Harris Lowry Manton LLP partner Jed Manton recently presented the law firm’s second annual $5,000 Civil Justice Scholarship to Georgia State University School of Law student Melissa Davies at the firm’s Atlanta office. The Harris Lowry Manton LLP Civil Justice Scholarship is designed to support aspiring attorneys who have a strong commitment to justice.
 
"When we developed the Civil Justice Scholarship two years ago, Melissa Davies was the type of student we had in mind -- smart, diligent, compassionate and committed to improving our society through law,” said Manton, an accomplished trial attorney and partner at Harris Lowry Manton LLP. “We’re delighted to support her law school journey and consider it a privilege to recognize the legal community’s future leaders, especially those in our own backyard.”
 
A native of Smyrna, Ga., Davies majored in International Relations and Political Science at the University of Georgia before enrolling at the Georgia State University School of Law in Fall 2019. This first-year law school student and first-generation college student stood out among a national pool of applicants with her thoughtful essay on the importance of the trial by jury system and her outstanding application.
 
Davies previously served as an intern in the Athens-Clarke County State DUI Court and the Athens-Clarke County State Court Judge’s Office, which led her to a paid position with the Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General. She plans to use the scholarship to fund her first year of legal studies at Georgia State and to allocate more time to volunteering and internship opportunities.
 
“I’m incredibly honored to receive this prestigious scholarship because it comes with an implicit nod of approval from three successful trial lawyers,” Davies said. “I’m grateful for their support and look forward to applying the lessons I’m learning in law school to make a difference in the lives of everyday citizens in the future.”