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SECTION UPDATE SECTION UPDATE Litigation Women in the Profession By Stephen P. Cummings II [email protected] By Sarah Cipperly & Megan Hodgkiss [email protected], [email protected] Bench & Bar Reception Honoring May 13 Breakfast Meeting Reminder– Judge T. Jackson Bedford–May 10, 2016 2016 Georgia Legislative Update The Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association will be holding its annual Bench & Bar Reception on Tuesday, May 10, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. The Honorable T. Jackson Bedford, Jr., Superior Court of Fulton County, will be presented with the Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence, and will be introduced by Terrence L. Croft and Robert G. Wellon. The reception will feature a sumptuous buffet, live music, and an open bar. Tickets can be purchased for $35/person here. Please join the Litigation Section for its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, May 13, 2016 at Ansley Golf Club. We will be joined by Georgia House of Representatives Members Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna) and Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs) to discuss the 2016 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The meeting begins at 7:30 and members may register at www.atlantabar.org. Insurance Specialists, Inc. Has Been Providing Professional Liability Insurance Since 1965 The Women in the Profession Section is wrapping up its 10th Anniversary with a series of exciting events. This group is dedicated to furthering the practice and perception of law, with a focus on issues unique to women in the practice. As such, WIP regularly hosts networking socials, educational programs, and community service opportunities. All of the Women in the Profession Section events are open to the legal community; however, WIP Members enjoy discounted or free admission to many events. Please consider joining our section today! Like us on Facebook, and join us on LinkedIn. Spring Happy Hour Wills Pro Bono Clinic Komen Race for the Cure The Women in the Profession and the For the second year, WIP teamed up with WIP has enjoyed a long partnership Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Sections Atlanta Legal Aid’s Breast Cancer Legal with Atlanta Legal Aid’s Breast Can- hosted a happy hour at Krog Street Mar- Project on an Atlanta Bar Pro Bono March cer Legal Project, which provides legal ket in April. The group gathered at Hop Madness training session. Attorneys from services to low-income breast cancer City Bar and enjoyed appetizers from both groups presented a morning-long patients throughout metro Atlanta. The nearby charcuterie restaurant The Cock- CLE on how to prepare basic wills and Project is made possible in part by a entrice. During the networking event, WIP advance directives for low-income cancer grant from Susan G. Komen of Greater also collected donation items for Well- patients. Thanks to those who attended Atlanta. WIP is proud to once again spring Living, which is an organization this sold-out event, and for th