H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award

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On June 6, 2008, at their annual Awards Ceremony in Amelia Island, Florida, the State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project and the State Bar of Georgia’s Access to Justice Committee conferred one of their highest awards to Elizabeth Leigh Anne Garvish. Ms. Garvish, an attorney and Director of the Immigration Practice Group at the firm of Marchman & Kasraie, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, received the H. Sol Clark Award. The H. Sol Clark Award, first awarded in 1983, is named for former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clark of Savannah, who is known as the “father of legal aid in Georgia.” The Clark award honors an individual lawyer who has excelled in one or more of a variety of activities that extend legal services to the poor. Ms. Garvish was recognized for her extensive pro bono work in coordinating and providing legal assistance to immigrants in Georgia who are on the path to U.S. citizenship. “We’re certainly pleased to see lawyers so committed to their communities,“ said Mike Monahan, Director of the Bar’s Pro Bono Project. “Ms. Garvish’s work with the immigrant community underscores the wide range of legal needs out there and opportunities for service – and certainly showcases how lawyers can bring order and light to situations that can be complex and often frustrating.”