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Isle of Palms, South Carolina | June 10-13 Corpcare April 2021 Volume 26, Number 5 From the Executive GEORGIA BAR Director: Built to Last Usufructs vs. Estates for Years: Why the Difference Matters in JOURNAL the Era of COVID-19 30th Annual Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference The Amazing (and Amazingly Misused) Apostrophe 2021 ANNUAL MEETING Isle of Palms, South Carolina | June 10-13 CorpCare Connect with a counselor virtually. Maintaining your mental health is vital. Every State Bar of Georgia member receives six pre-paid clinical sessions per calendar year through the Lawyer Assistance Program. Now, you can connect with a counselor wherever you are. Call the confidential LAP Hotline at 1-800-327-9631 to schedule your appointment today. Group health and employee benefits for Georgia law firms. As a member of the State Bar of Georgia you have access to group health solutions that allow you to customize your own employee benefits management portal — and select from the most competitive group insurance plans on the market. Enjoy return-of-premium opportunities, large provider networks, flexible plan designs, defined contribution capabilities, and concessions on ancillary products. Take control your firm’s healthcare expenses while providing personalized coverage options to your employees. Request a free quote: 1-800-282-8626 or memberbenefits.com/gabar ADMINISTERED BY: Products sold and serviced by the State Bar of Georgia’s recommended broker, Member Benefits. The State Bar of Georgia is not a licensed insurance entity and does not sell insurance. APRIL 2021 HEADQUARTERS COASTAL GEORGIA OFFICE SOUTH GEORGIA OFFICE 104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100 18 E. Bay St. 244 E. Second St. (31794) Atlanta, GA 30303 Savannah, GA 31401-1225 P.O. 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YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION 404-527-8778 2 GEORGIA BAR JOURNAL GEORGIA BAR JOURNAL April 2021 | Volume 26 | Number 5 GBJ | The Features 26 30th Annual Bar Media & Judiciary Conference ASHLEY G. STOLLAR 32 Georgia Diversity Program Hosts Fall Learning Lab REBECCA CHRISTIAN SMITH 36 Honor Roll of Contributors: 2020 “And Justice for All” State Bar Campaign for Georgia Legal Services Program GETTYIMAGES.COM/KAMELEON007 USUFRUCTS VS. ESTATES FOR YEARS: WHY THE DIFFERENCE MATTERS IN THE The ERA OF COVID-19 | 18 Joseph B. Foltz and Legal Seth Pierce Johnson 2021 APRIL 3 62 GETTYIMAGES.COM/MAREKULIASZ GBJ | In Every Issue 44 Office of the General Counsel 56 Attorney Wellness Working Through Adversity Sober Curious 5 Editor’s Letter Paula Frederick Megan Murren Rittle 6 From the President 58 Writing Matters 10 From the YLD President 50 Law Practice Management Managing Common The Amazing (and Amazingly 14 From the Executive Misused) Apostrophe Director Technology Mishaps: How to Avoid Announcing, “Your David Hricik and Karen J. Sneddon 38 Bench & Bar Honor, I’m NOT a Cat!” 46 Attorney Discipline Natalie R. Kelly 62 Professionalism Page 48 Legal Tech Tips Honestly 64 In Memoriam 52 Pro Bono Karlise Y. Grier 66 Book Review Make 2021 the Year of the 68 ICLE Unseen Veteran Mike Monahan 70 Notice 72 Classified Resources 54 Member Benefits 72 Advertisers Index Fastcase and Casemaker: The Peanut Butter & Jelly of Legal Research Sheila Baldwin 4 GEORGIA BAR JOURNAL EDITOR’S LETTER The April Issue April 2021 Volume 26, Number 5 From the Executive GEORGIA BAR Director: Built to Last Usufructs vs. Estates for Years: Why the Difference Matters in JOURNAL the Era of COVID-19 30th Annual Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference The Amazing (and Amazingly Misused) I was reflecting on the last few years of milestones that all build upon each other. Apostrophe my life recently when it struck me that I have I hope that everyone who has experienced been in my current job for five years this the kind of self-doubt that I experienced gets month. I love my job. I mean, really love it. I to land somewhere he or she feels a sense of don’t just say that because I know my super- belonging and fulfillment. And I hope those 2021 visor will read this. I am constantly learning of us who have found that can help encour- ANNUAL new things. I often feel like I actually get to age those doubters not to give up too quickly. MEETING help people. My coworkers are some of my So, enough about me for now. Let me Isle of Palms, South Carolina | June 10-13 favorite people on the planet. But before I tell you about some of the great content 421GBJ_cover.indd 1 4/13/2021 6:30:47 PM ON THE COVER began this job, I had begun to doubt there in this edition of the Georgia Bar Journal. PHOTO PROVIDED BY WILD DUNES RESORT would ever be a time where I would find my Our legal article, “Usufructs vs. Estates for place in the legal world. I started to second Years” by Joseph B. Foltz and Seth Pierce guess my decision to ever go to law school Johnson, explores the differences between in the first place. Based on the large number the two types of interest and why it matters, of former lawyers and law school graduates perhaps now more than ever. Our own Edi- working in other fields, and some lawyers I torial Board member—Roxann Smithers— know whose job satisfaction is not what I’d has a review of Lori B.
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