Program, Judicial Selection and Tenure Com-
mittee, and CLE Board, serve lawyers to be, the
community, and our lawyer members. Our
Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral and In-
formation Service (LRIS) works to help those in
need of legal service find a lawyer to help them.
Our Atlanta Bar Association Foundation serves
the public interest, providing financial support
to legal service organizations and those in need
in the Atlanta Community. And, of course, we
are lucky at the Atlanta Bar Association to have a
staff that is second to none. Without their sup-
port and service, the bar would simply not exist
and none of these programs would be possible.
I am grateful for the hundreds of you who make
our work possible and thank you for your service.
While simply saying thanks is not enough to
appropriately recognize all that you do for our
organization, I also know that each of you who
serve the Atlanta Bar do so without expectation
of recognition, which makes your service ever
more meaningful to us.
Last, but certainly not least, I want to express
my gratitude for the Atlanta Bar Association’s
membership. We are the largest voluntary bar
association in the Southeast, comprised of law-
yers who serve their clients, the community, and
each other. Many of you are already heavily
involved in the Atlanta Bar. For those mem-
bers who would like to become more involved,
I hope you will reach out to me. In the coming
months, you will be hearing more about ways to
become involved with the Atlanta Bar. We want
to get to know you and express our gratitude for
your membership. Here’s a preview of one new
initiative you can expect to see soon: Atlanta
Bar leaders will be launching Bond with the Bar.
From trying out a new restaurant to karaoke to
bowling, board members will host small group
events that allow us to get to know each other
better, make new friends, and share our gratitude
for your membership.
I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the
Atlanta Bar and grateful for all of you. Happiest
of holiday seasons to you and yours.
L AWYER R EFERRAL
I NFORMATION S ERVICE
&
LRIS
REFER CALLS TO
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receives those occasional
calls regarding legal
issues that you do not
handle, refer them to the
Lawyer Referral and
Information Service.
404-521-0777
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