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Local lesbian attorney Kathleen Womack elected to state bar’s Board of Governors

The Georgia Voice Editors
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Kathleen WomackLocal lesbian attorney Kathleen Womack has been elected to the State Bar of Georgia's Board of Governors, according to the organization.

Womack, a past president of the Stonewall Bar Association and former chair of Georgia Equality's Board of Directors, was named to the State Bar of Georgia in 2011 but won election for the first time in April.

Her election may just be the first time an openly gay or lesbian attorney was elected to the state bar.

Stonewall Bar Association honored by state legal group

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The Stonewall Bar Association (think lawyers, not nightclubs) was honored last week by the State Bar of Georgia.

The group for legal professionals who support LGBT rights  won the Best New Entry Award for voluntary bar associations. The honor was given June 3 as the state bar association's annual meeting.

“We are so proud that Stonewall Bar Association has been honored with this significant, meaningful recognition,” SBA President Brian Basinger said in a press release. “During the last year, we sought to elevate the dialogue of LGBT legal issues among the Georgia Bar throughout the state with our social receptions, community outreach events, and continuing legal education seminars in Atlanta, Macon, Athens, Augusta, and Savannah.”