Debbie Segal leads the firm's attorneys in providing pro bono legal services to low-income clients, community groups and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Segal joined the firm from the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, where, as executive director, she was responsible for the administration of the city's largest Pro Bono Program.
Ms. Segal is recognized as a 2008 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Legal Aid/Legal Services by SuperLawyers magazine. She was named one of Atlanta's "Legal Elite" in the December 2005 issue of Georgia Trend magazine. She received the William Reece Smith Special Services to Pro Bono Award by the National Association of Pro Bono Professionals in 2005 and the Outstanding Leadership in the Public Interest Award from Emory University School of Law in 2003. She was recognized in Atlanta magazine feature "Women Making a Mark" in 2002. Ms. Segal also received the Families First Award, Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section in 2000 as well as the State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section Professionalism Award in 1997. Ms. Segal also received the Community Service Award from Emory University School of Law School Legal Association of Women Studies in 1988. She is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association, Chair of the Commission on Domestic Violence and Past Chair of Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Advisory Board Member
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Advisory Board Member
Health Law Partnership, Advisory Board Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Public Service Advisory Committee Member and NC LEAP Board Member
Pro Bono Partnership Atlanta, Advisory Board Member
Vox Teen Communications, Member and Immediate Past President of Board of Directors
