Through Her Lens: Telling the Stories of Mercer Law

On any given day at Mercer University School of Law, Maggie Reimer can be found behind a camera lens, adjusting a website layout, or crouched near the front of a student panel, waiting to capture the perfect moment. Her work lives across screens and printed pages, in snapshots and short films, in headlines and quiet details—but at its core, it is about people. Their stories, their growth, and the community that binds them together.

Reimer, the Law School’s assistant director of communications and marketing from Eastman, Georgia, is a graduate of Mercer University, Class of 2015, where she studied media. Her path back to Mercer—this time as a storyteller for the law school—feels less like coincidence and more like a natural continuation of the life she has always known.

“I’ve worked in nonprofits for most of my career,” she says, describing a professional journey shaped by connection, creativity, and a deep appreciation for community. Her first job after college set the tone. As marketing director at The Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House in Macon, Reimer found herself immersed in music history and local culture, blending strategy with hands-on experience.

“I loved being an intern at The Big House during college so much that I begged them for months after graduation to hire me,” she says. The persistence paid off—and the role turned out to be far more dynamic than she imagined. While she managed social media and updated the website, she was also selling merchandise at music festivals, giving museum tours, working with volunteers, and interacting with visitors from around the world.

The job came with its share of unforgettable moments. Reimer met members of the Allman Brothers Band, whose music had long been part of her life, as well as artists influenced by their legacy. “Meeting musicians was fun because I had this great connection to the band, to Macon,” she says. “Musicians love to talk about their influences.” Still, even in a setting filled with legendary names, she remembers being completely starstruck only twice. “The only two people I ever got starstruck by were Vince Gill and Cher. I literally could not form a single sentence because I was so in awe of them.”

After her time at The Big House, Reimer transitioned to the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, where she served as marketing manager. The move was both professional and personal. A former Girl Scout herself, she found meaning in returning to a program that had shaped her early confidence.

“When I was a Girl Scout, I overcame my fear of talking to people by selling cookies,” she says. “It was an extremely rewarding experience to tell the stories of girls who are currently learning the same skills I did.”

In 2022, Reimer brought her storytelling skills to Mercer Law. Her role initially centered on digital content—managing the law school’s website, creating graphics, and overseeing social media—but it has steadily expanded. Today, she also produces photography and video, documenting everything from formal events to candid, in-between moments that might otherwise go unnoticed.

What she enjoys most, she says, is the opportunity to truly know the students. “It’s such a fun experience getting to know them, especially when I get to share their incredible stories and aspirations.” Much of that connection comes through her work with student organizations. Whether she is photographing a panel discussion or helping design promotional materials, she is often embedded in the life of the school.

That closeness is, in many ways, a defining feature of the Mercer Law experience. Reimer describes the law school as a place where the broader benefits of a university setting meet the intimacy of a tight-knit community. “I know—or at the very least, have met once—every person that attends or works on our campus,” she says. “That is such a special thing.”

From her vantage point, Reimer has a front-row seat to one of the most significant transformations in a student’s life. Each year begins with orientation and the familiar ritual of first-year headshots, where nerves and uncertainty are often written plainly on students’ faces. Over time, those same students evolve.

“My favorite thing about watching the students transform over their three years is seeing how confident they become,” she says. “Suddenly they are in their 3L year speaking on panels, leading their student organizations, and talking with important alumni as if it’s the most natural thing in the world.”

For prospective students, her advice is simple: come for a visit. “Oftentimes, students feel immediately at home when they come for a tour or an event,” she says. “Mercer Law School is an intentionally small school that focuses on relationships and putting the law into practice rather than in theory, and you can really see that when you come to visit.”

For those already enrolled, her guidance centers on connection. Law school, she notes, can be demanding in ways that go beyond academics. Finding a sense of belonging—through student organizations, intramural teams, or even a reliable study group—can make all the difference.

“One of the biggest indicators of success and stability in law school is finding a community,” she says. “Those connections bring a sense of unity that helps students thrive.” The impact of those relationships extends well beyond graduation. Reimer has seen it firsthand at alumni events, where former classmates gather not just as colleagues, but as genuine friends.

Her understanding of the Mercer Law community runs deeper than her professional role. Long before she joined the staff, she was surrounded by Mercer lawyers. Growing up, she worked at her father’s law practice in the afternoons, gaining an early view of the profession.

Her father, the Honorable C. Michael “Mike” Johnson, a Mercer undergraduate, Class of 1983, and law alumnus, Class of 1986, now serves as a Superior Court judge in Georgia’s Oconee Judicial Circuit. Through him, Reimer saw not only the breadth of legal work—particularly in a small-town setting, where attorneys often handle everything from wills to real estate closings—but also the role lawyers play in their communities.

“What strikes me most about Mercer lawyers is how they are all drawn to service and community,” she says. “I knew many of them first as ‘regular people’—leading the youth group at church, singing in the choir, helping a neighbor in need. They are intelligent, caring people doing the work to make their communities better.”

That sense of community became even more personal during her time at Mercer Law, when her brother, Charlie Johnson, Class of 2026, enrolled as a student. For three years, their professional and personal lives overlapped in a way that is rare in adulthood.

“One of the best parts of my job has been having my brother on campus and seeing him every day,” she says. “I feel like a teenager at home with my siblings again when he sits on the couch in my office and tells me about his day or steals the drinks from my refrigerator.” Watching his law school journey unfold up close gave her an even deeper appreciation for the student experience—and made his recent graduation all the more meaningful.

Outside of work, Reimer’s life is full in a different way. She and her husband Wesley are raising two young children, a stage she describes as revolving around “snacks, nap time, and playgrounds.” Still, they make time for the passions that first brought them together—they met at a music festival during her days at The Big House—and remain active supporters of the arts and local businesses.

She also serves on the advisory board for the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association and runs a small photography business. When she can, she heads outdoors to swim, kayak, or camp—though, she admits with a laugh, Georgia pollen sometimes has other plans.

Looking back, Reimer sees her connection to Mercer as both deeply personal and broadly meaningful. As a third-generation Mercer graduate with extended family ties to the university, her investment in its future is woven into her identity. Yet even without that legacy, she believes she would feel the same sense of pride.

“It’s not just Mercer lawyers who are committed to serving their neighbors,” she says. “It’s the entire Mercer community.”

In her role, Reimer has the unique privilege of documenting that commitment—one story at a time. Through her work, the everyday moments of law school life become something lasting: a record of growth, connection, and purpose. And in telling those stories, she helps ensure that the spirit of Mercer is not only preserved, but shared.