Janet C. Scott - Atlanta, GA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006
    J.D.
    Honors: Emory University School of Law’s Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic, Intern

• Non Legal Education

  • Spelman College, 1995
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
  • Mercer University, 1998
    Master of Arts
    Major: Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Senior Attorney

Past Positions

• Alexander & Associates, Associate
• Law Offices of Tavis L. Knighten, P.C., Associate
• DeKalb County Board of Education’s Office of Internal Affairs, Legal Compliance Analyst
• Fulton County Superior Court with The Honorable Bensonetta Tipton Lane, Extern
• Chamblee Middle School, Teacher

Pro Bono Activities

• Aspiring Youth Program Committee, Co-Chair
• American Bar Association Awards for the Georgia Young Lawyers’ Division (“YLD”), Director
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Volunteer
• United States Selective Service Board for DeKalb County, Georgia

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• Superior Courts of the State of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia

Other Affiliations

• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (Vice President)
• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Foundation Board (Director)