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Linda Klein
president of the State Bar of Georgia in 1997. During her term as president of
the State Bar, she devised and executed the plan to benefit indigent victims of
domestic violence through the state’s first legislative appropriation for legal
services. Upon personally receiving many calls from low-income women seeking
help, she began a multi-pronged strategy which led to state funding for legal
services for victims of domestic violence. Every year since, the legislature has
appropriated the money
Her list of awards and honours is long and includes being named a 2014
Champion of Justice by Georgia Legal Services Program, for her service to GLSP
and its mission of providing access to justice and avenues out of poverty for lowincome
people all over Georgia.
For more on Linda’s accomplishments, you can visit her bio at https://www.
bakerdonelson.com/Linda-A-Klein