Leah Ward Sears
Interim President, Emory University, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia/Lawyer, Mediator, Arbitrator
- Role
- Partner Executive Committee Member at Smith Gambrell Russell
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leah Ward Sears
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Experience
Partner Executive Committee Member
Oct 2016 — Present · 1105 West Peachtree Street, GE
On leave from SGR. My specialty is appellate and complex civil litigation, arbitration and mediation. My law firm, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, began practicing law in 1893, we have pursued a vision of building one of the country’s premier full-service business firms. Today we serve corporate counsel and corporations across the globe from offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Frankfurt, Germany; Jacksonville, Florida; New York, New York and Washington, D.C.Our attorneys are focused in primary disciplines featuring more than 45 specialized practice areas. Our clients welcome guidance in specific areas of law and value attorneys who can deliver specialized levels of legal service within those areas.Our goal is to provide swift, expert and cost-effective legal support to our clients. With 120 years of experience practicing law across the globe, we have developed a practice designed to get your business done quickly and efficiently while assigning the right talent to give you the help you need.We look forward to serving you with expert legal counsel, responsiveness, skill and professionalism.
Education
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Human Development and Family Studies, General
1972 — 1976
National Judicial College
Courses taken and Certificates received, Judicial process and law
1983 — 1989
University of Virginia School of Law
Master of Laws (LLM), Appellate Judicial Studies
1994 — 1997
Emory University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
1977 — 1980
Skills
- Hearings
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Legal Issues
- Trial Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Trials
- Dispute Resolution
- Legal Research
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Public Speaking
- Business Litigation
- High-Stakes Litigation
- Depositions
- Appeals
- Mediation
- Insurance Law
- Appellate Practice
- Dispute
- Public Policy
- Commercial Litigation
- Research
- Courts
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