section update
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section Update:
Atlanta associates continue strong fundraising efforts
for local pro bono organizations
By Matt Simmons
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers
[email protected]
T
he Atlanta Bar Association’s Atlanta Council of
Younger Lawyers closed the books on its 2013
Associates’ Campaign in September, and concluded
one of its most successful campaigns in recent history. This
grass-roots effort comprised of associates at Atlanta-area
law firms is the ACYL’s signature annual event and aims
to raise both awareness of the critical need for pro bono
legal services in our community and much-needed funds for
those organizations. Given the funding challenges faced
by charitable organizations of all stripes during the recent
years of economic downturn, all lawyers should take pride in
how the youngest members of our profession stepped up to
answer this su