Jim McGinnis, a partner at Warner Bates McGough McGinnis & Portnoy, has assisted clients for more than 30 years in his work before judges and juries across Georgia as one of the state’s leading family lawyers. (Warner Bates is the oldest family law firm in the state.) His practice includes divorce and custody cases, and his 13 appeals cases before the State Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia resulted in published opinions.

 “The work of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation is vitally necessary and, from a personal standpoint, personally gratifying,” said Jim of his board position. “I value every minute of my time here and recommend it to others.”

Jim works with every aspect of AVLF as treasurer but has done the most work with the Guardian ad Litem program. “Navigating the legal system has its challenges, and no child should ever shoulder that burden,” he says. “Time spent helping children is always time well-spent.”

 A native of western Massachusetts, Jim is a political science graduate of Auburn University and received his juris doctor degree from Mercer. He began his career in Macon as an assistant district attorney and practiced family law at McGinnis & Chambers in Atlanta before joining Warner Bates in 2012.

He is a frequent speaker on family law topics to attorney and CPA groups. His experience is also reflected in his service as adjunct professor at the Georgia State University School of Law, where he taught advanced domestic litigation for 15 years.

Jim enjoys the support of his peers as a Georgia Super Lawyer, a member of Georgia Trend magazine’s “Legal Elite,” and has held an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for 20 years.

Marty Ellin, AVLF’s Executive Director, recently noted, “We are a significantly stronger Foundation because of Jim’s personal involvement. From taking a number of cases as a deeply effective volunteer, to encouraging his Warner Bates colleagues to lead the community’s support of the AVLF Guardian ad Litem Program to his service as an Officer and a leader of the AVLF Board, we are proud to be working so closely with Jim McGinnis!”

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation thanks our wonderful friends at United Distributors for coordinating the donation of the exciting wines and spirits that were poured at the 23rd Annual AVLF Winetasting.

Wine

 

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve

All Champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne! This elegant Champagne draws its unique personality from the chalky soils of the distinguished Champagne region of Northern France. It is blended with Chardonnay for elegance and delicacy, Pinot Noir for roundness and structure, and Pinot Meuniere for fruitiness. It is pale gold in color with an abundant stream of delicate bubbles, twice fermented and aged for three years in bottle. On the nose it has subtle white fruit aromas of pear, apple, and nutty characteristics of almonds and hazelnuts. It is an elegant wine for aperitif or for accompanying an entire meal.

Charles & Charles Rose 2013

A collaboration founded in 2008 between Charles Smith of the Columbia Valley in Washington State and Charles Bieler of the South of France.  This blend dominated by Syrah is blended with other Rhone varieties; Cinsault, Grenache, Counoise, and Mourvedre are gently pressed and complete this gorgeous dry, rose wine. Vibrant pink color with wild strawberry and watermelon aromas, in addition to exotic fragrances of herbs of Provence, citrus and mineral notes complement this fruity and savory rose wine.  Versatile in food compatibility, it rides the fine line between white and red wine options.

19 Crimes Red Blend 2012

This wine takes its name from a list of 19 crimes drawn up to address the problems of overrun jails in 18th century England.  Upon conviction, British rogues guilty of those crimes were exiled to Australia, a sort of punishment by transportation.  Created by one of Australia’s most well respected winemakers, this very traditional blend is inspired by the wines produced in the region of Victoria in the 19th century.  Big, bold wines exhibiting dark red fruits with black spices such as pepper and licorice; the blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Montaro offers a complex, barrel aged wine with layers of flavor in an approachable style.  Grilled sausages, braised beef dishes, and some soft cheese are delicious with this intensity blend.

Asylum Zinfandel 2012

Sourced from Zinfandel grown in the Lodi appellation of Northern California with small amount of Carmenere, Barbera, and Petite Sirah, the regions warm days and cool nights provide the perfect environment to ripen these red grape varietals.  After fermenting each variety separately, the wine was aged in barrels for 18 months and bottled in June of 2014.  Dense berry flavors dominate the palate with undertones of subtle spices.  This wine has great density and richness and is perfect with grilled meats, barbecue and tomato based sauces.

Calista Pinot Noir 2012

The mythical Greek Goddess Calista was a huntress who possessed grace and seductive charm.  This blend of Pinot Noir from the Coastal Range Vineyards of California captures her essence.  Fruit sourced from estate vineyards in the Anderson Valley, Russian River, and Santa Lucia Highlands lends its distinctive terrior to this signature blend.  The wine is deep ruby red in color with aromatics of dried cherries, rose petals, violets, and coffee beans. Fermentation takes place in small open top fermenters, punched down twice daily and finally aged in 100% French oak barrels for 14 months.  Try this with grilled salmon with Asian soy glaze.  It would also compliment turkey and roasted chicken.

Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa County 2012 

The Michael Mondavi Family and winemaker Tony Coltrin bring their considerable experience in sourcing quality fruit from the best vineyards in the valley in the production of this Cabernet Sauvignon blend.  By layering the fruit from Napa’s volcanic hillside soils and the deeper alluvial soils of the valley has accomplished his goal of marrying many different expressions into one outstanding Cabernet.  Twelve months of oak ageing in French oak barrels, the wines appealing red cherry color, candid blackberry and spice flavors and a hint of dark chocolate on the finish produces a great accessible example of Napa Cabernet.  Delicious with rack of lamb, richly textured beef dishes and winter game.

Sbragia Family Vineyards, Home Ranch Chardonnay 2012

The 13 acres of Home Ranch Vineyard has been farmed by the Sbragia family for 5 decades.  Located in the Northeast tip of Dry Creek Valley, the site is much cooler than most of the appellation.  Barrel fermented in both new and once used French oak barrels, the wine is accented by full malolactic, weekly lees stirring and aged for 10 months.  This is a classic full-bodied Chardonnay with richness and purity of fruit.  The wine wears an oak vest with a fleshy body of stone and tropical fruits.  Very complex and flavorful.  Lobster, crab cakes and seafood casseroles are the perfect paring for this distinguished wine.

 

Spirits

 

Breckenridge Distillery – Vodka

This true craft distillery, located in Breckenridge Colorado, produces small batch spirits of distinction.  Traditional open-top fermenters are used to create the base for this unique vodka.  100% sweet corn is mashed.  Five times distilled and proofed to 40% ABV with snowmelt water, it is one of the world’s only terroir driven vodkas.  Before bottling it is filtered with coconut shell charcoal.

Nikka Distillery – Pure Malt Whisky 12 Year Old

In 1918, Masataka Taketsura enrolled at the University of Glasgow and became the first Japanese ever to study the art of whisky making.  In 1934 he established Nikka, and is respected as the father of Japanese Whisky. This pure malt, produced from malted barley, uses local spring water as one of its proprietary elements. It is aged for 12 years in cask and develops a harmony of aroma highlighted by sweet hints of vanilla and subtle peat influences.  Bottled at 45% ABV, it is elegantly accented by a delicate, sweet and tangy fruitiness.

Jack Daniel’s Distillery – Tennessee Fire

America’s favorite whiskey is a global ambassador for charcoal mellowed spirits produced in the small town of Lynchburg, Tennessee.  Crafted with Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Whiskey and naturally infused with a proprietary red hot cinnamon liqueur, it is sensually enticing with the aroma of cinnamon spice and the smooth taste of classic Jack Daniel’s.  It is bottled at 35% ABV and is great as a mixer in festive punches or on its own as a “sippin” whiskey.

On September 15, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation sponsored a screening of the documentary American Winter. Through the stories of eight families, the documentary vividly shows how one lost job can cascade into depleted savings, utility shutoffs, eviction, homelessness, hunger, and profound hopelessness.

The film follows one woman visiting a food bank for the first time. As a worker places food in her basket, the woman breaks down crying. She explains that she’s never had to turn to a food bank before; the groceries will make a huge difference to her family. The worker hugs her, touches her hand, looks in her eyes. “You can help somebody another time,” the worker says.

You can help somebody another time. Around and between the structures that perpetuate poverty – low wages, underfunded social services, tax credits that help only the wealthiest – human connections thrive. In American Winter, family members reach out to each other, literally and figuratively. When one husband suggests his wife move out of state to live with her family rather than face eviction, she tells him that she loves him enough to live outside in a tent with him in the winter. “Now that’s love,” he responds, his eyes full of sadness and gratitude.

You can help somebody another time. A neighbor lets the family next door run an extension cord from his garage after their power gets shut off for nonpayment. A social services worker, herself a former client, helps a family get $900 in utility assistance. A friend shares food with a hungry classmate.

Inadequate health insurance, defaulted mortgages, unsympathetic landlords: as the American Winter families battle these sources of despair, the flickers of compassion around them offer tiny antidotes.

Lawyers working for the common good are not immune to the sense that the task of dismantling unjust systems is just too immense. When the work feels overwhelming – and it always does – we must remember the power of small mercies to restore an ounce of hope.

You can help somebody. We are given these opportunities daily. When someone on the streets holds out his hand for a dollar, you can give without judgment. You can see the shivering, shabbily-dressed woman in the coffee shop and buy her a hot cup of coffee without asking. You can give someone a ride to the grocery store or the food stamp office to save them time and bus fare. You can represent a client – multiple clients – for free, helping them escape unsafe homes and gain a measure of peace.

In America, we learn to feel a relentless sense of scarcity. We believe that we never have enough; we are convinced that other people are rich, not us. But if you are reading this now, you likely have a safe and clean home, with air conditioning and running water; you likely have a reliable car and more than enough money to pay your bills. You and I have enough. More importantly, we have enough to help somebody.

Toward the end of American Winter, a little boy looks steadily into the camera. We have seen him and his mother move from an unheated garage to a homeless shelter to, finally, transitional housing. “Some days are harder than others,” he says, “but I never lose hope.” By helping somebody, you and I can keep that ember glowing.

In the four years I’ve worked at the Safe Families Office, I have seen and heard some terrible things. I speak often about worst-case scenarios, be it in trainings or presentations, but there is a distance in the recounting. Last week, however, there was no distance when a voice on the other end of the phone said: “Liz, there’s been a shooting.” It was the police calling, a call the likes of which I’d never before received and I hope I never do again. The fact that it was happening at all, though, meant one of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s clients were involved.

My mind races with questions. Who is she? When was she here? Who helped her? What do we know? What did we do? Could we have done more?

Knowing someone whose life is taken is a terrible thing. Discovering that someone who came to you for help to escape the man who became her murderer is overwhelming. There is numbness, there are tears, there is self-doubt. We replay our interactions with her over and over, asking if we could have suggested something else that may have saved a life.

In this case, our client had endured an extremely controlling relationship for many years with a man with a troubling preoccupation with guns. There was minimal physical violence, but there was palpable terror. When she finally summoned the courage to leave, she did it with great caution. She had a safety plan that included off-duty police officers being present when she left the home, new security systems where she was going. We discussed options, and she felt confident in her decisions. She had been waiting and planning and made her move when she thought she could be safe.

These cases are why we do the job we do – people are in mortal danger in their own homes, while their children play in the backyard and neighbors wave hello from their porches. These cases are also exactly what make our job so very hard to do. How do I counsel a co-worker or an intern who has come so close to a life that’s been extinguished? How do I make sense of it myself? We can try to take solace in knowing we tried, that we did all we know how to do, but that is cold comfort in the light of such a tragedy, and we’re dogged by “what-ifs.” We know too well the lengths people will go to in order not to be left.

As AVLF staff, as volunteers, we must remember that for every case with a tragic end, there are countless cases where the outcome can be a triumph, and we are privileged to be a part of that. We can trust our clients’ fear, rather than the number of bruises they have or the police reports that have been accumulated, to be our guideposts in helping them forge a safer future. Let us be grateful for the opportunity to be a small part in what so often is a monumental change for the better in the lives of our clients and their children.

At age 53, I went back to school and got a Bachelor’s Degree in behavioral sciences. I was living in New Jersey at the time. I almost didn’t finish school because of a serious health problem that was nearly fatal. After I graduated, I worked with the families and children of incarcerated people. But I soon began to slip into a deep depression because my health problems caused lasting impairments.

To get a fresh start on life, I decided to move to Georgia, near a childhood friend. I was optimistic about this new beginning. Soon after I got here, I rented an apartment. There were some red flags from the very beginning, but I wasn’t sure if that was because I was in a new state. The apartment complex took my down payment, but kept making excuses for why they wouldn’t show me the unit that I was supposed to rent. Eventually, their headquarters explained to me that there were major electrical problems in the unit, but they told me they were being repaired.

In October 2013, I finally moved in. For the first month, I had nothing in the apartment but a bed and my sleep apnea machine. However, my electric bill was so high that I knew there was a problem. I asked the complex management office for help. Georgia Power sent someone out to do an audit. They found that my electric was using three times more power than it should be. Georgia Power wrote a letter telling my landlord that my electrical system needed to be immediately replaced or repaired.

As the winter set in, my heat only worked occasionally. The apartment complex made a few attempts to repair the system, but the workers told me they didn’t have the right parts or couldn’t fix it. I was forced to wear layers of clothing and stay close to my space heater. I invited my family to Thanksgiving dinner at my place, but I had to cancel at the last minute because my heat broke again.

When my 7-year-old granddaughter visited, I pretended that dressing in layers was a game so she would not get scared. I stayed up all night, flipping the circuit breaker back on every half an hour when it would flip off, so my granddaughter wouldn’t freeze. Cold and stress make my health problems worse, and I was in a lot of pain.

I still believed that management at the complex was going to rectify the situation because they agreed to reduce my rent for one month. However, my Georgia Power bill was between 400-600 dollars per month. My only income is disability benefits. I could not continue to pay my electric bills and also pay rent. I need to use my sleep apnea machine to keep breathing at night, so letting the power get cut off would risk my life. In April 2014, I told management of my dilemma. I finally made an executive decision to pay my electric bill instead of my rent.

I began to seek outside help. I called Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) and everyone was polite and made sure I had all the information I needed to move forward. A volunteer lawyer sent a letter to my management office describing the problem and demanding that my power be fixed. But the landlord ignored the letter and filed a dispossessory for back rent and removal. I was extremely upset and scared, living here with no family and no one to turn to.

The volunteer attorney who wrote the letter could not represent me in court. I soon received a call from AVLF’s director of housing and consumer programs, Cole Thaler. Cole took my case and walked me through, step by step, everything I had to do. He made me feel like I was important and like he cared about my situation. The day before the hearing, he came to my house and went over everything that was needed for my case. My heartfelt extreme relief and gratitude to watch him represent my case in court the next day. It became clear to the opposing lawyer that my lawyer was prepared and qualified to fight for my rights. Of course, we won. My landlord agreed to dismiss the dispossessory and waive all back rent and late fees. I moved out soon after and am now living in a much better home.

Without AVLF I would have been another victim of a seven-day removal, the same as 90 percent of the cases that went before me that day. I will forever be grateful for AVLF and I will never forget Cole.

Mrs. Thomas twisted her fingers nervously in her lap. We sat at the kitchen table in her Vine City home, collection notices and court papers spread out before us.

“I wanted to pay the credit card bill,” she told me. “I knew I owed it, and I knew I was supposed to pay. I just didn’t have the money.” Mrs. Thomas called for legal help after she went to the bank to withdraw money and learned that her account had been frozen because of a garnishment.

She pushed back from the table and stood up, grimacing, holding the back of the chair to steady herself. Her degenerative spine disorder was getting worse, she told me, and I could see the effects of chronic pain in her rail-thin frame and stooped shoulders. Then Mrs. Thomas looked in my eyes and said, “My daddy would be so ashamed of me. He earned minimum wage his whole life, but was still able to buy a nice house for us to live in. When he owed money, he paid it. I feel so embarrassed.”

I shook my head. “It’s not your fault, Mrs. Thomas.” Over time, the buying power of minimum wage has dropped dramatically. According to a 2014 report by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is 22 percent below its peak value in the late 1960s, after adjusting for inflation. Today’s minimum wage is only about 30 percent of the average wage of production workers and non-managerial workers, compared to 50 percent in the 1960s.[1] Income inequality – the ocean between the very poor and the very rich – has gotten far worse in the wake of the Great Recession.

When Mrs. Thomas’s father was a working man with a growing family, the minimum wage was enough to provide for a family. Today, a family of four with both parents working full-time minimum wage jobs will earn $30,160 annually – barely over the federal poverty level.

Mrs. Thomas herself had worked for many years, until her spinal condition made work impossible. Now she lived alone and received Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits of just $976 per month. On that impoverished income, she could no longer afford to pay her rent, utilities, medical copays, and credit card minimum payment, and so her credit card went into default.

Mrs. Thomas blamed herself for not being able to achieve the “American Dream” that her father had attained, back when the minimum wage was nearly a living wage. She blamed herself for being too sick to keep up with the payments on her 28% interest rate credit card. And she even blamed herself for the garnishment, until I explained to her that SSDI benefits are exempt from garnishment under federal law, and that the bank blatantly violated that law when it froze her account. With strong legal representation, Mrs. Thomas got the garnishment dismissed and recovered all of her frozen funds.

I came to work for Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation so that I can help low income people like Mrs. Thomas take a small step in the direction of justice. As AVLF’s new director of housing and consumer programs, I ask you to take that step with me. A single good lawyer with an ounce of compassion can change a life. A city full of good lawyers with a taste for justice can change the world. Please join us.

[1] CBPP report available online at http://www.cbpp.org/files/1-7-14minwg.pdf.

Grand Cru

John Chandler & Elizabeth Tanis | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | King & Spalding LLP
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP | The Coca-Cola Company Legal Division
Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy

Tete De Cuvee

Alston & Bird, LLP | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP | Daily Report | Chuck & Jamie Gabriel
Elizabeth Finn Johnson & Stuart Johnson | McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP | Gia M. Partain & Paul J. Murphy
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP | Taylor English Duma LLP | Troutman Sanders LLP

First Growth

Atlanta Bar Association- Estate Planning & Probate Section | Atlanta Bar Association – Litigation Section | Atlanta Bar Association – Family Law Section | Daniel Bloom & Barry Golivesky | Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP | DLA Piper LLP | Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC | FordHarrison | Hoelting & McCormack LLC | IAG Forensics | Paragon Legal Technology Support | Paul Hastings LLP | Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, LLP | Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Leah & Brian Smith | State Bar of Georgia – Corporate Counsel Section | SunTrust Legal Specialty Group | Chelton D. Tanger | TrustPoint International | Veritext Legal Solutions | Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C.

Cote-d’Or

Abrams, Davis, Mason, Long, LLC | Accounting Economics & Appraisal Group, LLC | Association of Corporate Counsel – GA Chapter | Atlanta Bar Association – Corporate Counsel Section | Atlanta Bar Association – Estate & Planning Probate Section | Atlanta Bar Association – Intellectual Property Section | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. | Ballard Spahr LLP | BlueWave Computing | The Buckley Law Firm, LLC | Caldwell & Watson, LLP | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | Cozen O’Connor | Davis, Matthews & Quigley, P.C. | Duane Morris LLP | Fellows LaBriola LLP | FTI Consulting | Hall Booth Smith, P.C. | Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP | Holland Roddenbery LLC | The Home Depot Legal Department | Huff Powell & Bailey LLC | Hunton & Williams LLP | Iris Data Services | Jones Day | Richard Mitchell & Susan Kupferberg | Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP | Navigant Consulting | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Amy & Joel Neuman | Ogletree Deakins | Pachman Richardson, LLP | Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP | Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC | Debbie Segal & Randy Cadenhead | Signature FD | Deborah & Frank Slover | Smith & Lake LLC | Stites & Harbison | Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP | Thompson Hine LLP | United Parcel Service

Keys to Justice

Steve Allen | Bruce W. Baber | Patricia T. Barmeyer | William D. Barwick | Nancy Baughan | Tom & Lee Best | Lisa Borden | J. Kevin Buster | Jeffrey S. Cashdan | Sam Choy | James Cifelli | Rebecca Crumrine Rieder & Doug Rieder | Walter & Michelle Davis | Paul Donsky | Shattuck Ely | Tucker Ely | John & Lisa Fleming | Peter Fozzard | Peter J. Genz | Lasley & James A. Gober | Maggie  Hanrahan | Allison B. Hill | Bill & Mara Holley | Dena Hong | Jennifer Dunkin Jackson | Edward Krugman | Joseph L. Loveland, Jr. | John Mayoue | Jim McGinnis & Terri Patterson | Thomas McNeill | Amelia & Nate Medina | Gabriel Mendel & Laura Williams | Johnathan & Lillian Short | Jeff Nix | Adria Perez Douglas | W. Scott & Kathryn Petty | Thomas W. Rhodes | David Rubenstein | Richard A. Schneider | Margaret & Derek Scott | Rebecca & Mike Shanlever | Will & Ann Shearer | Rita A. Sheffey & Thomas C. Rounds | Hon. Wendy Shoob & Walter Jospin | Avi Stadler & Carey Kersten | Bernard Taylor | Jaime Theriot & Hon. Wes Tailor | Mark VanderBroek | Bryan & Martha Ward | John & Martha Ward | Mark & Rebekah Wasserman | Denelle J. Waynick | Sally Stephens Westmoreland | Jack & Amy Wilen | Kinshasa K. Williams | Jack & Sarah Zampell | Bernie Zidar

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