In This Issue
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August/September 2015
Atlanta Bar Association
President
Harold E. Franklin, Jr.
King & Spalding LLP
Vice President/President-Elect
James D. Blitch IV
Blitch Law PC
Secretary
Margaret H. Vath
Georgia State University College of Law
Treasurer
Nicole G. Iannarone
Georgia State University College of Law
Features
President’s Message: 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act..........
Equal Justice in Law Enforcement Initiative.......................................
2015 The Legal Runaround..................................................................
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Columns
Legal Minute: Same Sex Marriage... And Divorce............................ 8
ACYL Side Bar: The Disruptive Force................................................ 9
8th Annual Celebrating Service Lunchen.......................................... 10
Tech Talk: Let’s Play Videos and Copyright Law............................... 11
Voting Rights Amendment Bills in Congress..................................... 12
News & Notes
50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.........................................
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day....................................................
23rd SLIP Program Comes to a Close...............................................
2015 SLIP Appreciation Breakfast......................................................
2015 SLIP Student Essays...................................................................
Gatherings.............................................................................................
Truancy Intervention Project Honors Outstanding Student..............
100% Club..............................................................................................
Did You Know?......................................................................................
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Immediate Past President
Jacquelyn H. Saylor
The Saylor Law Firm, LLP
ACYL President
Jonathan E. Smith
Miller & Martin PLLC
Members at Large
Joan C. Grafstein
JAMS
Jonathan E. Hawkins
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
Eugenia W. Iredale
Fellows LaBriola LLP
Robert M. Lewis Jr.
U.S. Department of Labor,
Office of the Solicitor
Lisa Liang
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Christopher P. Lightner
Alston & Bird LLP
Gregory T. Presmanes
Bovis Kyle & Burch, LLC
Melissa Phillips Reading
Owen, Gleaton, Egan,
Jones & Sweeney, LLP
Ryan K. Walsh
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Section Updates
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Section.....................................
Dispute Resolution Section..................................................................
Environmental & Toxic Tort Section....................................................
Estate Planning & Probate Section.....................................................
Family Law Section...............................................................................
Litigation Section...................................................................................
Real Estate Section..............................................................................
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ABA Delegate
Rita A. Sheffey
Emory University School of Law
Legal Counsel
Marc A. Rawls
Sutherland LLP
Atlanta Bar Foundation President
S. Wade Malone
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Gate City Bar Association President
Darrick McDuffie
King & Spalding LLP
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