July 9, 2025
Atlanta’s native son and trailblazer Thomas G. Sampson Sr. might be memorialized July 19 at his alma mater Morehouse Faculty.
Funeral particulars for the late Thomas G. Sampson Sr. have been launched to the general public. The memorial will happen on July 19 on the Martin Luther King Jr. Worldwide Chapel on the campus of Morehouse Faculty. Providers start at 11 a.m., Fox 5 reported.
The co‑founding father of Georgia’s first and oldest Black‑owned legislation agency died July 3 at age 80, in response to a press release from the Metropolis of Atlanta . As information of his dying unfold, tributes from authorized and civic leaders underscored his affect as a mentor, advocate, and pioneer. Sampson’s work not solely superior civil rights in Georgia courts but additionally laid the groundwork for future generations of Black attorneys. He’s remembered as a authorized big, civic trailblazer, and a proud son of Atlanta.
Atlanta’s public transit, MARTA, launched a press release on X expressing satisfaction in being Sampson’s first main consumer in 1973, throughout the infancy of his legislation agency.
A trailblazing legal professional and mentor, Sampson earned his bachelor’s diploma from Morehouse Faculty in 1968. Following his commencement, Sampson based Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP in 1971 and spent over 50 years constructing a revered litigation apply. He turned the primary Black legal professional inducted into the Georgia chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was acknowledged as a Fellow of the American Faculty of Trial Legal professionals.
He earned placement yearly in The Greatest Legal professionals in America since 1993 and acquired Morehouse’s high honor, the Bennie Trailblazer Award, in 2006
“Mr. Sampson didn’t simply construct a legislation agency — he constructed a legacy,” Mayor Andre Dickens mentioned in a press release. “He confirmed us what it seems like to steer with function, serve with integrity, and make historical past whereas empowering others to do the identical.”
Fulton County Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington added, “Lawyer Thomas Sampson, Sr. was a towering determine within the authorized neighborhood … His management within the Georgia Bar helped pave the best way for a extra inclusive career.”
Sampson is survived by his spouse of 57 years, Jacquelyn, two youngsters, and 6 grandchildren.
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