My name is Kairi Smith Gure, and I hold a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and a B.A. in Women's Studies for Georgia State University. I have been practicing Law for a number of years in both Georgia and Kentucky. During my tenure in Georgia State University College of Law, I clerked for Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Georgia Justice Project, I was also a member of the award winning Black Law Student Association's mock trial team. I am admitted to practice law in all Georgia Courts, the Northern District of Georgia and all Kentucky Courts. My professional affiliations include the State Bar of Georgia, the Kentucky Bar Association, the Atlanta Bar Association, the Dekalb County Bar Association and the Gwinnett County Bar Association. Experience: Housing Law Clerk, Bat Area Legal Aid, Oakland, CA, Summer 2005; Extern, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Atlanta, GA, Fall Semester, 2006; Extern, Georgia Justice Project, Atlanta, GA, Spring Semester, 2007; Staff Attorney, Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc, Barbourville, KY, December 2007-April 2009; Attorney, The Law Offices of Kairi Smith Gure, Greater Atlanta Area, GA, September 2009-September 2010; Associate Attorney, The Manely Firm, P.C., Marietta, GA, September 2010-April 2011; Partner, G.G. and Assoc. Law, P.C., Greater Atlanta Area, GA, May 2010—.