Whitney Gibbs
Assistant Public Defender at Flint Circuit Public Defender's Office
- Greater Atlanta Area
- Law Practice
Current |
|
---|---|
Previous |
|
Education |
Experience
Assistant Public Defender
Flint Circuit Public Defender's Office
– Present (3 years)Attorney
Lister & Holt, LLC
– (2 years 3 months)Representing clients at first appearance hearings, motion hearings and jury trials for misdemeanor charges.Dekalb County Child Advocacy Center
Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
– (4 months) Conducted research regarding rights of both foster parents and biological parents in termination hearings
Researched and compared statutes regarding the role of the child attorney among various states for presentation purposes
Collaborated with other attorneys to create an educational advocacy program within the Child Advocacy CenterUniversity of Georgia Public Interest Fellow
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
– (3 months)Performed research and analysis of administrative regulations for the education law unit
Attended school IEP meetings on behalf of clients
Represented client interests in Housing Authority Hearings and Unemployment Benefits AppealsCorps Member
Teach for America
– (1 year 10 months) Selected from a large applicant pool of top college graduates to teach in an inner-city school
Developed and implemented curriculum for classroom instruction
Served as grade level co-chair providing leadership and curriculum development assistance
Skills
How's this translation?
- Great
- •
- Has errors
Education
University of Georgia School of Law
J.D.
–University of Georgia Public Interest Fellow (2010)
UGA School of Law Outstanding Public Interest Student (2010)
BLSA Community Service Award (2010)
Chattahoochee Inn of Court (2009)Activities and Societies: University of Georgia Moot Court Team (member), Academics in Athens Mentoring Program (chair), Education Law Students Association (president)Emory University
Bachelor of Arts, English
–
No comments:
Post a Comment