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Ms. Karlise Yvette Grier

Executive Director

Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism


In September 2017, Karlise Yvette Grier became the Executive Director of the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism. Prior to assuming her current position, Ms. Grier worked as the managing attorney of Grier Law Office, P.C., an Atlanta law firm that concentrated in the areas of adoption, divorce, and family law. Ms. Grier was appointed to serve as a part-time Magistrate Court judge in Fulton County and served as a Judicial Officer in the Fulton County Superior Court Family Division from May 2006 through December 2008.  From March 2000 until June 2005, Ms. Grier served as a Judge Pro Hac Vice in the former City Court of Atlanta (“Traffic Court”).

Ms. Grier served as the Vice Chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Child Protection and Advocacy Section and the founding chair of the GABWA Family Law Section.  She is a past president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and of the League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County.  She is a member of the 2015 Class (BCE) of Leadership Atlanta.

Ms. Grier received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College in 1986, and her law degree from the Emory University School of Law in 1992. She was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in that same year.

Ms. Grier was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was graduated from Frederick Douglass High School.  She is a member of Ben Hill United Methodist Church.

Product Type
On Demand

Professionalism, Ethics and Malpractice


CLE Hours: 3 including 3 General, 2 Ethics, 1 Professionalism, 0 Trial Practice

Categories:
Ethics |  Professionalism
Original Program Date:
Feb 14, 2025
Price:
$150.00

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On Demand

Beginning Lawyers Program (February 2025)


CLE Hours: 6 including 6 General, 2.5 Ethics, 1 Professionalism, 0 Trial Practice

Categories:
Ethics |  Professionalism
Original Program Date:
Feb 25, 2025
Short Description:
IMPORTANT:  Only those enrolled with Transition Into Law Program can attend.
Price:
$95.00

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