Young Lawyers' Section

• Jurisdiction: Alabama,United States
• Citation: Vol. 71 No. 1 Pg. 0023
• Pages: 0023
• Publication year: 2010

YOUNG LAWYERS' SECTION
Vol. 71 No. 1 Pg. 23
The Alabama Lawyer
JANUARY, 2010

ROBERT N. BAILEY, II
rnb@lanierford.com

New Admittees, CLE and Pro Bono -Have We Left Out Anything?

I am pleased to recognize the members of the executive committee who will be serving our section this year: Gray Borden (Birmingham), David Cain (Mobile), Brandon Hughey (Mobile), Shay Lawson (Tuscaloosa), Hughston Nichols (Birmingham), Clifton Mosteller (Birmingham), Mark Bledsoe (Huntsville), Nathan Dickson (Union Springs), Hall Eady (Birmingham), Leslie Ellis (Montgomery), J.R. Gaines (Montgomery), Katie Hammett (Mobile), Brett Ialacci (Birmingham), Louis Calligas (Montgomery), Andrew Nix (Birmingham), Rodney Miller (Birmingham), Jon Patterson (Birmingham), Mitesh Shah (Birmingham), Chris Waller (Montgomery), Larkin H. Peters (Mobile), Brad Hicks (Bay Minette), Walton Hickman (Greenville), Sancha Epiphane (Mt. Meigs), Brian Murphy (Mobile), Chip Tait (Mobile), Nathan Ryan (Sheffield), William J. Long (Birmingham), and Elizabeth Kanter (Birmingham).

In October, we hosted the Alabama State Bar Admissions Ceremony for fall admittees at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. The MPAC at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa serves as an excellent venue for this event. Chris Waller, chair of our Admissions Ceremony subcommittee, did an excellent job in making this event successful. Also, Nathan Dickson, Louis Calligas, Walton Hickman, Kitty Brown, and Leslie Ellis are recognized for their hard work on this ceremony.

In November, we hosted our Eighth Annual Iron Bowl CLE, which was fantastic! We thank Balch & Bingham LLP for allowing the use of their offices in Birmingham for this seminar. This year's great lineup of speakers included Shannon D. Hutchings (general counsel, Barber Companies), Stephen Wallace (Dawson & Wallace LLC), Brian Walding (Walding LLC) and the Honorable Caryl P. Privet (circuit judge, Jefferson County). I also recognize Jon Patterson for chairing this...