The Atlanta Lawyer October 2017 | Page 30

GATHERINGS 2 1 1 On September 27, 2017, the Construction Law Section held a breakfast at The Buckhead Club. L-R: Speaker Chris Tomlinson (Executive Director of Georgia Regional Trans- portation Authority and State Road & Tollway Authority), Construction Law Section Chair Christy Sanders (Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission), and Darryl VanMeter, P.E. (State Innovative Delivery Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation). The breakfast topic was 'State Transportation Projects with Alternative Funding.' 2 On September 14, 2017, the Family Law Section held a breakfast at Local Three. L-R: Speaker Hon. Fatima Harris- Felton (Board of Trustees, Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service), Family Law Section Chair Rachel Miller (Richardson Bloom & Lines ), Speaker Jamie Perez (Safe & Stable Families Project Director, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation), and Laurie Rashidi-Yazd (Pro Bono Director, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.). The breakfast topic was 'Community Involvement.Ways to Get Involved.' 3 On September 20, 2017, the Bankruptcy Section held a Jeffery Cavender (Troutman Sanders LLP). The breakfast breakfast at Troutman Sanders, LLP. L-R: Speaker Holly topic was 'Traffic Stops: What Not to Do When You Get Pulled Waltman (The Law Ladies) and Bankruptcy Section Chair Over. Tips from a Criminal Defense Attorney.' 3 30 October 2017