The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2015 | Page 14

LRIS Spotlight LRIS Board Changes 2015-2016 Bar Year T he torch has been passed from our Immediate Past Chair, the Honorable Wesley Tailor to our long time serving Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) board member, Celia Sunne. Attorney Celia Sunne will Chair the LRIS Board for fiscal year 2015-2016. Celia Sunne was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in Economics and Philosophy from the Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. Celia was inspired to become a lawyer just like her father, therefore she elected to attend Mercer University Law School where she earned her J.D. Celia Sunne has been committed to the success of the LRIS program since joining the board in 2008. We are excited to have her in this leadership position and look forward to the impact she will continue to bring to this program. Returning Board Members are Vice Chair, Laurie Robbins, MembersAt-Large: David Bryman, Ronald Kaplan and Robert Turner. We welcome the following new board members; the Honorable Kimberly Esmond-Adams, Robert Hassett, Joseph Rosen and William “Bill” Thomas, Jr. The board appreciates feedback from panel members, therefore your comments and suggestions are welcomed by sending them to our LRIS Director, Carla Brown. 14 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2015 On April 27, 2015 at a LRIS Board Meeting, the Hon. Wesley Tailor passed the torch to Celia Sunne. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association