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What is Justice? | A Former Georgia State Bar President’s Perspective

What is Justice? | A Former Georgia State Bar President’s Perspective

Update: 2022-05-05
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Today on the podcast, Robin and Lester share their thoughts on the question asked at the end of every episode, “What is Justice?”. In addition, to close out the podcast, we share a few clips that exemplify the various types of justice as well as a short compilation of many of our former guest’s definitions of Justice.


 


Robin Frazer Clark:


Robin Frazer Clark is the owner and founder of the law firm of Robin Frazer Clark, P.C. Ms. Clark has practiced law for thirty years in Atlanta, Georgia, all as a trial lawyer in personal injury cases. Prior to this firm she was a partner in Clark Goldner, P.C. from 2004-2006 and a partner in Jewett and Clark, LLC from 1997-2004. Ms. Clark devotes one-hundred percent of her practice exclusively to representing everyday Americans who have been injured by the carelessness of others. This includes personal injury and employment matters, automobile wrecks, tractor-trailer wrecks, premises safety, elevator and escalator cases, products safety (including defective automobile manufacture), medical malpractice and sexual harassment cases.


Ms. Clark was recently invited and inducted into the International Society of Barristers. She is a Past President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and previously served as President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian and Education Committee Co-Chair of GTLA. She served on the Editorial Board of The Verdict and was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Ms. Clark was also on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia for Atlanta Circuit Post No. 36. She is a Past President of the State Bar of Georgia and a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, in which she is a Past Chair of the Litigation Section. She is a Member of the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She is also a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and a member of the Executive Committee of The Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Ms. Clark is a Fellow of The Lawyers Foundation of Georgia.


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Lester Tate:


Lester Tate is a trial lawyer who served as the 48th President of the State Bar of Georgia.  Since 1996, he has practiced as a member of Akin & Tate, Georgia’s oldest continuing  law firm. He has spent his entire professional career as a courtroom lawyer, having tried  over one-hundred civil and criminal cases to verdict and appeared over thirty times in  state and federal appellate courts. 


He currently serves as National Treasurer of the American Board of Trial Advocates and  a member of the Executive Committee. He is the past President of the Southeastern  Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (SEABOTA) and is a member of the  American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.  


Lester is a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers, an invitation-only trial lawyer  honorary society, whose members are rigorously screened by trial lawyers and judges to  determine the member’s ability, experience, accomplishments and ethical standards.  


He is Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society  comprised of less than 1% of American lawyers, and, because of his extensive courtroom  experience, he holds the rank of “Advocate” in the American Board of Trial Advocates  (ABOTA). 


While devoting most of his time to wrongful death and serious personal injury cases,  where he has a number of million and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements,  Lester’s practice includes many diverse matters. He has successfully defended  individuals charged with a broad array of state and federal crimes at trial, ranging from  murder to conspiracy. He has also handled a wide variety of complex commercial and  political cases involving issues as varied as shareholder rights and ballot access.  


Active in community and public affairs, Lester serves on the board of the Community  Foundation of Northwest Georgia and the Board of Advisors for Georgia Tech’s School  of Literature, Media, and Communications. Lester’s pro bono work includes having  represented Advocates for Children as volunteer legal counsel for over twenty years. 


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Links:


Clip 1: Chris McNabb sentenced to life without parole: 'I would never do this. I'm innocent.'


Clip 2: DATING APP MURDER TRIAL | Adam Hilarie's Mother Reacts - COURT TV


Clip 3: 'I forgive you': Botham Jean's brother hugs Amber Guyger after she gets 10 years in prison


Clip 4: No Other Road: 1953 Red and Black Editors Stand Up for Equality and Free Speech


http://www.akintate.com/


https://www.gatriallawyers.net/


See You In Court Website


To learn more about the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, visit fairplay.org

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What is Justice? | A Former Georgia State Bar President’s Perspective

What is Justice? | A Former Georgia State Bar President’s Perspective

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