Professor and Program Coordinator, Legal Studies
Office: Clayton Hall T-109A
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
AntoinetteFrance-Harris@clayton.edu
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.<br>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.<br>An accomplished author, Prof. Harris published her first textbook, <i>Georgia Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration</i>, in 2019, followed by <i>Fundamentals of Georgia Family Law</i> 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.
BA, History, Harvard University, 1992
MS, Columbia University School of Social Work, 1994
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1997
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
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
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