Professor Antoinette France-Harris

Professor and Program Coordinator, Legal Studies

Office: Clayton Hall T-109A
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
AntoinetteFrance-Harris@clayton.edu

Biography

Antoinette France-Harris has been a licensed attorney since 1998. A native of New York, she began her legal career at a mid-sized New York firm, quickly establishing herself as a proficient transactional attorney. In 2002, she relocated to Georgia, where she gained valuable experience working in-house for several Fortune 1000 companies before launching her solo practice in 2003. Her firm specialized in real estate, corporate law, estate planning, and family law.
Prof. Harris transitioned to academia in 2010, joining Atlanta Technical College as a full-time instructor in Paralegal Studies. She also served as Department Chair for two years. In 2014, she accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at Clayton State University, where she has since risen to the rank of Professor and serves as Program Coordinator for Legal Studies.
An accomplished author, Prof. Harris published her first textbook, Georgia Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration, in 2019, followed by Fundamentals of Georgia Family Law in 2023. She holds a B.S. from Harvard University, an M.S.W. from Columbia University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Education

BA, History, Harvard University, 1992

MS, Columbia University School of Social Work, 1994

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1997

Intellectual Contributions

Antoinette S. France-Harris, Sheryne Southard, Denise Allen, Fundamentals of Georgia Family Law, Carolina Academic Press – August 2023

Antoinette S. France-Harris, Teri D. Fields, Georgia Wills, Trusts and Estate Administration, Carolina Academic Press – July 2019

Mara A Mooney, Antoinette S. France-Harris, Joshua Meddaugh, An Undergraduate Course on the Road to Law School and a Legal Career for First-Generation Students and Other Underrepresented Groups in the Profession, Questions in Politics – October 19 2023

Presentations

Antoinette S. France-Harris, “Panel Discussion -The Journey Ahead: Discussing the Paralegal Career Path”, Georgia Association of Paralegals Statewide Education and Leadership Conference, GAP – October 20 2023

Sheryne Southard, Antointette France-Harris, Denise Allen, The Evolution of Constitutional Law related to Same-Sex Relationships and its Redefinition of Family Law: , Georgia Archives Symposium 2022: Georgia’s Judiciary Through the Years, Georgia Archives – April 2 2022

Faith Litvak, Antoinette S. France-Harris, John Bell, Suzanne Kissock, Joseph Fell, "A Panel Discussion: How to Create and Maintain a Robust Student Legal Association", National Annual Conference, American Association for Paralegal Education – November 2019

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, University Hearing Panel, Chairperson – August 16 2017 to Present

College, Scholar of the Year Committee, Committee Member – December 2015 to Present

Department, Online Course Review Committee, Committee Member – Fall 2017 to Present

Department, Faculty-Student Mentoring Committee, Committee Member – September 2015 to December 2019