Sadd to head trial lawyers group
Atlanta lawyer James "Jay" Sadd is the new president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Sadd succeeds outgoing president Geoffrey Pope and will serve until May 2013. Sadd, of the law firm Slappey and Sadd, was lead counsel for 37 injured victims of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Other new officers of the association include Atlanta lawyers Brian "Buck" Rogers, who is president-elect, and Linley Jones, the executive vice president.
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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.
