The Atlanta Lawyer October 2011

Atlanta Bar Association Celebrating Service Public Service Award Recipient Representative Stacey Y. Abrams Representative Stacey Y. Abrams The Atlanta Bar Association’s Public Service Award is given each year to a member of the executive or legislative branch who has advanced the fair administration of justice in our community and fostered professionalism and ethics in the political or legislative process. This year the Atlanta Bar Association honors Representative Stacey Y. Abrams. Georgia, the Democratic Legislator of the Year by the Young Democrats of Georgia, and an Environmental Leader Award from the Georgia Conservation Voters for her legislative service. Additionally, Rep. Abrams is a published author – for both academic and nonfiction work. She published articles on issues of public policy, taxation and nonprofit organizations and has taught courses on law and social policy at Yale University and Spelman College. Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Stacey Abrams is the award-winning author of several romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. ■ Representative Abrams is the House Minority Leader for the Georgia General Assembly and State Representative for the 84th House District. She is the first woman to lead either party in the Georgia General Assembly and is the first African-American to lead the House of Representatives. Rep. Abrams serves on numerous committees including Appropriations, Ethics, Judiciary Non-Civil, Rules and Ways and Means. Additionally, Governor Deal recently appointed Rep. Abrams to serve as his liaison to the SAC’s Accreditation Committee for the Atlanta Public Schools. In addition to serving as a legislator, Rep. Abrams is the CEO of SageWorks, LLC, a legal advisory firm that serves as General Counsel for the Atlanta Dream WNBA professional basketball team. She also cofounded and acts as Chief Operating Officer of the Insomnia Group, a firm specializing in development, investment and consulting for complex infrastructure projects. Furthermore, Rep. Abrams co-founded and serves as COO of Nourish, Inc., a beverage company with a focus on infants and toddlers. Introducing Lexis ® for Microsoft ® Office. Created for legal minds, by legal minds. Introducing groundbreaking integration of Lexis and Microsoft Office—content and tools delivered right where you work every day. Let Us Tell You More www.lexisnexis.com/office Rep. Abrams has been honored by many organizations for her service, including being named as a Champion for Georgia Cities by the Georgia Municipal Association, and as Going for the Goal Woman of the Year. She received the Georgia Legislative Service Award by the Association County Commissioners 10 THE ATLANTA LAWYER October 2011 LexisNexis, Lexis and the Knowledge Burst logo are registered trademarks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under license. Microsoft is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. © 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association

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