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The Trial Law Section is hosting “A View From The Bench” on Oct. 25, 2018, 5:30 pm at Hagen Rosskopf LLC Attorneys at Law, 119 N. McDonough St. in Decatur, 30030. We welcome Judge Stacy Hydrick as our speaker for…
By Andrew R. Lynch
President, DeKalb Bar Association 2018-2019
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Most lawyers have never had a client tell them “you look stressed, are you working to hard? Take a break from working on my case and go on home.” I thought I would write briefly on the stress we all deal with just doing our jobs.
In our profession, we work on hard problems and under stressful situations. Take the time to have a life. Take your kids, dog, or just yourself to the park. Take time to take care of your health, you can always work but you can never get your health back. There really will always be one more problem to solve or one more case to work on. At some point you need to just take a break. Stress from the practice of law has killed or damaged more than one of us.
Our next luncheon is Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at 11:30 AM at the historic Old DeKalb County Courthouse 101 E. Court Square in downtown Decatur, Georgia 30030. We welcome Justice Hunstein as our guest for October. Lunch will be catered by…
Join us for breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, where we will hear from 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. They will provide their perspectives on practice and procedure, professionalism and ethics, and other valuable behind-the-bench insights. DeKalb Bar members can register on the website here.
Advanced Issues Facing Custody Litigators and Guardians ad Litem This seminar, part of the ICLE: State Bar of Georgia Series, provides 7 CLE hours (1 professionalism hours and 6 trial practice hours). Click on the brochure image to download a…
Thank you for your leadership and service to the DeKalb Bar Association. It's going to be a great year! President Andrew Lynch Vice President Mike Rafi Secretary Judge Stacey Hydrick Treasurer Elizabeth Garrett Board Members Kathy Adams Carter Mecca Anderson…
The theme for our September breakfast was Back to School, and attorney Neeru “Nina” Gupta, an attorney who specializes in education law, discussed common issues that schools experience with custody orders. Nearly every child attends school, yet the vast majority…