University System of Georgia Attorneys
Board of Regents
Office of Legal Affairs
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Ph: 404-962-3255
Fx: 404-962-3264
usg-legal@usg.edu
www.usg.edu/legal/
Christopher McGraw
Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
chris.mcgraw@usg.edu
Ph: 404-962-3259
Steffanie Morrison
Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
steffanie.morrison@usg.edu
Ph: 404-962-3260
Josiah Heidt
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
josiah.heidt@usg.edu
Ph: 404-962-3262
Vacant
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
Susan Haynes
Legal Counsel
susan.haynes@usg.edu
Ph: 404-962-3267
Vacant
Legal Counsel
Albany State University
Office of Legal Affairs
504 College Drive
Albany, Georgia 31705-2794
Ph: 229-500-3502
Fx: 229-500-4934
Vacant
Chief Legal Affairs Officer
Augusta University
Office of Legal Affairs
Room AA-2003
1120 Fifteenth Street
Augusta, Georgia 30912-7615
Ph: 706-721-4018
Fx: 706-721-8014
legal@augusta.edu
https://www.augusta.edu/services/legal/
Christopher J. Melcher
General Counsel
cmelcher@augusta.edu
Samantha Mullis
Assistant General Counsel
sammullis@augusta.edu
C. Gregory Bryan
Senior Associate General Counsel
gbryan@augusta.edu
Anthony Hightower
Senior Associate General Counsel
ahightower@augusta.edu
Beverly A. Lyman
Senior Associate General Counsel
blyman@augusta.edu
Clayton State University
Office of Legal Affairs
2000 Clayton State Boulevard
Morrow, Georgia 30260
Ph: 678-466-4300
Corlis Cummings
General Counsel and Chief Legal Affairs Officer
corliscummings@clayton.edu
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31907
Ph: 706-507-8234
Fx: 706-569-2503
Whitley D. Hall
General Counsel
hall_whitley@columbusstate.edu
(706) 507-8904
East Georgia State College
131 College Circle
Swainsboro, Georgia 30401-2699
Ph: 478-289-2165
Fx: 478-289-2137
Courtney M. Patterson
Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel
cpatterson@ega.edu
Fort Valley State University
1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Ph: (478) 825-4350
Karin Vinson
General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs
karin.vinson@fvsu.edu
Georgia College & State University
CBX 041
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061
Ph: 478-445-2037
Fx: 478-445-2049
Vacant
General Counsel
Georgia Gwinnett College
Office of the President
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
Ph: 678-407-5838
Fx: 678-407-5491
Beki Myers
General Counsel and Chief Legal Affairs Officer
bekimyers@ggc.edu
Lindsey Vinson
Assistant General Counsel
lvinson2@ggc.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology
Office of the General Counsel
221 Uncle Heine Way
Lyman Hall, Suite 305
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0257
Danette Joslyn-Gaul
General Counsel and Vice President for Ethics & Compliance
danette.joslyn-gaul@gatech.edu
Office of Legal Affairs
Office of Legal Affairs
760 Spring Street, NW - Suite 324
Atlanta Georgia 30332-0495
Ph: 404-894-4812
Fx: 404-894-3120
Kate Wasch
Interim Deputy General Counsel
kate.wasch@legal.gatech.edu
Nikki Flanigan
Senior Counsel
nikki.flanigan@legal.gatech.edu
Shannon McGhee
Deputy General Counsel
smghee8@gatech.edu
Yolonda L. Cameron
Assistant Chief Counsel II, Transactions & Administration
yolonda.cameron@legal.gatech.edu
Susann Estroff
Assistant Chief Counsel
susann.estroff@legal.gatech.edu
Sheila Cranman
Assistant Chief Counsel, Export & Trade
sheila.cranman@legal.gatech.edu
Eric Hoffman
Assistant Chief Counsel, Employment & Litigation
eric.hoffman@legal.gatech.edu
Hyen Sung
Chief Counsel, Transactions & Administration
hyen.sung@legal.gatech.edu
Jay Kington
Assistant Chief Counsel, Transactions & Administration
john.kington@legal.gatech.edu
Christian Fuller
Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation
christian.fuller@legal.gatech.edu
Kathleen Gosden
Chief Counsel, Student Life & Academic Affairs
kathleen.gosden@legal.gatech.edu
Megan Bailey
Counsel, Student Life & Academic Affairs
meg.bailey@legal.gatech.edu
Cameron Cilano
Counsel, Student Life & Academic Affairs
cameron.cilano@legal.gatech.edu
Macy McCarty
Counsel, Student Life & Academic Affairs
macy.mccarty@legal.gatech.edu
Sally Robertson
Senior Counsel, Privacy
sally.robertson@carnegie.gatech.edu
Georgia Tech Research Institute
250 14th Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Ph: 404-407-8483
http://gtri.gatech.edu
Romy Smith
Chief Counsel
romy.smith@gtri.gatech.edu
Lauren Scott
Counsel
lauren.scott@gtri.gatech.edu
Brandon Gibbons
Staff Counsel
Brandon.Gibbons@gtri.gatech.edu
Georgia Southern University
Office of Legal Affairs
P. O. Box 8020
Statesboro, Georgia 30460
Ph: 912-478-7481
Fx: 912-478-7488
Maura Conley Copeland
Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs
mconley@georgiasouthern.edu
Geoffrey Carson
Associate University Attorney
gvcarson@georgiasouthern.edu
Laura Wheaton
Associate University Attorney
lwheaton@georgiasouthern.edu
Amber Culpepper
Assistant University Attorney
aculpepper@georgiasouthern.edu
Georgia State University
Office of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 3987
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
Ph: 404-413-0500
Fx: 404-413-0518
Kerry Heyward
General Counsel
kheyward@gsu.edu
E. Neal Bateman, III
Associate General Counsel
nealbateman@gsu.edu
Amar Agha
Associate General Counsel
Aagha1@gsu.edu
Madison Burnett
Associate General Counsel
madisonburnett@gsu.edu
Dominick Capotosto
Associate General Counsel
dcapotosto@gsu.edu
Gwen Spratt
Associate General Counsel
gspratt@gsu.edu
Cliffton Jacques
Assistant General Counsel
cjacques1@gsu.edu
Joi Mindingall
Assistant General Counsel
jmindingall1@gsu.edu
Kennesaw State University
Office of Legal Affairs
Town Point
3391 Town Point Drive, NW
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-5591
Ph: 470-578-3562
Fx: 470-578-9185
Nwakaego Nkumeh Walker
Vice President and Chief Legal Affairs Officer
nnkumeh@kennesaw.edu
Carmen Robinson Alexander
Deputy Legal Counsel
calexa83@kennesaw.edu
Breana Ware
Associate Legal Counsel
bware19@kennesaw.edu
Jason Jenkins
Associate Legal Counsel
jjenk223@kennesaw.edu
Middle Georgia State University
Office of the President
100 University Parkway
Macon, GA 31206
Ph: 478-757-2666
Renee Rainey
University Counsel
renee.rainey@mga.edu
Savannah State University
President’s Office
Hill Hall
319 College St.
Savannah, GA 31404
Phone: 912-358-4057
Fax: 912-650-8198
Flora Devine
University Counsel & Title IX Coordinator
devinef@savannahstate.edu
University of Georgia
Office of Legal Affairs
Lustrat House
230 S. Jackson Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Ph: (706) 542-0006
legal.uga.edu
Michael M. Raeber
General Counsel
mraeber@uga.edu
Natalie G. Cox
Associate General Counsel
natcox@uga.edu
Marshall M. Chalmers
Associate General Counsel
chalmers@uga.edu
Jendonnae L. Lovins
Associate General Counsel
Jendonnae.Lovins@uga.edu
Haley C. Robison
Assistant General Counsel
hrobison@uga.edu
Amy S. BeMent
Assistant General Counsel
abement@uga.edu
Anne Reynolds
Assistant General Counsel
Anne.Reynolds@uga.edu
Jackson O’Brien
Assistant General Counsel and Counsel to UGA Foundation
jackson.obrien@uga.edu
Office of Research
Coverdell Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences
500 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, Georgia 30602
http://research.uga.edu/legal
Jessica K. Orbock
Senior Counsel for Research and General Counsel to UGA Research Foundation
jkorbock@uga.edu
Matthew B. Hall
Assistant Counsel for Research and Assistant General Counsel to UGA Research Foundation
mattbhall@uga.edu
Athletic Department
1 Selig Circle
Athens, Georgia 30602
Ph: (706) 542-9036
Will Lawler
Assistant General Counsel for Athletics and Deputy Athletic Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs
wlawler@uga.edu
University of North Georgia
82 College Circle
Dahlonega, Georgia 30597
Ph: 706-867-4518
Fx: 706-867-2765
Elene Garrison
General Counsel
elene.garrison@ung.edu
University of West Georgia
Office of Legal Affairs
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, Georgia 30118
Ph: 678-839-1385
Kristi Carman
University General Counsel
kcarman@westga.edu
Erin Williams
Associate General Counsel
erint@westga.edu
Valdosta State University
Office of Legal Affairs
Valdosta State University
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, Ga 31698
Justin M. Arrington
Chief Legal Affairs Officer
Ph: 229-253-2931
juarrington@valdosta.edu