Advocacy Leadership
Program Leadership

Katie Powers, Assistant Dean of Advocacy

Jeff Bloom, Director of Advocacy
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Trial Advocacy

John "Chris" Clark
Trial Practice, Advanced Legal Writing

The Hon. Marc T. Treadwell
Federal Criminal Case Studies, Georgia Civil Practice and Procedure

The Hon. Cheferre Young
Juvenile Practice & Procedure

Wallace Miller III
Problems in Insurance Litigation

Stuart Walker
Georgia Civil Practice

The Hon. Thomas Matthews
Juvenile Court Practice and Procedure

The Hon. Howard Z. Simms (Ret.)
Georgia Criminal Practice and Procedure, Advanced Litigation Drafting

Lance Simon
Medical Malpractice

Michael M. Smith
Advanced Litigation Drafting

Catherine Williams
Georgia Criminal Practice & Procedure
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Appellate and Written Advocacy

The Hon. Stephen Louis A. Dillard
Appellate Practice & Procedure; Georgia Appellate Practice

Virginia Josey
Advanced Litigation Drafting

John "Chris" Clark
Trial Practice, Advanced Legal Writing

Scott Key
Appellate Practice & Procedure

Michael M. Smith
Advanced Litigation Drafting

Lauren Miller
Advanced Persuasive Writing
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Hon. Bryant Culpepper (Ret.)
Introduction to Dispute Resolution

Tomieka Daniel
Introduction to Client Counseling

Zandra Hall
Introduction to Counseling

Bert Hummel
Case Settlement Negotiations
COMPETITION COACHES
Mock Trial
- The Hon. John C. Carbo (Ret.)
Clayton County State Court - Leah McEwen
Asst. US Attorney at the Department of Justice
Deputy Criminal Chief for the Middle District of Georgia - Bonnie Smith
Asst. District Attorney (former)
Clayton County District Attorney’s Office - Reid Weinstein
Principal (Plaintiff’s Lawyer)
Law Offices of Reid M. Weinstein, LLC - Meghan Pittman
Associate Attorney (Civil Litigation)
Hall, Booth & Smith - Julia Shankus
Attorney
Law Office of Kevin Bradley - Isiah Chavis
Associate Attorney
The Champion Firm
- Varad R. Dabke
Associate Attorney (Civil Litigation)
Hall, Booth & Smith - Macey Williams
Asst. District Attorney for Cherokee County - Lauren James
Law Clerk
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Rebekah Hardin
Asst. Public Defender Bibb County - Hailey Morton
Staff Attorney
Bibb County Superior Court - John Flowers
Mercer Law Class of 2023 - Akash Patel
Associate Attorney
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers
Moot Court
- The Hon. Rachel R. Krause
Superior Court for Fulton County
Atlanta Judicial Circuit - The Hon. Brenda Youmans
Associate Judge and Magistrate
Civil and Magistrate Court of Macon-Bibb County - Hannah Couch
Assistant United States Attorney
Department of Justice - Annemarie Wall
Partner
Marcoux & Wall LLC
- Travis Lynes
Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia - Sarah White
Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia - Elliza Guta
Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia - Will Dasher
Assistant District Attorney
Augusta Judicial Circuit
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bert Hummel
Attorney
Williams Elleby - Kevin Bradley
Attorney
Law Offices of Kevin Bradley
- Zandra Hall
Corporate Counsel
Americold - Brett Norvig
Attorney
Morgan & Morgan - Kimberly Jergensen
Mercer Law Class of 2023