The Atlanta Lawyer December 2014 | Page 21

2014 Year In Review The Board met to plan the 2014 Bar year, get to know each other better and further develop the mission of the Bar. 2014-2015 Board of directors retreat in AUGUST 2014 Pictured at the 2014-2015 Board Retreat are (first row) Margaret “Maggie” H. Vath, Jacquelyn H. Saylor, Nekia Hackworth Jones, Harold E. Franklin Jr., (second row) Joan C. Grafstein, Lisa K. Liang, Terri Beck, Michelle Edwards, Christopher P. Lightner, (third row) Nicole G. Iannarone, Wade H. Watson III, Curtis J. Martin II, Gregory T. Presmanes, (fourth row) James “Jim” D. Blitch IV, David Richards, Rita A. Sheffey, Robert M. Lewis Jr. Not pictured: Jonathan E. Hawkins, Eugenia Wooten Iredale, S. Wade Malone, Mark A. Rawls (legal counsel), Melissa Phillips Reading, and Meka Ward. Meet the judges luncheon On July 25, 2014 the Litigation Section, Judicial Section and Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section hosted their 23rd Annual Meet the Judges Luncheon at the Capital City Club. Shown from left to right are Litigation Section Chair Leigh May (Butler Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP), The Hon. E. Clayton Scofield (U.S. Magistrate Judge), The Hon. Linda Walker (United States Magistrate Judge), Randall Kessler (Kessler & Solomiany LLC) and Gary Freed (Thompson Hine, LLP). The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association December 2014 THE ATLANTA LAWYER 21