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Stites & Harbison , PLLC
Corporate INTL magazine has selected attorney Paul Durdaller and Stites & Harbison , PLLC as recipients of the 2016 Corporate INTL ’ s Global Awards . Durdaller and the firm won in the category of Asset Restructuring Law Firm of the Year in Georgia . This is the fourth year that Corporate INTL has honored the firm and Durdaller in this area of law . Durdaller is a Creditors ’ Rights & Bankruptcy attorney and the primary contact for the firm ’ s asset restructuring practice in Georgia . He is a Member ( Partner ) in the firm ’ s Atlanta office .
Paul Durdaller is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association ’ s Bankruptcy section , Litigation Section and Real Estate Section .
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Maggie Vath , Atlanta Bar Association secretary and senior lecturer at Georgia State University School of Law , ranks among the 1 percent of lawyers in the United States who are members of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation ( ABF ). The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys , judges , law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession .
GEORGIA APPLESEED — 2016 Good Apple Awards
In 2015 , Nelson Mullins ’ Atlanta Office ( an Atlanta Bar Association 100 % Club member ) fielded a team of 29 lawyers and 3 paralegals to conduct extensive legal research and coordinate a massive statewide stakeholder interviewing initiative , which ultimately informed Georgia Appleseed ’ s recently published report : Seeking the Beloved Community – Fostering Crucial Conversations about Race , Law Enforcement and the Law . Nelson Mullins partner , Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Section Board Member-at-Large , and Georgia Appleseed board member , Taylor Daly , was a critical part of the firm ’ s involvement . Nelson Mullins knows how to collaborate to produce outstanding results . For this spirit of collaboration , Georgia Appleseed was pleased to honor Nelson Mullins as the Law Firm Honoree of the 2016 Good Apple Awards . Georgia Appleseed Young Professionals Council Honorees were Atlanta Bar members Rachel Platt and Craig Friedman .
Atlanta Bar Association President Harold Franklin ( L ), also a board member of Georgia Appleseed , with Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard ( R ) at the 2016 Good Apple Awards . Howard presented the award to Nelson Mullins for their staff ’ s pro bono work on Georgia Appleseed ’ s “ Race , Law Enforcement and the Law project .
L-R : Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard ; Nelson Mullins ’ Anita Wallace Thomas ( and Atlanta Bar Association Board of Directors Member-at-Large ), Maria Branch Turner and Suhail Seth ; Georgia Appleseed Executive Director Sharon N . Hill and Georgia Appleseed Board Chair David Sneed .
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