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| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 0034 |
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The American Bar Association announced that Yosefi Seltzer was awarded the Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) Distinguished Service Award. Those chosen for the award are individuals and units judged to have set the bar for military legal assistance, by pushing themselves and their practices in extraordinary ways. The LAMP Distinguished Service Award program shines a light on those blazing paths in military legal assistance, that others might follow.
The Council of Municipal Court Judges announced that Hon. Gary E. Jackson received the Frost Ward Lifetime Achievement Award and the Council President's Award. The Frost Ward Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a municipal court judge who has made significant contributions to the Council of Municipal Court Judges over a long period of time. The Council President's Award recognized Jackson's tireless efforts to improve the judicial system through legislative reform.
Jackson was also re-elected as a District Five representative on the Council of Municipal Court Judges Executive Committee.
Phyllis Talley is seving as interim director of Georgians for End of Life Options (GAELO), a new statewide nonprofit organization, that launched in October 2021 under Death with Dignity's national umbrella, Death with Dignity National Center. GALEO's mission is to support and improve end of life and advance care planning in Georgia by advocating for laws and policies which improve and expand options for end of life decision making. The organization's goal is to ensure that every Georgian can define for themselves what quality of life they may have at the end of their lives, and then receive the care that provides that quality, and reflects their individual values and wishes.
Nelson Mullins announced the launch of Dispute Resolution Services, a new group providing commercial businesses in Georgia with a broad range of arbitration, mediation, special master and other alternative dispute resolution solutions. From preparing dispute resolution clauses to protecting business interests through mediation, arbitration and litigation, Nelson Mullins professionals help business owners, officers and directors obtain fair and reasonable solutions to business disputes. Nelson Mullins Dispute Resolution Services is an interdisciplinary team of mediators and arbitrators certified or registered by states or the American Arbitration Association who conduct all forms of dispute resolution.
The O'Brien Flowers Law Group, LLC, announced that Dr. Marcea O'Brien Flowers earned her PhD from Walden University in criminal justice and a second master's degree in philosophy. O'Brien Flowers graduated in May 2022.
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