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Atlanta lawyer to head ABA family law panel

By Bill Rankin
Aug 2, 2011

Atlanta domestic relations lawyer Randy Kessler this Friday will be sworn in as the new chair of the American Bar Association's 10,000-member Family Law Section.

Kessler, who has represented a number of celebrity clients, will be sworn in at the ABA's annual meeting in Toronto. "I am glad to be in a position to help families," Kessler said. Family law is now viewed by many as one of the most important areas of law that exist, he said, adding, "What other area has the ability to affect families and futures as much as ours?"

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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.

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