DeKalb Bar News – The newsletter of the DeKalb Bar Association in DeKalb County, Georgia

Save the Date: CLE Happy Hour Feb. 6, 2019 at Square Pub

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Events

Join us for the CLE where Eric Lang will speak about mental health issues facing attorneys. He will share his own personal story about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and how it affected his practice.

RSVP by Dec. 7 for the Dec. 11 Holiday Party

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Feature

You Are Cordially Invited to the DeKalb Bar Association Holiday Party, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite, 321 W. Hill St., Decatur 30030. RSVP By Dec. 7, 2018. Admission, per person, in advance: $35 members, $50 non-members | $50 at the door.

RSVP Now for the FLS Breakfast Nov. 1

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Section News

Join us for breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 to enjoy attorney Caryn S. Fennell’s discussion about the finer points of discovery practice. Who among us hasn’t been disconcerted when reading a discovery statute only to realize that it doesn’t…

Breakfast with the Judges: October Family Law Section Breakfast Recap

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Section News

At its October 4, 2018 breakfast meeting, the Family Law Section hosted a panel of four judges of the DeKalb Superior Court: Judge Gregory A. Adams, Judge J.P. Boulee, Judge Courtney L. Johnson, and Judge Mark Anthony Scott. The panel discussed their perspectives on practice and procedure, professionalism and ethics, and other valuable behind-the-bench insights.

‘Not Your Everyday Custody Case’ CLE an Outstanding Success

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Section News

The fourth annual "Not Your Everyday Custody Case" continuing legal education program was another huge success. Seminar attendance increased yet again. Many thanks to Georgia Lord, the program chair, who put together an agenda filled with hot topics of current…

October DBA Highlights

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Feature

The Trial Law Section's annual "View From The Bench" event welcomed the Honorable Stacey K. Hedrick. The DeKalb Bar welcomed Justice Hunstein as the featured guest speaker for the October luncheon. At the September luncheon we welcomed Sarah…

From the President: A Lawyer’s Responsibility

October 29, 2018
DeKalb Bar Feature

Being a member of the state bar or local bar places a certain responsibility on our members. It seems each day the news is filled with examples of professionals who practice law behaving badly. It is our responsibility to remind our fellow Georgians why the American tradition of due process is important.