State Bar of Georgia Lawyers Serving the Public and the Justice System

Individual Rights Law

The Individual Rights Law Section serves the Bar through educational activities intended to protect and promote the rights of individuals. In recent years the Section has sponsored continuing legal education seminars on such topics as privacy in the information age, environmental justice, and civil rights litigation. During the legislative session the Section monitors legislation likely to have a significant impact on members. The Section sponsors community service projects, hosts informal gatherings for its members and special guests, such as members of the judiciary and legislature, and publishes a newsletter for its members to keep them informed of current developments affecting individual rights.

Dues: $15/yr
Section Year:  June to June (two year term)

Section Officers

Eric Dwayne Cochling, co-chair
Georgia Family Council
3500 Parkway Lane Suite 460
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: (770) 242-0001
Fax: (770) 242-0501

Jeffrey Alexander Shaw, co-chair
Hollberg & Weaver LLP
2921 Piedmont Road, Suite C
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: (404) 760-1116
Fax: (404) 760-1136
Email: jshaw@hw-law.com

Section Newsletter  

Spring 2003
Fall 2002
Fall 2000
Fall 1999