The Atlanta Lawyer April 2017 | Page 2

Chairs Hon. Diane E. Bessen Lisa K. Liang Advisors James D. Blitch IV Harold E. Franklin, Jr. Student Liaisons Erik J. Provitt Honey L. Shaw Editorial Board EnjoliquĂ© Aytch Ben Byrd Richard Caplan J. Wickliffe Cauthorn Sam Crochet Janet Fashinasi Megan Hodgkiss Michael Jablonski Hamida Jackson-Little Rachel L. Platt Jacquelyn H. Saylor Dawn Smith Ian E. Smith 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 may be submitted by email to Publications and Communications at jgray@ atlantabar.org. The Atlanta Lawyer reserves the right to edit for style, length, and continuity. The Atlanta Lawyer is published electronically. Send email corrections to Membership Coordinator Cover image credit: Created by Freepik [email protected]. Atlanta Bar Association President Immediate Past President Joan C. Grafstein JAMS James D. Blitch IV Blitch Law PC Harold E. Franklin, Jr. King & Spalding LLP Jonathan E. Hawkins Krevolin & Horst LLC Vice President/ President-Elect ACYL President C. Joseph Hoffman Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, PC Rita A. Sheffey Emory University School of Law Legal Counsel M. Gino Brogdon, Jr. Brogdon Champion, LLC Lisa K. Liang Hon. Judge Susan E. Edlein, State Court of Fulton County Caren Cloud Truancy Intervention Project Georgia Stephen T. LaBriola Fellows LaBriola, LLP Atlanta Bar Foundation President Margaret H. Vath Georgia State University College of Law Secretary Nicole G. Iannarone Georgia State University College of Law Treasurer Ryan K. Walsh Jones Day Matthew Simmons Shepherd Law, LLC Members at Large A. Craig Cleland Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. W. Michael D’Antignac Deitch & Rogers, LLC Rachel E. Spears Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta ABA Delegate Marc A. Rawls Sutherland LLP Christopher P. Lightner Alston & Bird LLP Michael B. Terry Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP Gregory T. Presmanes Bovis Kyle & Burch LLC Gate City Bar Association President Cheryl F. Turner