Awards & Recognitions

On May 2^nd, 2006 Ed Garland was honored with the Atlanta Bar Association “Leadership Award”, which is presented to members of the Atlanta Bar who inspire by their example, challenge by their deeds,and remind us all of our debt to our profession and our community.

On May 31st 2002 Ed Garland received the Elbert P. Tuttle Jurisprudence Award given by the Anti-Defamation League. The Anti-Defamation League is one of the oldest and largest civil rights/human relations organizations in the nation. Through its research, materials, programs and advocacy, the ADL has been on the front lines of fighting racism, prejudice and bigotry and defending democratic ideals. In 1998, the ADL established the Elbert P. Tuttle Award to honor individuals in the legal community who best exemplify Judge Tuttle and ADL’s steadfast mission to secure justice and fair treatment for all people. Elbert Parr Tuttle served as a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits from 1954 to 1995, and as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967. Under his leadership, the Fifth Circuit gave meaning to the constitutional guarantee of equal protection to all Americans.

On June 16, 1994 Ed Garland was honored by the State Bar of Georgia with the “Tradition of Excellence Award”. This award has achieved great significance in the Georgia legal community. The General Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia has been presenting Tradition of Excellence Awards for the past 25 years. Recipients must be Georgia-resident members of the State Bar who have 20 years of outstanding achievement as a trial lawyer, general practitioner or judge; be 50 years old or older; have made a significant contribution to State Bar or Institute of Continuing Legal Education activities; have a record of community service; and have a personal commitment to excellence.

Ed Garland was featured as one of the 100 most influential people in Georgia in the January 2002 issue of Georgia Trend Magazine.

April, 2012 – Garland, Samuel & Loeb was featured in Creative Loafing’s 2012 “Best of Atlanta”, a weekly invitational profile series on professionals demonstrating excellence in all fields of law, healthcare, medicine, social services, business, finance, technology and education. Click here to see the listing

Ed Garland, Don Samuel, Robin Loeb and John Garland were all selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite, which is Georgia Trend magazine’s annual listing of Georgia’s top attorneys. For inclusion and distinction as a Legal Elite, Ed, Don, Robin and John were selected by their peers based on an extensive balloting system. Legal Elite Recognitions are not available for sale; nor are they tied in any fashion to paid advertising. Click here to view Don Ed, Robin, and John’s 2012 Legal Elite listings. In the 2006 edition, Ed was featured on the cover and Don Samuel was profiled in Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite. Click here to read the 2006 feature.

Law partners Ed Garland (Top 10) and Don Samuel (Top 10) of Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C., were once again honored by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 Georgia “SuperLawyers.” Associate John Garland was recognized as a “Rising Star”. Ed Garland and Don Samuel have been honored in “SuperLawyers” 11 times, having been included every year since 2004. Click here to view Ed, Don, and John’s “SuperLawyer” recognitions.

The prestigious Georgia SuperLawyer honor is awarded annually to no more than the top five percent of attorneys in the state. Annual selections for “SuperLawyers” are made through a rigorous, multi-phase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers plus independent evaluations. Criteria include professional achievement, civic service, and pro bono efforts, as well as peer review by practice area. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.

In 2012 “SuperLawyers” profiled Ed in an article entitled “The Master Storyteller.” Click here to view the article.

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In February of 2012 Ed Garland and Don Samuel were once again selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. This marks the 29th time Garland has been listed and the 21st for Samuel. Published biennially since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is the most widely regarded referral guide of lawyers in the United States. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor because the compilation is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 32,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. Lawyers are not allowed to or required to pay a fee to be listed.