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Leadership/Committees
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing the Section's management and for its long-term planning.
| Charles M. Cork III, Chair | (478) 405-03000 | |
| Teresa W. Roseborough, Vice Chair | (404) 853-8100 | |
| Jill Pryor, Secretary-Treasurer | (404) 881-4100 | pryor@bmelaw.com |
| Dorothy Y. Kirkley, Immediate Past Chair | (404) 892-8781 |
This committee is responsible for publishing the Section's newsletter, The Appellate Review, which is published on a quarterly basis. The newsletter provides information about the Section's activities, discusses new rules and aspects of procedure affecting state and federal appellate practice, and features articles about practice pointers and recent cases of interest.
| Ed Wasmuth, Editor | (404) 815-3503 | |
| Erika Birg | (404) 420-5564 | |
| Jay Bogan | (404) 815-6467 | |
| Jon R. Hawk | (478) 750-0777 | |
| Eric Kane | (404) 586-2057 | |
| Judy O'Kelley | (404) 892-8781 |
| Andy Head, Co-Chair | (404) 817-8572 | |
| Myles Eastwood, Co-Chair | (770) 541-9000 | |
| Pat O'Conner | (912) 236-3311 |
State Seminar Committee
This committee coordinates the Section's seminars and events concerning issues of state appellate practice.
| Adam Hames, Chair | (404) 657-0267 | |
| Dirk Christensen | (404) 463-3031 | |
| Jim Grant | (404) 881-7000 | JGrant@alston.com |
| Christopher J. McFadden | (404) 601-4121 | cjmcf@mindspring.com |
| Debra Bernes | (770) 422-2300 | debrabernes@hotmail.com |
Advanced Seminar Committee
This committee coordinates seminars and events geared towards experienced appellate practitioners.
| Dorothy Kirkley, Chair | (404) 892-8781 | |
| Charles Cork | (478) 741-6000 | |
| Frank M. Lowrey | (404) 881-4118 |
Georgia Appellate Practice Institute Exploratory Committee
| Leigh Martin, Chair | (404) 321-1700 | |
| Adam Hames | (404) 657-0267 |
State Practice Committee
This committee focuses on issues relating to practice before the
Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals.
| David Webster, Chair | (404) 681-3070 | |
| Jay Bogan | (404) 815-6467 | |
| Jim Bonner | (404) 894-2595 | |
| Charles Cork | (478) 741-6000 | |
| Katherine Diamandis | (404) 658-7272 | |
| Toni Johnson | (770) 218-0377 | |
| Ron Jayson | (404) 687-5157 | |
| Frank M. Lowrey | (404) 881-4118 | |
| Leigh Martin, Chair | (404) 321-1700 | |
| Katherine Diamandis | (404) 658-7272 | |
| Dirk Christensen | (404) 463-3031 |
Federal Practice Committee
This committee focuses on issues relating to appellate practice in the federal court system.
| Amy Weil, Chair | (404) 331-6418 | |
| Edward Mark Gilgor | (404) 873-9015 | |
| Ron Jayson | (404) 687-5157 | |
| Erick Kane | (404) 586-2057 | |
| Frank M. Lowrey | (404) 881-4118 | |
| Mary Ann B. Oakley | (404) 817-8507 | |
| Ralph J. Villani | (770) 985-6773 |
Website Committee
This committee designed and updates the Section's website. The website
provides immediate access to information about the Section's
leadership, structure, and activities, and serves as a library for the
Section's newsletter, The Appellate Review.
| Jay Bogan, Chair | (404) 815-6467 |
Amicus Curiae Committee
This committee analyzes the policies and procedures governing requests
for amicus curiae briefs from the State Bar of Georgia.
| Charles Cork, Chair | (478) 741-6000 | |
| James C. Bonner, Jr. | (404) 894-2595 | |
| Ken Hindman | (404) 261-7711 | |
| Toni Johnson | (770) 218-0377 | |
| Ralph J. Villani | (770) 985-6773 |
Luncheon Program Committee
This committee is responsible for the Section's very successful
luncheon programs, which often feature discussions led by members of
the appellate judiciary.
| Teresa Roseborough, Chair | (404) 853-8100 | |
| Deborah Danzig | (404) 853-8215 | |
| Cheryl L. Haas-Goldstein | (404) 853-8521 |
Bench and Bar Communications Committee
This committee is responsible for fostering good relations and
communications between the appellate judges and practicing attorneys in
the state.
| Eric Kane, Chair | (404) 586-2057 | Kane@OG-Law.com |
| Kenneth A. Hindman | (404) 261-7711 | |
| Debra Bernes | (770) 422-2300 |