The Litigation Counsel of America is pleased to announce that William C. Scales, Jr. of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC (GSRM Law) in Nashville, Tennessee, is a recipient of the Peter Perlman Service Award. The award was presented to Mr. Scales for his outstanding commitment to community service by LCA Executive Director and General Counsel G. Steven Henry, at the 2023 LCA Conference & Celebration of Fellows held at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta.
The Peter Perlman Service Award recognizes LCA Fellows who contribute in meaningful ways to society by giving back their time and resources in an effort to improve the lives of others. In the words of 2013 LCA President Peter Perlman, “The profession of law not only allows us to advocate on behalf of those whose rights need to be protected but gives us a platform to improve the quality of life for those not engaged in the legal system. The betterment of society, the environment, and our way of life, improvement of the positions of people who have faced challenges outside their control, and effecting change on behalf of those without a strong voice are all causes we should take on as professionals as we work within one of the very pillars of our government. The practice of law is what we do, but our opportunities to protect and defend transcend the profession.”
Mr. Scales is a commercial litigator in Nashville, where his practice focuses on real estate litigation. He began his law practice in Des Moines, Iowa in 2011 before he and his wife moved to Nashville in 2017. While in Des Moines, Mr. Scales volunteered with the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Youth Leadership Initiative for three years as a Mentor and, during that time, he developed and presented the program’s Law Day class; He served on the Board of the Des Moines Public Library Foundation and spent a year as the Board’s Special Events Chair; and he served on the Board of Family Promise of Greater Des Moines (an organization that, among other things, works to house recently homeless families as a bridge to personal housing) where he served a term as Board President. In Nashville, Mr. Scales began by serving on the Board of Family and Children’s Services, which provides a host of services to underprivileged families and children; and as member of the Phoenix Club of Nashville, which works to raise money for the underserved youth of Middle Tennessee. Most recently, he entered the public service space as a member of Franklin, Tennessee’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively. The LCA has offices in New York, NY, Washington, DC, Birmingham, AL, and Seaside, FL.
For more information about the Peter Perlman Service Awards or the Litigation Counsel of America, please contact Beth Rich at beth.rich@litcounsel.org or 212-724-4128.