Women are Leading in Atlanta

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By Brandi L. Kirkland, Staff Attorney to Mary Ida Townson, Atlanta, GA

Atlanta women head up three of the most prestigious, influential, and respected national organizations in the field of bankruptcy law. Members of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), the National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks (NCBC), and the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) elected three outstanding Atlanta women to lead their organizations:

NCBJ (2015-2016):
The Honorable Mary Grace Diehl (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Atlanta and Rome Divisions of the Northern District of Georgia)

NCBC (2015-2017):
M. Regina . . .

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