Candace M. Williams - Gainesville, GA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 2002
    J.D.
    Honors: Top 20%
    Honors: American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition Semifinalist "The Applicability of Arbitration", 2003
    Honors: Overall Winner of the Moot Court, Copeland, Taylor, Cook, and Bush Moot Court Board Competition, Fall Semester, 2002
    Honors: Outstanding Graduate in Political Science and History, Brenau Women's College, 1997
    Honors: Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Appellate Advocacy, Mississippi College School of Law, December, 2002
    Honors: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 2002
    Honors: with Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • Brenau Women's College, Gainesville, Georgia, USA, 1997
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Political Science
    Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• Congressman Nathan Deal, Summer Intern, 1996
• Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA), Senior Legislative Assistant: Veteran's Affairs, Commercial Banking, Environmental and Transportation Committee Assignments, Washington D.C., 1997 - 1999
• Center for Individual Freedom, Washington, D.C., Lobbyist, 1999 - 2000
• Hearn and Thomas, P.A., Legal Clerk, 2002 - 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Gainesville Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
• Volunteer, Gateway House

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 2003
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 2003
• Georgia Court of Appeals, 2003
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003

Other Affiliations

• Georgia State Bar
• American Bar Association
• Gainesville Bar Association (Northeastern Judicial Circuit)
• Young Lawyers, Northeastern Judicial Circuit (Former President)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Alpha Chi Omega