June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Mourns Marissa McCall DodsonShe was the public policy director for the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
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June 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online
State Bar Mourns Loss of Clay C. LongLong, who began his legal career as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black and drafted the landmark ruling in "Gideon v. Wainwright," was a co-founder of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, which has since merged with Dentons.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
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May 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of David GambrellIn 1971, Mr. Gambrell was appointed by then-Gov. Jimmy Carter to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate.
By Dawn M. Jones
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December 28, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Congratulations to New SEC Regional Director Nekia Hackworth JonesShe "demonstrates her continued commitment to serving the public and justice system."
By Dawn M. Jones
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September 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Congratulations to Chief Justice Melton on Auburn University honorState bar applauds chief justice on Auburn student center named in his honor.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
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September 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Congratulations to GSU Law's Charity Scott on RetirementShe is the founding director of GSU Law's health law program, co-founded the Health Law Partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and helped launch and develop the health law sections of both the Georgia and Atlanta bar associations.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
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August 05, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Owes Debt of Gratitude to Rep. John Lewis"We will continue his legacy by getting into "good trouble" to effectuate positive change in our justice system."
By Dawn M. Jones
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June 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of John SweetHe represented injured plaintiffs in workers' compensation cases and, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged Georgia's sodomy law in a landmark case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Dawn M. Jones
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