This standing committee shall consider and make recommendations to the Board of Governors on: (1) promoting the growth of pro bono service to the poor by members of the State Bar; (2) operation of the Bar's efforts to facilitate the participation of...
This program committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operations of the Fee Arbitration Program.
This special committee shall examine (1) how the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct cover advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, and the practice of law; (2) whether existing rules and Bar policies adequately address...
This standing committee will oversee the Bar's wellness initiative, Lawyers Living Well. It will 1) promote health and wellness among members and staff, 2) identify factors that impact the physical and emotional well-being of attorneys, 3) develop...
This special committee shall advise the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors about attorney-client solicitation practices that may violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, and if appropriate, make recommendations related to this issue.
This standing committee will assist the treasurer, Executive Committee and Board of Governors in fulfilling their oversight responsibilities for the accounting, financial, and internal control process of the Bar's audits of its financial statements....
This standing committee will continue to monitor the Bar's needs and uses of the Bar Center in Atlanta, and its Coastal Georgia Office in Savannah and South Georgia Office in Tifton.
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operations of the BASICS program.
This standing committee shall identify and facilitate solutions to issues of mutual interest between State judges and Georgia lawyers for the benefit of the bench, the bar and the public. It also oversees the annual Justice Thomas O. Marshall...
This special committee shall monitor the performance of the Business Court and perform a liaison function between the Court, the State Bar and Georgia's business community. It shall report its advice and recommendations to the Executive Committee...
This standing committee shall consider the interests of children in the judicial system and proposals for reform of the law governing juveniles, and provide advice and expertise to the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors.
This program committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operations of the Clients' Security Fund. It shall decide claims for compensation in...
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to the State Bar's program of communications with its members and the public.
It is of utmost importance to members of the Bar and to the public that attorneys maintain their professional competence throughout their active practice of law. To that end, this commission establishes the minimum requirements for continuing legal...
This standing committee shall advise the Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to all procedural and substantive disciplinary rules, policies and procedures.
This standing committee shall prepare, supervise and conduct the elections of all officers and members of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia and conduct all Bar polls.
This standing committee, which shall include the State Bar Treasurer, State Bar President-elect, and YLD President-elect as ex-officio members, shall be appointed and organized by the President-elect within the six (6) months immediately preceding...
This board is authorized to draft Formal Advisory Opinions concerning a proper interpretation of the Rules of Professional Conduct or any of the grounds for disciplinary action as applied to a given state of facts, as set forth in Bar Rule 4-403.
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operations of the Office of the General Counsel.
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the scholarship of legal articles in the Georgia Bar Journal.
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operation of the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program.
This program committee shall render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operations of the ICLE program. It will promote and support continuing legal education programs...
This standing committee shall facilitate, analyze and present for consideration initiatives and programs which increase participation, retention and representation of diverse attorneys in the legal profession in Georgia that accurately reflects the...
This special committee monitors the progress and funding for Georgia's Public Defender Standards Council and works in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Legislation, the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors to provide advice...
This special committee shall monitor the State Bar's insurance coverage and advise the Executive Committee with respect thereto.
This special committee shall monitor the impact of international developments on the legal profession, including, but not be limited to the effect of, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...
This special committee will review and monitor the State Bar's Investment Policy and report to the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee on its advice and recommendations.
This standing committee shall observe the practical working of the judicial system of this state in all courts and recommend such changes to the law or uniform rules as observation or experience of the committee may suggest. It shall receive and...
This standing committee will receive nominations from members of the Bar to the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) and provide a list of recommendations to the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors for approval and submission to the...
This program committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operation of the Law Practice Management Program.
This program committee shall monitor and render advice to the staff, Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to the rules, procedures, policies and operation of the Lawyer Assistance Program.
This standing committee shall prepare for legislative action such matters requiring legislation as may have received the approval of the Board of Governors. It shall keep itself informed as to all proposed legislation affecting members of the Bar...
This standing committee shall have the duty of promoting the organization and maintenance of local and circuit bar associations throughout the State and creating a closer affiliation between such associations and the State Bar.
This standing committee focuses on the State Bar's mission of Lawyers Serving the Public and the Justice System.It identifies opportunities for serving lawyers, implements legal support services, including but not limited to, lists of vendors who...
This standing committee shall monitor and render advice to the program's director, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to the operation of the Military Legal Assistance Program, which facilitates pro bono representation of...
This special committee is charged with the discretion, responsibility and authority to oversee the management of the State Bar's employee defined contribution pension plan.
This standing committee shall advise the Executive Committee and Board of Governors with respect to staffing, salaries, and other personnel matters. It shall consist of the five current State Bar Officers and the three YLD Presidential Officers, with...
This standing committee shall consider and make recommendations to the Executive Committee and Board of Governors necessary to advance professionalism in the practice of law. It shall concern itself with the various facets of professionalism...
This standing committee shall advise the Executive Committee with respect to the addition, deletion, change, and operation of all State Bar programs and services. It shall solicit and review staff and budget impact statements whenever any proposal...
This standing committee shall consider, analyze, strategize, and recommend to the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors how best to: (1) engage, listen and learn from all who are willing to share their experiences with bigotry and racism...
This special committee shall render advice to the staff, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors with respect to 1) aiding lawyers in preparing their practices for succession upon retirement, death, impairment or otherwise, 2) assisting the...
Through this special committee (an acronym for Support of Lawyers/Legal Personnel - All Concern Encouraged) members of the legal community will be able to reach out in small, but meaningful and compassionate ways to judges, lawyers, court personnel...
This standing committee shall advise the President with regard to the qualifications of all candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia courts. The purpose is to assist the Judicial...
This special committee will develop new means through which to provide Bar members, their families and colleagues with suicide prevention resources and information, including understanding the warning signs, myths and realities, and attorney specific...
Appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the duties of the Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) Standing Committee include the consideration of activities that may constitute the unlicensed practice of law and receiving and evaluating District...