The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2020 Vol. 19, No. 1

SECTIONS Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Breakfast On March 12, 2020, the Bankruptcy Section held its second breakfast meeting for the year at Nelson Mullins, which included a presentation by Nathan T. Juster (Law Clerk to the Honorable Amy Totenberg, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia) and Johanna L. Cochran (Associate, Vazquez & Servi, PC.) on the topic “Bankruptcy and Immigration Law: Common Question Answered.” Several section members enjoyed mixing and mingling over breakfast bites before the informative program. Board of Directors We are delighted to announce the following individuals will serve as Officers and Board members for the 2020-2021 year: Chair Bruce Walker (Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, PC); Vice-Chair/Chair- Elect Gregory Taube (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP); Secretary Doroteya Wozniak (James Bates Brannan Groover, LLP); Treasurer Alexandra “CC” Schnapp (United States Bankruptcy Court); Immediate Past Chair Melissa Davey (Standing Chapter 13 Trustee); Members-at-Large Bryan Bates (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP), Ashley Champion (U.S. Bankruptcy Court), Alaina Joseph (King & King Law, LLC ), Maria Joyner (Standing Chapter 12 and 13 Trustee), Taylor Mansell (Shapiro Pendergast & Hasty, LLP), Gai Lynn McCarthy (KPPB Law), and Aimee Pickett Sanders (Alston & Bird , LLP). Congratulations to the new Board – we look forward to another great year! Contact Us If you have proposals for Bankruptcy Section activities or projects, please contact any of the officers or board members. We welcome your participation. 1 - March 12, 2002 Bankruptcy Section Breakfast meeting Bankruptcy Section Update by Doroteya N. Wozniak (James-Bates- Brannan-Groover-LLP) and Alexandra ("CC") Schnapp (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Law Clerk to Chief Bankruptcy Judge Wendy L. Hagenau) The Section provides varied and interesting programs and benefits for its members, including monthly meetings where you can meet ADR practitioners (and get an hour of CLE credit) and receive a quarterly newsletter addressing ADR topics of interest. During the 2019-2020 bar year the Dispute Resolution Section held monthly breakfast meetings at the Buckhead Club. Among the programs presented were programs on Body Language in Mediation; Mediating Intellectual Property Disputes; Breaking Deadlock; and Overcoming Language Barriers at Mediation. Even with the challenges created by the Covid 19 pandemic, the Section held meetings in April and May 2021 on virtual platforms. Given the uncertainty of holding in-person meetings for the near future, we are planning to hold our Fall meetings on virtual platforms. Save the Date • September 23, 2020, the Dispute Resolution Section will partner with the Construction Law section presenting: Virtual Mediations and Arbitrations in the Age of Covid-19. • October: Third Party Subpoenas in Arbitration (domestic vs international and 11th Circuit cases) featuring Shelby Grubbs (Miller & Martin, PC), and Glenn Hendrix (Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP), both well-known names in the international arbitration arena. Board of Directors The Officers and Board Members for the 2020-2021 year are: Chair Joyce Klemmer (JAMS); Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Scott Zucker (Weissmann Zucker Euster Morochnik); Secretary/Treasurer Eileen Thomas (Eileen Thomas, LLC); Immediate Past Chair Charles Dalziel (Dalziel Law Firm); Members-at-Large Erika Birg (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough); Jennifer Grippa (Miles Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC); Gerald Kline (Taylor English Duma, LLP); Frank Lightmas (The Law Offices of Frank A. Lightmas Jr., LLC); Greg Presmanes (Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin, LLC); Hon. Gail S. Tusan (JAMS); and Doug Witten (Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services). Dispute Resolution Section Update by Joyce B. Klemmer (JAMS) Dispute Resolution The Dispute Resolution Section educates, promotes, and supports a system that provides for the resolution of disputes outside of the formal judicial system. With the onset of the pandemic causing court closings, alternative dispute resolution provides the means to avoid the cost and delay of litigation - relieving court congestion, and providing a more cost-effective and constructive resolution of a legal issue between disputing parties. Estate Planning & Probate In light of the Executive Order issued by Governor Kemp on March 14, 2020, declaring a Public Health State of Emergency due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus in Georgia, the Estate Planning & Probate (“EP&P”) Section transitioned its monthly breakfast CLE meetings and other in-person events to online webinars, in order to continue bringing valuable content to our Section members during the pandemic. 36 June/July 2020

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