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Currie ); Elissa Haynes ( Drew Eckl Farnham ); Brandon Smith ( Brandon Smith Law ); Maxwell K . Thelen ( Ashby Thelen Lowry ). Moderator : Ashley G . Rice ( Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout ).
• March 4 , 2022 - The Back on Track Series | The Truth About Judicially Hosted Settlement Conferences . Panelists : Chief Judge Philip F . Etheridge ( Former Superior Court of Fulton County ), Terrence Lee Croft ( JAMS ), and Judge Catherine M . Salinas ( U . S . Magistrate Judge ). Moderator : Frank A . Lightmas , Jr . ( The Law Offices of Frank A . Lightmas Jr . LLC ).
• April 1 , 2022 - The Back on Track Series | Training , Forging Relationships , and Building Firm Culture with Younger Lawyers in the New Normal . Panelists : Amy B . Cheng ( Nelson Mullins ), Michael J . Eshman ( Eshman Begnaud LLC ), Matthew A . Gass ( Stites & Harbison PLLC ), Christina M . Graham ( Morris Manning & Martin LLP ), Ben W . Thorpe ( The Home Depot ). Moderator : Hillary K . Lukacs ( Morris Manning & Martin LLP ).
• May 13 , 2022 - The Back on Track Series | 2022 Georgia General Assembly Legislative Update . Panelists : Kade Cullefer ( Troutman Pepper ), Chuck P . Efstration ( House District 104 , and McGarity & Efstration ), Robert L . Fortson ( McGuireWoods ), City Councilwoman Madeleine Simmons ( City of Brookhaven ), Matthew Wilson ( House District 80 and Wilson Law Firm ). Moderator : Kevin C . Patrick ( Kevin Patrick Law ).
The Litigation Section gave more than $ 27,000 in the 2021-2022 bar year to the Atlanta Bar Foundation ' s Summer Law Internship Program , Whiskey Tasting , and The Legal Run Around ; Atlanta Legal Aid Society , Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation , and Pro Bono March Madness .
The Litigation Section is grateful to the generous support of its sponsors - Applied Technical Services ; Aprio ; CodexTen ; and JAMS – and dedicated Section membership .
Women in the Profession
The Outstanding Woman in the Profession Achievement Award Luncheon will honor Judge Susan Edlein ( Fulton County State Court ) on Wednesday , June 29 , 2022 , from 11:30 a . m . until 1:30 p . m .. The luncheon will be held at the Piedmont Driving Club located at 1215 Piedmont Ave . NE , Atlanta , GA 30309 . The Luncheon rates will be $ 20 for Atlanta Bar Members and $ 50 for Non-Members . Go to the Atlanta Bar calendar to register . Laura Tate Yellig ( City of Atlanta ) is making arrangements for the Luncheon , and The Saylor Law Firm LLP will be a Luncheon sponsor .
WIP is also planning on having a day of service on July 14 , 2022 . More details to come !
The Women in the Profession , Dispute Resolution and ACYL Sections held a joint CLE on marketing and branding with a cocktail reception at Nelson Mullins on May 4 , 2022 . Thank you to Nelson Mullins for providing the space . Talis C . Trevino ( Holland & Knight LLP ) and Alisha Wyatt-Bullman ( Office of General Counsel , SSA ) oversaw this special event .
Barnes & Thornburg is our main sponsor . Contact Sarah M . White ( Atlanta Legal Aid ) at white . msarah @ gmail . com . if you want to inquire about becoming a regular sponsor or Luncheon sponsor .
Please remember to follow WIP on Facebook and LinkedIn !
JACQUELINE H . SAYLOR The Saylor Law Firm LLP jsaylor @ saylorlaw . com
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TIFFANY NICHOLS BRACEWELL Troutman Pepper tiffany . bracewell @ troutman . com
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