Young Lawyers' Section

• Publication year: 2011
• Pages: 0461
• Citation: Vol. 72 No. 6 Pg. 0461

YOUNG LAWYERS' SECTION
Vol. 72 No. 6 Pg. 461
The Alabama Lawyer
NOVEMBER, 2011

NAVAN WARD
navan.ward@beasleyallen.com

Section Starts This Year Strong

In October, the Young Lawyers' Section (YLS) hosted another admissions ceremony for at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. Newly-appointed Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Malone presided over his first admissions ceremony as Alabama's head judge. Special thanks go to the members of our Admission Ceremony Committee which include Bill Robertson (chair), Nathan Dickson (co-chair), Louis Calligas (co-chair) and Walton Hickman. The YLS also thanks the U.S. District courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern districts of Alabama for the support provided with the ceremonies, and to all of the participating sponsors, including Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South, Fouts Commercial Photography, Freedom Court Reporting and Village Photography. Without the hard work of committee members, and the support of Alabama's federal courts and all of the sponsors, the fall ceremony would not have been such a success.

During Pro Bono Week, the YLS held a simultaneous phone-a-thon in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile to sign up new admittees for the Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). The YLS also plans to launch another pro bono project, "Project Salute" which will serve our...