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"Game Changers" To Spotlight Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis On His Recent Journey To Ferguson, Missouri

Atlantan's National Profile Rises As Activist Attorney And Supporter Of Michael Brown Family

Activist Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis, who recently left Atlanta for an extensive visit to Ferguson, Missouri in light of the Michael Brown police shooting tragedy and ensuing controversy, will be featured guest on Saturday’s ”Game Changers” with Lisa Faulkner show, which will broadcast from 6-7 PM on Love 860-AM.

Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis is co-founder and partner at the Davis Bozeman Law Firm leading their Criminal Defense, Civil Rights and Trial Sections. Attorney Davis is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Bowie State University while on active duty in Spain. Attorney Davis is a graduate of Georgia State University College of Law and was awarded the Eleanor Norton Holmes/Thurgood Marshall Award for his outstanding contribution as a law student. He also is the recipient of the Gate City Bar Association Civil Rights Attorney of the Year. Attorney Davis is among less than 3% of the lawyers in Georgia who receive the honor of being selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyer Magazine. Featured with his law partner, Robert Bozeman in an article highlighting successful entrepreneurs in Black Enterprise magazine, and featured as legal commentator on truTV’s In Session, Fox 5 News, Legally Speaking, V-103 and WAOK, Attorney Davis was selected by the Fulton County Daily Reporter as lawyers “On the Rise” in Georgia.

“Mawuli Mel Davis is a throwback to the era of attorneys who inspired so many of us to enter the practice of law,” states “Game Changers” Executive Producer Brian Poe, Esq. who will also appear on the show as co-host, along with Faulkner, as well as National Bar Association President Pamela Meanes and Schiff Hardin LLP Partner Eric L. Barnum. “He will stand for what’s right and what’s just, and he is to be commended for his decision to journey away from his daily practice to be there in Ferguson, Missouri, essentially representing not only his law firm, but our region, and saying to the Michael Brown family that “we care.”

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“Game Changers” with Lisa Faulkner continues to grow its audience with guests who are influential in the community and nation at large. “I am thrilled with the interest in our show, and flattered by the requests that we receive,” states Ms. Faulkner. “We believe the world is driven by Game Changers, like Attorneys Mawuli Mel Davis, Pamela Meanes, and Eric Barnum, and are happy that our platform is allowing their stories to be told. Moreover, I am hopeful that this forum will allow our viewers to learn more about the clear facts in the Michael Brown case, a horrible tragedy that cannot be repeated.”

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