NACBA AWARDS HENRY J.
SOMMER SCHOLARSHIP
TO VICTORIA COX OF OF THE ATLANTA
LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC.
By Patrick Mitchell
[email protected]
E
ach year, one bankruptcy
attorney
who
demonstrates
outstanding contributions in his or
her community is granted a scholarship
from National Association of Consumer
Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) to
attend its national convention at no cost.
This year, NACBA’s coveted Henry J.
Sommer Legal Aid Scholarship goes
to Victoria Cox, counsel, for the Law
Office of Douglas T. Kidd, P.C., and
staff attorney, Home Defense Program
at Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
The Henry J. Sommer scholarship
was created in recognition of the
extraordinary contributions to NACBA
by President Emeritus Henry J.
Sommer, who served on NACBA’s
Board from 1992 to 2011 and as
President from 2005 to 2008.
In
addition to the educational opportunity,
the scholarship allows the deserving
recipient an opportunity to interact with
others in the close-knit community of
3,5000 bankrupcty attorneys in the
U.S.
NACBA Executive Director Dan LaBert
said: “We are pleased to announce
Victoria Cox as the 2015 recipient
of the NACBA Henry J. Sommer
Legal Aid Scholarship. It’s no small
accomplishment to be selected
from such a vast field of bankruptcy
attorneys. We applaud Ms. Cox for
her important legal aid achievements
in her local community in Atlanta,
and are eager to provide this
opportunity so that she may
influence bankruptcy issues on the
national stage, including policies
affecting our colleagues in every
state.”
The 2015 Scholarship winner, Victoria
Cox is an active
member of the Metro
Atlanta
Consumer
Bankruptcy Attorneys
Group
(MACBAG),
Georgia Association for
Women Lawyers and
the Northern Judicial
Circuit Bar Association.
Her practice areas
include
bankruptcy,
mortgage
lending
and
servicing,
and
foreclosure defense.
Cox received her law
degree from Georgia
State
University
in
2014.
During law
school, she participated
in several student-run
clinics where she represented clients
with federal tax, health, housing, and
consumer bankruptcy issues. Prior
to law school, she attended Northern
Arizona University and graduated cum
laude with a Bachelor of Science in
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Spring 2015
Accountancy in 2010. Cox resides in
Atlanta, Georgia with her family.
ABOUT NACBA
The National Association of Consumer
Bankruptcy Attorneys (http://www.
nacba.org) is the only national
organization dedicated to serving
the needs of consumer bankruptcy
attorneys and protecting the rights
of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.
Formed in 1992, NACBA has 3,500
members located in all 50 states and
Puerto Rico.
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