Coca-Cola Legal Department Receives Pro Bono Business Law Award
Thursday, June 25, 2009
- Organization: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
Atlanta – The legal department of the Coca-Cola Company was honored with the A Business Commitment (ABC) Pro Bono Business Law Award, presented during the annual meeting of the State Bar of Georgia on June 19 at Amelia Island, Fla.
The ABC Pro Bono Business Law Award salutes outstanding delivery of legal services to the poor. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola’s legal department was recognized for demonstrating the company’s commitment to the delivery of pro bono business law services to the underserved segments of the nonprofit community.
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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.
