MARTA statement on the passing of Thomas G. Sampson Sr.
MARTA mourns the passing of legal and civic giant Thomas G. Sampson Sr., pioneering attorney and co-founder of Georgia’s oldest Black-owned law firm Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins. MARTA is proud to be the firm’s first major client, hiring them as outside general counsel in 1973. Mr. Sampson has said the partnership with MARTA was “huge” and provided a springboard for the firm to bring on other corporate work. Mr. Sampson served as litigator, mentor, and friend to MARTA for over 50 years, and TKST remains an important part of MARTA’s legal representation.