Editor’s Letter, 0819 GABJ, GSB Vol. 25, No. 1, Pg. 5

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Vol. 25 No. 1 Pg. 5

Georgia Bar Journal

August, 2019

The August Issue

Our August 2019 issue of the Georgia Bar

Journal is a celebration of the past, where members of the Bar have supported the causes that matter to Georgia’s citizens and attorneys, and a look forward to the Bar’s bright future under its new leadership, who officially took office at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

This month’s features include an in-depth look at the 2019 Annual Meeting. We have the pleasure of outgoing Bar President Ken Hodges’ final remarks to the Board of Governors, highlighting the wonderful accomplishments of the Bar’s leaders and members over the last year. We also hear from our new Bar President, Darrell Sutton, about the foundation of optimism and hard work laid for him by his father and how those values will guide him in helping meet the challenges that lie ahead for the Bar and its members.

For those of us who were unable to attend the Annual Meeting, we are given a glimpse of the fascinating CLE offered on Dynamic Social Justice Advocacy, featuring as speakers two champions of justice in attorney Howard E. Moore Jr. and Hon. Glenda Hatchett.

Speaking of champions for justice, this month’s edition also includes Executive Director Jeff Davis’ look at the life and career of Judge Rachel Pruden Herndon, the first African-American woman admitted to practice law in the state of Georgia in the face of great adversity, and an interview with Marshall-Tuttle Award recipient Norman E. Zoller, so awarded for his tireless efforts to provide legal assistance to the brave and deserving veterans and active duty members of our country’s military.

Our legal article this month, “Do’s and Don’ts When Handling a Product Liability Matter in Georgia” by Arthur J. Park, focuses on helpful and practical tips for practitioners on both sides of a case. Park shares his wealth of experience in the defense of product...