Roy Barnes works with new Governor to Make It Right for slain trooper’s widow

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When former Georgia Governor and BLG founding partner Roy Barnes heard about the way Georgia’s insurance laws were treating the recent widow of a Georgia State Trooper who was killed in the line of duty, he decided to do something about it.

He immediately agreed to take Keisha LeCroy’s case pro bono, and then picked up the phone to call newly-elected Governor Nathan Deal. Despite facing each other in the November 2010 Governor’s race, the two quickly developed a plan to introduce a new bill before the Georgia Legislature to change the law.

Current law requires surviving family members of state workers who are killed in the line of duty to pay an increased rate to keep the state insurance policy. Keisha LeCroy would have been required to pay $900 per month for coverage of her and her son.

 

BLG and Gov. Deal Win Benefits for Slain Trooper’s Family

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BLG founding partner and former Governor Roy E. Barnes didn’t let politics stand in the way of achieving justice for slain Georgia State Trooper Chadwick LeCroy’s widow and son.

When he heard how the state was effectively ending medical benefits for the trooper’s widow and son, Barnes picked up the phone and called former rival and newly-elected Governor Nathan Deal.

The two worked closely with state legislators to re-write a state law regarding medical coverage of state law enforcement officers.  The proposed law continues medical coverage at the same rate for surviving family members of state law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Today, House Bill 107 passed the Georgia Senate after having passed the House last week, and is now headed to Governor Deal’s desk to be signed into law.

As BLG partner Allison Barnes Salter put it, “This isn’t a partisan issue.  Most Georgians can agree the families of those who gave their life to public service deserve this support.”