When I joined the law firm of Kilpatrick & Cody in 1982 following a judicial clerkship on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Atlanta legal community was remarkably different from what it is today. Any firm with more than 100 lawyers was considered a “large” firm, and all of Atlanta’s large firms were clustered in the Five Points area in Downtown. Given this proximity to the courts, litigators routinely walked to and from trials, hearings and calendar calls and often took meals and drinks at the nearby Commerce Club and Lawyer’s Club.
It was my good fortune to be introduced into this relatively genteel legal world by George B. Haley Jr. When I arrived at Kilpatrick & Cody, George was a senior partner and head of the business litigation group. He had previously served as the firm’s managing partner and clearly was among the most esteemed leaders of the firm. From my very first day at the firm, I was privileged to work under George’s tutelage on a wide variety of litigation matters. I witnessed first hand the enormous respect and affection for George that was held not only by our clients and the lawyers within our firm, but even more impressively, by other lawyers outside of the firm and by the judiciary.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
