The Atlanta Lawyer April 2016 | Page 34

SECTION UPDATE SPRING Atlanta Bar Bankruptcy Section CLE & David W. Pollard Award Luncheon Honoring the Honorable C. Ray Mullins W W W . AT L A N TA B A R . O R G DAVID W. POLLARD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Board of the Bankruptcy Section is pleased to present the 2016 David W. Pollard Lifetime Achievement Award to the Honorable C. Ray Mullins, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Georgia. The Award recognizes a person who is a member of the Atlanta Bar who best exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism and ethics in the bankruptcy practice. Chief Judge Mullins will be introduced by The Honorable Joyce Bihary, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia (Retired) and Todd Meyers, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Environmental Law and Toxic Tort By Richard E. Glaze Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP [email protected] Construction Law and Environmental and Toxic Tort Joint Section Breakfast On April 27, the Section will team up with the Construction Spring Membership Luncheon Water Act “Waters of the United States” rule that interprets The final event of this year will be a service day with Trees the central jurisdictional concept of this important statute. Atlanta on Saturday, May 14th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Speakers will include Martin Shelton of Weissman Nowack The group will be mulching and watering trees. Thanks to Curry & Wilco, Justin Wong of Troutman Sanders, and Megan board member Jennifer Pennington for arranging this event. Hinkle of the Southern Environmental Law Center. We thank Learn more here. Judicial This 3-hour program will feature panels on garnishment, credit reporting obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and evidentiary issues in bankruptcy litigation. 3.0 CLE hours Register by April