SECTION UPDATE
SECTION UPDATE
Litigation
Women in the Profession
By Stephen P. Cummings II
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By Sarah Cipperly & Megan Hodgkiss
[email protected], [email protected]
Bench & Bar Reception Honoring
May 13 Breakfast Meeting Reminder–
Judge T. Jackson Bedford–May 10, 2016 2016 Georgia Legislative Update
The Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association will be
holding its annual Bench & Bar Reception on Tuesday, May
10, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the offices of Nelson Mullins
Riley & Scarborough LLP. The Honorable T. Jackson Bedford,
Jr., Superior Court of Fulton County, will be presented with the
Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence, and will be
introduced by Terrence L. Croft and Robert G. Wellon. The
reception will feature a sumptuous buffet, live music, and an
open bar. Tickets can be purchased for $35/person here.
Please join the Litigation Section for its monthly breakfast
meeting on Friday, May 13, 2016 at Ansley Golf Club. We
will be joined by Georgia House of Representatives Members
Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna) and Wendell Willard (R-Sandy
Springs) to discuss the 2016 session of the Georgia General
Assembly. The meeting begins at 7:30 and members may
register at www.atlantabar.org.
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The Women in the Profession Section is wrapping up its
10th Anniversary with a series of exciting events. This group
is dedicated to furthering the practice and perception of law,
with a focus on issues unique to women in the practice. As
such, WIP regularly hosts networking socials, educational
programs, and community service opportunities.
All of the Women in the Profession Section events are open to
the legal community; however, WIP Members enjoy discounted
or free admission to many events. Please consider joining our
section today! Like us on Facebook, and join us on LinkedIn.
Spring Happy Hour
Wills Pro Bono Clinic
Komen Race for the Cure
The Women in the Profession and the
For the second year, WIP teamed up with
WIP has enjoyed a long partnership
Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Sections
Atlanta Legal Aid’s Breast Cancer Legal
with Atlanta Legal Aid’s Breast Can-
hosted a happy hour at Krog Street Mar-
Project on an Atlanta Bar Pro Bono March
cer Legal Project, which provides legal
ket in April. The group gathered at Hop
Madness training session. Attorneys from
services to low-income breast cancer
City Bar and enjoyed appetizers from
both groups presented a morning-long
patients throughout metro Atlanta. The
nearby charcuterie restaurant The Cock-
CLE on how to prepare basic wills and
Project is made possible in part by a
entrice. During the networking event, WIP
advance directives for low-income cancer
grant from Susan G. Komen of Greater
also collected donation items for Well-
patients. Thanks to those who attended
Atlanta. WIP is proud to once again
spring Living, which is an organization
this sold-out event, and for th