Profiles

A Lifetime Spent Swimming Nourishes Ga. Lawyer

Daily Report

A champion swimmer in college, Laurie Speed-Dalton shelved the sport for law school and a subsequent practice in personal injury and medical malpractice law. Since then, she has begun to compete in the new environment of open water swimming, an experience that she says increases her confidence and courtroom coping skills.
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Hofstra Law Dean Extols Practical Skills

New York Law Journal

Eric Lane, formerly interim dean of Hofstra University's Maurice A. Deane School of Law, has taken the dean's position permanently. Known for his personal touch, Lane, who has taught at the school for 36 years while holding public service positions at the city and state levels, has set as the school's goal turning out practice-ready lawyers.
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Sun Valley Writers' Conference Is Federal Prosecutor's Reprieve

Daily Report

Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Ferber's appetite for reading is insatiable, and he is always searching for the next good book. He and his wife make an annual trek to the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, which attracts notable authors from around the world and is like "adult summer camp" for Ferber, who tries to apply what he reads to creating a good brief.
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Ga. Lawyer Mobilizes Advocates for Prevention of Child Sex Abuse

Daily Report

Personally and professionally, Lawrence Kasmen views himself as a risk-taker. A corporate and commercial real estate attorney who rides motorcycles and jumps out of planes, he left the security of a large company to start his own law firm. But in his latest endeavor he seeks to reduce risk for others, working to prevent the sexual abuse of children.
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Whether Through the Law or Dance, Attorney Follows Her Passion

Daily Report

Most people wouldn't find a common thread between a cheer, a dance and an argument. But for Fisher & Phillips attorney Terri Stewart, weaving them together makes perfect sense. And as family lore has it, Stewart won her first oral argument at age 10, when she single-handedly made a convincing case to a dance studio director.
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Action and Reflection Go Hand in Hand for Atlanta Litigator

Daily Report

Civil litigation attorney Auden L. Grumet is an avid bike rider who averages 100 to 150 miles a week. The solo practitioner says riding helps him think through work-related issues, and the social aspect has generated business. Grumet also enjoys writing poetry, which employs the writing skills he uses professionally.
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Judge's Career Inspired by Personal Experience With Ted Bundy Case

Daily Business Review

Laura Johnson was the last person known to enter the Tri Delta sorority house at Florida State University on the night in 1978 when Ted Bundy slipped into the nearby Chi Omega house to kill two female students. After living through "the horror" of the Bundy case and its impact on the community, Johnson changed majors and ultimately worked as a prosecutor for 19 years before becoming a judge.
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Civil Rights Advocate's Disadvantaged Childhood Spurs Her Into Action

New York Law Journal

Kristen Clarke's childhood in a crime-ridden New York City neighborhood planted the seeds for her career as a civil rights lawyer and commentator on issues of race, law and democracy. As chief of the New York attorney general's Civil Rights Bureau, Clarke promotes civil rights enforcement with an arsenal of robust anti-discrimination laws.
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Former Rodeo Queen Finds Time in the Saddle Helps Her Work as Assistant DA

Texas Lawyer

Katie Woods is an assistant DA in Tarrant County, Texas, who participates in rodeos as an avocation. A former Miss Rodeo USA, Woods finds similarities between rodeoing and her occupation, as in voir dire, where she knows how to make a jury like her -- "[m]uch like you want a horse to trust you and follow you wherever you want to go."
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