People pay their respects outside the Gold Spa on Piedmont Road in Atlanta on March 24, 2021. The Gold Spa along with two other spa's in Atlanta and Kennesaw, Georgia, were the scene of a mass shooting spree that claimed the lives of eight people. (Photo John Disney/ALM) Alston & Bird, Georgia Bars Focus on Healing, Helping Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders Targeted for Hate Crimes
Attorneys aim to create a $1 million fund to support future Asian American Pacific Islander crime victims and education efforts nationally.
September 14, 2021 at 12:47 PM
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As the six-month anniversary approaches of the March 16 spa shootings that killed eight people in Cherokee and Fulton counties, attorneys are banding together to support the victims' families and educate against future hate crimes.
One Atlantic Center, 1201 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird. (Photo John Disney/ALM) The Korean-American Bar Association of Georgia, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association and its law foundation have teamed together to launch a national advisory board in efforts to advance its joint Asian American Pacific Islander Crime Victims and Education Fund.
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