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Upcoming Events
Check back soon for information regarding the Commission’s Recruitment for Group Leaders for Law School Orientations on Professionalism and the Commission’s Grant Applications period.
Past Events
23rd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service, Thursday, March 2, 2023,
SBG President Sally Akins and The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism present an in-person Signature CLE Program, February 22, 2023, State Bar of Georgia.
Nominations for the 23rd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service through 11:59 p.m. on November 11, 2022.
Speaker and Writer’s Bureau of the State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism CLE: Professionalism in a Post-Pandemic Landscape, September 28, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (qualifies for 1 professionalism CLE hour)
GAAAA Professionalism for Georgia Lawyers – September 24, 2022 (application pending for 1 professionalism CLE hour)
Law School Orientations on Professionalism – 2022
Application Period for Grants to Promote Legal Professionalism
The Significant Lawyer: The Pursuit of Purpose and Professionalism with Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. – March 24, 2022, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm via Zoom (qualifies for 1 professionalism hour)
Pop-Up CLE: Perspectives on Professionalism and Ethics – February 22, 2022, 2:55 pm – 5 pm via Zoom (qualifies for 2 hours of CLE, including 1 professionalism hour and 1 ethics hour)
22nd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service #CSA22 – March 19, 2022, 7 pm – 10 pm, Loudermilk
Designated Attorney Fellowship and CLE – December 17, 2021, 10 am – 2 pm in-person, Emory Conference Center and Hotel
Nominations for the 22nd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service through 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2021.
Professionalism After the Statewide Judicial Emergency Order – September 28, 2021, 11 am – 2 pm (qualifies for 3 hours of CLE, including 1 Professionalism hour and 1 Trial hour for attorneys who attend the entire 3-hour CLE)
Law School Orientations on Professionalism – 2021 – August 10 – 21, 2021
21st Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service on 06-26-21
Ethics, Pro Bono, and Professionalism CLE (applied for 3 hours of CLE, including 1 Ethics hour, 1 Professionalism hour, and 1 Trial hour for attorneys who attend the entire 3-hour CLE) on 05-26-21
Suicide Awareness Program (qualifies for 3 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of professionalism) on 04-30-21
The Necessity of Unparalleled Unity CLE (qualifies for 2 hours of CLE, including 2 hours of professionalism) on 03-19-21
Professionalism and Technology: From Jury Trials to Social Media
Law School Orientations on Professionalism – 2020
Professionalism and the Georgia Court Reopening Guide
Criminal Justice, Professionalism, and Coronavirus on 06-11-20, from 12 Noon – 1 pm
Moving Forward with Professionalism In the Midst of A Public Health Emergency CLE on 04-28-20
Pop-Up Professionalism CLE on 04-06-20: Professionalism During A Time of Physical Distancing
Professionalism, Pizza and a Movie, 01-09-20
Convocation on Professionalism Then (1988) and Now (2019), 12-13-19
Law School Orientations on Professionalism 2019
20th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service, 03-09-19
State Bar of Georgia Mid-Year Meeting CLE on Professionalism Then (1988) and Now (2019), 01-10-19
Town Hall Meeting, 2019
Convocation on Professionalism and the Global Community, 11-30-18
Law School Orientations on Professionalism 2018
State Bar of Georgia Annual Meeting CLE on Professionalism and Social Media, 06-08-18
19th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service, 02-27-18