President ' s Message
E. TYRON BROWN Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP tbrown @ hpylaw. com
On November 20, 2025, history was made at the Atlanta Bar Association. On that date, the Graduation Ceremony for the 2025 Inaugural Class of the Atlanta Bar Association Leadership Academy was held at the Supreme Court Georgia. The Graduates are: Kacey Baine, Associate, Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield; Carter Bishop, Associate, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial; Andrew Boyer, Associate, Alston & Bird; Rachel Bramblett, Associate, Bradley Arant; Tiffany Bush, Attorney, Georgia Innocence Project, Gabriella Cole, Senior Attorney, Bradley Arant; Kevin Collareno, Associate, Fish & Richardson; Tessa
Innocence Project, Gabriella Cole, Senior Attorney, Bradley Arant; Kevin Collareno, Associate, Fish & Richardson; Tessa May Deardorff, Associate, Eversheds Sutherland; Chelsea M. Freeman Dease, Partner, Johnson & Freeman, Erin Doyle, Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory; Ralitsa François, Associate, Bodker Ramsey Andrews Winograd & Wildstein; Grace Parker Gluck, Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory; Precious Johnson, Associate, Greenberg Traurig; Zapora Johnson, Associate, Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin; Max Jones, Owner, Max Law; Ryan Lynn, Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory; Sheneka Lodenquai, Associate, Parker Poe; Alex McDonald, Associate, Jones Day; Nathan Miles, Associate, Taft; Simran Modi, Associate, King & Spalding; Lyddy O ' Brien, Supervising Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program; Le’ Asa M. Otey, Owner, Law Office of L. M. O.; Marriah Paige, Partner, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial; Andrew H. Pinter, Attorney, Buchalter; Erich Ritter, Associate, Fellows LaBriola; Kendall Runyan, Associate, Jones Day; Courtnie Russell, International Tax Associate, BDO USA; Sydney Selman, Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory; Anna Stallings, Attorney, Hurley Elder Care Law; and Alissa Watson, Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.
During this inaugural year for the Atlanta Bar Association Leadership Academy, 30 class members were selected from about 70 applicants. They participated in six 1-hour CLE training sessions, over 2 and ½ months, and heard from 23 panelists, including 2 Supreme Court of Georgia Justices, 1 Georgia Court of Appeals Judge, 3 corporate counsel, and Partners and Associates from several Atlanta law firms.
The class members were diligent, timely, and responsive. They earned this graduation, and set a gold standard for future classes.
All of the sessions were held at Arnall Golden Gregoy at Atlantic Station. The six sessions were as follows:
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