Attorney at Law

S. Lester Tate III

Cartersville, GA

28+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

About S.

Lester Tate is a trial lawyer who served as the 48th President of the State Bar of Georgia. Since 1996, he has practiced as a member of Akin & Tate. He has tried over one hundred civil and criminal cases to verdict and appeared over thirty times in state and federal appellate courts. He is National Treasurer of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and Litigation Counsel of America. He has won numerous million-dollar-plus verdicts and settlements.

Licensed States

Education

J.D.

The University of South Carolina School of Law

Undergraduate Degree

Georgia Institute of Technology

Awards & Recognition

International Academy of Trial Lawyers Induction

2022

Weltner Award

2014

Friend of the New Frontiers Award

2009

Woodland High School Community Volunteer Award

Georgia's Legal Elite

Professional Associations

State Bar of GeorgiaAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesInternational Society of BarristersLitigation Counsel of AmericaAmerican Bar AssociationCommunity Foundation of Northwest GeorgiaGeorgia Tech’s School of Literature, Media, and Communications Advisory BoardLawyer’s Foundation of GeorgiaABOTA FoundationGeorgia Chapter of the American Constitution SocietyGeorgia Civil Justice Foundation Board of DirectorsCivil Justice PAC, Inc.Federal Defender Board Northern District of GeorgiaInvestigative Panel of State Bar of Georgia’s Disciplinary BoardCommission on Continuing Lawyer CompetencyBoard of Trustees, Institute for Continuing Legal EducationBoard of Governors of State Bar of GeorgiaBartow United Way CampaignFederal Magistrate Selection Committee, U.S. Dist. Ct. N.D. of Ga.American Association of JusticeGeorgia Trial Lawyers AssociationGeorgia Association of Criminal Defense LawyersGeorgia Federal Bar AssociationBartow County Bar AssociationCobb Bar AssociationAtlanta Bar AssociationOld War Horse LawyersLawyer’s Club of Atlanta