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On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to express congratulations to Paulding County Senior Assistant District Attorney Robert S. Lane on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as district attorney for the Paulding Judicial Circuit.

On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to express congratulations to Piedmont Judicial Circuit Chief Assistant District Attorney Sarah J. Griffie on her appointment to serve as a Superior Court judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit.

On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to express condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of Carrollton resident and longtime Georgia attorney Gary P. Bunch on his passing at the age of 78.

On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to express congratulations to Bradley L. Collins of The Collins Law Group, P.C., in Waycross on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as solicitor general for Charlton County.

We have openings for both lawyers and non-lawyers on our Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Effective July 2, the procedure for Supreme Court Rule 26.1, concerning the Certificate of Interested Persons, was revised.

A fraudulent email was distributed from an account ending in @member-gabar.org. Here are some key steps to help you identify and avoid spoofed/phishing emails.

No earlier than 30 days after the publication date of this Notice, the State Bar of Georgia will file Motion to Amend the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia (Motion 2024-2).

The Journal, Buena Vista Taylor County News, Butler Columbus Ledger-Enquirer The Harris County Journal, Hamilton The Talbotton New Era To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Carolyn C. “Tippi

Daily Report To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of retired Court of Appeals of Georgia Chief Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley on her passing at the age of 86

The Journal, Buena Vista Taylor County News, Butler Columbus Ledger-Enquirer The Harris County Journal, Hamilton The Talbotton New Era To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleague

Daily Report Hawkinsville Dispatch & News To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Hugh Lawson Jr. of Hawkinsville

The Champion, Decatur To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to DeKalb County State Court Judge Charles E. Bailey and DeKalb County Associate Magistrate Court Judge Phyllis R. Williams on their

The Newnan Times-Herald To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Coweta Judicial Circuit Senior Assistant District Attorney Matthew S. Swope on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as a

The Dallas New Era To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Paulding Judicial Circuit District Attorney Matthew W. Rollins on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as a Superior Court jud

Daily Report To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Emmet J. Bondurant, founder of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP in Atlanta, on the announcement of his selection to receive the 2024 ABA M

The Champion, Decatur To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of retired DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Hilton M. Fuller Jr. on his passing at the age o

The Augusta Chronicle To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to J. Grady Blanchard of the Blanchard Law Firm in Evans on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as a Superior Court judge for

Daily Report The Augusta Chronicle To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Columbia Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge J. Wade Padgett on his appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as a ju

The Newnan Times-Herald To the Editor: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend congratulations to Coweta County Chief Assistant Solicitor Amy B. Godfrey on her appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to serve as solicitor general of Co