SECTION UPDATES
Bankruptcy
The Bankruptcy Section had a busy 2021 with continued focus on relevant CLE programs , community service and social events . The Bankruptcy Section hosted several informative CLEs on hottopic bankruptcy issues and outdoor social events throughout the year . Bankruptcy Section members also participated in a number of community service events throughout the year by donating warm clothes to the Atlanta Mission , essential items for the Atlanta Children ’ s Shelter , raising $ 1,100 for the Atlanta Community Food Bank , and cleaning up the shores of the Chattahoochee River . Thank you to our members , speakers , and section sponsors for your helping us make 2021 another successful year !
The Bankruptcy Section is excited to host virtually its Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review on February 10 , 2022 , from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm . The seminar is a highlight for attendees and provides practitioners with a complete and succinct summary of the most important bankruptcy and commercial law case developments from the last year . The panelists will review Supreme Court precedent and other cases grouped by topic , covering both consumer and business bankruptcy issues . All registrants will receive prepared written materials . This annual presentation is jam-packed with information and insight - you won ' t want to miss it !
Additional information about the event as well as registration for same can be accessed here :
Save the Date
• March – Join us for a breakfast meeting focusing on the hospitality industry . More details to come .
• May – 2022 David W . Pollard Award and Spring CLE – Thursday , May 19 , 2022
Contact Us We want to hear from you ! If you have proposals or ideas for Bankruptcy Section activities or projects , please contact any of the officers or board members . We would welcome your participation !
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Corporate Counsel
The Corporate Counsel Section is off to a great start this Bar year . In November , the Section co-hosted , jointly with the Cybersecurity & Privacy Section , a timely CLE on vaccine mandates . The morning of the CLE , OSHA released its long- awaited regulations . Our stellar panel were able to include this “ hot off the press ” information into the CLE content . Thanks so much to Stephen V . Bush ( Bodker , Ramsey , Andrews , Winograd & Wildstein PC ), Douglas R . Balyeat ( Pratt Industries ( USA ) Inc ), Kathryn S . McConnell ( Littler Mendelson PC ), Bryan A . Stillwagon ( Sherman & Howard LLC ), Michael O . Eckard ( Ogletree Deakins ), and Lee Hamil Little ( Hamil Little Healthcare Law ) for a great program .
In December 2021 , the Section co-hosted a holiday party with the Anti-Trust Section of the Georgia State Bar . Many thanks to Smith , Gambrell & Russell for providing a lovely venue for the event , the Antitrust Law Section of the State Bar , and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner for a great evening .
We continue to improve our Section ’ s web site , provide opportunities for pro bono service , networking , and timely CLE ’ s on current topics of interest . We look forward to seeing you at a Section event in 2022 .
We are here to serve you , our members . It is important that we know what you are interested in and make sure your membership in the Section is meaningful to you . If anyone has thoughts , comments , or ideas , please feel free to contact Betsy Griswold at bdgriswold01 @ gmail . com .
Finally , welcome to our newest Board member , Frank Landgraff ( UPS Legal Department ).
LINDA S . PACER Pacer Law LLC lindapacer @ pacerlaw . com
ALEXANDRA “ CC ” SCHNAPP U . S . Bankruptcy Court , Law Clerk to Chief Bankruptcy Judge Wendy L . Hagenau Alexandra _ Schnapp @ ganb . uscourts . gov
DOROTEYA N . WOZNIAK James Bates Brannan Groover LLP dwozniak @ jamesbatesllp . com
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Litigation
The Litigation Section finished 2021 strong with its December breakfast discussing “ Offer of Judgment , Apportionment , and Proving Attorney ’ s Fees .” Like our sister sections , the Atlanta Bar Litigation Section was forced to pivot in January due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . This meant turning our breakfast series
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