Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section
Mission Statement:
To create in the community a practical appreciation for the legal profession; to encourage persons of outstanding promise to attend first rate law schools and return to the communities that need their services most; to oppose arbitrary and capricious laws in our state with all the force and fiber of which we are capable as an organization; to uphold and extend the principles of justice in every phase of American life to the end that no one shall be discriminated against because of color, race, religious beliefs or national origin.
Established:
Established in 1948, the Gate City Bar Association is the oldest African American Bar Association in the State of Georgia. The Gate City Bar Association was organized by ten African American lawyers to provide the educational, social and community involvement of a professional association for African American lawyers, who had been excluded from participating in the segregated bar associations in Atlanta and throughout the State.
Purpose:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgia;
To further the purposes and goals of the National Bar Association;
To uphold and maintain the Canons of Ethics of the Legal Profession;
To provide continuing legal education programs to the legal community;
To participate in the selection of federal, state, and local judges;
To encourage all members of the Atlanta legal community and particularly the African American Atlanta legal community to participate in the activities of the Association;
To coordinate the efforts of the members of the Association in promoting the welfare of the community
Fiscal Year: January-January
Dues: Regular Membership: $50, Student Membership: $25
Meetings:
Executive Board Meeting 2nd Wednesday of every month.
General Body meetings as scheduled on a quarterly basis.
Contact:
Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section | P.O. Box 16727, Atlanta, GA 30321 |
Phone: 404-594-4227 email: gcbaparalegals@gmail.com
Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section
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Past (15)
Gate City Bar Association Paralegals 5th Annual C.O.R.E. Event
Sat, Jun 10 • 8:30 AM
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Gate City Bar Association - Paralegal Section - 9th Annual Paralegal Skills Symposium
Sat, Oct 17 • 8:30 AM
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A Night at the High Museum of Art with the GCBA Paralegal Section
Fri, Feb 20 • 6:30 PM
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2014 Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame Gala - Paralegal Attendees
Sat, Nov 15 • 7:30 PM
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Gate City Bar Association - Paralegal Section :: 8th Annual Paralegal Skills Symposium
Sat, Oct 18 • 8:00 AM
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