Paralegal - Instructors

Cicely Barber

Cicely Barber is a collaborative and strategic leader with over a decade of legal operations and court administration experience. She currently serves as the Chief Administrative Officer for Fulton County Juvenile Court, one of the largest juvenile courts in the Southeastern United States, where she oversees court operations, strategic initiatives, and public-facing programs that impact youth and families.

Previously, Cicely was the Executive Director for Lawrence & Bundy LLC, a boutique commercial litigation firm with offices in Atlanta, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., where she directed the firm’s executive and financial functions. She also served as the Court Administrator/Chief Clerk for the State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County, leading a team of over 120 employees, managing nine direct reports, and administering a $14 million budget. Cicely began her legal career as the staff attorney to the former Chief Judge of the State Court of Fulton County.

As a former educator with Atlanta Public Schools, Cicely has continued her commitment to education as a paralegal instructor at Emory University since the program’s inception in 2005. She also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Paralegals with the American Bar Association, contributing to the advancement of the paralegal profession nationwide.

Cicely is a cum laude graduate of Western Michigan Cooley Law School and Spelman College. She also earned an American Bar Association-approved Paralegal Certificate from the National Center for Paralegal Training. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Paralegal Program at Atlanta Technical College.

Matthew Cornick

• BA cum laude, State University of NY at Buffalo
• JD Emory University school of Law

Mr. Cornick maintained an active law practice with an emphasis on tort litigation, bankruptcy, and family law. He has been teaching Civil Litigation, Legal Research, Family Law and Introduction to Law and Ethics to paralegal students for over thirty years. He frequently speaks to paralegal associations and law firms on the topic of technology in the law office. Mr. Cornick has served on the Approval Commission to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. He is the author of A Practical Guide to Family Law, West Publishing, 1995 and Using Computers in the Law Office, 8th ed., Cengage, 2018.

Steven Dubner

• BA The Johns Hopkins University
• JD Columbia Univeristy School of Law

Steve received his BA from The Johns Hopkins University in 1978 and his JD from Columbia University School of Law in 1979. He began his practice with a Wall Street firm then relocated to Atlanta and joined one of the ten largest firms in the city. In 1984 he left that firm to establish his own firm, Higgins & Dubner. He practiced in the areas of corporate and business law, entertainment, estate planning and probate, civil litigation and other civil matters. He was an instructor with the Small Business Development Center of Georgia State University for over 15 years. He also taught business law in the MBA program at Georgia State University and taught at Kennesaw State University and Herzing University. He has been an Instructor in the Emory Paralegal Program since its inception. He is married and has three children, one cat and one dog.

Ural Glanville

• JD UGA School of Law
• MSS US Army War College
• BA The University of Georgia
• AA Brevard College

Judge Ural D. Glanville is a 1987 graduate of the UGA School of Law. After completing his JD, he served on active military duty for several years, returning to Atlanta in 1993. He served as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and civil litigator prior to beginning his judicial service, in 1996, as a Magistrate Judge in Fulton County State Court. In 2004, after eight years behind the magistrate bench, Judge Glanville was elected to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Fulton County. In his seventeen years on the Superior Court bench, Judge Glanville has presided over a wide array of matters ranging from felony offenses, domestic relations to negligence claims to bond validations.

All the while, Judge Glanville pursued a military career with the Army Reserves that began during his undergraduate years at UGA. In 2019 Judge Glanville retired from the military with 35 years of service as a Brigadier General. Married for over 30 years to Lisa B. Glanville, the couple has two adult children.

Keisha Hudson

• JD University of Cincinnati College of Law
• BA The College of New Jersey 

Keisha D. Hudson has worked with paralegals for almost 20 years. She is currently the Program Coordinator, Program Advisor, and Lead Instructor at a Metro Atlanta ABA-Approved Paralegal Studies Program. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. After practicing for a short time, Ms. Hudson worked as a legal recruiter placing paralegals at top law firms and corporate legal departments.

Ms. Hudson was also the owner of KD Hudson Consulting, LLC. The company focused on writing resumes, and cover letters, as well as interview coaching, and creating LinkedIn profiles for legal professionals. Lastly, she has presented on this topic as a guest speaker and panelist with various organizations including the American Association for Paralegal Educators, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, the Gate City Bar Association, and The Georgia Association of Paralegals.  This background makes her uniquely qualified to teach resume writing, interviewing, and networking skills to paralegal students.

On a personal note, she is a New Jersey native, who loves science fiction, reading, and spending time with her family.

Harvey Hutchinson

• JD Estate Planning & Business Planning
• LLM Taxation

Harvey Hutchinson has served as a wealth strategist and client adviser to high-net-worth clients in large financial institutions and multi-family offices. Prior to serving as a wealth strategist, Harvey practiced law with an emphasis in estate planning, estate and trust administration, business planning, tax planning, and retirement planning.

Harvey's extensive formal education consists of three business degrees and two law degrees. Furthermore, Harvey holds the following certifications: Certified Financial Planner, Accredited Estate Planner, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist, and Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor. Harvey has held adjunct faculty positions with other universities and has presented several seminars to attorneys, CPAs and financial advisers. Harvey is admitted to practice law in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and New York.