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their firm’s commitment. This benefit is shown by the fact
that lawyers who join and actively participate in the acYl
continue their involvement and lead the bar, the profession
and the community. additionally, the acYl’s former active
members include atlanta bar presidents, judges and the
most distinguished members of our profession. to help
our members achieve their potential, we gear our programs
specifically for the younger lawyer and provide numerous
opportunities for leadership and professional development.
Just to name a few, these programs include:
• Numerous ACYL-sponsored CLEs and training
opportunities throughout the year for lawyers in every area
in practice, including the beer & cle life of a trial and
life of a Deal seminars;
• Free monthly happy hours for networking with other
members;
• ACYL Mentoring Breakfast Meetings, which provide
members an opportunity to meet experts and other younger
attorneys and to discuss various issues commonly faced by
younger lawyers in the beginning of their legal careers; and
• Ability to participate in and help plan various fundraising
events for charities, including the annual associates’
campaign for legal services and the not-to-be-missed
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s annual Wine
tasting event.
As it pertained to the firms and legal organizations, we believe
one of the more salient selling points was that as all their
younger attorneys were already members of the big bar, the
annual cost to join would only be $15 for first-year-in-practice
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lawyers, and $25 for age 36 or less as well as those who
have been in the practice of law for three years or less.
Because membership in the ACYL benefits and appeals to
not only younger lawyers, but also the firms at which they
work, we have already had eight Atlanta-area law firms and
legal organizations agree to be part of our 100% club:
• The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
• Bondurant Mixon & Elmore, LLP
• Fellows LaBriola, LLP
• Hawkins & Parnell, LLP
• Hunton & Williams LLP
• Scoggins & Goodman, PC
• Stites & Harbison, PLLC
• Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP
We thank these founding firms for their support and, as
a result of their participation, they will be recognized for
their commitments in not only this newsletter, but also in
subsequent acYl mailings and at a future acYl-sponsored
event.
We would love to have more firms, or even individual
younger attorneys join our ranks. if you would like more
information about how to join, other benefits of membership,
or have any other questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me or any other member of our board. a complete
list of our board members, additional information about the
ACYL, and instructions on how to join (even if your firm is
not participating in our 100% club effort) are provided on
our website (http://www.atlantabar.org/displaycommon.
cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=12).
thanks again for a great 2012 atlanta lawyers! ■
march 2013
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