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From the YLD President
Read “Let’s Normalize Service” by YLD President Kenneth Mitchell Jr. in the November 2024 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal.
YLD President’s PageFeatured Event
18th Annual YLD Signature Fundraiser
Date: March 8, 2025, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Location: Truist Park
755 Battery Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
The Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia is pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Signature Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta. We hope you will join us on the Hank Aaron Terrace for “A Night on the Diamond,” featuring music, hors d’oeuvres and more.
This year we are excited to recognize the service of two deserving Bar members: Paula Frederick, outgoing General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, will receive the YLD Lifetime Achievement Award, and Ashley Akins, partner at Parker Poe, will receive the YLD Signature Service Award.
The 2025 YLD Signature Fundraiser will benefit the YLD’s Public Interest Internship Program, which supports law students and recent law graduates with funding for unpaid full-time summer internships in public interest law.
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Upcoming YLD Events
18th Annual YLD Signature Fundraiser
Date: March 8, 2025, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Location: Truist Park
755 Battery Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
The Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia is pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Signature Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta. We hope you will join us on the Hank Aaron Terrace for “A Night on the Diamond,” featuring music, hors d’oeuvres and more.
This year we are excited to recognize the service of two deserving Bar members: Paula Frederick, outgoing General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, will receive the YLD Lifetime Achievement Award, and Ashley Akins, partner at Parker Poe, will receive the YLD Signature Service Award.
The 2025 YLD Signature Fundraiser will benefit the YLD’s Public Interest Internship Program, which supports law students and recent law graduates with funding for unpaid full-time summer internships in public interest law.
Click here for sponsorship information or to purchase tickets.
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