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Twelve years ago, the personal injury law firm of Fried Goldberg in Atlanta, Georgia started the Scales of Justice Scholarship to provide scholarships to three high school seniors from the metro Atlanta area to help offset the costs of going to college. “At the time, we had middle school and younger children but could see how hard it was for high school kids to get into college and how stressful it was to pay for it,” said founding partner Joe Fried.
The scholarship is for high school seniors who are attending high school in Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton, or DeKalb county and has traditionally been based on an essay contest addressing a current legal issue with the top three applicants receiving awards ranging from $1,000 to $500. This year, applicants will submit a video entry, and the first-place winner will
receive $2500 and the second and third place winners $1000 each.“We decided to bring the contest into the 21st century by taking video entries instead of essay contests. I think kids nowadays express themselves through videos and social media more than anything else, and we wanted to tap into that trend. We also increased the amount of the scholarships as the price of everything has definitely gone up over the past 12 years,” explained Fried.
Over the years, the winners have been seniors attending colleges ranging from Harvard to Kennesaw State. “It is always amazing to see the quality of the entries and to see where the winners will be going to college. We have had the first-place winner attend college at a local school and had them go to the biggest and most prestigious colleges in the country. It goes to show you how smart people are from all walks of life,” commented partner Michael Goldberg.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants should go to www.friedgoldberg.com/scholarship. The deadline for applications is March 19, 2021.
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