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GATHERINGS On March 6, 2013, the Dispute Resolution Section hosted a breakfast at the Buckhead Club. Shown from left to right are R. Wayne Thorpe (Mediator/Arbitrator, JAMS), Richard Colley (President, Henning Mediation and Arbitration Service), John Miles (Founder and President, Miles Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC), Dr. Rebecca Storrow (Regional Vice President, American Arbitration Association), Rex D. Smith (Mediator/ Arbitrator, Henning Mediation and Arbitration Service), Section President Emory “Speer” Mabry (Mabry & McClelland) and W. Bruce Barrickman (Mediator/Arbitrator, Co-Founder, BAY Mediation and Arbitration Services, LLC). Thorpe, Colley, Miles, Dr. Storrow, Barrickman, and Smith spoke on "Trends and the Future of Dispute Resolution." On March 11, 2013, the Bankruptcy Section hosted a breakfast at the law offices of Womble Carlyle. Shown from left to right are Section Chair Jennifer Meyerowitz (Epiq Systems), Victor E. Hartman, J.D., CPA/CFF, CFE (Chief Division Counsel & Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation) and Section Member-at-Large B. Summer Chandler (McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP). Hartman spoke on “Inside the FBI: Insights from Chief Division Counsel Victor Hartman.” 32 THE ATLANTA LAWYER April 2013 On March 7, 2013, the Real Estate Section hosted a breakfast at Arnall, Golden Gregory, LLP. Shown from left to right are Immediate Past Chair Jonathan Neville (Arnall, Golden Gregory, LLP), Barbara Benson (President, Capital Partners Certified Development Corporation), Craig Hall (SBA Loan Officer, Fidelity Bank), Barbara Lincoln (Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, P.C.) and Section Treasurer Carter L. Stout (Stout Atwood LLC). Benson, Hall, and Lincoln spoke on “An SBA Loan: Is It Right For Your Client?” On March 13, 2013, the Criminal Law Section hosted a reception at the law offices of Jones Day featuring guest speaker, Bobby Lee Cook, celebrating the Right to Counsel and honoring the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright. Shown from left to right are Section Chair Jamila M. Hall (Jones Day), Bobby Lee Cook (Cook & Connelly), Cook’s grandson Jeffrey S. Connelly (L. David Wolfe PC) and Richard H. Deane, Jr. (Jones Day). The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association