ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Southeast Region is pleased to announce that it will honor exemplary leaders Ernest Greer, Liz Price and Jamie Perez at its 25thAnnual ADL Jurisprudence Awards Luncheon on Sept. 15, 2022 in Atlanta.
ADL’s Jurisprudence Awards pay tribute each year to lawyers who have, throughout their careers, dedicated themselves to securing justice and fair treatment for all people. With Co-chairs Robin Sangstonformerly of Cox Communications and Eric Barnum of BakerHostetler, this year’s event will attract lawyers and civic leaders from across the Southeast and amplify the organization’s mission to fight all forms of hate, to expose extremism and to educate people about the corrosive effects of bias and discrimination.
The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Ernest Greer,co-president of Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm with more than 2,400 attorneys in 43 locations. Greer is a highly accomplished business attorney and an outstanding leader and champion for his community. He was the first lawyer to serve as Chairman of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in 2014. He serves on the boards for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta History Center, Achieve Atlanta, the Atlanta Police Foundation, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Equal Justice Works. His leadership, accomplishments and legal practice have been recognized by many industry publications and organizations. He also currently serves as a Director of Buckhead Coalition, is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta and the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Guardsman, Inc. Previous honorees include Congressman John Lewis, Governor Roy Barnes, Justices Leah Ward Sears, Robert Benham and Carol Hunstein.
Each year, the Elbert P. Tuttle Jurisprudence Award is given to a lawyer who best exemplifies Judge Tuttle’s life work and ADL’s mission. The 2022 Tuttle Jurisprudence Award will be presented to Liz Price, a partner at Alston & Bird, where she serves as the firm’s chief legal talent partner and alumni relations partner. Price serves on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Board of Directors as well as on the board of the Southeast Region of ADL and is the former national chair of civil rights for ADL. She is a Past Chair of the NALP Foundation and serves on the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust. Price is the Chair-Elect of the Southeast Regional Board for UNICEF. She is a past president of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Foundation, past chair of the Southeast Region of ADL and a former member of the board of governors of the State Bar of Georgia. Previous Elbert P. Tuttle Jurisprudence Award honorees include Walter Jospin, Linda Klein, Sally Yates, Jack Hardin, Steve Gottlieb and event co-chair Robin Sangston.
Additionally, ADL Southeast presents an Emerging Leader Award each year to an attorney practicing 10 years or less who has gone above and beyond in their legal practice and/or civic contributions to uphold the spirit of ADL’s mission. ADL’s Jurisprudence Committee proudly presents the 2022 ADL Emerging Leader Award to Jamie Perez.
“Jamie is that rare leader who can inspire and manage a large team of amazing advocates,” says Michael Lucas, Executive Director of AVLF (Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation). “Jamie represents AVLF in the community as a real thought leader on intimate partner abuse and still is a remarkable attorney in her own right: fighting for those who, while strong survivors themselves, would otherwise face their fears alone. Jamie is so deserving of this ADL Emerging Leader honor.”
Perez is the Director of the Safe and Stable Families Project. She is a member of the Fulton County Family Violence Task Force and former co-chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyer Division’s Family Law Committee. She has been recognized for her contributions to the legal profession, including having received the 2017 Family First Award from the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section, the 2017 Kurt Kegel Memorial Scholarship from the State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section and the 2015 Kerry HarikeJoedecke Atlanta Lawyer of the Year award from the Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers. Past Emerging Leader Award recipients include Jason Carter, Ronit Walker and Jason Esteves.
“ADL is thrilled to bestow awards to such admirable figures in the legal community in such a critical year,” said ADL Southern Division Vice President Dr. Allison Padilla-Goodman.
The 25thAnnual ADL Jurisprudence Awards event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit www.adl.org/JPATL2022or contact Marcus Brodzki at 470-663-4689 for more information.
About ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
ADL is the world’s leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL is the first call when acts of antisemitism occur. ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination, or hate. More at www.atlanta.adl.org.
