To support and supplement existing systems for providing legal assistance to those in need by identifying gaps in services, developing new programs, and facilitating collaboration among existing legal service providers.
Providing Legal Assistance to Those In Need
Our Mission
Our Vision
That the justice gap in Middle Georgia will be substantially reduced by our efforts to find a way to provide legal assistance for everyone in Middle Georgia who needs legal assistance but cannot afford it. Our goal is to provide Middle Georgia residents full access to effective assistance for their essential legal needs by a variety of traditional and innovative means.
Officers, Directors & Staff
Bill Adams, President
Adams Law Firm
Timothy W. Floyd, Vice President
Mercer Law Professor
William Gifford, Treasurer
Retired Attorney
Stuart Walker, Secretary
Martin Snow
Brian Adams
Adams Law Firm
Daisy H. Floyd
Mercer Law Professor
Veronica McClendon
Attorney at Law & Macon Bar Executive Committee
Brian Jarrard
Jarrard Law Group
Ashley Deadwyler Heuman
Deadwyler-Heuman Law Firm
Charles Richardson
Artist in Residence, Middle Georgia State University
Rachael Schell
GLSP PAI Coordinator
Hon. Connie L. Williford
Superior Court Judge, Macon Judicial Circuit
Albert Reichert
Anderson, Walker & Reichert
Tomieka Daniel
GLSP Managing Attorney
Cathy Cox
Dean, Mercer Law School
John Reeves
Smith, Hawkins, Hollingsworth & Reeves
Eric Edwards
Houston County Public Defender’s Office & Houston Bar Executive Committee
Mike Horner
Executive Director
Karin Vinson
Staff Attorney
Debbie Aickelin
Office Manager
Incubator Program
The Middle Georgia Justice Incubator Program offers entrepreneurial-minded attorneys the opportunity to start a solo law practice in a supportive setting at a reasonable fee. In exchange for the strong support provided to them, attorneys selected to participate in the program will be required to do a certain amount of pro bono and reduced fee legal work. The attorneys in the eighteen-month program will start and operate their own law practices and will receive the following benefits:
- Office space in a downtown Macon location.
- Equipment, technology, and furniture.
- Training in substantive law as well as law office management.
- Experienced mentors
- Referral to fee paying clients
- Participation in a structured pro bono program
Eligibility
Eligibility for the program requires membership in good standing in the State Bar of Georgia. Qualified applicants who are waiting on bar exam results will be accepted subject to passing the bar and being admitted into practice. The fee to participate in the program is $7500 payable monthly according to payment terms agreed upon by the MGJ and the participant.
By being part of this program, participants agree to attend:
- Solo practice training
- 1 trial day
- Other training as directed
- Mentoring sessions
- Monthly case reviews
Each participant will develop a business plan which includes agreement to develop a socially conscious law practice that incorporates pro bono and reduced fee legal representation of at least 30 hours per month. Participants are expected to conduct their legal practice in a competent and professional manner in accordance with the highest ethical, professional, and service standards.
Interested persons may apply by going to this link: Incubator Application. For further information, contact Professor Tim Floyd at 478 301-2631 or floyd_tw@law.mercer.edu.
Incubator Program Participants
Openings are currently available.
Contact Us
Our goal is to help people who need legal services but cannot afford them to get those services on a pro bono or reduced fee basis.