The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2013 | Page 26

LAW ENFORCEMENT Shown from left to right at the Atlanta Interagency Law Enforcement Appreciation and Memorial Service are William D. deGolian (Johnson & Ward); Atlanta Bar Association Immediate Past President Rita A. Sheffey (Hunton & Williams LLP); Atlanta Bar Association President Lynn M. Roberson (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP) and Atlanta Bar Association President-Elect Wade H. Watson III (Caldwell & Watson LLP). David E. Wardell, CPP, Vice President of Operations and Public Safety, Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. & Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, Inc. T he Atlanta Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Foundation participated in the Atlanta Interagency Law Enforcement Appreciation and Memorial Service to honor law enforcement and pay tribute to officers who have fallen in the line of duty on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Woodruff Park. Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) hosted the event. Interagency Law Enforcement includes 11 public agencies who meet monthly in close collaboration and partnerships to serve the Downtown area. They are: Atlanta Police Department, MARTA Police Department, Georgia State University Police Department, Georgia Tech Police Department, Georgia World Congress Center Authority Public Safety Department, Georgia State Patrol Capitol Division, Federal Protective Service DHS, National Park Service, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County Police, Emory University Police. President Lynn M. Roberson spoke on behalf of the Atlanta Bar Association. 26 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2013 Chief George N. Turner spoke on behalf William D. deGolian spoke on behalf of the City of Atlanta Police Department. of the Atlanta Bar Foundation. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association