The Atlanta
The Atlanta Lawyer
Lawyer
Volume 12, No.9
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Chairs
Hon. Diane E. Bessen
Hon. Sara L. Doyle
May 2014
In This Issue:
President's Message
Getting on the Transportation Train................................................................
Featured Articles
Time Well Spent: Volunteer Opportunities for Bar Members.......................
Staff Spotlight: Kari DeLoach..........................................................................
News & Notes
LawJam 2014..............................................................................................................
State Bar of Georgia Hosts Law Day 2014....................................................
IP Section Celebrates Record-Breaking SpringPosium Event....................
A Taste of MBLC...............................................................................................
The Urban Farm: Sole Practitioners in the Community................................
Atlanta Bar Foundation Fellows......................................................................
Gatherings.........................................................................................................
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section Update...................................
Dispute Resolution Section Update................................................................
Environmental & Toxic Tort Section Update..................................................
Estate Planning & Probate Section Update...................................................
Intellectual Property Section Update..............................................................
Labor & Employment Law Section Update....................................................
Litigation Section Update.................................................................................
Real Estate Section Update............................................................................
Sole Practitioner/ Small Firm Section Update...............................................
100% Club..........................................................................................................
Truancy Intervention Project............................................................................
Did You Know?..................................................................................................
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The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association
May 2014
Editorial Board
Enjoliqué D. Aytch
Christopher Berney
Michael L. Goldberg
Sally Hogsette
Michael K. Jablonski
Hamida Jackson-Little
Jeffrey Ray Kuester
Lisa K. Liang
W. Carl Lietz III
Hon. Christopher J. McFadden
Rachel L. Platt
Jacquelyn H. (Jackie) Saylor
Rita Sheffey
Paul G. Sherman
Ian E. Smith
Gregory M. Taube
Advisors
Wade H. Watson III
Jacquelyn H. Saylor
Atlanta Bar Association
President
Wade H. Watson III
Caldwell & Watson
Vice President/President-Elect
Jacquelyn H. Saylor
The Saylor Law Firm
Secretary
Harold E.Franklin
King & Spalding
Treasurer
James D. (Jim) Blitch IV
Blitch Law PC
Immediate Past President
Lynn M. Roberson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers
ACYL President
Kristin Zielmanski
Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.
Members at Large
Louis R. Cohan
Cohan Law Group, LLC
Karen D. Fultz
Cozen O’Connor
Jonathan E. Hawkins
Foltz Martin LLC
Nicole G. Iannarone
Georgia State University College of Law
Lisa Liang
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Rob W'B֖