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ANNUAL MEETING A Distinguished Service Award was presented to Robert M. Lewis, Jr. (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor), Chair of the Personnel Committee. The Professionalism Award was presented to Judge Diane E. Bessen (Fulton County State Court) and Judge Sara L. Doyle (Georgia Court of Appeals). A Distinguished Service Award was presented t o S . Wa d e M a l o n e (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP), Chair of the Executive Director and CLE Director Search Committees. The award was accepted by Richard B. Herzog Jr. (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP). The Charles E. Watkins, Jr. Award was presented to Rita A. Sheffey (Hunton & Williams LLP). 2013-2014 Atlanta Bar Association Executive Committee from left to right: Wade H. Watson III (Caldwell & Watson LLP), President; Jacquelyn H. Saylor (The Saylor Law Firm, LLP), Vice President/ President-Elect; James D. (Jim) Blitch IV (Blitch Law PC), Treasurer; Lynn M. Roberson (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Immediate Past President; and Harold E. Franklin Jr. (King & Spalding), Secretary. Not shown are Executive Committee members Robert M. Lewis, Jr. (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor) and Margaret H. (Maggie) Vath, (Vath Law, LLC). 30 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2013 The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association