Stephen Bright, “the brave heart” of Atlanta's Southern Center for Human Rights, won the Attorney of the Year Award at the Daily Report's annual Professional Excellence awards dinner for his 40-year fight for the lives of indigent clients facing the death penalty.

Bright received a standing ovation from the other attendees as he accepted the award at the June 29 dinner at the J.W. Marriott Buckhead.

“Steve, I don't think I've seen so much love in a room in a long time,” said the Daily Report's publisher, Wayne Curtis, as he presented the award.

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