SECTION UPDATE
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
The Estate Planning & Probate Section is finishing the
2018-2019 Atlanta Bar year strong!
For the first time, the Estate Planning and Probate
Section contributed to the Atlanta Bar’s Summer Law
Internship Program (SLIP) with a generous donation of
$2,100. The Section will also be donating $2,100 to the
Georgia Heirs Property Law Center. Additionally, the
Estate Planning & Probate Section contributed to the
2018 End of Summer Party, 2018 Celebrating Service
Luncheon, the 2019 Atlanta Bar’s March Madness and
purchased a half table for the 2019 Annual Meeting.
The Estate Planning and Probate Section is also a
large donor to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Founda-
tion (AVLF) wine tasting event occurring in the fall.
SPRING EVENTS
At the April 10, 2019 Section Breakfast, David Adams
and Quinn Shearer of Adams Capital spoke on the
“Top 10 Business Valuation Issues Every Attorney
Should Know.” The Section's May breakfast featured
Jeff Zitron of Hendrick Rascoe Zitron & Long, LLC, who
spoke on the topic of Asset Protection Rules, Tools and
Georgia Update. The first breakfast of the 2019-2020
year will be held June 12, 2019 where Barbara Koll of
the Fulton County Probate Court will speak on Current
Topics in Guardianship/Conservatorship.
The Estate Planning and Probate Section also held a
luncheon at the downtown Capital City Club on April
17, 2019. Professor Mary Radford of Georgia State
University College of Law gave an update on cases
and Georgia Law. This event is a recurring annual
event due to its popularity. Next year is Professor Rad-
ford’s last year at Georgia State: the Section sincerely
hopes she will continue as one of its most engaging
and informatiove speakers.
On April 30, 2019 the Estate Planning and Probate
Section held its annual Speakers & Sponsors Din-
ner at the Ansley Golf Club. This event honors the
section’s wonderful event speakers and sponsors.
The Section’s sponsors for the 2018-2019 year are
Moore Stephens Tiller LLC, American Surety Bonds,
Brightworth, Regions, Adams Capital, Community
Foundation for Greater Atlanta, and Sterling Founda-
tion Management, LLC.
We also honor our speakers by making a $2,000 do-
nation to the AVLF of Fulton County on their behalf.
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PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The Section Board’s Pro Bono/Community Activities
Committee is made up of members Jackie Saylor, Tim
Curtin, Hamida Jackson-Little, and Julia Hightower.
We welcome other members of our section to rec-
ommend ideas for Section involvement in Pro Bono/
Community Activities to the Committee. Contact Jackie
Saylor at [email protected] or (404) 892-4400
with any ideas or if you would like to volunteer.
The Estate Planning and Probate Section continues
to volunteer at the Fulton County and DeKalb County
Probate Information Centers (PICs). In addition, the
Section’s members and additional recruits have been
involved in volunteer initiatives for organizations such
as Three-Oh-We-Go, led by Julia Hightower, and North
Fulton Community Charities (NFCC), led by Hamida
Jackson-Little. Section members will continue to vol-
unteer with these organizations in the future, as well
as with Crossroads Community Ministries and other
organizations. Marcus Royal, Christan Rozzell, Millie
Baumbusch, Asher Hannah, LeAnne Gilbert, and Tim
Curtin signed up to volunteer with Crossroads. Jackie
Saylor recruited volunteers and passed their names
on to Crossroads’ management.
Following are the Estate Planning and Probate Section
Board of Directors 2018-2019:
Jackie Saylor (The Saylor Law Firm LLP) - Chair
Tim Curtin (Curtin Law Firm PC) - Vice Chair/Chair-
Elect
Elizabeth Faist (The Bowden Spratt Law Firm PC) -
Treasurer
Allison Byrd (Morgan & DiSalvo PC) - Secretary
Al Caproni (Cohen & Caproni LLC) - Immediate Past
Chair
Kevin O’Sullivan (Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small PC)
- Member-at-Large
J. Caroline Freeman (DeKalb County Probate Court)
- Member-at-Large
Linda Pacer (Pacer Law LLC) - Member-at-Large
Hamida Jackson-Little (Law Offices of HJ Little PC) -
Member-at-Large