programs; lecturing at a meeting of the Istanbul Bar Association
on indigent defense issues; and lecturing at a Transnational Law
Seminar on the American Appellate System.
In April, for the first time the Atlanta Bar Association
participated in the annual ABA Day in Washington DC, where
bar representatives meet with senators and representatives to lobby
for the American Bar Association’s legislative agenda, which this
year included advocating for funding for Legal Services Corp.
and speeding up the process of filling vacant federal judgeships.
I see Frank Strickland in the audience. Frank, thank you for
all that you do for Legal Services Corp. I think we accomplished
something with our lobbying on that issue.
On Law Day, we had members making Law Day speeches at
local schools. I had the opportunity speak to a group including
the JAG Corps attorneys from Fort Benning on “The Legacy of
John Adams: From Boston to Guantanamo.” They were a great
audience. And we had our a
law day proclamation signed
by Governor Nathan Deal.
Two weeks ago Atlanta Bar
Foundation President Bill
Ragland and I spoke at the
Police Memorial Service.
The Police Memorial statue
in Atlanta was contributed by
The Atlanta Bar Association,
and each year the Atlanta Bar
Association places a wreath
on the memorial during the
police memorial service.
in the audience today, including Teresa Bonder, Erica Ghali,
David Schaeffer and Michael Caldwell.
LawJam 2011 will be held June 18, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse.
It is a great show and a fun evening and I hope you will all be
there.
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