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Announcements February 2008
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Law students' band featured in Athens Banner-Herald
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Start Date: 2008-02-28
End Date: 2008-03-03 Third-year law students Michael Melonakos, Daniel Felz, Adam Hebbard and George Campbell were listed in the Athens Banner-Herald as one of "This Week's Best Bets" for their band's upcoming performance at Little Kings on February 28. Their band's name is Mikey Mel and The JDs.
Third-year students Leslie Horne and Emily Shingler win National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
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Start Date: 2008-02-25
End Date: 2008-03-10 Congratulations to third-year students Leslie B. Horne and Emily E. Shingler for winning the 18th Annual National First Amendment Moot Court Competition held at Vanderbilt University. The team also won 2nd best brief.
Academics and industry specialists to discuss the economic performance of patents
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Start Date: 2008-02-11
End Date: 2008-03-21 Legal academics, economists and industry specialists from across the country will gather to discuss the book "Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk." The conference will take place on March 29 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Dean Rusk Hall Larry Walker room. Please see Lisa Mathis in room 241 to register.
Georgia Law wins regional round of National Trial Competition
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Start Date: 2008-02-11
End Date: 2008-02-25 The School of Law recently captured the top trophy at the regional National Trial Competition held in Atlanta. Chase Samples and Rebecca Thornhill finished the mock trial tournament in first place, while Jennifer Blakely and Lindsay Winzeler finished as semifinalists. Samples and Thornhill will advance to the national tier of the tournament to be held in Texas during March.
Second-year student Joshua Findlay quoted in Time Magazine
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Start Date: 2008-02-08
End Date: 2008-02-13 Second-year student Joshua J. Findlay was quoted in the print version of Time Magazine regarding his opinion on voting in the presidential election. The article, "Why Young Voters Care Again," was written by David Von Drehle and appeared in the 2/11/08 issue.
Georgia Law finishes strong in National Moot Court Competition
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Start Date: 2008-02-04
End Date: 2008-02-18 Congratulations to third-year students Alexandra H. Yeager, Naveen Ramachandrappa and James E. "Jeb" Butler for finishing in the top eight teams in the country (out of more than 220) at the National Moot Court Competition held in New York.
Charlie Bailey wins 1L Beaird Closing Argument Competition
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Start Date: 2008-02-04
End Date: 2008-02-18 Congratulations to first-year student Charlie C. Bailey for winning the 2008 Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Also, congratulations for a job well done to all the first-year students who competed.
Repository Citation
"Announcements February 2008" (2008). . Paper 42.
http://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/announcements/42
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