. Codrington, ’17, Atlanta, Secretary
State of Clayton County Judicial Clerk
Wiley Devin Franklin, ’09, Atlanta, Treasurer
Atlanta Circuit Public Defenders’ Office
Ashley Pruitt, ’12, Atlanta, Communications Officer
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers
YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL
The Young Alumni Council is a volunteer organization designed to engage recent graduates (1-15 years) to participate in alumni activities and programs, to serve the School of Law and its current students through recruitment and mentorship programs, and to support the Mercer Law Alumni Board of Directors.
Justin B. Connell, ’05, Atlanta, President
Amanda M. Morejon, ’17, Macon, Vice President and Chair of Development Committee
Laura A. Denton, ’08, Atlanta, Secretary and Chair of Service Committee
Katie E. Ray, ’07, Atlanta, Co-Chair of Events Committee
John W. Harris, ’13, Atlanta, Co-Chair of Events Committee
Cam W. Kirbo, ’13, Albany, Chair of Nominations Committee
Class Representatives:
Lauren Shurling,Kirkland ’04, Swainsboro
David R. Cook, ’05, Atlanta
Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, ’05, Atlanta
Vernon Strickland, ’06, Newnan
Jack R.B. Long, ’06, Augusta
Ivy N. Cadle, ’07, Macon
Darryl W. Lunon, ’08, State College, Pennsylvania
D. Neill Kinnebrew, ’09, Columbus
Falen O. Cox, ’10, Savannah
The Honorable Amanda N. Heath, ’10, Augusta
Bethany L. Whetzel, ’10, Atlanta
L. Rachel Wilson, ’11, Savannah
W. Justin Purvis, ’12, Valdosta
Jenna Lasseter, ’13, Atlanta
Tyler D. Mashburn, ’14, Atlanta
Elizabeth Lambert Cox, ’15, Roswell
James F. Banter, ’16, Macon
Jessica Canedo Wallace, ’16, Columbus
Kristen Campbell, ’17, Columbus
