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Widener Law Commonwealth is pleased to announce Kellyn McGee will be joining the law school faculty as an associate professor of law, effective July 1, 2023. 

McGee currently serves as the director of the Transition In Law Practice Program for the State Bar of Georgia. In that role, she managed the required mentoring and continuing legal education program for newly admitted lawyers. In a previous role, she was associate dean of students and associate professor at Savannah Law School, where she taught in the areas of legal ethics, civil procedure, and alternative dispute resolutions. Before entering academia, Professor McGee served as assistant general counsel for the State Bar of Georgia, litigating lawyer disciplinary cases and providing ethics advice to lawyers, law students, and paralegals. 

She is a sought-after expert on legal ethics, professionalism, and lawyer regulation, and has published articles on those subjects, as well as on the practices and techniques of mindfulness and psychological/emotional wellness. McGee earned her juris doctor from Howard University Law School and served on the Howard Law Journal as a special articles editor and also received a merit scholarship. 

“I am eager to join the faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth,” said McGee. “The school has a rich history in the state’s capital and I look forward to being a part of guiding future leaders into this profession I love. Widener Law Commonwealth’s faculty, course offerings, and specialized programs provide a strong foundation for students’ success. I am glad I’ll have a role in their journeys.”

“We are looking forward to welcoming Professor McGee to our law school,” said Dean Michael Hussey. “Our faculty were certainly impressed by her extensive legal knowledge and experience, from teaching and assisting law students and newly admitted lawyers, to providing sound ethics counsel to the State Bar of Georgia. She is a welcome addition to Widener Law Commonwealth’s impressive and dedicated faculty.”