Atlanta – Albert M. Pearson III of Moraitakis Kushel Pearson Gardner LLP in Atlanta was honored with the H. Sol Clark Award, presented during the annual meeting of the State Bar of Georgia on June 19 at Amelia Island, Fla.

The award, named for former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Sol Clark of Savannah, who is known as the “father of legal aid in Georgia,” honors an individual lawyer who has excelled in one or more of a variety of activities that extend civil legal services to the poor.
Pearson was recognized for his tireless dedication on behalf of migrant farm workers and other low-income Georgians.
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The State Bar of Georgia, with offices in Atlanta, Savannah and Tifton, was established in 1964 by Georgia’s Supreme Court as the successor to the voluntary Georgia Bar Association, founded in 1884. All lawyers licensed to practice in Georgia belong to the State Bar. Its more than 40,000 members work together to strengthen the constitutional promise of justice for all, promote principles of duty and public service among Georgia’s lawyers, and administer a strict code of legal ethics.