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2017 Board Boot Camp – November Session

Come join us at the 2017 Board Boot Camp!  Session 2 is on Saturday, November 11, 2017.  Board Boot Camp is a complimentary community association seminar. The event is three hours, and includes CE credits. Featuring sessions on: “Association!” – The Community Association Game Show, with topics on: POA v. COA v. HOA Managing Vendor Contracts The Fair Housing Act Understanding the Bylaws Amending the Governing Documents What does Leasing in an HOA or Condo...

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Thua G. Barlay named to the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2018

Thua G. Barlay, a partner at the firm’s Conyers office, has been named to the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2018, one of the nation’s oldest and most sustained community leadership programs for business, civic, and community leaders. Barlay is one of 86 participants selected for the program from close to 500 applications received from across metro Atlanta. Representing all sectors of Atlanta – education, law, nonprofit, technology, media, health care, and government, Leadership Atlanta...

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Community Matters – Summer 2017 Edition

The Summer 2017 edition features an article about community association reserve studies (by David Boy), an article discussing collection in the aftermath of a bank foreclosure (by Christine Lee), and a discussion on the benefits of good record keeping (by Elina Brim). Community Matters is published on our website on a quarterly basis, and if you would like hard copies, we can make those available for you as well.  Thank you! Download Community...

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2017 Board Boot Camp – September and November Sessions

Come join us at the 2017 Board Boot Camp!  Session 1 is on Saturday, September 30, 2017, and Session 2 is on Saturday, November 11, 2017.  Board Boot Camp is a complimentary community association seminar. Both events are three hours, and included CE credits. Featuring sessions on: “Association!” – The Community Association Game Show, with topics on: POA v. COA v. HOA Managing Vendor Contracts The Fair Housing Act Understanding the Bylaws Amending the Governing...

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Ethics in UM/UIM Cases

The Preamble to the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct states “In the nature of law practice conflicting responsibilities are encountered. Virtually all difficult ethical problems arise from conflict among a lawyer's responsibilities to clients, to the legal system and to the lawyer's own interest in remaining an upright person. The Rules of Professional Conduct prescribe terms for resolving such conflicts. Within the framework of these Rules, many difficult issues of professional...

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