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Levine Smith Snider & Wilson, LLC
Levine Smith Snider & Wilson, LLC, a family law firm based
in Buckhead, announces that five of its attorneys have been
named 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers. Attorneys included in
the listing are: Jonathan Levine, Alvah Smith, Rachel Snider,
John Wilson and Kelly Schiffer.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Brian Levy to
its Atlanta office. Levy joins the firm’s Creditors’ Rights &
Bankruptcy and Business Litigation Service Groups. Levy is
an experienced litigator. His practice focuses on representing
financial institutions, including national and regional banks, as
well as other creditors, in state and federal courts throughout
Georgia. Levy has been a member of the Atlanta Bar Association since 2012 and is a member of Litigation and Tax Law
Section. He is also a member at large on the Tax Law Section
board 2015-2017.
The Cochran Firm Atlanta
In order to give the food banks the extra boost needed to meet
the spike in demand during the summer months, Attorney
General Sam Olens joined forces with the Georgia Food Bank
Association and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar
of Georgia to launch the Georgia Legal Food Frenzy (LFF).
The overall winner of the competition is awarded the
Attorney General’s Cup.
There are also awards
for the winners of
several categories,
including large, small
and medium firm;
sole proprietor; and legal organization. Awards
are based on pounds per
capita so anyone can win.
If you are a Georgia lawyer, please help us reduce
hunger by signing up today
at www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org.
The annual Atlanta Bar Association Past Presidents dinner was held on March 2, 2016 at the Capital City Club.
Seated from left to right in the front row is: Rita A. Sheffey, Michael B. Terry, Margaret Hughes Vath (Secretary), Jacquelyn
Saylor, Harold E. Franklin Jr. (President), Terri Bryant (Executive Director), Shayna Steinfeld, Paula Frederick, Ben Weinberg
Jr., Terrence Croft Middle Row: Charles M. Shaffer, William Ragland Jr., William Barwick, William deGolian, Honorable T.
Jackson Bedford Jr., Honorable E. Clayton Scofield III, Lynn Roberson, Richard Herzog Jr., W. Ray Persons Back Row:
W. Terrence Walsh, R. Byron Attridge, Seth Kirschenbaum, David Schaeffer, Honorable Jack P. Etheridge, W. Seaborn
Jones, Wade Watson III, James D. Blitch IV (President Elect), Honorable Melvin K. Westmoreland
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6:00pm - 11:30pm
Did you know that nearly 60% of Georgia’s public school students
are eligible for either a free or reduced lunch at school each day?
When school lets out for summer, many families must turn to
Georgia’s eight regional food banks. These food banks work with
more than 2300 partner agencies and pantries to distribute over
130 million pounds of food annually to all 159 counties in Georgia.
The goal is to collect 1.4 million pounds this year to bring the 5
year total to over 5 million pounds. Although the LFF is a statewide competition, the food collected is donated to the closest
regional food bank, so it stays in
the community.
June 10, 2016
Legal FOOD FRENZY
This year’s competition is April 18–29 and all Georgia lawyers
are invited to participate. Over the past 4 years, Georgia
lawyers generously raised over 3.8 million pounds of food.
Buckhead Theatre
6:00pm - 11:30pm
Workers' Compensation Attorney André C. Ramsay Joins The
Cochran Firm Atlanta 2016, Andre’ Ramsay joined the current
team of litigators at The Cochran Firm Atlanta. Mr. Ramsay will
work in an Of Counsel Attorney capacity for the Firm's newly
expanded practice area of Georgia Workers’ Compensation
claims. Mr. Ramsay's addition to the team expands the reach
of The Cochran Firm into a serious area of need for injured
people in Georgia. Andre' comes to the firm with the goal of
building client relationships and becoming known as the lawyer
for the everyday worker.
The LFF is a two week food drive in which Georgia lawyers compete outside the courtroom to help the less fortunate by raising food and funds for the regional food banks.
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are an Atlanta Lawyer, you are invited to compete in
LawJam 2016 on June 10 at the Buckhead Theatre!
Bands compete for audience votes and judges’ scores for Winner and Best Original Song
A LAWJAM SPONSOR
Apply at www.atlantabar.org BECOME
LawJam 2016 proceeds support pro bono legal services and
Applications due Friday, April 1, 2016
Atlanta Bar Association youth programs.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
The Atlanta Bar Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization.
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