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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
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ACYL President
Jonathan E. Smith
Miller & Martin PLLC
Members at Large
Joan C. Grafstein
JAMS
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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.
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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
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ABA Delegate
Rita A. Sheffey
Emory University School of Law
Legal Counsel
Marc A. Rawls