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Will is the Executive Director of Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson, LLP. Will has been in law firm management since 1985 serving as the Legal Administrator of law firms in New Orleans, Louisiana; Memphis, Tennessee; and Corpus Christi, Texas before moving to Atlanta in 1997.
Will has been very active in ALA over the years, serving as Chapter President of the South Texas Chapter, Regional Officer for Region IV, Region IV and Region II Nominating Committee member, Association Nominating Committee member, National Conference Committee member, AALA Director of Vendor Relations, AALA Treasurer and AALA President-elect. Will is also a member of the Cyber Chapter of ALA and is currently serving as the chapter’s immediate Past President. While in Texas, Will was a member of the Legal Administrator’s Division of the State Bar of Texas and served as Chair of the Division and as a member of its Board of Directors.
Will is a native of Kosciusko, Mississippi and is a graduate of Mississippi State University. In his spare time Will can usually be found racing Sailboats or spending time with his wife, Pamela. |
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Elena Lee began her career in the legal field 27 years ago in a law firm located in Texas after graduating from the Bradford School of Business with a Legal Secretary Certificate. Elena was formerly with Troutman Sanders for the last 12 years serving in various positions including: Legal Secretary/Floor Coordinator, Legal Administrative Support Supervisor, Resource Center Manager, Secretarial Services Manager and most recently a combination of Secretarial Services & Resource Center Manager. Elena is currently working on her degree in Business Administration and also has a paralegal certificate from The National Center for Paralegal Training with a specialty in Civil Litigation.
Elena has been a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and Atlanta Chapter since 2006 and has been actively involved with several committees, including Gene Henson Scholarship, Membership, Business Partner Relations and recently served on the Region 2 Nominating Committee. Elena is originally from San Antonio, Texas, raised in Houston, Texas and has been an Atlanta resident since 1991. She lives in Lilburn with her husband of 20 years, James; has two daughters, Miryea - a freshman in college and Victoria - a sophomore in high school. In her spare time, Elena likes to play golf, run, go to the movies and cook. | |
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Dina is the Office Administrator of Slutzky, Wolfe and Bailey, LLP. She has been with the firm for 12 years and in her current position for 8 years.
Dina has been a member of the ALA since 1999 while she was acting as a paralegal and assistant to her predecessor with the firm. Dina has been actively involved with the Small Firm Section of AALA since she became a member.
Dina is a native of Atlanta and currently resides in Powder Springs with her husband, Brad, and three children, Maggie, Connor and Molly.
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Sarah Turner, CLM
Secretary
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Sarah is the Office Administrator for the Atlanta Office of Thompson Hine in Buckhead. She began her legal career when she joined the Army in 1987 as a paralegal. In 1994 she became a Legal Administrator and ran Army law offices of various sizes in places such as Ft Irwin, California; Ft Benning, Georgia; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and culminated her 21 year career in Atlanta at Ft McPherson, GA. She retired from the Army as a Chief Warrant Officer Four in 2008. Sarah has been a member of ALA since 2003 and has attended five National Conferences. She joined the Atlanta Chapter in 2007 and was the Chair for Community Relations before taking on her role as Secretary in 2010. Sarah earned her Certified Legal Manager (CLM) designation in 2008.
Sarah has two boys, Michael and Rick and lives in Douglasville. In her spare times loves to travel, hike and work in her garden.
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Betsy Wells
Treasurer
Administrator
Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP
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Betsy is the Office Administrator of Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP. She has been with the firm for over 21 years and in her current position for 14 years.
Betsy started her legal career in Dallas, Texas in 1984 as a legal secretary for a small, family-owned law firm. After moving to Atlanta in 1989, she continued in legal with her current firm, where she took on the role of a telecommunications paralegal and eventually was asked to move into management. Betsy has been an active member of the ALA since 2000, earning her Certified Legal Manager (CLM) designation in 2002 after being part of the first CLM study group of AALA. Since she became a member, Betsy has attended one national conference and three regional conferences.
Betsy was born in Chicago, Illinois, and currently resides in Roswell with her grown daughters, Nicole and Carly. In her spare time, Betsy enjoys spending time with family and friends, and rowing with her competitive rowing team. |
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Kim Austin
Director of Membership
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Kim is the staff recruiter for the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird LLP. She has 15 years of combined experience as a Human Resources & Recruitment Manager. Kim started her legal career with Troutman Sanders LLP in 2006 as the Firm wide On-Boarding & Recruitment Manager.
Kim has been a member of ALA/AALA since 2006 and looks forward to her first year on the Board of Directors as the Director of Membership.
Kim was born in Lexington, KY then moved to Atlanta 1988 where she now lives with her husband, Michael and Sheepdog, Riley. She is an active church member serving as a middle school youth advisor for the past three years. In her spare time, Kim enjoys domestic & international travel, reading and writing.
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Michael Steele
Director of eCommunications
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Michael Steele is the Site Support Manager for the Atlanta office of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Prior to joining Epstein in 2005 , Michael worked with an IT consultant supporting networks for a variety of different clients.
Since joining the AALA in 2007, Michael has served as Chairperson of the Technology Section for three years. He is looking forward to his new role as Director of eCommunications.
Michael lives in Kennesaw with his wife, Courtney, and son, Ethan. He enjoys coaching Baseball for his son in his spare time. |
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Joe McAdams
Director of Vendor Relations
Firm Administrator
The Weathington Firm, P.C.
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Joe is the Firm Administrator for The Weathington Firm, P.C. Joe started his career in the legal industry in 1998 in the facilities management area. Having worked for various facility management companies in some of the largest firms in the city, Joe completed his degree in Business Management from Mercer University in 2006. In 2007 Joe left the facility management industry and accepted the Firm Administrator position at The Weathington Firm.
Joe has been a member of AALA since 2007. During this time he has served on the Vendor Relations Committee and the Gene Henson Scholarship Committee.
Joe is a native of Atlanta and currently lives in Villa Rica with his wife Tanya. In his spare time Joe enjoys playing golf, reading and cooking. |
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Amanda Davis
Director of eNewsletter
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Amanda is the Firm Administrator of Fields Howell. Amanda started her legal career in 1991 at the firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook, LLP. She spent 11 years at LBB learning all facets of branch office administration. Her main roles there were Billing Coordinator and I.T. Coordinator for the Atlanta office. In 2002, Amanda joined Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP where she worked as an I.T. Specialist supporting the Atlanta office and working with the Litigation Support team in Washington, D.C. In 2004, when four partners left LBB to form their own firm, Amanda joined them to begin her career as a legal administrator.
Amanda joined ALA in 2004 and has served on the Board for four years as Director of eCommunications. She is looking forward to starting her new role as Director of Newsletter this year.
Amanda was born in Boston, MA, but has lived in Atlanta since she was six. She currently resides in Doraville. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys spending time with family & friends, traveling and watching movies. |
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Jennifer Brinkley
Chapter Manager
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Jennifer began her legal career as an administrative assistant at the law firm of Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks. In 2000, several partners from the firm branched off to start their own firm and Jennifer joined them as a legal secretary. She was soon promoted to the position of Firm Administrator and continued in this role until 2005. In 2006, Jennifer became the proud mother of her first child and is now working full-time as a mom and part-time for the AALA as their first Chapter Manager.
As Chapter Manager, Jennifer assists the board members in their administrative duties, acts as a contact person for members and business partners and handles much of the correspondence to the chapter.
Before her current role as Chapter Manager, Jennifer was an active AALA Member. She served as the Community Relations Chairperson and Director of Membership.
Jennifer lives in Braselton with her husband, Matt, son, Jason, daughter, Maddie and dog, Luke. She is an active member of 12 Stone Church in Dacula and spends her “free” time reading and enjoying the sights of North Georgia. |
