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The Atlanta The Atlanta Lawyer Chairs Hon. Diane E. Bessen Hon. Sara L. Doyle Lawyer Volume 12, No.6 Editorial Board Enjoliqué D. Aytch R.Scott Ferber Michael L. Goldberg Sally Hogsette Michael K. Jablonski Hamida Jackson-Little Jeffrey Ray Kuester Lisa K. Liang W. Carl Lietz III Hon. Christopher J. McFadden Rachel L. Platt Jacquelyn H. (Jackie) Saylor Paul G. Sherman Ian E. Smith Gregory M. Taube January/February 2014 In This Issue: President's Message Time to Celebrate.......................................................................................... Featured Articles Celebrating 125 Years of the Atlanta Bar Association................................ History of the Atlanta Bar Association.......................................................... Confessions of a Former Litigator.................................................................. Most Tenured and Youngest Members of the Atlanta Bar.......................... Do You Remember When............................................................................... Atlanta Bar Association News & Notes Gatherings......................................................................................................... Atlanta Bar Foundation Fellows...................................................................... ACYL Section Update...................................................................................... Construction Law Section Update.................................................................. Dispute Resolution Section Update............................................................... Environmental & Toxic Tort Section Update................................................. Estate Planning and Probate Section Update.............................................. Labor Employment Law Section Update....................................................... Public Interest Law Section Update............................................................... Real Estate Section Update............................................................................ 100% Club......................................................................................................... Truancy Intervention Project........................................................................... Did You Know?.................................................................................................. 1888 4 6 10 16 18 19 22 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 2013 The Atlanta Lawyer (ISSN-04038428/UPS-018068) is published by the Atlanta Bar Association, 400 International Tower, 229 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta GA 30303-1601. The Editorial Board of The Atlanta Lawyer will consider all articles and letters submitted for publication; however, it reserves the right to reject articles and letters submitted. Articles are judged on importance of topic, clarity, and timeliness. The Editorial Board gives priority to articles promoting the activities of the Association and its members. The Board reserves the right to edit or rewrite an article as a condition of publication. Articles and letters may be submitted by e-mail to Ericka Henderson at [email protected]. The membership is encouraged to submit letters to the editor. The Atlanta Lawyer reserves the right to edit for style, length, and continuity. All letters must include the author’s name. The Atlanta Lawyer is published by email. Send email corrections to Kari DeLoach at [email protected]. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association January/February 2014 Advisors Wade H. Watson III Jacquelyn H. Saylor Atlanta Bar Association President Wade H. Watson III Caldwell & Watson Vice President/President-Elect Jacquelyn H. Saylor The Saylor Law Firm Secretary Harold E.Franklin King & Spalding Treasurer James D. (Jim) Blitch IV Blitch Law PC Immediate Past President Lynn M. Roberson Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers ACYL President Kristin Zielmanski Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. Members at Large Louis R. Cohan Cohan Law Group, LLC Karen D. Fultz Cozen O’Connor Jonathan E. Hawkins Foltz Martin LLC Nicole G. Iannarone Georgia State University College of Law Lisa Liang Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. Robert Milton Lewis Jr. U.S. Department of Labor Curtis Martin Miller & Martin, PLLC Gregory T. Presmanes Bovis Kyle & Burch, LLC Michael J. Rust Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP Margaret H. (Maggie) Vath Vath L