SECTION UPDATE
Solo Practitioner/Small Firm
By Rob Huestis
Huestis Law LLC
[email protected]
The Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section has had an exciting
year. In the last few months alone, we have been honored to
welcome as speakers at our monthly breakfast and luncheon
meetings subject-matter experts on a wide range of topics:
financial solutions for growing a small firm; technology, data
and ethics; time-saving technology tips for busy lawyers;
staffing larger projects with on-demand attorneys; how the
Americans with Disabilities Act impacts our practices; and,
the Fair Business Practices Act and the Georgia Lemon Law.
We also want to give a special thanks to Judge Christopher
J. McFadden of the Georgia Court of Appeals for his wellattended and attentively received talk, “What Five Years on the
Bench have Taught Me that 25 Years at the Bar Didn’t.” This
was truly one of the bright spots on an otherwise great year.
Socials
The SPSF Section has also spent time socializing. Our recent
happy hour with the Women in the Profession Section at Hop
City at Krog Street Market was a huge hit, and a wonderful
time was had by all. Earlier in the year, we got together with
the ACYL Section for some delicious brews at the Brookhaven
Beer Growler.
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Active Participation
The active participation of our members at our monthly breakfast
and luncheon meetings has kept the SPSF Section treasury
in good stead. This, in turn, has allowed the SPSF Section to
continually sponsor such events as the upcoming LawJam:
Rock the Cash Bar on June 10, 2016 at the Buckhead Theatre.
We are also pleased to continue our support of the Summer
Law Internship program in 2016, which kicks off on June 17
at Alston & Bird. We want to acknowledge Wade Malone
and so many others for their dedication and support of this
worthy program.
The SPSF Section Board would like to extend a special and
heartfelt thanks to our sponsors. Much of what we do would
not be possible without their support. It was great to see John
Albano from Sullivan Strickler LLC and Vince Gorzo of Intelligent Office Atlanta at many of our recent events. Thank you
to all our sponsors!
Finally, a special thanks to the SPSF Section Board for making
2015-2016 such an enjoyable and enriching experience. Our
incoming Chair, Louis Cohan, will likewise have the pleasure
of working with an energetic, enthusiastic and intelligent Board.
The SPSF Section is in good hands for years to come!