scholarship
nelson mullins Establishes The Ken millwood Law
Scholarship at The University of Georgia Law School
by S. Wade malone
Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough LLP
K
en millwood left us much too soon when he passed
away on april 11, 2011 at the age of 63. Ken's passing
was devastating to his colleagues at Nelson Mullins.
he had meant so much to us as a leader, mentor and friend.
the lawyers and staff of Nelson Mullins wanted to make sure
that Ken's memory and spirit would live on in the future. We
quickly settled on establishing a scholarship in Ken's memory
at the university of georgia law school. We thought Ken
would approve as he was a proud "Double Dawg," having
received both his undergraduate and law degrees from
uga. Ken's family enthusiastically supported establishing
a scholarship in Ken's memory.
We believed a scholarship was particularly fitting as Ken
himself had attended georgia military academy (now
Woodward academy) on a scholarship that afforded him an
opportunity he otherwise would not have had. Ken valued
his tenure at gma for many reasons, but chief among them
was his belief that the scholarship he received and the gma
experience/education changed the course of his life. We
thought it was befitting that the same spirit and need-based
focus be mirrored in a scholarship bearing Ken's name at
the university of georgia school of law.
in his life, Ken certainly paid his own scholarship forward to
those he encountered. he was just an utterly decent man.
Ken was the soul of the Nelson Mullins' office. Ken's coin
of the realm was respect. he gave it out and he got it back
unequivocally. one staff member observed that Ken treated
everyone he met with the same care, compassion and
energy regardless of title. You could be the most successful
partner or a high school summer intern and Ken gave you
his attention, time and kindness.
Ken was an incredible mentor to young lawyers. Ken just had
a gift for that role. Whenever a meeting would be held on a
case, Ken would always turn first to the youngest lawyer in
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the room and ask for their opinion. he always complimented
the young lawyer on his or her idea or suggestion. Ken never
told a young lawyer how to act or how to