VIPs

2022 VIPS

Platinum Donors

Steve Salbu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Gold Donors

Jerry Wilson, Esq. The Wilson P.C.

Silver Donors

Natasha L. Wilson , Shareholder and Chair of the Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice Group , Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Kevin Belote and Rachel Gage, McKesson Corporation

John D. Elrod, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr, The Cochran Firm, President

Gary Snyder, The Gary E. Snyder Foundation, Inc

 

Bronze Donors

Maggie Puccini, Esq., Bouhan Falligant, LLP

Barton Solomon, McMahan Law Firm, LLC

Seth Holliday, McMahan Law Firm, LLC

Sara Thompson, Greenberg Traurig

Jon Pannell, Gray Pannell & Woodward LLP

Denise Dominguez, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Darius Sheppard, IT User Support Manager, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Mack McGuffey, Troutman Pepper

Jonathan M. Taunton, Squire Patton Boggs

Steve Lewis – Troutman Pepper

Chief Judge James Blanchard, Jr of the Columbia Judicial, The CSRA Bench

Ann-Marie Notaro, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Alan Perry, Page Perry

Edward D. Buckley, Buckley Beal, LLP

Faith Knight Myers, McKesson Corporation

Peter N. Farley, McGuireWoods LLP

Eric J. Frisch, Copeland Stair Valz & Lovell, LLP.

Jeffrey Laue

Jaime Theriot, Troutman Pepper

Stefanie Jackman, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

David R. Yates, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Adam R. Gaslowitz, Gaslowitz Frankel LLC

Tashwanda Pinchback Dixon, Balch & Bingham LLP, Partner

Bryan Baer, The Baer Law Firm

Marcella C. Ducca, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Phil Colburn and Cantor Colburn, Cantor Colburn LLP

Rock Remson, Rock Remson Law

Andrew Z. Smith, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Justin Victor, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Angela Hsu, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Jeff Shiver, Shiver Hamilton Campbell

Randall A. Constantine

Marcus G. Keegan, EEOC

Wayne Bradley, Squire Patton Boggs

Melanie and James Stevens

Tiffany Cochran Edwards, National Brand Manager, The Cochran Firm Atlanta

David Long-Daniels, Squire Patton Boggs

Roy Cicola, NorthPoint Direct, MIlton, Georgia

Michael J. Sullivan

Nellie Shipley Sullivan

Randall A. Constantine

Steve Miller, Drew Eckl Farnham

Charlotte Combre, Baker Hostetler

Elizabeth A. Buckley, McGuireWoods LLP

John Hutchins, Baker Hostetler

Anne & Charlie Henn

Lynette Eaddy Smith, Chick-fil-A, Inc

Copper Donors

Meredith “Merry” Layman, Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office

CSRA Bench, Hon. James G. Blanchard, Jr., and Hon. Ashley Wright

Maxwell Law Firm

Sarah H. Lamar, HunterMaclean

Stephen Swinson, Gray Pannell & Woodward LLP

Andrew M. Wilkes, Oliver Maner, LLP

Mr. Charlie Cork, Jr., Retired Partner with Jones Cork, LLP

Kate Wasch, Georgia Tech

Amb. Randy Evans, Squire Patton Boggs

Rachel Tobin, Founder, TobinInk

Petrina Hall McDaniel, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Melissa B. Capotosto, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Todd Heffner, Troutman Pepper

Patrick Clark, Ogletree Deakins

Kathleen Novak, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Elizabeth L. Guerra, PC , Cobb County Bar Association Criminal Defense Section

Susann Estroff, Georgia Tech Office of the General Counsel

Anita Lamar of Lamar Law Office, LLC

Cliff Merrell, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Brent S. Gilfedder, King & Spalding LLP

Alan Poole, Troutman Pepper

Gary Martin Hays, The Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C

Heather L. VacLav, Greenberg Traurig

Brandon D. Cox, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Jamie Shipp, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Wade McGuffey, Goodman McGuffey, LLP

Heather Hestley, Esq, James Bates Brannan Groover LLP

Jay Farris, Alston & Bird

Nirav Shah, The Home Depot

Richard North, Nelson Mullins

Laura Huffman, King & Spalding LLP

Shane Dornburg, King & Spalding LLP

Gerond J. Lawrence, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Patricia G. Griffith, FordHarrison LLP

William V. Custer, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

David W. Ghegan, Troutman Pepper

Chris Carr, Georgia Attorney General

Sarah Jett, Partner at The Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays and Associates, P.C

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cavedon

Sarah Borders, King & Spalding LLP

Deb Sudbury, Jones Day

Loretta L. Pinkston-Pope, Georgia Department of Law

Wade Malone, Nelson Mullins

Sarah T. Reise, Troutman Pepper

Will Jordan, King & Spalding LLP

Cari Katrice Dawson, Alston & Bird LLP

Bill Holley, Parker Hudson

Joe Foltz, Womble Bond Dickinson

Gerum Yilma, McGuireWoods LLP

Julia Blackburn Stone, Caplan Cobb LLC

Erich N. Durlacher, Burr & Forman LLP

Barbara and Larry Nolting Georgia Recovery Centers

Caryl Greenberg Smith, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Shelby S. Guilbert Jr., McGuireWoods LLP

Brian C. Harms, Troutman Pepper

Rachel E. Hudgins, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Greg Tanner, BakerHostetler

Jeff Mokotoff, FordHarrison LLP

Rafe Banks III , Banks, Stubbs & McFarland, LLP

Jason Park, Jason Park Law, LLC

Jeffrey Ellman, Jones Day

Jenna Mulvey, Fragomen Worldwide

Anthony Askew, Meunier Carlin & Curfman IP Law

Preston Heard, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

Andrea Farley, Troutman Pepper

Heather. D. Ancrum, Atlanta Housing

WHO CAN BECOME A VIP

ANYONE! Whoever makes a major donation or matches donations up to $500 or more will be recognized as a Legal Food Frenzy VIP. You could even have multiple VIPs from your team. This includes:

  • Your firm or company (we can look up if you already have a matching program in place!)
  • A managing partner or employee
  • A client
  • An outside company, group, or individual
VIP MATCHING LEVELS
Platinum $10,000+
Gold $5,000+
Silver $2,500+
Bronze $1,000+
Copper $500+

HOW MATCHING WORKS

While anyone can simply make a major donation and be recognized as a VIP, we encourage you to increase employee engagement by offering to "match donations." Here are examples:

  • Matching Ratios. The matcher can “DOUBLE DONATIONS” by pledging to donate $1 for every $1 raised during the competition or TRIPLE donations by donating $2 for every $1 raised. They can also do a .5 = 1 ratio, 50 cents for every $1 raised, and so on.
  • You can apply a maximum to matching. The matcher can pledge to match up to $1,000 in donations or $5,000 in donations, etc.
  • Limit matching to a specific day. The matcher could pledge to match all donations on the first day of the competition or the final day.
  • Have an idea? Let us know! We are open to creative matching ideas that will increase your impact.

WHY MATCH

  • Increase your ability to fight hunger! This will increase employee buy-in! Studies show that mentioning matching has led to a 51% increase in donations from individuals. Every match has the possibility to double or triple the number of meals the food banks can distribute with your donations.
  • Get an edge in the competition! The matching contribution will count towards your firm or organization’s Legal Food Frenzy point total, so you will be much more competitive!
  • Get extra recognition! This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your brand and to gain recognition on the Legal Food Frenzy website. The matcher will be placed in one of the recognition tiers below based on how much they pledge to donate and, ultimately, how much they do donate.