The Atlanta Lawyer August/September 2012 | Page 14

slip 20th Summer Law Internship Program Comes to Close By S. Wade Malone Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP T he 20th Summer Law Internship Program came to an end on Friday, July 20, 2012, with an Appreciation Breakfast for interns, hosts and sponsors. Over a six-week time span, the 36 interns worked for public interest groups, private law firms, corporations and Judges. The interns attended weekly meetings where they discussed legal issues past and present. This amazing opportunity would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors: The Atlanta Bar Foundation Elizabeth A. Price, President Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section Nicole G. Iannarone, President Association of Corporate Counsel, Georgia Chapter Martha P. McMillin, President Bankruptcy Section Jennifer Meir Meyerowitz, Chair Business & Finance Section Cindy A. Brazell, Chair Corporate Counsel Section Michelle Edwards, Chair Criminal Law Section Brian Pearce, Chair Environmental & Toxic Tort Section Laura Benz, Chair Family Law Section David N. Marple, Chair Intellectual Property Section Virginia L. Carron, Chair Judicial Section The Honorable Cynthia J. Becker, Chair Labor & Employment Law Section William C. (Cory) Barker, Chair Lawyer Referral & Information Service David N. Bryman, Chair Litigation Section John R. (Jake) Bielema, Chair 14 THE ATLANTA LAWYER August/September 2012 [email protected] Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section Katherine Adams-Carter, Chair Women in the Profession Section Melissa Reading, Chair In addition to our sponsors, we would like to thank all of the hosts and mentors for their time and commitment to the program. Hosts included Shana Beldick, Alston & Bird; Terrell Gilbert, Arnall Golden Gregory*; Michelle Jordan, Atlanta Legal Aid Downtown; Erin Willoughby, Atlanta Legal Aid Southside; Christine A. Van Dross, Clayton County Circuit Defender; Holly K.O. Sparrow, Court of Appeals of Georgia; Tony Smith, DeKalb County Circuit Defender’s Office; Sybil Price, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office; Darius Pattillo, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office - DeKalb Juvenile Justice Center; Kelly Ann McMichael, DeKalb County Solicitor General’s Office; Kendal D. Silas, Federal Defender Program; Natasha Perdew Silas, Federal Defender Program; Roberta Cooper, Fulton County Juvenile Court; Luana Walsh, Fulton County Public Defender’s Office; Carmen Smith, Fulton County Solicitor’s Office; Tee Barnes, Georgia Supreme Court; Cathey Turner, Hall, Booth, Slover & Smith; Caroline Perez, Kemira North America; Linda Parrish, King & Spalding; Bruce H. Carraway III, Morgan & Morgan; Nancy Whaley, Nancy Whaley Standing Chapter 13 Trustee; Rachel Smith, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; Rachel Epps Spears, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta; Paula Frederick, State Bar of Georgia; Pete Pappas, Sutherland; Melody Bray, The Honorable Courtney Lynn Johnson, Superior Court of DeKalb County; Sharyn Belisle, The Honorable Gregory A. Adams, Superior Court of DeKalb County; Lillie M. Certion, The Honorable Linda T. Walker, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Fran Shaw, The Honorable Mark A. Scott, Superior Court of DeKalb County; Erica Nowells, The Honorable Tangela H. Barrie, Superior Court of DeKalb County; Betsy Cross Griswold, United Parcel Service; James Hatten, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Nekia Hackworth Jones, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia; and Christopher A. Kimbel. Thank you to everyone for your support. ■ The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association