Linda Dunikoski said she couldn’t have secured murder convictions against the three suspects in last fall’s nationally watched criminal trial regarding Ahmaud Arbery’s death without the help of a host of others.

Linda Dunikoski, senior assistant district attorney with the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office. Courtesy photo

“I accept this award humbly because it’s actually not my award alone. The case of Ahmaud Arbery was won because of a dedicated and fabulous team,” Dunikoski said after receiving the Attorney of the Year honor at the 2022 Georgia Legal Awards gala Thursday night at Flourish Atlanta.