Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy is a Partner at the Lawrence-Bundy law firm. Allegra graduated magna cum laude from Spelman College and received her law degree from Yale Law School.
Allegra’s involvement at AGS runs deep, including her niece’s enrollment in the school. She served a prior six-year term on the Board during which time she revised the By-Laws and often served as informal counsel to AGS on a pro bono basis. In her “year off” from the AGS Board, she chaired the Head Search Committee in 2012 and 2013.
Professional Activities:
- Graduate, Leadership Atlanta
- Graduate, Leadership Georgia
- Member, Leadership, Litigation Section, American Bar Association
- President, Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium (ALDC)
- Appointee, Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism
- Appointee, Georgia Supreme Court’s Commission on Domestic Violence
- Appointee, Georgia Supreme Court’s Commission on Access and Fairness in the Courts
- Appointee, Mayor’s Commission on the Living Wage
- Member, Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, The Hearts of Men Foundation Board of Directors
- Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Institute for Women of Color in Law and Business
- Past President, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA)
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
- Former Chair, Women and Minorities in the Profession Committee, State Bar of Georgia
- Past Member, Board of Directors, Atlanta Community Food Bank
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Member, American Inns of Court (Bleckley Inn)
- Member, Gate City Bar Association
- Member, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL)
- Member, Labor and Employment Section, American Bar Association
- Member, National Bar Association