Luncheon and Pro Bono Awards
The tenth annual Celebrating Service
and Awards Luncheon was held on
October 20, 2017 at the Piedmont Driv-
ing Club.
The program recognized representatives
from various pro bono and service or-
ganizations in the community and also
honored individuals who have made a
significant impact in the community
through their volunteer contributions.
The luncheon featured keynote speaker
Audra Dial, Atlanta Office Managing Part-
ner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
LLP.
The Atlanta Bar bestowed awards to the
following deserving individuals:
2017 Pro Bono Service Award: Atlanta
Bar Association Bankruptcy Section. In
the past year, the Bankruptcy Section has
worked extensively with the bankruptcy
bench and bar on pro bono initiatives, as
well as assisted individual pro se debtors
in bankruptcy cases, frustrated low in-
come creditors, and unrepresented par-
ties in bankruptcy adversary proceedings.
Section members invested an estimated
1,500 hours in pro bono service last year.
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2017 Public Service Award:
Jabu M. Sengova (City of Atlan-
ta Ethics Off icer) for signif icant
contributions to advance the fair
administration of justice in our com-
munity and foster professionalism and
ethics in the political, legislative or ju-
dicial process.
2017 Rita A. Sheffey Award: Kimberly
D. Charles (Atlanta Legal Aid Society,
Inc.) for demonstration of her commit-
ment to the public interest by pursuing
legal justice for impoverished, under-
served or marginalized clients.
2017 Community Service Award:
The Atlanta Bard Show Committee.
Since the first show in 1999, the Atlanta
Bard Committee has produced twelve
A Courthouse Line musical theatre pro-
ductions featuring all lawyer casts. The
committee has raised over $250,000 to
support the charitable activities of the
Atlanta Bar Foundation, providing sup-
port to pro bono service providers and
youth development programs of the
Atlanta Bar Association.