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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
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