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Please join us with a warm welcome for these newest members of the DeKalb Bar Association. Jose Velez II Velez Law Firm, PC Eric von Hacke Melissa Bowen Meriwether & Tharp, LLC Seth Eisenberg Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC…
State Representative Scott Holcomb, District 81, was the honored guest and speaker at the Family Law Section May breakfast held at the DeKalb History Center in the historic Old Courthouse on the square in downtown Decatur. The FLS meets every…
The Professionalism Committee of the State Bar of Georgia seeks lawyers and judges to volunteer for an August project. Participants will visit their alma maters, or any of the schools in Georgia, and help give back part of what the…
by Megan Hodgkiss
Thousands of people participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Atlantic Station this past Mother’s Day, helping to raise money and increase awareness in the fight against breast cancer. Among them were members of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Atlanta Bar Association’s Women in the Profession section (WIP). The two legal groups are partnered in the Breast Cancer Legal Project, a program providing pro bono legal services to low-income cancer patients through Grady Health System and DeKalb Medical Center.
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by Denise VanLanduyt
President, DeKalb Bar Association
Every time I say the pledge of allegiance or sing the national anthem I feel a strong sense of pride coupled with a tinge of sadness. With the Pledge, it is the last line: “…with liberty and justice for all.” The Star Spangled Banner in all its pride and glory makes my heart swell; yet again something always seems to be missing.
This year’s theme for Law Day, “Realizing the Dream: Equality for All,” seems appropriate. This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, and the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Both President Lincoln and Dr. King took a stance for the cause of liberty and freedom that in turn alienated many. Both men lost their lives for the cause of preserving the ideals set forth by our founders; the ideals “… that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Source: Declaration of Independence.) They were courageous men.
DeKalb Bar members turned out in force to hear guest speaker Christine A. Koehler, Esq., present "Too Much Vermouth in My Martini – and More Serious Bar Complaints." Attendance was high at the April DeKalb Bar Luncheon at the Old…