The Atlanta Lawyer June/July 2020 Vol. 19, No. 1 | Page 2
Chairs
Hon. Diane Bessen
Lisa Liang
Advisor
Craig Cleland
Atlanta Bar Association
President
Craig Cleland
Ogletree, Deakins,
Nash, Smoak &
Stewart, PC
Vice President/
President-Elect
Christina Baugh
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Secretary
Chris Lightner
Alston & Bird, LLP
Treasurer
Amy Cheng
Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough, LLP
Immediate Past
President
Ryan Walsh
Jones Day
Editorial Board
Trevor Brice
Daniela Britton
Jordan Coleman
Dione Duckett
Debby Ebel
Jena Emory
Brooke French
Stephanie Graham
Megan Hodgkiss
Beau Howard
Michael Jablonski
Michael Jones
Erik Provitt
Jacquelyn Saylor
Ian Smith
Melody Swilling
Meghan Thomas
Harry Winograd
ACYL President
Lauren Brenner
Kilpatrick Townsend
Members-At-Large
Cinque Axam
Axam Roberts Legal
Group, LLC
Mary Katherine
"Katie" Bates
Meunier Carlin &
Curfman, LLC
Lillian Caudle
Mercedes Benz USA
Kimberly Charles
Atlanta Legal Aid
Society, Inc.
Stephen Cummings
King & Spadling, LLP
Brooke French
Kessler & Solomiany,
LLC
Abbey Morrow
Aldridge Pite, LLP
Kevin Patrick
Kevin Patrick Law
Erik Provitt
PwC
Emily Ward
Smith, Gambrell &
Russell
Robert Watts
Jones Day
Jessica Wood
Bodker, Ramsey,
Andrews, Winograd &
Wildstein, PC
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ABA Delegate
Michael Terry
Bondurant Mixson
& Elmore, LLP
Atlanta Bar
Foundation President
Robert Wellon
Attorney & Counselor
at Law
Gate City Bar
Association President
Caren Cloud
Fulton County Juvenile
Court
On the cover: Atlanta Bar Association Board of Directors. President Craig Cleland, Vice President Christina Baugh, Secretary Chris Lightner, Treasurer Amy Cheng, Immediate Past President Ryan
Walsh, Members-At-Large Cinque Axam, Katie Bates, Lillian Caudle, Kimberlly Charles, Stephen Cummings, Jessica Wood, Brooke French, Kevin Patrick, Erik Provitt, Emily Ward, Bob Watts, Abbey
Morrow