From the Alumni Board president

Passing the gavel

I am excited and humbled to have the opportunity to serve as your new president of the Emory Law Alumni Board.

John Maggio 96L (left), passes the gavel to John Jordak Jr. 93L.

During the fall 2017 board meeting, John Maggio 96L graciously passed the gavel to me. The entire Emory Law community is deeply grateful to John for his dedication to our alumni, students, and faculty during his term. I hope to emulate his commitment and thoughtfulness during my service as leader of the board.

A little background about myself. This year marks my 25th anniversary at Alston & Bird, where my practice concentrates on securities and complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class action defense. In addition to our alumni board, I am a member of the board of trustees at the Paideia School in Atlanta, pro bono counsel for the Peachtree Road Race Planning Committee, and serve on the UCLA Parents’ Council.

I have several goals during my term:

Build on the tremendous momentum from our 2017 Centennial celebration.
Continue outreach among our practicing alumni base and find new ways to have our alumni who are in nontraditional legal fields plug into the Emory Law community.
Serve as a source of support and information to the broader Emory Law alumni and student community.

Emory University School of Law is dedicated to innovation, as you can see highlighted in this issue on technology, and to advancing the rule of law through practice and service. Our success is due, in great part, to our accomplished and dedicated alumni. This spring, as part of the 2018 Emory Law Alumni Weekend (ELAW), we continued our tradition of celebrating contributions to the Emory Law community with the annual Alumni Awards. The ceremony on April 27 honored several alumni for their impressive accomplishments. Read about them in the following pages.

Hon. Catharina Haynes 86L, Distinguished Alumni Award
Hon. Dorothy Beasley 08L, Trailblazer Award
Carolyn Bregman 82L, Alumni Service Award
Justin Victor 10L, Young Alumni Award

We hope you were able to help us celebrate our honorees. Perhaps next year, our list of honorees will include your name. Or maybe you will be at one of our future celebrations where we recognize those standouts among us. However you choose to come to us, we are delighted every time you engage with Emory Law.