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Mark Your Calendar!
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BAR LUNCHEONS
Next Bar Luncheon:
Oct 17
12:00 noon
Guest Speaker
Gov. Nathan Deal
Location
Upcoming Meetings
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Contact your GCBA officers
Joe Zdrilich, President
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President's Corner 
by Joe Zdrilich, President
We are well in the swing of our 2014-15 year of the Gwinnett County Bar Association. Our Friday, October 17 meeting will be held at the 1818 Club at noon, when we are pleased to welcome Georgia's 82nd Governor, the Hon. Nathan Deal.
We are receiving a warm response to our Assisting Practitioners Program and are looking forward to welcoming new lawyers to the Gwinnett legal community in this ambitious program we are co-sponsoring with the State Bar of Georgia, and are currently planning a reception for the second week of November. If you are interested in mentoring a new attorney and welcoming them into your practice in the coming year, you can contact either myself or Michelle West, director of the Transitioning Into Law Program for the State Bar of Georgia at
michellew@gabar.org
Please mark your calendars for our annual holiday party on December 13, 2014 at the Payne-Corley House. In recent years, this event has been a highlight of the bar year and is a welcome opportunity to catch up with fellow members of the bench and bar.
Finally, we are looking for sponsors to help purchase a new case for the Gwinnett County Bar Association to preserve our legacy at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center. If you are interested in this project, please contact me directly, whether it be your time or other resources, my email is joseph@tzlawgroup.com. I hope to see you all at our next meeting.
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Chief Superior Court Judge, 
Melodie Snell Conner, joined the
Supreme Court
On Monday, October 6, 2014, Chief Judge Melodie Conner was designated to assist the Georgia Supreme Court to serve in place of Justice David Nahmias in the appeal of Greene County Development Authority et al., v. State of Georgia wherein the appellant was seeking to reverse a lower court's decisoin denying the validation of revenue bonds to build facilities for a local charter school.
Congratulations to Chief Judge Conner for well-deserved recognition.
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 Governor Deal's Criminal Justice Reform- Saving Money and Saving Lives These days, we are all too familiar with stories of government gridlock, bipartisan bickering and elected officials refusing to show "political courage" to address the important issues of our time. Fortunately, here in Georgia, Governor Nathan Deal's bipartisan criminal justice reform has proven to be an exception to this national political climate. Read more... |
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IT DOES LOOK DIFFERENT 
Judge Keith Miles
Gwinnett County Magistrate Court
Years ago, this publication regularly featured an article authored by one of our local judges, titled "View From The Bench." The focus of the article was to provide a Gwinnett jurist's perspective on the legal process in which all of our Association's members were routinely engaged. When I read those articles, I learned that judges, like juries when you talk with them after a trial, often see the process and your case much differently than you may see it. After being appointed a full-magistrate judge nineteen months ago after twenty-four years as an Assistant District Attorney, that former observation from those old articles rings true: It does look different from here. Read more...
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Georgia Supreme Court Analyzes 
Ante Litem Notices
By Martina Palatto
On October 6, 2014, the Georgia Supreme Court determined that the ante litem notice requirements of the Georgia Tort Claims Act ("GTCA") required strict compliance, particularly with respect to the amount of loss claimed. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-21-26, certain requirements must be met in order to effectuate proper notice under the ante litem statute. Included within these requirements is that a party with a potential tort claim must identify "the nature and the amount of loss suffered." In Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Myers, the Georgia Supreme Court determined that Ms. Myers did not meet this requirement. Read more....
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Res Judicata Issues in a Divorce?
cont. ed.
Hardman v. Hardman, No. S14A1187, Sept. 22, 2014
In the recent case of Hardman v. Hardman, the former husband brought action for contempt against his former wife seeking reimbursement and a declaratory judgment as to whether wife was required to pay private school tuition for parties' children out of her monthly alimony payments. He further sought an injunction to prevent the former wife from removing their minor children from the private school in which they had been enrolled, which he had paid for the tuition in advance, and for that, he asked that the former wife be held in contempt. Read more...
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ABA NEWS 
Ethics & Technology
Does using 'gmail' put attorney-client privilege at risk?
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GCBA Officer - Member Georgia House of
Representatives 
Do you have an idea for future legislation?
Or, any comments on recent legislation?
You can email your GCBA officer at this House email address: chuck.efstration@house.ga.gov
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The Young Lawyers Division of the 
Gwinnett and Dekalb County Bar
Association ask you to join them
in a joint Happy Hour to 'Meet the Judges,' and to welcome the
newest judge to the bench,
Judge Shawn Bratton.
What: Meet the Judges*
When: November 6, 2014
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Southbound Restaurant
5394 Peachtree Rd.
Chamblee, Georgia 30341
We look forward to seeing you there! *Donations will be accepted on behalf of the Orange Duffle Bag Initiative - www.theobdi.org.*
Marian C. Adeimy, Esq., Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.,One Sugarloaf Centre, Suite 4000, 1960 Satellite Boulevard Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-822-0900
Direct: 678-518-6855
madeimy@atclawfirm.com
www.atclawfirm.com
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GCBA  Family Law Section
October Meeting
Our October meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at Dominick's at 11:45 am, and additional information will be sent via Evite. If you are not on the Gwinnett Family Law Section list, and wish to be included, please send an email to redwards@eafamilylaw.com.
We will be installing new officers, as well as discussing upcoming holiday programs and caselaw updates. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting in October.
Regina Edwards
3295 River Exchange Drive
Suite 376
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone / Fax 888.610.3352
Email: redwards@eafamilylaw.com
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Criminal Law Section 
by Pam Britt.
Our next Criminal Defense Section meeting is Friday, Nov. 7th, at noon at La Cazuela on the square in Lawrenceville.
The cost for members is $5. Non-members are also encouraged to attend for $10.
Hope to see you there!
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Estate Planning & Probate Section
Probate & Estate Planning Meeting
by Melody A. Glouton, Chair
The next meeting of the Estate and Probate Section will be at noon, Tuesday, October 21st, at Dominick's on the Square. We will be hearing from Eldercare Advisor, Caroline Ventry, from "A Place For Mom." She will discuss ways of helping families with free eldercare advice, resources and options.
Probate Court Pro Bono Clinic
The next session of the Gwinnett County Probate Court's Pro Bono Clinic will be Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Courtroom "1-H" of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. (3rd Thursday of the month)
Another great way to get involved!
Each month, attorneys meet with low income and indigent Gwinnett residents seeking assistance on simple legal matters. The Probate Clinic offers advice and information on decedent's estates, guardianships, and wills. The Consumer Clinic offers advice and information for people who have been sued on consumer debts in either in State or Magistrate Courts.
- Convenient and Reliable Scheduling: Your pro bono commitment would be on a set afternoon once every few months, depending on your schedule.
- No long term commitments: Your commitment to the client ends at the end of the meeting. You are not required to attend court, have follow ups, and under Rule 6.5, the advice you give does not create a conflict of interest with other clients.
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Gwinnett Pro Bono Project
CLE @ GJAC
Lethality Assessment - Is your client
in danger?
Presenter - Jenny Aszman, Ga
Fatality Review Coordinator
- 1 hour trial credit.
- FREE for Pro Bono volunteers accepting 3 or more cases.
- Noon to 1 PM, GJAC Auditorium. Lunch is included.
Future Courses
November event is still pending; may be a 2 hour class in December.
Don't go out of your way for CLE credits!
The Gwinnett Pro Bono Project offers CLE courses the second Wednesday of each month from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CLEs are held either at GJAC or the Court Annex Building. Programs are open to all, and are free to volunteers accepting three or more pro bono cases each year. Lunch is included.
Why pro bono? Click here
Click here to contact the Project about volunteering and its monthly CLEs, mentoring, and litigation assistance, or call (678) 514-4818.
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Annual Update on GA Law CLE and SKI Seminar, January 31st through February 4, 2015, The Sheraton Steamboat Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Join other GCBA members and get all your credit for the year and be on the slopes by 10:30 AM. Eligible for CLE education deduction.
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 Be sure to re-join our award winning bar association for bar year July 2014 > June 2015.
Click here for downloadable application!
Don't be left out. Events, client referrals, luncheons, CLE, local news, case law update, section events and much more.
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 SEEKING ARTICLES, PHOTOS & CO-PUBLISHER(S) & 'REPORTERS'
We have 'opportunities' for those who would like to be a part of this award-winning publication, and no heavy lifting is involved.
Articles - we really appreciate articles written by local judges and lawyers. This is your newsletter, after all. You get to choose the topics which you think may interest your fellow bar members.
Announcements - we are glad to publish various notices concerning your office.
Photos - are always appreciated. We can help you with uploading.
Co-Publishers - are you interested in graphic design? Or helping to edit the newsletter? We can always use extra talent! A detectable pulse meets threshhold qualifications.
GCBA - Reporter - while these press credentials may not get you into the press box at the Turner Field we need 'reporters' to do regular columns, particularly interview pieces.
If you are interested in being part of the 'newsletter team' please email warren.davis@gwinnettcounty.com and/or Margaret Washburn. | |
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HUMOR
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PRO BONO
GWINNETT LEGAL AID HAS MOVED
Gwinnett Legal Aid is excited to announce our new office location at 324 W. Pike Street, Suite 200, in Lawrenceville. Please watch for the date of our open house. All are welcome!
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GWINNETT PRO BONO PROJECT VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS:
We would also like to extend warm thanks the volunteers who have worked at the Probate Clinic over the past few months!
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Gwinnett County Bar Association's Newsletter Policy
Margaret Washburn, Sr. Contr. Editor
Articles, notices and ads should be submitted to
Margaret Washburn, GCBA Newsletter in Word, WordPerfect format no later than the 10th day of each month. The editor reserves the right to edit all materials for form and content. Ads will be run for one month at a time, unless additional time is requested.
Your help is most appreciated in making this the best bar newsletter in the state of Georgia.
Sincerely,
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