I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS THE 2012
PRESIDENT OF THE GATE CITY BAR ASSOCIATION. The Gate
City Bar Association was founded in 1948 by ten African
American attorneys for the purpose of providing the
educational, social and community involvement of a
professional association for African American attorneys,
who had been excluded from participating in Georgia's
segregated bar associations.
Our mission is to create in the community a practical
appreciation for the legal profession; to encourage
persons of outstanding promise to attend first rate law
schools and return to the communities that need their
services the most; to oppose arbitrary and capricious
laws in our state with all the force and fiber of which
we are capable as an organization; to uphold and extend
the principles of justice in every phase of American
life to the end that no one shall be discriminated
against because of color, race, religious beliefs or
national origin.
If you are not presently a member of the Gate City Bar
Association, then I would encourage you to join by
clicking on the Membership link above. For more
information about our upcoming meetings and exciting
events, please check out our calendar of events. You can
also follow us on Twitter @GateCityBar or join our group
on LinkedIn.
