Laura W. Speed-Dalton
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Phone: 404.253.7874
Fax: 404.253.7875
One Midtown Plaza
1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 910
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Laurie Speed-Dalton represents people who have been seriously injured or killed by the negligence of others. She also helps residents of nursing homes or their family members, whose rights have been violated.
Laurie was selected as a Georgia Rising Star by the Georgia Super Lawyers in 2005, 2006, and 2007. She was also recently selected by her peers as one of Georgia Trend's 2007 Legal Elite.
Education
Juris Doctor, Emory University School of Law, May 1999
Honors:
Recipient of the Kessler/Eidson Scholarship (given to an upper-class student who demonstrates excellency in advocacy); James C. Pratt Memorial Award (given to the most outstanding third-year student in the Emory Moot Court Society); Order of the Barristers; Order of Emory Advocates; James C. Pratt Best Brief Award (given to the upper-class student who writes the best brief in the fall appellate advocacy competition); 1998 Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition, Semi-finalist, Second-Best Brief.
Activities:
Director-in-Chief, Moot Court Society; Member, Moot Court Society Special Teams; Pupil of Lamar Inn of Court; Dean's Fellow for Legal Writing, Research, and Appellate Advocacy Program; Legal Association of Women Lawyers; Emory Trial Techniques Program
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in English & Women's Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1996
Honors:
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship; Tom Aliberti Award (varsity athlete recognized for distinguished accomplishments in academics and athletics and for exemplary character and loyalty to Emory athletics); College Swimming Coaches Associations of America All-Academic Team; Division III Collegiate All-American Swimmer; Voted Most Competitive Swimmer; Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society); Dean's List (8 of 8 semesters).
Honors Thesis:
Title IX and Athletics; A Study of Division I Universities and Title IX Action.
Activities:
Varsity Swim Team, captain; Tri-Delta Sorority, Academic Development Chair.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia Superior and Supreme Courts , 1999United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1999
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2002
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002
United States Supreme Court, 2005
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL)
Immediate Past-President, 2005-2006
Advisory Board Chair, 2005-2006
President, 2004-2005
President-Elect, 2003-2004
Newsletter Chair, 2002-2003
Networking Committee Chair, 2002-2003
Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, Fellow
Member Since: 2005
Centennial Committee for the Court of Appeals, Committee Member
American Association for Justice
Member Since: 2001
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 2003
Lawyer's Club of Atlanta
Member Since: 2005
American Bar Association
Member Since: 2002
Publications
Georgia Bar Journal, October 2002, Volume 8, number 2.
"Work-Life Balance - A New Definition of Success,"
July 2004, GAWL newsletter.
"WANTED: Women Leaders in the Profession,"
October 2004, GAWL newsletter.
"In Attempting To Avoid Controversy By Not Taking Legislative Positions, Have We Taken Away Lawyers' Voices In Our Own Legal System,"
April 2005, GAWL newsletter.
"Resolving Conflict in the Litigation Context,"
The Complete Lawyer, Volume 2, Number 1.
Non-Legal Activities
Laurie lives in Fulton County, Georgia. She enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and waterskiing. As a former collegiate swimmer, she is currently an Official apprentice for United States Swimming. Laurie is a lifetime Braves fan and enjoys Bluegrass music.