Bench & Bar

• Citation: Vol. 29 No. 2 Pg. 0046
• Publication year: 2023
• Pages: 0046
• Year: 2023

Bench & Bar Vol. 29 No. 2 Pg. 46 Georgia Bar Journal October 2023

TO PLACE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

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Kudos

Michelle Urbani Wallace received the Outstanding Woman in the Professions Achievement Award from the Women in the Profession Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. The award is conferred each year on an attorney who has made significant contributions in furthering the interests of women in the profession; demonstrated involvement in activities which assist women in the metro-Atlanta community; involvement in professional organizations which assist in promoting and empowering women in the profession; and significant professional achievements.

Titus Nichols was promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Army. Nichols serves in the Georgia Army National Guard as the brigade judge advocate for the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade located at Ft. Moore. In his civilian practice, he is the owner of Nichols Injury Law, where he focuses on representing those who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of others.

Christopher T. Nace of Paulson & Nace, PLLC, was elected parliamentarian of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at their annual convention. AAJ is the largest plaintiffs’ bar in the nation. He was also elected as a member of the American Law Institute. This follows on the heels of Nace’s recognition as the Lawyer of the Year by the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Leonard R. Gray Jr., senior underwriting counsel at First American Title Insurance Company, received the 2023 George A. Pindar Award, given by the executive committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, at the annual Real Property Law Institute. The award is granted to members of the section whose lifetime contribution has been significant to the real estate bar, who unselfishly give of themselves for the benefit of the bar and to people whom the committee thinks represents the ethics and ideals of George A. Pindar.

Schwartz Rollins LLC announced that partner Jay Rollins received his certification in mediation from The New Decisions Management Associates, Inc. Rollins has more than 30 years of experience in successfully mediating cases as counsel for both individuals and businesses in a broad spectrum of employment and employment-related matters.

Douglas J. Witten, mediator, arbitrator and principal of Innovative ADR International LLC, was installed as treasurer of the State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section. Witten...