Brother Cameron Dion Hawkins (Fall 2003) Receives Young Alumni of Excellence Award from University o

The University of Georgia School of Law honored four individuals for their service during the school’s Fourth Annual Alumni/Alumnae Weekend in April, 2018.

The Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award was presented to 2008 alumnus Cameron D. Hawkins, who is a trial lawyer with Busby Negin specializing in civil litigation. He currently mentors moot court and mock trial teams statewide, including service as an assistant coach for the Morehouse College Moot Court Society and also assists with the Davenport-Benham: Black Law Student Association moot court competitions.

In addition, he serves as an instructor for the Fulton County Youth Leadership Academy for Boys. Former Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gino Brogdon Sr., who currently is an attorney and mediator, presented Hawkins with his award.

Other highlights of Alumni/Alumnae Weekend included a keynote address at an awards ceremony by U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Steve C. Jones, who is also a 1987 graduate of the School of Law; the annual Equal Justice Foundation auction, which raises money to fund summer public interest fellowships; a Leadership Circle reception for law school annual donors; and a cocktail reception hosted by the law firm Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, & Ashley, P.C.