section update
Litigation Section
By Hon. Leigh May
United States District Judge,
Northern District of Georgia
T
he Litigation Section continues with a great slate
of programs for this year. On the second Friday of
every month, the Litigation Section has its breakfast
and CLE programs. They take place at 7:30 a.m. at the
Ansley Golf Club. In September, we heard from David Walbert, and, in a meeting co-sponsored by the Judicial Section
and the Gate City Bar, Chief Judge Phipps of the Georgia
Court of Appeals spoke in October. In November, Judge
Duffy (Northern District of Georgia) and Judge Tailor (State
Court of Fulton County) discussed protective orders in a very
lively and informative exchange. On December 12, at a joint
meeting with the Small Firm and Solo Practitioner Section,
Randy Kessler spoke on the subject of family law for lawyers
who do not practice family law. On January 9, 2015, we
will continue our breakfast series with a joint meeting with
the Dispute Resolution Section, with breakfasts continuing
through the month of May.
The Litigation Section’s Securities Sub-Section also
held a CLE and meeting
on November 20. Panel
participants Steve Collins,
Jeff Horst, Joyce Gist Lewis,
Robert Long and Scott
Sorrels discussed director
and officer liability in the
wake of FDIC v. Loudermilk.
the Litigation Bench and Bar reception and the Meet the
Judges luncheon. Both events will take place in the spring.
We also plan on hosting a CLE for the first of the year.
As part of the Section’s judicial outreach efforts, we continue
to offer free admission for all judges and judicial law clerks
who wish to attend our functions.
The Litigation Section is also proud of our relationship with
the Truancy Intervention Project as our pro bono partner.
We participated in a training session in October and hope to
plan another training session in the spring. More information
about the Truancy Intervention Project can be found at www.
truancyproject.org.
We would also like to thank our Section sponsors for their
support of our Section and its activities. They are ATS (Applied
Technology Services); Esquire Solutions; Habif, Arogeti &
Wynne, LLP; JAMS; and The Partners Group.
We also plan several other
events this Bar year. In
February, we will host Take
Your Adversary to Lunch.
This program encourages
collegiality in the Bar by
creating a chance for litigants
to know their adversaries
better and in a more informal
setting. Participants will be
eligible to win a Buckhead
Life gift certificate.
Other Section events include
64 THE ATLANTA LAWYER
December 2014
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association