Experts in Law and Practice Guide Next Generation

These new hires represent an investment in the foundational skills of legal writing and analysis. With their diverse backgrounds and expertise, Professors Harris, Quinn, and Roessing will enrich the educational experience for future generations of Emory Law graduates. 

 

Chelsea Harris

Assistant Professor of Practice 

Chelsea Harris teaches Introduction to Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication and Introduction to Legal Advocacy. 

Harris graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then attended Mercer University School of Law. At Mercer Law, Harris competed on the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Moot Court Team and was a member of the Mercer Law Review. She also served as co-president of the Association of Women Law Students. She graduated Mercer Law magna cum laude in 2020. 

After law school, Harris served as a term staff attorney for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, focusing on direct criminal appeals, state and federal post-conviction matters, and death penalty appeals, among other subject matters. She then worked at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP as an associate in the Labor + Employment Practice Group. After a year of practice, Harris went back to the Eleventh Circuit and served as the in-chambers staff attorney and law clerk to the Honorable Nancy G. Abudu. 

 

Kerry Quinn

Assistant Professor of Practice

Kerry Quinn teaches first-year legal research and writing. Quinn has extensive litigation experience, primarily in the areas of insurance coverage and insurance defense. She began her career in the Atlanta office of Lord, Bissell & Brook (now Locke Lord) where she focused on coverage litigation involving professional liability, environmental, and mass workplace injury claims. Both at Lord, Bissell and later at Dennis, Corry & Porter, Quinn oversaw insurance programs underwritten by Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, and directly defended trucking companies in accident cases. Quinn joined Lawrence & Bundy in 2016 where she focused on class actions, labor and employment, and higher education matters. 

Throughout her career, Quinn has continued to coach and judge moot court. 

 

Matt Roessing

Assistant Professor of Practice 

Matt Roessing writes and speaks about legal pedagogy, business regulation, and the jurisprudence of the US Supreme Court. He began his career in Washington, DC, in the Litigation department of Arnold & Porter LLP. He represented multinational corporations in major disputes, including multi-district litigation and shareholder class actions. Roessing specialized in international trade, advising foreign companies and governments on US import/export laws and representing clients before US trade agencies and international arbitration tribunals. 

Prior to joining the Emory Law faculty, Roessing taught business, real estate, and international trade law at business schools, first at Georgia College & State University, then University of Georgia. He is a member of the international Academy of Legal Studies in Business, a founding member and inaugural chair of its Teaching & Pedagogy group, and a recipient of its Master Teacher award. 

Roessing continues to represent and advise select clients in business and real estate matters. He is a graduate of Williams College and William & Mary Law School. 

 

 

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