One Georgia lawyer helping crime victims and two law firms standing up for civil rights have been honored with awards.

First, the Bondurant Mixson & Elmore and Caplan Cobb firms were among those honored at Thursday’s ACLU of Georgia’s 60th anniversary celebration at The Foundry at Puritan Mill in Atlanta. The two firms were recognized with the Dare to Create Justice Award for being part of the ACLU of Georgia’s litigation team that includes both in-house and outside counsel.