Chairs
Hon. Diane Bessen
Lisa Liang
Advisor
Ryan Walsh
Editorial Board
Trevor Brice
Daniela Britton
Jordan Coleman
Jena Emory
Brooke French
Megan Hodgkiss
Michael Jablonski
Erik Provitt
Jacquelyn Saylor
Ian Smith
Harry Winograd
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Atlanta Bar Association
President
Ryan Walsh
Jones Day
Vice President/
President-Elect
Craig Cleland
Ogletree, Deakins,
Nash, Smoak &
Stewart, PC
Secretary
Christina Baugh
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Treasurer
Chris Lightner
Alston & Bird, LLP
Immediate Past
President
Nicole Iannarone
Georgia State University
College of Law
ACYL President
Ellis Liu
Jensen Law
Members at Large
Katie Bates
Meunier Carlin &
Curfman, LLC
Kimberly Charles
Atlanta Legal Aid
Society, Inc
Amy Cheng
Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough, LLP
Derin Dickerson
Alston & Bird, LLP
Lisa Liang
Fulton County
State Court
Abbey Morrow
Aldridge Pite
Kevin Patrick
Kevin Patrick Law
Erik Provitt
PwC
Laurie S. Robbins
Robbins Law, PC
Robert Watts
Jones Day
Jessica Wood
Bodker, Ramsey,
Andrews, Winograd
& Wildstein, PC
Meredith Young
King & Spalding, LLP
ABA Delegate
Michael Terry
Bondurant Mixson
& Elmore, LLP
Atlanta Bar
Foundation President
Betsy Griswold
United Parcel Service
Gate City Bar
Association President
Cinque Axam
Axam Roberts
Legal Group, LLC