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Atlanta Law Firm Hosts Future Emory Law Students

Atlanta Law Firm Hosts Future Emory Law Students












Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) April 05, 2012

Atlanta-based law firm Schklar & Heim, LLC hosted Emory University School of Law’s reception for admitted applicants on March 30, 2012. The Friday evening cookout kicked off the law school’s visiting weekend, during which the future members of the Class of 2015 gathered together in Atlanta, Georgia to get to know Emory Law. The reception was held at the home of Schklar & Heim attorneys Edwin J. Schklar and Maggie M. Heim, and gave admitted applicants the opportunity to meet each other and talk to several Emory Law alumni and faculty in a relaxed setting.

After Friday evening’s reception, the admitted applicants met at the law school on Saturday for a full day of learning about law school basics, professional development, career strategy, financing their educations, and living in Atlanta. They also received a tour of the school and participated in question and answer sessions with law professors, deans, and alumni.

Schklar & Heim Founder, Edwin J. Schklar, who earned his J.D. and M.B.A. from Emory University, explained that it was a pleasure to host the event. “Emory University gave me an excellent foundation for my law career, and I am happy to assist in the law school’s continued success. I enjoyed answering questions from students and explaining why I chose to attend Emory and establish a career in Atlanta after serving as a trial attorney in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps at the Military District of Washington.”

The visiting weekend also gave admitted applicants the opportunity to experience Emory University and see the city of Atlanta. Some of the students who have already decided to attend Emory Law next year utilized the weekend to meet professors and other students, and to make arrangements for the next three or four years of their lives. Other admitted applicants, who are not yet certain of which school they will attend, used their time in Atlanta to determine whether Emory Law is the right school for them.

The cookout was an enormous success with approximately 150 people in attendance. Those who attended participated in great conversation and savored a warm, beautiful spring evening in Atlanta. Attorney Maggie M. Heim explained, “The prospective students were eager to learn about the quality of life and business and legal opportunities Atlanta has to offer. Our guests on Friday evening were quite diverse. Each of their career interests varied greatly, which contributed to conversations on a variety of legal and non-legal topics. I am pleased that the event proceeded so smoothly and that everyone seemed to have a great time. I wish the students success in their future legal careers.”

About Schklar & Heim, LLC:

Schklar & Heim, LLC is an Atlanta business litigation law firm. The firm’s attorneys are nationally recognized for obtaining superior results in complex legal malpractice, securities fraud, construction disputes, intellectual property litigation, and domestic relations cases, while providing unmatched attention to detail and client service.






















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University of Baltimore Student Newspaper Hosts First Amendment Festival on Sept. 17

University of Baltimore Student Newspaper Hosts First Amendment Festival on Sept. 17











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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) September 16, 2007

The UB Post will host a First Amendment Free Food Festival on Monday, Sept. 17, Constitution Day, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on the University of Baltimore’s Gordon Plaza. This unique, interactive event will give students and others a glimpse into what life would be like without the free speech rights — freedom of the press, freedom of speech, the right to assemble, freedom of religion, and the right to petition the government — guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The event is free and open to the public. Gordon Plaza is located at the corner of Maryland and W. Mt. Royal avenues.

Here is how the festival will work:


     Guests will “sign away” their First Amendment rights in order to enter a fenced-off area of the plaza, where free food, drink and other giveaways will be available to all participants.
     Select students will act as “enforcers” to demonstrate to participants what it means to live without First Amendment rights.
     In addition to the enforcers, there will be staged performance pieces to demonstrate what happens when First Amendment rights are taken away.

Nedra Cruz, a graduate student in UB’s publications design program and editor in chief of The UB Post, said the idea for the festival came from a college newspaper convention that she attended last spring. While there, she learned that Florida Atlantic University had successfully hosted a festival about the First Amendment, and their students believed it was a good way to recognize Constitution Day. Post staff members talked with their counterparts at Florida Atlantic’s student newspaper, and Cruz and her fellow students decided to bring the idea to UB.

“We’re recognizing Constitution Day, but we’re doing it in a fun, festive way so that students can enjoy — and nourish — themselves while coming to appreciate their First Amendment Rights,” Cruz said. “Our goal isn’t to offend anyone, but we hope to enlighten the community about its rights and how they can be taken for granted. It’s hard to believe that, in the 21st century, there are still countries where citizens don’t have the freedoms that we have in America.”

The UB Post is the student-run monthly newspaper of the University of Baltimore.

The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.

For more information, contact:

Nedra Cruz

410.837.4029

ubpost @ ubalt.edu

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