The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2015 | Page 3

In This Issue 15 Volume 14, No. 1 | Atlanta Bar Association President Harold E. Franklin, Jr. King & Spalding LLP THE LEGAL RUNAROUND Vice President/President-Elect James D. Blitch IV Blitch Law PC RUN • WALK • TOT TROT John Howell Park • Atlanta, GA Features President’s Message: Leadership Through Service......................... Why Join the Atlanta Bar Association................................................. The 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Voting Rights Act............... Columns Book Review: The Case Against the Supreme Court....................... Legal Minute: The Death of a Legend................................................. Law School Life: Moot Court Sweep................................................... From the Bench: Breaking up With Dignity........................................ Staff Spotlight: Michele Adams............................................................ LRIS Spotlight: LRIS Board Changes................................................. Save The Date: 2015 The Legal Runaround 5K Run........................ News & Notes 2015 Annual Meeting Photos............................................................... 2015-2016 Atlanta Bar Boards of Directors....................................... LawJam 2015 Photos............................................................................ 2015 Bench & Bar Reception Photos.................................................. Gatherings............................................................................................. 100% Club.............................................................................................. Did You Know?...................................................................................... 2015 Secretary Margaret H. Vath Georgia State University College of Law Treasurer Nicole G. Iannarone Georgia State University College of Law Immediate Past President Jacquelyn H. Saylor The Saylor Law Firm, LLP 4 6 7 ACYL President Jonathan E. Smith Miller & Martin PLLC Members at Large Joan C. Grafstein JAMS 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jonathan E. Hawkins Krevolin & Horst, LLC Eugenia W. Iredale Fellows LaBriola LLP Robert M. Lewis Jr. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor Lisa Liang Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. 16 26 34 40 44 48 49 Christopher P. Lightner Alston & Bird LLP Gregory T. Presmanes Bovis Kyle & Burch, LLC Melissa Phillips Reading Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP Ryan K. Walsh Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Section Updates Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section Update....................... Bankruptcy Section Update................................................................. Construction Law Section Update....................................................... Dispute Resolution Section Update.................................................... Environmental & Toxic Tort Section Update...................................... Judicial Section Update........................................................................ Litigation Section Update..................................................................... Public Interest Law Section Update.................................................... Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section Update.................................... The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association June/July 2015 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 ABA Delegate Rita A. Sheffey Emory University School of Law Legal Counsel Marc A. Rawls