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improve services in her Court, but to streamline its processes with the goal of bringingthe Court into the 21 st Century and one where all members are eager and proud topractice.This year the Section proudly launched its Creditors Rights Forum Website. Thepurpose of the site is to give immediate opportunities for networking issues to all of themembership – particularly helpful for solo practitioners. Another purpose is to keep themembership apprised of new appellate rulings; proposed laws and regulations whichmight effect the Section’s focus and generally a sense of comradeship amongmembers.Section members continued to participate in its Signature Project, the “Dollarsfor Judgments” program that works in partnership with the Atlanta Volunteer LawyersFoundation. (AVLF) 1Section members volunteer to collect judgments for low-incomeindividuals who have obtained a judgment pro se or with the help of a AVLF volunteer.The cases are assigned periodically as needed. To keep the program vital, AVLF’sMessrs. Ellin and Lucas are invited to the Section’s functions in order to report and torecruit. The Section is extremely proud of its participation in this Program.Once again, the Section hosted the Opening Night Festivities at the 2013Annual Meeting.Finally, political activism by members has been encouraged though notsponsored by the Section. Individual members have consistently visited the Capitol forthe purpose of informal comments and individual lobbying on proposed legislation that1 The Section has had an ongoing relationship with the family of Jay Loeb (“Family”) whoorganized the Section’s first CLE seminar. For many years, the Family made yearly contributionsto the Section to be used to provide excellent speakers to its CLE programs. The Family hastransitioned its yearly contribution to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Program to be used for theSection’s signature project, the “Dollars for Judgments” program.207