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We owe a hearty round of applause to these generous DBA members who made our holiday party possible. Gold Childers Schlueter & Smith, LLC Stephen D. Apolinsky Apolinsky & Associates, LLC Silver Dan DeWoskin Fried & Bonder Pak & McRae…
The Family Law section welcomed Patty Shewmaker of Shewmaker and Shewmaker as their guest speaker for the December breakfast The Family Law Section Breakfast is held on the first Tuesday of each month, 7:30-9 am at the historic Old Courthouse…
Our hearty thanks go to these generous folks who made our holiday party possible: Platinum Childers Schlueter & Smith, LLC Silver Caplan & Cobb Davis Adams Diamond Courier Service Fried & Bonder, LLC Matthew J. McCoyd The Orlando Firm Pope…
by Scott Bonder
President, DeKalb Bar Association
Likely as a result of some horrific personality flaw, I focused on these with an almost OCD like neurosis. My goal has been to provide practical advice based on nearly 20 years as a lawyer with the theme of brevity being a good thing. In trying to decide what practical advice to give as we approach the holiday season, I realized that my theme of brevity should not continue unabated throughout the year. At times, brevity is a mistake.
Brevity is a mistake when you could be spending time with your family. Brevity is a mistake when you could instead spend some more time with your spouse or significant other. Brevity is a tragic mistake if you allow it to rule your life to the point that you look back at a life of brief moments and realize that you are not in any of the photos of your family or friends doing fun things that took a long time.
One great way to capture some time with family and friends is to make cookies. Yes, I said it, cookies.
Say hello to this newest member of the DeKalb Bar Association. Amna Shirazi Shirazi Law Group Not yet a DeKalb Bar Association member? Time to renew your membership? Visit our website for membership information and how to join or renew…
by Daniel DeWoskin
Trial Attorney
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You may find this cynical, but does Santa really have a naughty list? I have been troubled by this ever since I was a child. Ironically, I was a Jewish child, so it may have been silly to be troubled by this. Then again, I was a Jewish child, so I suppose it was normal to always be troubled by something. Nevertheless, if the list was real, I could have used an address to the old man’s appeals division. Sure, it may sound like I am making things too complicated, but ever since I was a kid, I have never really known where I stood. What constitutes naughty? There is the kind of stuff that clearly fits the bill, such as stealing, hurting other people, and lying, but what about borrowing (without express permission), hurting a sibling (in self-defense, of course), and bending the truth to spare someone’s feelings (like my parents, who would be hurt to know what my real grades were).
FLS November breakfast guest speakers, Judge Tangela Barrie (left) and Judge Courtney Johnson (right) with Kathy Adams Carter, FLS chair
by Alice W. Limehouse
Family Law Section
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The October and November DeKalb Bar Association Family Law Section Breakfasts both offered participants valuable information for their DeKalb Family Law Cases. The December 4 meeting featured Steven and Patty Shewmaker, who discussed QDROs. Look for a recap in the January DeKalb Bar Newsletter. Please join us for the next breakfast Jan. 6! Get more information here.
At the November breakfast the Family Law Section presented a panel of DeKalb County Superior Court judges, moderated by board member Kyla Lines, who discussed issues in contested custody cases. Originally, the panel was to include Judges Asha Jackson, Courtney Johnson and Tangela Barrie. Unfortunately, Judge Jackson was ill and could not attend. We hope she’s feeling better!