Sydney J. Selman

Associate

Atlanta
171 17th Street NW
Suite 2100
Atlanta, Georgia 30363

Biography

Sydney is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and a member of the Employment and Real Estate Litigation teams.

Sydney earned her Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law, where she served as a senior editor for the Washington University Law Review. In law school, Sydney also competed in moot court competitions, winning 11 awards and titles and earning recognition as the most decorated appellate advocate in her graduating class.

Additionally, Sydney served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Nancy J. Rosenstengel in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, a judicial intern for the Honorable Kristen L. Mix in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and a student attorney for Phillips Black, a nonprofit organization providing legal representation in post-conviction appellate proceedings. She also served as a summer associate at AGG.

Prior to attending law school, Sydney earned a Bachelor of Arts in honors political science from the University of Tennessee, where she was the top graduate of the honors political science program. Outside of work, Sydney enjoys long-distance running and supporting the National Park Service.

Credentials

  • Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctor,
    cum laude
    • Washington University Law Review, Senior Editor
    • Legal Practice Excellence Award
    • Dean’s Service Award
    • Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition National Champion, Best Oral Advocate in the Championship Round Award & Best Brief Award
    • Wiley B. Rutledge Moot Court Competition Champion, Outstanding Oral Advocate Award & Outstanding Brief Award
    • Judge Amandus Brackman Moot Court Award
    • Order of Barristers
  • University of Tennessee, Bachelor of Arts - Honors Political Science,
    summa cum laude
  • State of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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