IN THE COMMUNITY
Past presidents of the Atlanta Bar
Association collected on March
20, 2018 at the Capital City Club
for their annual gathering of fel-
lowship and exchange.
Those in attendance, seated in
the first row left to right: James
D. Blitch IV (2016-17), Elizabeth A.
Price (2005-06), Shayna Steinfeld
(2008-09), Jacquelyn H. Saylor
(2014-15), Executive Director Terri
Bryant, Benjamin L. Weinberg
(1969-70), W. Stell Huie (1968-69),
Michael B. Terry (2010-11), David
E. Franklin Jr. (2015-16), Rich-
ard B. Herzog (2006-07), Judge
E. Clayton Scofield III (1996-97),
Frank B. Strickland (1985-86), C.
Wilson DuBose (1995-96), Wade
H. Watson III (2013-14), William
D. Barwick (1992-93), Lynn M.
Roberson (2012-13), and William
M. Ragland Jr. (2004-05).
Last row left to right: W. Terence
Walsh (1991-92), William H. Sch-
roder Jr. (1978-79), Bryon Attridge
(1971-72), and David N. Schaeffer
(2009-10).
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H. Gambrell (1965-66), and Judge
T. Jackson Bedford Jr. (1994-95).
Second row left to right: Harold
ILEA Memorial Event
The Interagency Law Enforce-
ment Appreciation and Memo-
rial Service was held on May 17,
2017 at Woodruff Park. The annual
event takes place during National
Police Week when the Downtown
community gathers to pay tribute
to the public safety agencies that
serve the Downtown area, as well
as other areas of the city and the
state. The event is hosted by Cen-
tral Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the
Atlanta Downtown Improvement
District (ADID), in partnership
with the Atlanta Bar Association
and the Atlanta Bar Foundation.
The Atlanta Police Department is
a major component and partner in
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conducting the event. The event is
intended to demonstrate the com-
munity’s appreciation for all law
enforcement, particularly those
serving Downtown. It then transi-
tions into a Memorial Service to
remember those that have given
the ultimate sacrifice of their life
while in the line of duty. A por-
tion of the ceremony focuses on
the Police Memorial which was
established by the Atlanta Bar As-
sociation in 1980 to address pub-
lic-police tensions at that time.
Atlanta Bar Past President Jim
Blitch and Atlanta Bar Founda-
tion board member Bill deGolian
gave words on the meaning of the
monument and the long standing
partnership between the Atlanta
Bar Association and the Atlanta
Police Department. A wreath lay-
ing ceremony then followed at
the Memorial to pay tribute to the
fallen officers to a bagpipe tribute.
Eleven public safety agencies
representing the Downtown area
participated in the service. Among
them are the Atlanta Police De-
partment, Georgia Tech Police,
Georgia State and Emory Univer-
sity Police, MARTA Police and the
Georgia World Congress Center
Authority. This event has been
conducted annually since 2010.
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