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Gatherings On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, the Dispute Resolution Section hosted a breakfast at the Buckhead Club. Shown from left to right are John F. Allgood (Ford & Harrison LLP), Section Member-at-Large Herbert H. Gray III (Ragsdale Beals Seigler Patterson & Gray) and Section Chair Robert B. Wedge (Shapiro Fussell Wedge & Martin, LLP). Allgood, Gray and Wedge spoke on “Ethical Issues for Mediators and Parties in Mediation.” On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, the Elder Law Section hosted a breakfast at the Buckhead Club. Shown from left to right are Section Member-at-Large Clifford G. Hoffman (Clifford G. Hoffman, PC), Linda Brown, R.N, MHA, CMC, CCM (Vice President of Business Development for Franchises at CareMinders Home Case, President of Infinity Case Management, LLC) and Section Chair Millie Baumbusch (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC). Brown spoke on “How the Care Manager Can Make Life Easy for the Elder Lawyer.” On Thursday, January 6, 2011, the Real Estate Section hosted a breakfast at the Buckhead Club. Shown from left to right are Section Chair Kimberly C. Gaddis (Gaddis Vath Lanier, LLC), Lauren P. Prevost (Morris, Manning & Martin LLP), Section Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Jonathan L. Neville (Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP), Section Immediate Past Chair Ricky B. Novak (Strategic 1031 Exchange Advisors), Sean Reynolds (Alston & Bird LLP) and Kristina K. Thomas (King & Spalding LLP). Prevost, Reynolds and Thomas spoke on “Securities Issues for Real Estate Transactions and Investments.” On Friday, January 21, 2011, the Workers’ Compensation Section hosted a luncheon at the Capital City Club. Shown from left to right are Hon. Stephen B. Farrow (Director, State Board of Workers Compensation), Section Chair Gregory T. Presmanes (Bovis Kyle & Burch, LLC), Hon. Richard S. Thompson (Chairman, State Board of Workers Compensation) and Hon. Warren Massey (Director, State Board of Workers Compensation). Judges Thompson, Farrow and Massey spoke on “The State of the Board.” On Thursday, January 20, 2011, the Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section hosted a luncheon at Gordon Biersch. Shown from left to right are Section Treasurer David G. Richards (The Richards Law Firm, LLC), Section Member-at-Large Robert G. Wellon (Robert G. Wellon, Attorney & Counselor at Law) and Robin Frazer Clark (Robin Frazer Clark, PC). Wellon spoke on “State of the Bar: O, for the Love of My Dog.” The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association January/February 2011 THE ATLANTA LAWYER 27