Mayor to speak at UGA law commencement

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will be the keynote speaker at the University of Georgia School of Law's commencement on May 21, college officials announced Wednesday.

About 220 students are expected to graduate this year.

Reed, who graduated from Howard University, is a former partner in the Atlanta law firm Holland & Knight.

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