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T. Brian Green Second-year student From Avondale Estates, Ga. Undergraduate College: Emory College Summer internship with the Federal Defender Program in Atlanta through an EPIC grant
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Cheryl Turner Class of 1997 Counsel The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta
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I’ve been craving doing more work with clients, and the Federal Defenders program allows me to do that. I like working directly with clients. …To do something that directly impacts someone’s life—there is nothing like it.
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A law school professor once told me, if opportunity knocks at your door and you can learn something new from it, you should probably answer. I did that with BET and Paramount, and here I am today. It’s not something I set out to do, but it’s something that I really enjoy.
more than a campus WHETHER YOU FOLLOW the traditional law school track or take a different path, a degree from Emory Law prepares you for a job and gives you the tools and knowledge to counsel, advise, influence, teach and protect—anywhere.
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In addition to an excellent legal education, Emory students have access to the resources of one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas.
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Headquarters for 12 Fortune 500 companies, including Coca-Cola Co., Home Depot, UPS, CNN, Southern Co. and Delta Air Lines The Carter Center Environmental Protection Agency Georgia Institute of Technology U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Kim Fitzgerald Class of 1988 Senior vice president, Business affairs and legal CBS Television Distribution Los Angeles
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Emory Law provides both a first rate legal education and a practical understanding of how the legal world works. The combination accelerates the ability to develop a meaningful law practice and to become a vital part of the larger community. You develop strong connections to others in Atlanta. Being from Emory Law opens doors through your common experience with so many Atlanta lawyers, many of whom are judges, political leaders and business leaders. This network can provide a real boost to your ability to build a meaningful reputation.
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Thomas R. McNeill Class of 1977 Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein, Atlanta
Metro Atlanta with 513 graduates Metro New York with 213 graduates Washington, D.C., with 93 graduates Los Angeles/San Francisco with 52 graduates
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Alston & Bird King & Spalding Troutman Sanders Kilpatrick Stockton Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan McKenna Long & Aldridge Jones Day Morris, Manning & Martin Smith, Gambrell & Russell Arnall Golden Gregory Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein n Cave Powell Goldstein
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Georgia Aquarium High Museum of Art Jimmy Carter Presidential Library The King Center Stone Mountain Park
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