The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2017 | Page 11

5 7 6 8 1 L-R: Michael Vath, Vincent Vath and Atlanta Bar President Margaret H. Vath (Georgia State University College of Law). 2 L-R: Atlanta Bar Foundation Member at Large Louis R. Cohan (Cohan Law Group) and Glenn M. Lyon (MacGregor Lyon, LLC). 3 Kevin P. Weimer (US District Court) singing the national anthem. 4 The Professionalism Award is presented to Elizabeth A. Whipple Posthumously (The University of Alabama School of Law). Re- ceiving the award on her behalf is the Whipple family. 5 The Charles E. Watkins, Jr. Award is presented to Stephen T. LaBriola (Fellows LaBriola) by President Jim Blitch (Blitch Law, PC). 6 The Distinguished Service Award is presented to C. Joseph Hoffman (Kitchens Kelley Gaynes P.C.) by President Jim Blitch (Blitch Law, PC). 7 The Medium Law Firm Service Award is presented to Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC by President Jim Blitch (Blitch Law, PC). Accepting the award on the firm's behalf is senior managing shareholder Linda A. Klein (current American Bar Ass