The LAC is doing a great job. The members of the LAC are as follows:
Kevan Dorsey, Chair of the LAC, Partner at Swift Currie; Taylor Orgeron, Associate at Swift Currie; Elliot Coward, Partner at Husch Blackwell; Alex Peurach, Partner at Alston & Bird; Matt Gass, Senior Attorney at Clark Hill; Edwin Garrison, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend; Bryan Grantham, Partner at Hawkins Parnell & Young; Ashley Rice, Partner at Waldon Adelman Castilla McNamara & Prout; Amy Rudolph, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland; and Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Partner at Dentons.
Additionally, we have revived the Sports & Recreation League. The members of that sub-committee are: Eli Awbrey, Chair, Associate at Parker Poe; Joe Hoffman, Owner / Founding Partner of Ruda Hirschfeld Papera & Hoffman; and Devin McGuinness, Senior Legal Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company.
The Sports & Recreation League is planning the Inaugural Atlanta Bar Association Pickleball Tournament for Spring 2026. We will be promoting that event soon.
Also, the Social & Wellness Committee, Chaired by Elena Rogers, Associate at Founders Legal | Bekiares Eliezer LLP, is planning a joint Atlanta Bar Association / GAPABA Spring Hike with the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association( GAPABA).
There are more great things coming this bar year. ALERT: SAVE THE DATE
On May 2, 2026, the Atlanta Bar Association will host its Inaugural 2026 Spring Gala at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Conference Center. The Signia by Hilton Atlanta is the largest hotel built in Atlanta in 40 years. Located across from the Mercedes Dome, it is at the epicenter of Georgia’ s sports and tourism. The Atlanta Bar Association will be the first bar association to host a major event at the new Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Conference Center. We will update you on the new Atlanta Bar Association Podcast soon. Yes, we are off to a fast, strong start. Join us today by clicking this link: HERE
Thank you.
E. TYRON BROWN Atlanta Bar Association President www. atlantabar. org THE ATLANTA LAWYER 5