Recently, Rob Brannen, a real estate partner at Bouhan Falligant LLP and the 2014-2015 chairman of the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, as well as the chair of the 2014 Real Property Law Institute, was awarded the prestigious George A. Pindar Award by the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Started in 1990, it is the highest award presented by the Real Property Law Section to attorneys who have demonstrated a lifetime of the highest quality of legal service, ethics, and professionalism throughout their careers, and who serve as role models to those who come after them and are a credit to the profession.

The main objective of the Pindar Award is to honor a member who unselfishly gives of him or herself for the benefit of the real estate bar. Brannen is the only attorney elected twice to the Executive Committee of the Real Property Section, where he has worked extensively for the Ethics Committee on questions related to the professional and ethical responsibilities of closing attorneys, and on the Legislative Committee that he has co-chaired for the past two years. He participated in the drafting of a formal opinion on witness-only closings, the drafting of the Residential Real Estate Closing Procedures Standards, the drafting of the Trust Accounting Handbook for Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys, and various legislative initiatives.

"I've had the privilege of practicing law with Rob for the past 32 years,” says retired partner Danny Falligant. "I've had the opportunity to see the quality of his character and his ability to solve difficult, legal issues. In fact, in practicing law with Rob, I have become a far better lawyer because of things I have learned from him. Rob is a great lawyer, a wonderful person, a loyal partner, and a devoted friend. Congratulations, Rob. You're a true leader and a role model to the lawyers of Georgia and you show that true success comes in serving others."