Jan. 14, 2025
Douglas Ammar, Esq.
Georgia Justice Project https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasammar/
About The Lecturer
Doug has been the executive director of the Georgia Justice Project since 1995 and a volunteer and staff attorney there from its opening in 1986. Originally from Charleston, West Virginia, Doug earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Davidson College in 1984, and then a law degree from Washington and Lee University in 1989.
Doug has received numerous awards for his leading voice in criminal justice reform and reentry, including but not limited to: Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Heritage Dinner 2022 Awardee; Nonprofit Times 2019 Power & Influence Top 50; Urban League or Greater Atlanta’s Man of Empowerment & Distinction; Davidson’s College’s 2016 Game Changers, Emory University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, Milner S. Ball Working In the Public Interest Lifetime Achievement Award; Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ Evelyn G. Ullman Innovative Leadership Award; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Indigent Defense Award; Davidson College’s John W. Kuykendall Award for Community Service; and Georgia Indigent Defense Council’s Commitment to Excellence Award.
In addition to these recognitions, Doug is also an Omicron Delta Kappa Alumni inductee at Washington and Lee University and an Annie E. Casey Foundation fellow.
Practice Area(s)
Criminal Law
Non-Profit
Education
J.D., Washington Lee University, 1989
B.A., Davidson College
