Thomas Holder of the law firm Gerber & Holder (now Gerber & Elkins) received the 2022 State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lifetime Achievement Award.
We’re proud to call Tom an Enjuris Premier Partner.
Let’s take a closer look at Tom and his most recent achievement.
Who is Thomas Holder?
Tom Holder is a highly-respected workers’ compensation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, now serving in an Of Counsel capacity.
After graduating from Emory University School of Law, Tom founded his own law firm, where he represented injured workers for 32 years.
In 2010, Tom joined forces with Atlanta workers’ compensation attorney Ben Gerber to form the law firm Gerber & Holder (now Gerber & Elkins).
In addition to his decades of experience, Tom has served as the President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Board Member of the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG), a national non-profit organization dedicated to representing the interests of millions of workers and their families.
Tom has also served on the executive committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers’ Association’s Workers Compensation Section since 1992 and has won numerous awards in the field, including WorkCompCentral’s prestigious Comp Laude Award as a top claimant attorney.
You can learn more about Tom in his interview with Enjuris.
What is the State Bar of Georgia?
The State Bar of Georgia is a professional association of lawyers that exists to “foster among the members of the bar the principles of duty and service to the public; to improve the administration of justice; and to advance the science of law.”
All persons authorized to practice law in Georgia are required to be members of the State Bar of Georgia.
Like most other state bar associations, the State Bar of Georgia has a strict code of ethics. This ethic code is enforced by the Supreme Court of Georgia through the State Bar’s Office of the General Counsel.
What is the State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lifetime Achievement Award?
The State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lifetime Achievement Award (also referred to as the State Bar of Georgia Distinguished Service Award) is given annually to a member of the Bar who has made outstanding contributions to the practice and development of workers’ compensation law.
The 2022 State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tom Holder at the annual Workers’ Compensation Law Institute Seminar.
“This is truly a career highlight,” said Tom Holder following the award ceremony. “To be honored like this by the peers who know me best is very humbling. Thanks to my longtime partners, Jim long, and Ben Gerber, for organizing the effort on my behalf, all who wrote in, the members of the firm who drove down to celebrate, my sister, Toni Holder, and last, but certainly not least, Ellene Welsh.”
In Georgia, the vast majority of employees who work for an employer with three or more employees are eligible to receive workers’ compensation insurance. Injured workers can receive lost wages and medical expense reimbursements, among other financial benefits.