C. Wilson DuBose, Receives Highest Honor,
the State Bar of Georgia 2003-2004 Distinguished Service Award

The Council and staff would like to congratulate the Council's Vice-Chairman, C. Wilson Dubose on receiving the State Bar of Georgia 2003-2004 Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented during a June 19 ceremony at the Bar's Annual Meeting at the Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando , Florida . The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the State Bar of Georgia for conspicuous service to the cause of jurisprudence and to the advancement of the legal profession in the state of Georgia .

As chair of the State Bar's Indigent Defense committee, DuBose was instrumental in the passage of HB 770, the bill that created the Georgia Public Defense Standards Council. His efforts led to the Bar winning the ABA's 2004 Harrison Tweed Award, which recognizes the extraordinary achievements of state and local bar associations that develop or significantly expand projects or programs to increase access to civil legal services to poor persons or criminal defense services to indigents.

His long long-standing commitment to the legal profession includes serving on the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors and affiliation with the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, National Conference of Bar Presidents, the Atlanta Bar Foundation and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. DuBose has served the public and his community as president of the Atlanta Bar Association, as a Group Leader for the Morgan County Board of Education Strategic Planning Task Force, as a mentor for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Atlanta and a member of 1,000 Lawyers for Justice.

The Council and the staff are delighted to see Mr. Dubose recognized for his career-long dedication and service to the cause of justice.