BANKRUPTCY
SECTION UPDATE
BANKRUPTCY
CLE Program
The Bankruptcy Section is excited to begin 2018 with its annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review CLE program. It will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Capital City Club Downtown. This useful seminar provides practitioners with a complete and succinct summary of the most important bankruptcy and commercial law case developments from the last year. The event also includes a luncheon at which the portrait of the Honorable Mary Grace Diehl will be unveiled. We hope you will join us!
Pro Bono and Community Service Opportunities
As you begin 2018, the Bankruptcy Section encourages you to get involved with one of the many pro bono and community service opportunities it supports. More information on these worthy causes is listed on our Section webpage at www. atlantabar. org /? page = BankruptcyProBono. Please contact any Bankruptcy Section Officer or Board member for more information, or to get involved.
Board of Directors
The Officers and Board members for the 2017-2018 year are: Jeffery Cavender( Chair), Sage Sigler( Chair- Elect), B. Summer Chandler( Secretary), Melissa Davey( Treasurer), Alison Elko Franklin( Immediate Past Chair), Vania Allen, Sameer Kapoor, Howie Slomka, CC Schnapp, Gregory Taube, Bruce Walker, Doroteya Wozniak( Members at large).
Contact Us
If you have any proposals for Bankruptcy Section activities or projects, please contact any of the officers or board members. We look forward to another great year and welcome your participation.
B. Summer Chandler Visiting Assistant Professor
Georgia State University bchandler @ gsu. edu
Save the Date
Please save the dates for the following events:
• The Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review CLE program will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Capital City Club Downtown.
• The Bankruptcy Section will hold a Section breakfast on February 27, 2018. The breakfast will feature a presentation entitled Lights, Camera, Action: The Georgia Film Tax Credit and Legal Issues Regarding the Local Film Industry. The event will be held at the offices of Troutman Sanders.
• The Bankruptcy Section 2018 David W. Pollard Award & Spring CLE Program will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018. The event will take place at the Ansley Golf Club.
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