Background
Fairleigh, Margaret Hills was born on April 11, 1912 in Atlanta. Daughter of Albert Lymanand Georgia Belle (Burns) Hills.
Fairleigh, Margaret Hills was born on April 11, 1912 in Atlanta. Daughter of Albert Lymanand Georgia Belle (Burns) Hills.
Bachelor of Laws, Woodrow Wilson College Law, Atlanta, 1939.
Associate Poole, Pearce & Graham, Atlanta, 1942-1951. Partner Poole, Pearce & Hall (Poole, Pearce & Cooper), 1951-1971. Private practice Decatur, Georgia, 1971-2000.
Retired, 2000.
President Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1966. Vice-chairman DeKalb County Salary Study Commission for Statutory Public Employees, 1969. Member Governor's Commission on Status of Women, 1968-1970.
Member Atlanta Estate Planning Council. Treasurer DeKalb Estate Planning Council. Member Georgia Association Women Lawyers (president 1947-1948), Georgia State Bar Association, DeKalb County Bar Association, DeKalb Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1976-1978).
Married George DuRelle Fairleigh, June 29, 1951 (deceased June 1978). Children: Kathryn Fairleigh Allen, Henrietta Fairleigh Sparacino.