08 LC 95
0141
Senate
Resolution 769
By:
Senator Adelman of the 42nd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Charles T. Lester, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Charles T. Lester, Jr., has worked tirelessly throughout his exemplary career as
an attorney; and
WHEREAS,
he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Juris Doctor degree, with
distinction, from Emory University; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lester is a partner with the law practice of Sutherland Asbill and Brennan
LLP; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lester has provided many valuable hours of service to the State Bar of
Georgia, serving as past president, immediate past president, president, and
president-elect; serving on the Governor's Judicial Nominating Commission;
serving the Younger Lawyers Section as co-founder, president, immediate past
president, president-elect, president ex-officio, treasurer, executive
council-at-large, committee chair, and fellow; and serving on the board of
governors, the executive committee, the formal advisory opinion board, the
commission on continuing lawyer competency, and the public service foundation;
and
WHEREAS,
he has provided the State Bar of Georgia with untold hours of volunteer service
and valuable knowledge by serving on committees affecting the operation of the
State Bar of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
in addition to his work with the State Bar of Georgia, Mr. Lester has provided
service in alternative dispute resolution and to organizations such as Atlanta
Legal Aid Society, Inc., Chief Justice's Commission on Indigent Defense, Georgia
Asylum and Immigration Network, Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Civil
Justice, GreenLaw, formerly the Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest,
the American Bar Foundation, the Georgia Bar Foundation, Georgia Law Related
Education Consortium, Georgia Legal Services Program, Georgia Indigent Legal
Services, Georgia Mental Disability Law Project, Lawyers Club of Atlanta,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Atlanta, and United
Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.; and
WHEREAS,
his many hours of service and exemplary career have resulted in his receiving
numerous awards; and
WHEREAS,
he is a member of the American Bar Association; American Judicature Society;
Lawyers Club of Atlanta; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers
Association; Old Warhorse Lawyers Club; Atlanta Bar Association; National Legal
Aid and Defender Association, Georgia Bar Foundation, and the Gate City Bar
Association.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY SENATE that the members of this body recognize and
commend Charles T. Lester, Jr., for an outstanding legal career and his valuable
service to the legal community and extend to him their best wishes for success,
good health, and personal fulfillment in all of his future endeavors.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Charles T. Lester, Jr.