SECTION UPDATE
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section
By Scott Lofranco
McCalla Raymer, LLC
[email protected]
W
ith the holiday season steadily approaching, it is
almost impossible not to get bogged down with the
stress of meeting work deadlines, end of year billing
requirements, family engagements, holiday shopping, and
more importantly, cheering for your favorite football team(s)
to the detriment of your friends and co-workers. Despite
this added pressure, we cannot lose sight of the fact that
there are members of the public that need legal assistance
but may not have the means to retain an attorney. Many of
these individuals rely solely on the assistance they receive
through pro-bono programs and non-profit legal service
providers. Accordingly, the ACYL board would like to thank
everyone that contributed to our 2014 Associates’ Campaign
for Legal Services.
Although the Campaign ran during the month of October, we
are still accepting individual and firm donations, which can be
made electronically via the ACYL’s Section page on the Atlanta
Bar Association website. As most of you already know, the
Associates’ Campaign is our Section’s annual fundraiser to
promote awareness and support for pro-bono and non-profit
legal service providers in the Metro Atlanta area. For more
information about the Campaign, please feel free to contact
this year’s co-chairs, Matthew Simmons at mjs.esquire@
gmail.com or Nora Budman at [email protected].
Last year, we raised almost $23,000 for Atlanta pro-bono and
non-profit legal service organizations, and we are hoping to
double that amount in 2014.
For anyone in need of CLE credits before year’s end, we will
also be holding our “Life of a Trial” Beer and CLE series this
month at Manuel’s Tavern. October’s installment was entitled,
“Common Mistakes Made by Younger Lawyers at Trial.” The
third installment of this highly informative series took place
Wednesday, November 19th and qualified for 1.5 CLE hours.
For more details and upcoming dates, please visit our Section
page on the Atlanta Bar Association website.
Finally, I strongly encourage you to “like” our Facebook
page, “Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers,” to find out more
about our Section’s activities and benefits of membership.
In addition to providing general information and updates on
our upcoming events, our page also serves as a forum for
questions, suggestions, and networking for attorneys and
law students. We can also be contacted through the Atlanta
Bar Association website, and I can be reached via email at
[email protected].
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