Lawyer, plus boxer

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Lawyer, plus boxer

Haliburton is an undefeated professional boxer, with five of his eight wins as a cruiserweight coming by knockout. The 30-year-old Buckhead resident is also a lawyer with a growing practice, and vice president of Preston Group Inc., a government relations firm founded by Julianna McConnell, his lobbyist mother.

At the state Capitol, Preston Haliburton (from left) puts on a playful boxing stance for fellow lobbyists Charlie Watts and Vernon Watts. Haliburton learned lobbying from his mother. Boxing, not so.

Punching numbers on a cellphone, Haliburton phones his father before training at the Atlanta Art of Boxing Center.

The smile's off his face as Haliburton trains at the Atlanta Art of Boxing Center on Spring Street. He learned from his father, a boxing coach, how to handle himself in the ring.

Preston Haliburton remains close with his father, Richard Haliburton. The two want to make sure the boxer's win-loss record keeps that zero on the end.

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At the state Capitol, Preston Haliburton (from left) puts on a playful boxing stance for fellow lobbyists Charlie Watts and Vernon Watts. Haliburton learned lobbying from his mother. Boxing, not so.

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