The Atlanta Lawyer December 2012 | Page 12

atlanta santa 2012 Atlanta Santa Project W hat’s more beautiful than seeing a child’s face on Christmas morning? Seeing the faces of hundreds of children, elderly and Atlanta’s special needs citizens light up when Santa Claus strolls into the room ready to spread holiday cheer and distribute gifts. do not see lawyers as people who give and do things for the community and I know that they do. I have been really pleased with the receptivity of the lawyers and their families. It’s a feel-good experience and people really enjoy it. It really is magic.” What began the Christmas 1981 with a four-year-old Iranian boy named Hosseini, who had never seen Santa Claus, has turned into a labor of love. When Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. learned of Hosseini from the boy’s neighbor, attorney Harry Cashin, he immediately decided that he w