Randall Hughes Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Work
Monday, June 21, 2010
- Organization: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- Source: Georgia
Atlanta - Randall L. Hughes of Bryan Cave, LLP, in Atlanta was honored by the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee and Pro Bono Project with the 2010 H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award, presented during the Bar’s annual meeti.jpg)
ng June 18 at Amelia Island, Florida.
Hughes is a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Law, Health & Society and an Adjunct Faculty member with Georgia State University's College of Law. He is of counsel with Bryan Cave, LLP and is a retired practice group leader of the firm’s Atlanta Health Care Group. Hughes concentrates in health care law and litigation.
Hughes was selected H. Sol Clark Award for weaving into his legal career numerous pro bono activities. He has volunteered with the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights, served on the board and as president for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, and helped found the Health Law Partnership- a joint project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia State School of Law and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The Health Law Partnership provides free, direct legal services to low-income children and their families who receive medical services. Hughes provides regular guidance and support for the Health Law Partnership. In addition to the pro bono activities related to the Health Law Partnership, Hughes also provides pro bono services for the statewide Seniors Legal Hotline.
The H. Sol Clark Award, first awarded in 1983, is named for former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clark of Savannah, who is known as the “father of legal aid in Georgia.” The Clark award honors an individual lawyer who has excelled in one or more of a variety of activities that extend legal services to the poor.
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 41,000 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.
