State Bar Commitment to Equality Awards
State bar Honors
Lynn M. Roberson Selected to Receive
Commitment to Equality Award
T
he Atlanta Bar Association congratulates Lynn M.
Roberson, who will be honored at the State Bar of
Georgia’s upcoming Commitment to Equality Awards,
on behalf of the State Bar of Georgia’s Committee to
Promote Inclusion in the Profession. Each year the State
Bar recognizes select individuals and legal organizations
for their enduring faithfulness to the goals of promoting
diversity in the legal profession and the provision of
opportunities for members of underrepresented groups.
Lynn was nominated by Jessica J. Wood, and the selection
committee wholeheartedly concurred with her view that Lynn
exemplifies the purpose of these awards.
Lynn enjoys a stellar reputation for promoting inclusion
and advancement of individuals who have been
underrepresented, including women attorneys, attorneys of
color and LGBT attorneys and their allies. She is committed to
assisting attorneys in the creation of new client relationships
and she uses her leadership skills to get them a seat at the
larger table. Lynn’s commitment extends beyond attorneys:
recently, she helmed an effort to get the Atlanta Bar and the
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers to sign an amicus
brief in support of same-sex marriage.
As an active member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Defense
Research Institute, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers,
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Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, and Lawyers Club of
Atlanta, Lynn is an outspoken supporter of diversity.
The 2015 awards program will be held on Thursday, June 11
at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. and concluding at 8:30 p.m.
About the Awards
These annual awards recognize individuals, companies,
and/or legal employers in Georgia that have shown a strong
commitment to promoting diversity in the legal profession
and who are committed to providing opportunities that
foster a more diverse legal profession for members of
underrepresented groups.
About the Committee
This standing committee shall facilitate, analyze, and
present for consideration initiatives and programs which
increases participation, retention, and representation of
diverse attorneys in the legal profession in Georgia that
accurately reflects the makeup of our State. In this effort,
the Committee will work towards inclusion of lawyers who
have been historically underrepresented. It shall advise the
Executive Committee and Board of Governors with regard
to those interests.
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