Atticus Finch CLE
United States District Court Judge Richard W. Story, Emory University professor, historian Joseph Crespino and lawyer Joseph M. Beck, author of“ My Father and Atticus Finch”, led an interesting discussion on Atticus Finch: Who Was He? Who Is He? at the Emory University law school on March 2, 2017. The Atlanta Bar Association Continuing Legal Education program was well attended by lawyers and law students and presented various perspectives on the“ To Kill A Mockingbird” character and the impact Finch has had as a champion of racial justice and as an inspiration to aspiring lawyers. At the conclusion of the discussion, Judge Story performed the closing argument from the trial in“ To Kill a Mockingbird” as Atticus Finch, a role he formerly played at the Holly Theatre in Dahlonega Theatre in 2007.
L-R: Professor Joseph Crespino( Emory University, Jimmy Carter Professor Department of History and Author of forthcoming book on Atticus Finch), Joseph M. Beck, Esq.( Kilpatrick Townsend. Author of My Father and Atticus Finch( Norton)), The Honorable Richard W. Story( Judge, United States District Court) and James D. Blitch IV( Atlanta Bar Association President).
L-R: Stephen T. LaBriola( Partner, Fellows LaBriola LLP), Katherine Brokaw( Assistant Dean for Academic Engagement and Student Success, Emory University School of Law) and John A. Ferguson, Jr.( Partner, Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP).
8 March 2017