Background Kayla L. Upchurch is an associate attorney with Meriwether & Tharp. Kayla graduated summa cum laude from Georgia College in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Pre-Law concentration, with a Minor in History. After accepting a full athletic scholarship, Kayla joined the Georgia Southern University women's basketball team and then transferred to Georgia College. At Georgia College, Kayla was selected to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team each year, as well as to the Capital One Academic All-District Team in her senior season. Kayla qualified for the President's List every semester, and she was the class of 2015 commencement speaker and Valedictorian at Georgia College.