2026 Law School Orientations on Professionalism
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2026 Law School Orientations Information
Each year, the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism and the State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism hold Law School Orientations at each of Georgia’s five law schools. The orientations are designed to provide incoming 1Ls with their first introduction to professionalism. Georgia lawyers and judges are invited to serve as “Group Leaders” during the orientations to help students learn the meaning of professionalism and why it is important for them as law students.
| 2026 Law Schools Orientations on Professionalism Summary Chart | |||||
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| Name of School | # of Students Participating | # Group Leaders Participating | Professionalism Speaker | Student Evaluation Links | Group Leader Evaluation Links |
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | 145 | 18 | Judge Eric Richardson State Court of Fulton County | AJMLS SE Results | AJMLS GLE Results |
| Emory University Law School | 269 | 47 | Justice Leah Ward Sears (Retired) Supreme Court of Georgia and Interim President, Emory University | Emory SE Results | Emory GLE Results |
| Georgia State University Law School | 295 | 22 | Justice Harold D. Melton (Retired) Supreme Court of Georgia | GSU SE Results | GSU GLE Results |
| Mercer University Law School | 157 | 25 | Judge Sharell Lewis State Court of Bibb County | Mercer SE Results | Mercer GLE Results |
| University of Georgia School of Law | 207 | 28 | None | UGA SE Results | UGA GLE Results |
| Totals | 1,073 | 140 |
2026 GROUP LEADERS
| Mr. Michael Abramson
Ms. Diamond Alexander Ms. Denise Allen Mrs. Eleanor Attwood Mr. Bryan O. Babcock Mr. Rocky James Babson2 Mr. Stewart Banner Judge Shakara Barnes Mr. William D. Barwick Mr. Steven Berne Mrs. Samantha M Beskin-Schemer Mr. Billy John Black2 Judge Mara Block Mrs. Lauren L Boffill Mr. Nicholas Matheson Booth Judge Eric Alan Brewton Judge Angela Z Brown2 Ms. Brittanie Browning Mr. Brian D Burgoon Judge Stephanie D. Burton Mr. Scott D. Cahalan Mr. James Carlson Ms. Sherri Marie Carr Mr. Kendall William Carter Judge Edwina Charles Judge John D. Cline Mr. Darryl Cohen Mr. Stephen Collier Mr. Keith Andre Collins Ms. Ramona Condell Mrs. Lisa R. Coody Mr. Lawrence Cooper Ms. Mariangela Corales Mr. James B. Cronon Mr. Michael Cross Ms. Olivia Davis Mr. Theodore Davis Ms. JoAnna Deering Mr. Isaiah Delemar Mr. Jeffrey Diamond Judge Sterling Eaves Mrs. Tera E. Edwards Ms. Michelle Cohen Egan |
Mr. James E. Elliott, Jr.
Judge David Emadi Ms. Kristen J Files Ms. Jennifer Flannery Mrs. Megan A Glimmerveen Ms. Chris Glon Ms. Robin Golivesky Mr. Blake Halberg Mr. Darryl Haynes2 Mr. James W Hays Mr. Adam L Hebbard Judge Amelia G Helmick Mr. Michael Herskowitz Ms. Corey Hirokawa Mr. Thomas Tucker Hobgood Judge Stephen J. Hodges Prof. Meagan Hurley Judge Phillip Jackson2 Mr. Eric T. Johnson Mrs. Shiriki Cavitt Jones3 Judge Paula Elaine Kapiloff Prof. Christopher Katrakis Mr. Marcus Keegan Mr. Bobga L Kehbuma Ms. Jeanney Kutner Mr. Kevin V. Kwashnak Mr. Eric C Lang Judge John K Larkins Mrs. Brittany Lavalle Dr. Franklin Lebo Ms. Isabella Lee Mr. Jason Lichtstein Mrs. Sara Lim Mrs. April Lipscomb Prof. Pat Longan Judge Katherine K Lumsden Mr. Alexander Lurey Judge Gerald Mason Mrs. Kiersten S Mathews Mr. David H. McCain Judge Chris McFadden4 Ms. Ruth McMullin Mr. Shannon LeVar Mills2 |
Mrs. Jennifer Mock
Ms. Lee Morin Ms. Katherine Moss Justice David Nahmias (Retired) Mr. William D. NeSmith Mr. Robert Norman Mr. Kevin Patrick Mr. Benjamin A Pearlman Mr. Earl Porter Prof. Polly Price Ms. Kristen C Quinton Judge Sharon Reeves Ms. Nicole Alexandra Rizza Mr. James A. Robson Mrs. Robin Rock Mrs. Maria Rodriguez Ms. Claudia Saari Mr. Timothy J Santelli Mr. Grant Edward Schrantz Judge Janet C. Scott Ms. Lauren Shubow Ms. Sara Sibley Mr. Robert W Smith Ms. Aimee Sobhani Mr. Chris Steinmetz Ms. Meg Strickler Mr. Donald C. Suessmith Mr. Henry C. Tharpe Mr. Torin Dana Togut Ms. Caitlyn Wade Prof. Randee Waldman Mr. Thomas Leland Walker2 Ms. Emily C. Ward Ms. Julayaun Maria Waters Mr. Robert Wellon Mr. Glenn Wells Mr. Donald H. White Mr. Jason Wiggam Ms. Jessica Wood Mrs. Carla E. Young Ms. Jill T. Young
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Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to serve as a Group Leader. We had a total of 140 Group Leaders as the total count for all schools. The total number of Group Leaders for each school include 9 individuals that served as Group Leaders at two or more schools on two or more different dates, resulting in 127 unique individuals who served throughout the orientations. In addition, one attorney served at three schools on three different dates. One judge served at four schools on four different dates The State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism (staffed by the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism) thanks ALL Group Leaders for helping to teach the next generation of lawyers about professionalism.
THANK YOU to Our 2026 Group Leaders!
If you are a Group Leader and you need the password, please email kygrier@cjcpga.org.
Group Leaders who attend the Group Leader Training will receive 2 general CLE hours, including 1 professionalism CLE hour (as part of the 2 overall hours).
2026 Law School Orientation Dates and Times
| Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School | Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. (lunch to follow)
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| Emory University School of Law | Thursday, August 13, 2026 |
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (with a reception to follow) |
| Georgia State University College of Law | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 |
3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (with a reception to follow)
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| Mercer University School of Law | Friday, August 7, 2026 |
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (with reception to follow)
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| University of Georgia School of Law | WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2026
(YES, it is on a NEW DAY for 2026) |
12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
(lunch begins at 12:30 p.m.) |
