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Attorney Randy New is the Managing Member of Kitchens, New & Cleghorn, LLC.  Mr. New received a B.A. from Emory University in 1976. After teaching High School in Atlanta for three years, he attended Emory Law School, was named Articles Editor of the Emory Law Journal, and graduated with a J.D. with Distinction in 1982. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Emory Law School.

Mr. New practiced law with the firm of Lamon, Elrod & Harkleroad before going in-house as an attorney with BellSouth Corporation. He rose to the position of Vice President of Public Policy of BellSouth, reporting to the Vice Chairman of the company. His experience at BellSouth as both an executive and a lawyer was wide-ranging.

Mr. New and Joyce Kitchens formed the firm of Kitchens, New, & Cleghorn, LLC in 2001, having been classmates at Emory Law School and life-long friends.   They added Attorney Jeff Cleghorn as an equity partner in 2007.

Mr. New is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Education:
J.D., Emory University Law School, (with Distinction), 1982
B.A., Emory University, 1976

Bar Admissions:
Georgia

Memberships:
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Human Rights Campaign's Federal Club
Lawyers Club of Atlanta

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