The Atlanta
The Atlanta Lawyer
Chairs
Hon. Diane E. Bessen
Hon. Sara L. Doyle
Lawyer
Volume 11, No.3
Editorial Board
Enjoliqué Aytch
Katherine Drolett
R.Scott Ferber
Michael Goldberg
Michael Jablonski
Hamida Jackson-Little
Jennifer Klos
Jeffrey Ray Kuester
Hon. Christopher J. McFadden
Byung J. Pak
Rachel Platt
Jacquelyn H. Saylor
Eric P. Schroeder
Paul Sherman
Ian E. Smith
Gregory M. Taube
October 2012
In This Issue:
President’s Message
Celebrating Service ........................................................................................... 4
Advisors
Rita A. Sheffey
Wade H. Watson III
FEATURED ARTICLES
About the Cover......................................................................................... 5
Celebrating Service Awards....................................................................... 5
AVLF Pro Bono Awards.................................................................................... 12
Atlanta Legal Aid Society 2012 Service Awards............................................ 16
Pachman Richardson’s Pro Bono Commitment............................................ 18
AVLF Winetasting: Party with a Cause........................................................... 20
Public Interest Executive Roundtable........................................................... 22
Atlanta Bar Association
President
Lynn M. Roberson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers
Vice President/President-Elect
Wade H. Watson III
Caldwell & Watson
Secretary
Jacquelyn H. Saylor
King & Spalding
Treasurer
Harold E. Franklin Jr.
Caldwell & Watson
ATLANTA BAR ASSOCIATION NEWS AND NOTES
Steve Gottlieb Wins Award.........................................................................11
In Memoriam..................................................................................................... 14
Did You Know?................................................................................................. 19
ACYL Service Opportunities............................................................................. 24
Bankruptcy Section Update.............................................................................. 26
Corporate Counsel Section Update.............................................................. 27
Elder Law Section Update................................................................................ 27
Estate Planning & Probate Section............................................................... 28
IP Section Pro Bono Efforts........................................................................... 29
Labor & Employment Law Section Update................................................... 30
The Public Interest Committee Is Now Public Interest Law Section......... 31
Real Estate Section Update........................................................................... 32
WIP Pro Bono Project: Assisting Cancer Patients....................................... 33
Gatherings......................................................................................................... 34
The Legal Runaround...................................................................................... 40
100% Club........................................................................................................ 43
Yoga in the Gardens........................................................................................ 44
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Hunton & Williams LLP
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