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Georgia legal community mourns loss of Manley Brown
Jan 7, 2025, 14:01
by
Ashley Stollar
The Macon Melody
The Telegraph, Macon
To the Editor:
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to express condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of longtime Macon attorney Manley F. Brown on his passing at the age of 83.
A member of the Georgia Bar since 1964, Lawyer Brown began his legal career as a law clerk to the late U.S. District Court Judge William Augustus Bootle. He also served as an assistant U.S. attorney before joining the Macon law firm of Adams, O’Neal & Hemingway in 1969. Eight years later, he co-founded the firm that exists today as O’Neal & Brown. Focusing on the areas of criminal, personal injury and wrongful death law, he was known for championing the rights and causes of those most in need of help.
Lawyer Brown earned numerous professional accolades during his six decades of law practice, including the State Bar of Georgia General Practice & Trial Section’s Tradition of Excellence Award, the American Board of Trial Advocates, Georgia Section’s Georgia Trial Lawyer of the Year and Mercer University School of Law’s Outstanding Alumnus and first-ever Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award.
As a member of the Macon Bar Association and a graduate of Mercer Law, I can personally attest to the degree to which Lawyer Brown’s career impacted the law school and the members of the Macon Bar. Lawyer Brown taught me trial advocacy and today I can still hear his voice as I implement the tools and tactics he taught me.
Manley Brown’s exemplary career is an inspiration to all Georgia lawyers. It is not possible to adequate express appreciation for his selfless contributions to the legal profession and justice system of our state. He will be missed and fondly remembered.
Sincerely,
Ivy N. Cadle
President, State Bar of Georgia
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