Page Pate (May 3, 1967 – September 11, 2022)[1] was an American attorney and legal commentator at the Atlanta, Georgia-based law firm Pate, Johnson & Church. He had been a practicing trial lawyer for over 25 years when he died in September 2022, and he also had extensive experience in criminal defense. He was a founding member of the Georgia Innocence Project and frequently provided legal commentary to CNN, the New York Times, and other major media outlets.[2]
Biography
editA native of Dublin, Georgia, Pate received his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University, from which he graduated with honors, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia Law School in 1994. He was named one of the best trial lawyers in the United States by the National Trial Lawyers Association and one of "The Best Lawyers in America" by U.S. News & World Report. He was also named on the list of Super Lawyers for twelve consecutive years.[3]
On September 11, 2022, while swimming with his son at Gould's Inlet off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia, Pate was caught in a rip current. While his son was able to swim to shore safely, Pate was not, and a water rescue team took Pate to the Southeast Georgia Health System hospital in Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead from drowning that afternoon at the age of 55.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Darnell, Tim; Murphy, Adam (2022-09-13). "Prominent attorney Page Pate accidentally drowns off Georgia coast". CBS46. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Prominent attorney Page Pate drowns off Georgia coast". NBC News. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Attorney Page Pate". Pate, Johnson & Church Law Firm. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ Spells, Alta (2022-09-13). "Atlanta attorney Page Pate dies in swimming accident off Georgia coast". CNN. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Atlanta trial lawyer, 11Alive legal analyst dies at 55". 11Alive. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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