TIME TO RENEW YOUR ATLANTA BAR MEMBERSHIP
By Abbey Morrow
Counsel on Call
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t is time once again to renew your Atlanta Bar Association
membership. Take advantage of great networking, practice,
and development experiences; outstanding CLE courses and
retailer discounts; and –shameless plug alert— your subscription to The Atlanta Lawyer. To renew, visit www.atlantabar.org.
“Our bar offers great opportunities to serve others through
pro bono and community service, along with excellent CLE
and professional development programming, and meaningful
interaction with a broad and diverse cross-section of members
and leaders of both the bench and bar,” said Harold E. Franklin,
Jr., King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta Bar Association President.
The Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntary bar in the southeast and provides the perfect backdrop to interact with professionals in both large and more intimate settings to build
stronger professional and personal networks. Its broadbased assembly of premier legal professionals representing 12 counties includes attorneys, judges, students, civic
and community leaders, educators, and non-lawyer affiliates such as paralegals, legal assistants, and support staff.
“Being a member of the Atlanta Bar Association has
meant so very much to me both personally and professionally that I cannot imagine not being a member,” said
S. Wade Malone, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
LLP, and Atlanta Bar Association Past President. “It offers
something good for every type of lawyer, whether they
are in private practice, public interest or public service.”
More than 20 sections within the Atlanta Bar provide members with the means to collaborate with others both in and
outside their respective practice areas. Sections sponsor a variety of independent and joint activities, includ-
ing CLE and practice programs, community service projects, and social activities, as well as leadership opportunities for those who serve on individual section boards.
Dues vary for the Atlanta Bar according to number of
years in legal practice or status (e.g., students or judges), and range between $50 and $245. Members receive CLE discounts, as well as special pricing and discounts with local retailers and industry service providers.
“Membership in the Atlanta Bar provides opportunities to meet
and network with other lawyers, get your CLE in creative and
inexpensive ways, and to meet your pro bono obligation.
It’s a bargain,” said Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel,
State of Georgia, and Atlanta Bar Association Past President.
Opportunities to showcase individual talents and abilities
outside the law include volunteering with the Atlanta Bar Foundation, rocking out at LawJam, singing and dancing your way
through A Courthouse Line Theatre Productions, setting a new
personal record at the Legal Runaround 5K Race, and more.
“I have found my time spent with the Atlanta Bar priceless,”
said the Honorable Sara L. Doyle, Chief Judge, Georgia
Court of Appeals, and Atlanta Bar Judicial Section Past Chair.
“Not only have I had the opportunity to do good work for the
legal profession, I have made life-long friends and contacts.”
The Atlanta Bar Association member benefits can
be found at www.atlantabar.org/?page=445. The Atlanta Bar offers valuable discounts, services and programs for members. Contact Kari DeLoach to learn more
about member benefits at [email protected]. ■
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association THE ATLANTA LAWYER
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