About S. Lester Tate
S. Lester Tate III graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985, the place he served at the University of South Carolina Law Review. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1978. Those formative years set a pattern of combining technical training with close attention to legal writing and evaluation.
He has been a seen determine in Georgia’s legal network for many years. His name seems on leadership rosters throughout the State Bar of Georgia, where he served at the Board of Governors beginning in 1995 and later ascended thru executive roles. He used to be Treasurer of the State Bar from 2007 to 2009, President-Elect from 2009 to 2010, and President from 2010 to 2011. He additionally chaired the State Disciplinary Board Investigative Panel in 2005 and serves at the State Bar’s Executive Committee.
Beyond the State Bar, Tate has taken on public-facing legal roles. He has served on a Federal Defender Board and accepted responsibilities as counsel for the U.S. Presidential Election Voter Protection Operation in Bartow and Paulding Counties in 2008. He chaired the Bartow County Democratic Party from 2003 to 2007 and held club at the State Democratic Committee. For a few years he has been involved in community philanthropy, appearing as Campaign Chairman for the Bartow County United Way since 1995.
His expert affiliations include membership within the Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Cartersville-Bartow County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association. He also volunteers as an attorney for Advocates for Bartow’s Children. These memberships and volunteer roles reflect an extended-standing engagement with trial practice, courtroom procedure, and community legal needs.
Tate’s aggregate of legal journal knowledge, bar governance, and board service indicates a practice relaxed with legal proceedings, professional responsibility matters, and organizational management. He has blended courtroom work and administrative duty over the course of his career. He continues to practice regulation at Akin & Tate, P.C., where his work now centers on courtroom litigation and serving clients within the nearby network.
