David S. Lipscomb Receives the Bar's Highest Honor

• Citation: Vol. 28 No. 1 Pg. 0044
• Pages: 0044
• Publication year: 2022

David S. Lipscomb Receives the Bar's Highest Honor No. Vol. 28, No. 1 Pg. 44 Georgia Bar Journal August, 2022

David S. Lipscomb Receives the Bar's Highest Honor

The 2022 Distinguished Service Award was presented to David S. Lipscomb at the State Bar's Annual Meeting for his extensive service to the legal profession, the justice system and the public.

BY ASHLEY G. STOLLAR

(Left to right) David Lipscomb accepts the Distinguished Service Award from 2021-22 State Bar President Elizabeth L. Fite.

The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the State Bar of Georgia for conspicuous service to the cause of jurisprudence and to the advancement of the legal profession in the state of Georgia.

David Lipscomb was presented with this prestigious award on June 4 by 2021-22 President Elizabeth L. Fite during the State Bar's Annual Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida.

Lipscomb was honored for his extensive service to the legal system over his 46-year career as an attorney, which includes 29 years as a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, representing the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, and 23 years as a member of the State Bar's Executive Committee.

Lipscomb is a graduate of Georgia State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. He attended Emory University School of Law and earned his law degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1976.

Lipscomb served as president of the Gwinnett Bar Association in 1986-87, was appointed as a special master by the Gwinnett Judicial Superior...