Young Lawyers Division
From the YLD President
Read “Run Your Own Race” by YLD President Kenneth Mitchell Jr. in the February 2025 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal.
YLD President’s PageFeatured Event
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18th Annual YLD Signature Fundraiser
March 8, 2025, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Truist Park
755 Battery Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
Upcoming YLD Events
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YLD Sports Law | A Night With the Hawks
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Location: State Farm Arena -
Balancing the Scales: Prioritizing Mental Health and Work-Life Harmony for Attorneys
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The YLD Intellectual Property Committee Presents: IP Geeks Social Hour
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Location: Eclipse di Luna
YLD Spring Meeting
The Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia 2025 Spring Meeting will be held March 28-30 at the Kimpton Aertson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The hotel cut-off has been extended to March 8.
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YLD Public Interest Internship Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Public Interest Internship Program. The application deadline is Friday, April 4.
YLD Committees
In keeping with its motto of “working for the profession and the public,” the YLD has 30 hard-working committees that provide service to the public, the profession and the Bar through and array of projects and programs.
Latest News
Supreme Court of Georgia Approves Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the State Bar of Georgia
The Supreme Court of Georgia, having considered the 2023-2 Motion to Amend the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, ordered on Dec. 20, 2024, that Part IV – Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, Chapter 1, Rule 4-102 (Disciplinary Action; Levels of Discipline; Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct), Rule 4.2 (Communication with Person Represented by Counsel); Chapter 2, Rule 4-201 (State Disciplinary Board), Rule 4-214 (Report of the Special Master), and Rule 4-221.1 (Confidentiality of Investigations and Proceedings); and Chapter 4, Rule 4-402 (The Formal Advisory Opinion Board) be amended effective Jan. 23, 2025. The exact text of the Supreme Court’s order can be found on the Supreme Court of Georgia’s website.
The Supreme Court of Georgia also ordered on January 31, 2025, that Part IV – Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, Chapter 2, Rule 4-209.1 (Coordinating Special Master) be amended, effective March 6, 2025. The exact text of the Supreme Court’s order can be found on the Supreme Court of Georgia’s website.
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