Ask the Board ______________________________________________________________
What was a Summer internship memory that impacted you ?
Christopher D . Balch
CLE Board of Trustees Balch Law Group
I worked for a small criminal defense firm that had two death penalty cases in-house . During the evidentiary hearing on those motions lead trial counsel turned to me and asked , “ Is there anything else I need to ask this witness about the facts underlying your motions ?” This was my introduction to trying a case as part of a team and how I approach trial and evidentiary hearings to this day .
Louis R . Cohan
Atlanta Bar Foundation Board Cohan Law Group
I am very thankful for my summer internship with Atlanta Legal Aid . I mostly helped people with unemployment claims . I also helped with other random issues . The real world experiences were very helpful then , and even now .
Megan T . Hodgkiss
Atlanta Bar Foundation Board Hodgkiss Consulting LLC
Lillian N . Caudle
Atlanta Bar Association Board Mercedes-Benz USA
My favorite summer internship experience was working for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce during the summer of 1996 .
Prior to going to law school , I worked in the Communications industry . I interned with the radio station 99X - Atlanta , which was incredibly fun . In grad school , I interned with the television station FOX5 Atlanta . This later became a full-time job for me . As an intern , I learned all aspects of TV news production . I met cultural icons , worked with top journalists , and found another group of lifelong friends and mentors . As a summer intern , the pay is never great - but the experience helped propel my career in the Communications field .
Brooke M . French
Atlanta Bar Association Board Kaye Lembeck Hitt & French
I interned at Congressional Quarterly and had a press pass , which meant I had access to everything and everyone . I was able to attend congressional hearings , follow candidates on the campaign trail and participate in press briefings at the White House . It www . atlantabar . org THE ATLANTA LAWYER 7 was a once in a lifetime experience .