Section News
| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 0054 |
The Equine Law Section Rides Again
The section has transformed into an organization with a far broader focus than that of the original, providing information generally about the practice of law involving horses and related equine activities.
BY PHILIP BURRUS.
Did you know that the State Bar of Georgia has an Equine Law Section? If this comes as a surprise, it's completely understandable, as the section fell into a multi-year hiatus after its initial formation. However, thanks in large part to the gracious efforts of Sections Director Mary Jo Sullivan and Sections Coordinator Lane Sosebee, the Equine Law Section was relaunched in 2020 and is now on a path to becoming better than ever.
The Equine Law Section has now transformed into an organization with a far broader focus than that of its original founding to one that includes providing information generally about the practice of law involving horses and related equine activities. Our section welcomes any member of the State Bar of Georgia who desires to develop their knowledge and professional abilities in matters of equine law, either to render better service to their clients or simply in response to personal interest. In fact, fewer than half of the section's members actively practice in the equine law space. The balance of the section includes attorneys who are instead horse enthusiasts or have a personal interest in equine law that is separate and distinct from their fields of practice. Others represent clients in unrelated matters where those clients are professionally involved with horses. Some are interested in animal rights and the humane treatment of horses. Others simply enjoy equine activities as a hobby. Some even live on horse farms, board horses and breed horses. Many members show horses at competitive events.
Since our reboot in the fall of 2020, officers Philip Burrus, Natalie Henry and Angela Hinton, along with Executive Committee Members Lisa Blackstone, Lindsey Vance and Betsy Choder, have been hard at work. The section launched a new website, which can be found at georgiaequinelaw.org. We have a new logo, an updated annual budget and have established an Outreach Committee that serves as an interface between the Equine Law Section and other sections, as well as serving as a liaison to the community at large. In addition to the Outreach Committee, the section's other special committees...
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