Board of Directors
Pete Donaldson
Perry & Walters,
Dougherty Circuit Bar Association
Pete Donaldson has practiced law in South Georgia for over 45 years focusing on civil and criminal trial work. A long-time advocate for underserved populations, Pete was appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court as one of the early members and later the chair of the Georgia Indigent Defense Committee. He is a past president of the 1,800 member Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and remains active as a member of the Executive Board of that organization. He was the 2017 recipient of the “C. Terry Jackson, Friend of the Constitution.” award for courage and excellence in defense of difficult criminal cases.
Vice President
Sam G. Nicholson
Nicholson Revell, LLC., Gateway Professional Center, Augusta Bar Association
Sam G. Nicholson
Nicholson Revell, LLC., Gateway Professional Center, Augusta Bar Association
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President Elect
Seth Bruckner
United Parcel Service (UPS), Corporate Legal Department
Vice President
Patrick J. Davenport
Economic Justice Coalition
Treasurer
Laverne L. Gaskins
Law Office of Laverne Lewis Gaskins, P.C.
Secretary
Nyonnohweah S. Seekie
The Seekie Law Firm, Macon Bar Association
Member-at-Large
Terence Dicks
Client Representative
Member-at-Large
Marquetta J. Bryan
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Venzella Stowers
Hon. Susan S. Cole
Gainesville-Northeastern Circuit Bar Association
Gregory L. Williams, Jr.
Community Action Activist
Carla N. Gervin
Client Representative
Matthew W. Howell
Alston & Bird LLP
Terry Leighton Miller
Mitchell & Mitchell PC, Conasauga Circuit Bar Association
NaTasha Gray
Client Representative
Gwyn Newsom
Gwyn Newsom Law, LLC,
Columbus Bar Association
Melissa Reese Cruthirds
Compass Law Group, Glynn County Bar Association
William “Bert” Gregory
William H. Gregory, LLC
Ursula Becker
Client Representative
Melissia Ann Arnold
Dougherty County
Neighborhood Service Center
Julia H. Sullivan
The Sullivan Law Firm, Savannah Bar Association