Best Thing to Happen In 2022

What is the best thing that happened in your life in 2022?

For this Winter issue of the Bulletin, we wanted to reflect back on the year so we asked some of our members what was the best thing that happened in 2022. Read about what they experienced this year, and you will probably see some connections or correlations to your own life.

KARLA CALVERT

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

The best thing that happened to me in 2022 was to be able to resume in-person fellowship with my family and fellow church members after being so isolated from one another during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been a joy and blessing to help and spend quality time with my elderly parents. With everything that’s happening in the world, I’m grateful to have my family and church for nurture and support. Additionally, participating in “Seek the Peace” rallies against violence, visiting the historic campus of Tuskegee University, and celebrating Beeson Divinity School of Samford University’s establishment of an endowed ministry scholarship in my husband’s name were some of my other cherished memories of 2022.

TREY PERDUE

DENTONS SIROTE

This past year has been a whirlwind of change and I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of good things happen. Olivia and I got married in December 2021 and, after some uncertainty with border shutdowns, we were able to travel to Paris for our honeymoon — which was my first time traveling to Europe. Between the wedding, changing firms, and buying a house and moving, I knocked out plenty of life events in the last year!

BILL ATHANAS

WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS

My highlight of the year so far was a hastily planned trip to Disney in mid-summer when our schedules opened up. Walking 11 miles a day in the July heat was not ideal, but ultimately didn’t put a damper on my 9-yearold’s first trip (which was also her 52-year-old father’s first trip). We’re headed back in February to see all the stuff we missed the first time.

ALICIA JETT

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE

The best thing that happened to me in 2022 (so far) was visiting my family! I have an aunt and two cousins in Florida. Cindy (aunt) and Chandler (cousin) live in Tampa. Carie (cousin), and her family live in Miami. Normally I visit them every year; however, due to Covid I have not been to visit since September 2019. This year Chandler graduated from nursing school, so for Spring Break Cindy and Chandler took a road trip and Birmingham was one of their stops. It was a fantastic, albeit short, visit. Then, in May I went to Tampa to watch Chandler’s pinning ceremony. It was a bittersweet visit because my Miami family had Covid and could not attend. In Carie’s absence we taunted her with videos and pictures from the pinning ceremony. In August Carie was able to get away for a weekend and I went back to Tampa (three visits in one year — we were definitely making up for lost time). I did not get to see the kids — Alastair is a high school senior and I’m sure hanging out with his cousin from Alabama wasn’t at the top of his to-do list and Morgan is 14 and glued to video games — I’m sure they were crying into their pillow every night.

STACY MOON

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

In May, I had the opportunity to speak to the Utah Defense Lawyers Association on selecting an expert witness and taking and defending expert witness depositions. The opportunity to see Salt Lake City was one I could not pass up.As part of our trip, my husband and I were able to meet people from a variety of practice areas in Utah. We also took the opportunity to visit the Mormon Tabernacle (unfortunately, rehearsal of the choir was closed) and the botanical gardens.