E. R. LANIER
Professor of Law
College of Law
Georgia State University
GENERAL
Office Address:
Home Address:
College of Law
Georgia State University
University Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3092
Jordan-Lanier House
267 College Street
Monticello, Georgia 31064
Telephone: (404) 651-2085
Fax: 404 651 2092
Telephone: 706 468 0129
Fax: 706 468 0129
EDUCATION
Preparatory
St. John's Franciscan Seminary 1962
Montour Falls, New York
A.B.
University of North Carolina
(Chapel Hill), History 1965
M.S.
Georgia State University 1984
Urban Studies
LL.M.
Expected May, 2001 (University of Georgia)
J.D.
Emory University 1968
Other:
Certificate in International Law with First Class Honors, City of London
College, August, 1968
Honors Graduate, Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, February,
1968
Advanced Course in Modern German Law, Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst, London School of Economics and Political Science, July,
1977
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1968-1973:
1968-1971:
Associate, Gambrell, Russell, Killorin, Wade & Forbes (Atlanta, Georgia)
Active Duty, U.S. Marine Corps
(U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1963-Present; Colonel, USMCR and CourtMartial Judge)
1973-1977:
Partner, Lanier, Freeman, Elliott & Price (Atlanta, Georgia)
1977-Present:
Georgia State University
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies (1977-1982)
Associate Professor of Law (1982-1985)
Professor of Law (1985-Present)
Teaching Fields: Civil Procedure, Georgia Practice and
Procedure, International Commercial Arbitration,.
International Litigation, Public International Law,
Comparative Law
Interim Dean, College of Law (1985-1986)
Acting Associate Dean for Development (1986-1987)
Director, German-American Comparative Business Law Program
(1984-1990)
Director, Austrian-American Comparative Dispute Resolution
Program (1994-2000)
Director, Summer Academy in International Commercial Arbitration
(2000-present)
University of Bielefeld, Germany: Visiting Professor (1978-1979)
Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris, France: Visiting Professor
(1983)
Westminster College, Oxford, United Kingdom: Visiting Professor (1983)
University of Linz, Austria: Visiting Professor (1992, 1993, 1994,
1995, 1996)
1996 Outstanding Professor of the Year, Georgia State University College of Law