The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2015 | Page 16

2015 Annual Meeting Celebrating the Atlanta Bar Association’s Remarkable members and Accomplishments O n May 19, 2015, the Atlanta Bar Association hosted its Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club. Members, Colleagues and friends joined the celebration to install new leaders and applaud our remarkable members and their accomplishments. The 2015-2016 Atlanta Bar Association President, Harold E. Franklin, Jr. (King & Spalding LLP), was sworn in and many members received honorable awards including David N. Schaeffer 16 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2015 (David Schaeffer Law Firm, LLC) Charles Watkins Award, Melody Z. Richardson (Richardson Bloom & Lines LLC) - Professionalism Award, Marc Rawls (Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP), Lynn M. Roberson (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta Bar Bankruptcy Section Chair Nancy J. Whaley (Standing Ch.13 Trustee) and Atlanta Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Chair Benjamin I. Fink (Berman Fink Van Horn PC) - Distinguished Service Awards. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association