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Pro Bono Awards
H. Sol Clark Award
The H. Sol Clark Award is named for former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clark of Savannah, who is known as the "father of legal aid in Georgia." The prestigious Clark Award honors an individual lawyer who has excelled in one or more of a variety of activities that extend civil legal services to the poor.
The H. Sol Clark Award is presented by the Access to Justice Committee of the State Bar of Georgia and the Pro Bono Project in 2005 to Donald Carlton Gibson, who has demonstrated professionalism and proven commitment to, and support for, the delivery of civil legal services to the poor. Mr. Gibson has accepted dozens of civil legal matters in eleven counties in rural southeast Georgia on a pro bono basis since his admission to the State Bar of Georgia in 2000. In doing so, Gibson has helped ensure access to justice and fairness for many individuals and families with critical legal problems. Gibson has served as an outstanding pro bono partner with Georgia Legal Services Program in providing quality legal services in rural areas where there are few lawyers available to meet an overwhelming need for civil legal assistance.
William B. Spann, Jr. Award
The William B. Spann, Jr. Award is given each year either to a local bar association, law firm project or a community organization in Georgia that has developed a pro bono program that has satisfied previously unmet needs or extended services to underserved segments of the population. The award is named for a former president of the American Bar Association and former executive director of the State Bar of Georgia.
The William B. Spann, Jr. Award is presented by the Access to Justice Committee of the State Bar of Georgia and the Pro Bono Project to the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Team Child/Early Intervention Project and the Jones Day, LLP Special Education Project for their advocacy for the appropriate education of special needs children, a population for which virtually no pro bono legal services have existed. These firms' congruent provision of legal services to support the developmental and educational rights of low-income, special needs children defines their dedication to professionalism and the call to service, and gives testimony to the strong commitment to the community of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP and Jones Day, LLP.
The Dan Bradley Award
The Dan Bradley Award honors the commitment to the delivery of high quality legal services of a lawyer of Georgia Legal Services Program or the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. The award honors the memory of Georgia native and Mercer Law graduate Dan J. Bradley, who was president of the federal Legal Services Corporation.
The 2005 Dan Bradley Award is presented by the Access to Justice Committee of the State Bar of Georgia to Vicky O. Kimbrell, the Family Law and Health Law Specialist for Georgia Legal Services Program, who, through her quality advocacy and vision for justice, has shown exemplary service and dedication to the delivery of legal services to the poor and to the ideals of the legal profession.
The Georgia A Business Commitment Pro Bono Business Law Award
The A Business Commitment (ABC) Pro Bono Business Law Award honors the business law pro bono contributions of an individual lawyer, corporate legal department or law firm to the nonprofit and community economic development sectors in Georgia.
The 2005 A Business Commitment Business Law Pro Bono Award is presented by the State Bar of Georgia A Business Commitment Committee to Todd O. Grice, Counsel for the Coca Cola Company, for professionalism and strong commitment to the delivery of pro bono business law services to the nonprofit and community economic development sectors in Georgia, exemplified by his outstanding service to the nonprofit Tyler Place Community Development Corporation, an affordable housing developer and neighborhood improvement organization.
Civil Justice Innovation Award
The Civil Justice Innovation Award honors an individual lawyer or legal project that, through the use of innovative technology, has extended civil legal services to the poor or marginalized communities or has met previously unmet legal needs. This Award, presented by the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee and the Pro Bono Project, acknowledges exemplary Internet, computer-assisted or other media-assisted efforts to disseminate legal education and information to advocates and/or low-to-moderate income clients in Georgia.
This first Civil Justice Innovation Award is presented to Tracey M. Roberts, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the civil justice community in her work developing LegalAid-GA.org, a web-based legal information and self-help resource. Roberts has defined the nature of this Innovation Award that recognizes the great potential of technology to break down barriers to justice. Roberts' unique and impressive contribution promoting advocacy through technology clearly defines dedication to professionalism and the lawyer's call to service.