Atlanta (November 12, 2010) – Morris, Manning & Martin is pleased to announce that Partner James “Mac” Hunter was inducted into the Gate City Bar Association's Hall of Fame during its annual gala event on November 6. Other 2010 inductees included the Honorable Glenda Hatchett and Michael W. Tyler.
The Gate City Bar Association, the oldest African-American Bar Association in the state of Georgia, honored Mr. Hunter for his efforts to give back to the community and serve others, and for being an advocate for justice, diversity and equality. During the evening’s program, Mr. Hunter was praised for his contributions by his friends and family, as well Governor Douglas Wilder (Virginia) and Mayor Kasim Reed.
To view the video of the evening’s celebration, please click here.
During the gala, Morris, Manning & Martin Managing Partner Louise M. Wells presented a scholarship to Alvin Johnson, a second year law student at Emory University School of Law.
Throughout his legal career, Mr. Hunter fought to recruit and to expand career opportunities for other African-American attorneys. Prior to joining private practice, he was a senior trial attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where he was responsible for litigating some of the first cases under the 1972 Amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He has also served as a dedicated mentor to many younger lawyers and has challenged and inspired them to advance in their legal careers while also giving back to the community.
For nearly four decades, Mr. Hunter labored to improve and strengthen the Atlanta community by endeavoring to educate, inspire and enrich the lives of its residents. In addition to his support of the Gate City Bar Association, he has been actively involved with organizations such as the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, Inc., and the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), where he serves as chairman. He is also National General Counsel for the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. (a position he has held for nearly 25 years), General Counsel for the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., General Counsel for the National Black College Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., General Counsel for the National Cares Mentoring Program, Inc. and General Counsel for the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc. He is a member of Kappa Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., the Atlanta Chapter of National Association of Guardsmen, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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About the Gate City Bar Association
Established in 1948, the Gate City Bar Association (www.gatecitybar.org) 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.
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