State Representative Omari Crawford, Esq. comes to Clark Atlanta University’s Pre-Law Class

Atlanta — On Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00pm State Representative Omari Crawford, Esq. will be attending the Pre-law Colloquium class instructed by Attorney Mawuli Davis on the campus of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) located at 223 James P. Brawley Dr. SW Atlanta, Ga, 30314. He will speak in Lecture Hall 102, located in the Carl and Mary Ware building. This event is free and open to the public. 

Attorney Crawford began his career at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree and continued to earn a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Attorney Crawford then earned a second master’s degree and his Juris Doctor (JD) at North Carolina Central University. Throughout Attorney Crawford’s legal career, he has practiced as an Associate Attorney at The Cochran Firm, and as the Assistant County Attorney for Dekalb County Government. Attorney Crawford is currently working as an elected official as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives where he represents the 84th District. 

Attorney Crawford has always been committed to his community as a tireless leader which led to him obtaining memberships in the 100 Black Men of Dekalb County, Leadership Dekalb, the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, where he serves as the Grand Attorney, and the FAMU Atlanta Alumni Association where he served as the Parliamentarian. Attorney Crawford also serves as a board member for the South Dekalb Family YMCA, the Dekalb Lawyers Association, and the MTS Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. Attorney Crawford is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

The Pre-Law Colloquium is a class offered in Clark Atlanta University’s Dr. Mack Henry Jones Political Science Department by Civil Rights and Human Rights organizer, Mawuli Mel Davis. Attorney Davis has designed the course to provide CAU students with real-life context for civil and criminal cases, a history of Black legal pioneers and “movement” lawyers, and access to highly acclaimed lawyers and judges in the Atlanta Metro Area.

“We are grateful to have Representative Crawford as our final guest this semester. As a double HBCU graduate, he will be able to relate to our students and encourage them to obtain their law degrees and then serve as elected officials. We welcome community members to attend as well.” — Attorney Mawuli Davis, CAU’S Dr. Mack Henry Jones Political Science Department Lecturer 

Refreshments will be sponsored by Davis Bozeman Law Firm.