July 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMercer law student wins national labor law  writing competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20, 2009) – Mercer Law School student Erica L. Hickey has been named winner of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers’ Second Annual Writing Competition for Law Students.
Hickey, whose paper was titled Gomez-Perez V. Potter - Yet Another Step Away From Textualist Interpretation Of Employment Discrimination Statutes, received a $1,500 first-place prize. In addition to being posted on the CLEL’s Web site, Hickey’s article will be distributed with the CLEL’s newsletter, which is seen by over 1,000 fellows practicing in the United States and Canada. The second- and third-place winners are Joseph Balestrino of Duquesne University School of Law and Alvir Sadhwani of Washington College of Law at American University.
The CLEL was the vision of a number of the fellows. Established in 1995 through an initiative of the Council of The Section of Labor and Employment Law of The American Bar Association, the idea was to further establish this profession in all its aspects as one uniquely important to the world of labor and employment law, individual rights, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. The CLEL operates by its officers and a Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is a body of 16 fellows composing an equal number of fellows from four constituencies. The four are those whose primary professional activities are or have been representing labor unions, employers, plaintiffs and those serving the role of neutral whether in government, in academia, or as mediators and arbitrators. This structure is designed to bring every part of the profession together to further excellence and integrity in the profession. Fellows, nominated exclusively by other fellows and elected by the Board of Governors, are selected for membership after appropriate diligence has determined that they have obtained the highest level of character, integrity, professional expertise and experience through sustained performance. The CLEL operates as a free-standing organization recognizing those who, by long and outstanding service, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field.
For further information on the CLEL or the writing competition, please visit its website at www.laborandemploymentcollege.org or contact Executive Director Susan Wan at (202) 955-8225.
About Mercer Law School
Founded in 1873, the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the United States and the first one in the state of Georgia accredited by the American Bar Association. Mercer Law School’s educational philosophy is based on a broadly shared commitment to prepare students for the high-quality, general practice of law in a day-to-day learning environment that is both strongly supportive and consistently professional. Its innovative Woodruff Curriculum – which focuses on ethics and practical skills amid small class sizes – earned the Gambrell Professionalism Award from the ABA for its “depth of excellence.” With an enrollment of about 400 students, taught by some of the sharpest legal minds in the country, Mercer Law School has been listed among the nation’s top law schools and is nationally recognized for its exceptional programs in legal writing, moot court, public interest, and professionalism and ethics. For more information about Mercer Law School, visit www.law.mercer.edu or call 478.301.5000.
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