C. King Askew - Rome, GA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1971
    J.D.
    Honors: Phi Delta Phi

• Non Legal Education

  • Mercer University, Macon, GA, 1968
    A.B.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Past Positions

• Special Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, 1986 - Present
• City of Rome, Georgia, Assistant City Attorney, 1975 - Present
• City Attorney's Section, Georgia Municipal Association, President, 1985 - 1986

Pro Bono Activities

• First Presbyterian Church, Elder
• William S. Davies Homeless Shelter, Board of Directors
• River City Bank, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Rome Rotary Club, Past President
• Coosa Country Club, Past President
• University of Georgia Library Board of Visitors

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1971
• Supreme Court of the United States of America
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

Other Affiliations

• State Bar Ethics Review Panel, 1986 - 1989 (Member)
• State Board of Bar Examiners, 1996 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, Executive Council (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Section, 1973 - 1977 (Member)
• State Board of Bar Examiners, 1995-2000
• State Board of Bar Examiners (Chairman, 2000)
• Rome Bar Association, 1974-Present
• Rome Bar Association (President, 1974-1975)
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Georgia Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Gridiron Secret Society, University of Georgia