Volume 14, No. 8 | April 2016
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FEATURE
Leadership
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The Case for Getting
Involved Early and
Often
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Contents
Articles and letters may be submitted by
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Advocating for
a Student in
Foster Care
COLUMNS
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From the Bench
Law School Life
Lifestyle:
In the Community
Tech Talk
Book Review
ACYL Sidebar
NEWS & NOTES
19 LawJam
20 Atlanta Bar Election Results
21 2016 Annual Meeting &
Awards Luncheon
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Bench & Bar Reception
Truancy Intervention Project
Did You Know?
100% Club
Spring Bankruptcy Section
CLE and David W. Pollard
Award Luncheon
38 Gatherings
40 Lawyer Referral &
Information Service
SECTION UPDATES
35 Environmental Law and
Toxic Tort
35 Judicial
36 Litigation
37 Women in the Profession
Cheryl F. Turner
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