Fulton hires BeltLine attorney
Fulton County commissioners voted Wednesday to hire the vice president of the Atlanta BeltLine as their new county attorney.
Patrise Perkins-Hooker, who has also served at the BeltLine's general counsel for the past six years, will make $240,000 a year. She will start Jan. 14.
Last month, Perkins-Hooker was named as the only finalist for the post. The vote to hire her was unanimous.
In a statement, Fulton County Chairman John Eaves said Perkins-Hooker’s experience with the BeltLine and her other experience demonstrates a “unique understanding of many of the legal issues facing Fulton County.”
Perkins-Hooker is the immediate past president of the State Bar of Georgia.
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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
