The Atlanta Lawyer December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 28
SECTION UPDATE
CONSTRUCTION LAW
The Construction Law Section has enjoyed a good
first half of the 2018-19 year. Our monthly break-
fast meetings during the Fall featured interesting
speakers on timely topics and included CLE credit.
We started the year with a presentation on contract
default/surety completion issues on commercial
projects, followed by an update on tariffs in the
steel industry and their impacts. Representatives
from DOT and other state agencies presented a pro-
gram on public/private financing of transportation
projects around Atlanta and the state, including the
popular “Tollercoaster” express lanes on I-75 and
575. Our well-attended holiday social in December
was held at Fado in Buckhead.
There is an excellent line-up of programs for the
second half of the year. Plans include an ethics
update in January, a legislative report in February,
an update on MARTA expansion in March, and an
in-house counsel panel in April. We end the year
with a spring social in May. The section is also
publishing a construction law newsletter, and is
supporting important Atlanta Bar initiatives such
as the Pro Bono March Madness and the Summer
Law Internship Program.
Thanks to our board and section members for your
contributions to such a successful year. We invite
our colleagues to check out the Atlanta Bar website
for information about our Section and upcoming
events, and join us at one of our meetings or socials.
By Dan Douglass
Stites and Harbison
[email protected]
WHY I JOINED THE ATLANTA BAR
“I JOINED THE ATLANTA BAR AS A LAW STUDENT, WHEN MY NETWORKING
GOALS WERE LIMITED TO MEETING LAWYERS IN PRACTICE AREAS THAT
INTERESTED ME. WHILE I CERTAINLY MADE NEW CONNECTIONS AS A
RESULT, MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ATLANTA BAR HAS SHOWN ME THE TRUE
VALUE OF BEING PART OF THE ATLANTA LEGAL COMMUNITY.
MARY ANN HANKE, 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
ATLANTA BAR ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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