nal, judges and government lawyers, partners and law
students. Annual dues are just $35; visit atlantabar.org
for more details. To receive the latest WIP updates
and event details, you can follow us on Facebook @
AtlantaBarWIP, on Twitter @AtlantaBar using the
hashtag #WIP, or on LinkedIn at “Atlanta Bar Women
in the Profession Section.”
with the Atlanta Bar’s Public Interest Law section,
hosted the judicial panel “Long and Winding Roads to
the Bench” on January 9th at Manuel’s Tavern. Thank
you again to Judge Susan Edlein, Judge Sara Doyle
(Court of Appeals of Georgia), Judge Joyette Holmes
(Magistrate Court of Cobb County), and Judge Cath-
erine Salinas (United States District Court, Northern
District of Georgia) for helping make this event such
a success. Also last month, WIP and Atlanta Legal Aid
Society’s Health Law Unit held a breakfast CLE at
Atlanta Legal Aid Society Headquarters on wills and
advance directives.
On March 8th, WIP is hosting a games night and
networking social at Ormby’s in West Atlanta. Also
this spring, WIP will be partnering with other Atlanta
Bar Association sections for a joint social–stay tuned
for details! On May 5th, the Women in the Profession
Section will be participating in the Susan G. Komen
of Atlanta Race for the Cure 5K at Lenox Square. To
register, visit http://komenatlanta.org and look for the
team name “Women in the Profession & Breast Cancer
Legal Project.” Finally, WIP will honor a Woman of
Achievement at its annual awards luncheon in June.
The section will be taking nominations soon–look for
the announcements on social media!
Thank you to our sponsors Exponent, JAMS and Huff,
Powell, Bailey. If you are interested in sponsorship
opportunities for the 2017-2018 board year, please
email WIP Chair Kimberly Charles at kdcharles@
atlantalegalaid.org.
Women in the Profession Section
2017-2018 Board of Directors:
Kimberly Charles, Chair
Megan Hodgkiss, Chair-Elect
Lisa Liang, Treasurer
Laurie Rashidi-Yazd, Secretary
Taylor Tribble, Immediate Past Chair
Kristy Barnhart, Member at Large
Meredith Carter, Member at Large
Jenny Case, Member at Large
Sarah Siedentopf, Member at Large
Emily Ward, Member at Large
Sarah White, Member at Large
Megan T. Hodgkiss
Hodgkiss Consulting LLC
[email protected]
Membership in WIP is open to all legal professio