Announcements: Grassroots Justice Awards, Atlanta Tax Verification, Mock Trial Competition
Grass Roots Justice Awards
Please join us for the Grass Roots Justice Awards to honor the work of Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice; Horace Sibley, King & Spalding, retired senior partner and chair, Regional Commission on Homelessness; and Katie and Mark Bashor, respectively the executive director, and founder and executive director emeritus of Central Night Shelter.
Georgia Justice Project is an unlikely mix of lawyers, social workers and a landscape company. We defend people accused of crimes and, win or lose, we stand with our clients while they rebuild their lives.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Conant Gardens at Oglethorpe University
Purchase Individual Tickets online at www.GJP.org, or become an Event Sponsor. Or for more information, contact Melissa Devereaux, 404-827-0027 x 217 or Melissa@gjp.org.
Attorneys representing businesses within Atlanta’s city limits, please note:
This fall, the City of Atlanta is sending out revenue agents to every business location in the city to verify that each business is current on its business tax license. For locations found not to have a valid and current license, the city is writing arrest citations and requiring a company representative to appear in court to plead to the charge, pay a fine of approximately $1,400, and then pay the tax (with interest and penalties) for any year in which the business did not have a valid business tax license.
If a business registers for the tax and pays any back taxes before the city’s agents come to audit the location, the business can avoid the citation and may be able to avoid the corresponding fines and penalties. Forms and information related to filing can be found at www.atlantaga.gov/government/finance/businesslicense.aspx.
Mock Trial Competition Feb. 13
Please save the date for the 2010 YLD-sponsored Mock Trial Competition for high school students. The DeKalb Regional competition is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, and will take place at the DeKalb County Courthouse. As always, we will need evaluators and judges for the three rounds of competition that will likely begin at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. Please hold this date open as we will likely need 80-100 lawyers total, and forward this information to attorneys you think would be interested. Contact Nicole Marchand for more information: 404-371-2280.