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From the Board
We asked The Atlanta Bar Association and
Foundation Board of Directors "What is a hidden
talent? What is something people wouldn't
assume about you?"
I talk a lot, but I’m ac-
tually a good listener!
Paula Frederick,
State Bar of Georgia
In a former life, I played
in several touring bands
for almost 10 years in my
20s. I’m a singer, song-
writer and guitar player
and played upwards of 150 shows
a year near the end of my touring
days, mostly along the East Coast.
Brenton Hund, Turner
Most people do not
know that I am an
author, with my sec-
ond book on mountain
climbing coming out
his fall, and that I am working on
two novels and a series of chil-
dren’s books. I also write musi-
cal pieces and am working on a
satirical political musical comedy
tentatively called “Dum Dum Don-
ald, the Musical” which will likely
never make it to Broadway, but
which amuses me to no end. It is a
truly “sad” musical with a hit song
called: “They Call Me A Dotard.”
David N. Schaeffer,
David Schaeffer Law Firm, LLC
I play the piano, both
jazz and classical. Right
now I’m working on a
piece from Duke El-
lington’s Queen’s Suite
and a bittersweet Intermezzo in A
by Brahms.
A. Craig Cleland, Ogletree, Deakins,
Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
I’m not sure of a hid-
den talent, but some-
thing people typically
don’t assume about
me is that I have nev-
er played basketball. This is be-
cause—despite my relatively tall
height—I have never had much
hand/eye coordination. Thus, any
dreams of any sort of basketball-
related career were crushed quite
early in life.
Chris Lightner, Alston & Bird
Hidden Talent – Parallel
parking. I’m confident
I’m one of the top 2 or
3 parallel parkers in At-
lanta, if not the world.
Ryan Walsh, Jones Day
I can do tricks with
a jump rope that I
learned in middle
school.
Ashley E. Wilson,
Wilson Elser
Clients and other on-
lookers always seem
surprised about my
level of intensity inside
the courtroom. A client
once remarked that my hair ex-
ploded into flames of righteousness
during an oral argument.
Jessica J. Wood,
Bodker Ramsey Andrews Winograd
Wildstein, P.C.
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