What drew you to the law?

Originally — and by “originally,” I mean as a 15-year-old — it was a matter of personal ambition. I wanted to be the first woman elected United States senator from Georgia. And representatives needed to have legal training. So the law was just a vehicle for that political ambition. But my young thinking evolved, in no small measure because I lived in the de facto segregated South, and I became more concerned with the law’s ideal of justice. That led me to practice criminal and employment discrimination law, to pro bono capital defense work and, ultimately, to teaching.

Legal Experience

Paul Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia
Employment litigation senior associate (1995-1997)
Arnall Golden Gregory, Atlanta, Georgia
Litigation associate (October 1988-February 1995)
The Honorable Thomas A. Clark, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, Atlanta, Georgia
Law clerk (August 1987-August 1988)