Teresa Angle , J.D.
Prelaw Advisor & Program Coordinator
Email: tangle@uga.edu
Ph#: (706) 542-5836

Teresa A. Angle is the Prelaw Advisor and Program Coordinator for the University of Georgia.  Students having an interest in attending law school should contact Mrs. Angle to discuss matters related to the profession itself, the admissions process, as well as the law school experience.  Individual appointments with Mrs. Angle can be scheduled once an orientation session has been attended by logging onto http://www.franklin.uga.edu/prelaw and following the link at the bottom of the page.

Mrs. Angle is a graduate of the University of Maryland, having acquired her Bachelor of Science degree with High Honors from the College of Business and Management, where her major was in Personnel Management and Labor Relations.  Mrs. Angle continued her education at the University of Maryland School of Law and received her Juris Doctor degree in June, 1978, and was admitted to the Maryland Bar that same year. 

Early in her career she relocated to Missouri, where she was admitted to the Missouri Bar.  Upon her admittance, she accepted a position as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri from 1979 to 1981.  While at that office Mrs. Angle initially worked in the Criminal Division, where her responsibilities required legal research, appellate brief writing, and oral argument before the Missouri Court of Appeals.  After a few months, Mrs. Angle was assigned as Legal Counsel to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, including the state mental health and mental retardation facilities under its administration.  She was the primary advisor to the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services and Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, including but not limited to programs pertaining to Involuntary Civil Detention, Forensic Services, and Patient Rights.  Some of her responsibilities included representation of department administrative and treatment personnel in civil actions filed in state and federal courts, representation of administrative officers at Personnel Advisory Board hearings, review of union grievances and personnel complaints, preparation of employment contracts, and preparation and review of internal operating regulations.  She was also responsible for legal research and appellate brief writing, oral arguments before the Missouri Court of Appeals, and rendering legal advice to state prosecutors.

Upon her return to Maryland, she accepted a position as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore County, where she represented the State in criminal cases.  As a prosecutor, she worked on a number of felony murder cases, some of which were litigated as jury trials.  Following her five-year career as a criminal prosecutor, she opened a private practice in the rural town of Westminster, Maryland, where she specialized in criminal defense and child custody issues.  She was also appointed as Examiner in Chancery and Court Assistant Auditor for the Circuit Court of Carroll County.  In this position she presided over evidentiary proceedings held in aid of execution of judgment.