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Class notes reported from April 2021-October 2022.

1968

James W. Hurt was re-elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors as representative for the Cordele Circuit.

1972

William Halladay Adams, Arthur Elliott Barrow, Jr., and Emory C. Teel III, were recognized by the Florida Bar on June 24, 2022 for being a member for 50 years. Recognition includes members who are in good standing and are 50-year members of The Florida Bar or whose cumulative legal practice with The Florida Bar and one or more United States jurisdiction(s) totals 50 years, as of January 1, 2022. David F. Sipple, was included in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in the area of admiralty and maritime law. Sipple is a partner in the HunterMaclean Savannah office and practices in the areas of admiralty law and insurance law.

1975

Ronald Arthur Lowry was re-elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors as representative for the Cobb Circuit Post 2.

Michael D. McRae was re-elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors as representative for the Tallapoosa Circuit Post 1.

1976

Randall A. Jordan, was included in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in the area of railroad law. He is a partner in HunterMaclean’s litigation practice group in St. Simons Island.

1977

J. Lynn Rainey and John D. Vaughan III announced the formation of Rainey & Vaughan LLC, a law firm based in Cobb County. The father-son legal team focuses on business law, contract negotiation, ethics, government law and representation of Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) in Georgia. Rainey serves as outside counsel to and on the Management Committee of Gas South LLC, one of the largest natural gas marketing companies in the southeastern United States. He is the leading expert in the formation and representation of CIDs in Georgia as he currently represents 21 CIDs in Barrow,

Clayton, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall and Newton counties. Rainey also serves as general counsel to the Cobb County Board of Ethics. Rainey previously served as a chief assistant district attorney in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, as the chief assistant solicitor of Cobb County and worked in private practice for most of his career.

1979

David C. Will was appointed to the Certificate of Need Appeals Panel by Gov. Brian P. Kemp.

1981

Richard Gerakitis received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 22nd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service on March 19. The award is the highest recognition given by the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism for demonstrating an extraordinarily long and distinguished commitment to volunteer participation in the community throughout one’s legal career. Gerakitis is a partner in Troutman Pepper’s labor and employment practice group in Atlanta.

1982

Curtis S. Jenkins was re-elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors as representative for the Towaliga Circuit.

1983

Luanne Clarke received the 2021 Distinguished Service Award from the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia for professionalism, service and commitment throughout her career. Clarke is a partner at Moore, Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers.

Lamonte E. Scott was recognized as Trusted Attorney by Continental Who’s Who for his dedication to clients and excellence in the field of law.

1984

The Hon. Ben W. Studdard III retired from the Henry County State Court after more than two decades, including serving as the court’s chief judge.