Connect With A Colleague During March and April 2026

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The State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism

will hold from March 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, the

Connect With A Colleague Contest

(staff support provided by the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism)

The State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism (with staff support from the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism) will hold the 2026 Connect with A Colleague Contest from March 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026. Please check back regularly for updated information regarding the 2026 contest rules and prizes.

CONGRATULATIONS

to the 2025 Connect With A Colleague

Contest Winners

2025 Connect With A Colleague Contest Winners (L to R): Susan Coppedge (2nd Place Winner), Karen Scott (1st Place Winner), Anthony DeCinque (3rd Place Winner)

During a CJCPGA CLE entitled “The Necessity of Unparalleled Unity” that was held via Zoom on March 19, 2021, Hon. Nina Markette Baker, Judge Coweta Circuit Superior Court discusses how having a cup of coffee with an opposing counsel impacted her career as a young lawyer.

CONGRATULATIONS

to the 2024-2025 State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism

for Receiving a Gubernatorial Proclamation

Naming April 2025 as Legal Professionalism Month

Pictured L-R: Ian Reyes, Carlos Vilela, Ivy Cadle, Governor Brian Kemp, Mrs. Marty Kemp, Cathy Hampton, Michael Herskowitz. Photo taken on February 25, 2025, courtesy of the State Bar of Georgia.

Learn More About the Commission's Suicide Awareness Program

On April 30, 2021, the Commission held a Suicide Awareness Program.  To view the materials and resources from the program, click here. This is a test.

If you are thinking of hurting yourself, or if you are concerned that someone you know may be suicidal, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by phone 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or via chat at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/.

Members of the State Bar of Georgia may also contact the Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program confidential hotline at 800-327-9631. #UseYour6

To learn more about other resources available to members of the State Bar of Georgia, click here.