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.
J. Henry Walker, IV, ’86, Atlanta, Chair
Kilpatrick Townsend
Thomas J. Reiman, ’74, Highland Park, Illinois, Vice-Chair
Kate Sievert Cook, ’02, Gainesville, Secretary
Cook Law Group, LLC
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.
Cynthia H. Clanton, ’86, Atlanta
Administrative Office of the Courts
J. Christopher Clark, ’89, Macon
Clark & Smith Law Firm, LLC
Betsy Cross Griswold, ’83, Atlanta
United Parcel Service Legal Department
Deron R. Hicks, ‘93, Warm Springs
TSYS
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
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.
Darrell L. Sutton, ’03, Atlanta, President
Sutton Law Group, LLC
Tanya D. Jeffords, ’01, Augusta, President-elect
The Law Office of Tanya D. Jeffords and Associates
Bethany M. Rezek, ’06, Atlanta, Secretary
King & Spalding
The Honorable William P. Adams, ’77, Macon
Adams Law Firm
Bryan Oliver Babcock, ’08, Atlanta
Internal Revenue Service
Christine M. Cruse, ’98, Warner Robins
Christine M. Cruse, PC
Ronald E. Daniels, ’12, Eastman
Daniels Law, LLC
The Honorable Victoria F. Darrisaw, ’93, Albany
Dougherty County State Court
The Honorable Eric K. Dunaway, ’97, Atlanta
Fulton County Superior Court
Jill U. Edmondson, ’06, Atlanta
Georgia Power
The Honorable Ellen S. Golden, ’89, Valdosta
Lowndes County State Court
Samuel F. Hart, Jr., ’97, Macon
Dozier Law Firm, LLC
Donna Stanaland Hix, ’93, Columbus
Hall Booth Smith
Charles E. Hodges, ’95, Atlanta
Jones Day
The Honorable C. Michael Johnson, '86, Eastman
Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
D’Andrea J. Morning McCants, ’07, Atlanta
Grady Health System
Rhonda Wilcox McCurtain, ’02, Atlanta
Lazer Spot
The Honorable Rizza P. O'Connor, ’10, Vidalia
Toombs County Magistrate Court
Paul W. Painter, III, ’07, Savannah
Bowen Painter LLC
Timothy C. Sanders, ’03, Thomasville
Alexander & Vann, LLP
Mary Jane D. Saunders, ’81, Washington D.C.
Beer Institute
Amy K. Weber, '99, Atlanta
Taylor English Duma LLP
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.
Zandra V. Hall, ’15, Atlanta, President
Mohawk Industries
W. Devin Franklin, ’09, Atlanta, Vice-President
Atlanta Circuit Public Defender's Office
Cheveda G. McCamy, ’98, McDonough, Secretary
Henry County District Attorney's Office
Tabitha Ponder Beckford, ’99, Atlanta, Fundraising Chair
Ponder-Solomon Law Group, PC
Ashley Pruitt, ’12, Atlanta, Communications Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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.
Amanda M. Morejon, ’17, Macon, President and Chair of Development Committee
Laura A. Denton, ’08, Atlanta, Vice President and Chair of Service Committee
Amber A. Pelot, '09, Atlanta, Secretary
John W. Harris, ’13, Atlanta, Co-Chair of Events Committee
W. Justin Purvis, ’12, Albany, Chair of Nominations Committee
Class Representatives:
David R. Cook, ’05, Atlanta
Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, ’05, Atlanta
Vernon Strickland, ’06, Newnan
Jack R.B. Long, ’06, Augusta
Robert F. Glass, ’07, Atlanta
Katie E. Ray, ’07, Atlanta
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
Dustin E. Davies, '11, Gainesville
L. Rachel Wilson, ’11, Savannah
Billie Pritchard, '12, Atlanta
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
Leah C. Mayo, '18, Rome
Lauren R. Wilmer, '18, Macon
Maggie L. Conerly, '19, Washington, DC
Justin B. Connell, ’05, Atlanta, Founding President
