Howick, Westfall, McBryan & Kaplan, LLP is pleased to recognize several of its employees who are actively volunteering and serving their communities.

• Cathy Edwards, a legal assistant in the Litigation Practice Group, volunteers with Project Open Hand, an organization dedicated to providing home-delivered meals and nutrition information to seniors and individuals with nutrition-sensitive chronic diseases.  This fall, Cathy participated in the Alzheimer’s Foundation Memory Walk and the Key West Zonta Club Breast Cancer Walk.  In December, Cathy will finish her busy year of volunteer work by helping in her local Toys for Tots program.
• Virginia “Jenny” Bogue is an associate attorney in the Bankruptcy Practice Group.  Jenny serves as an orchestra volunteer at her daughter’s school and also volunteers at the Buckhead Christian Ministry’s Thrift Store.  Jenny is involved at her church where she teaches Sunday School classes and participates in Habitat for Humanity projects.   
• Bappa Basu, an associate attorney in the Litigation and Bankruptcy Practice Groups, is a volunteer at the Atlanta Humane Society where he assists with adoption events.  Bappa has also volunteered with both Hands on Atlanta and Samaritan House of Atlanta, which provide meals and services for Atlanta’s homeless.
• Jonathan Rotenberg, an associate in the Family Law and Litigation Practice Groups, serves with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation.  Jonathan represents victims of domestic violence and also serves as a Guardian ad Litem. He volunteers as a mentor to Sudanese refugees through the Lost Boys Foundation.  Jon also enjoys his volunteer position at Dad’s Garage Theatre, helping with various duties in concessions. 
• Salena Troy, a paralegal in the Bankruptcy Practice Group, is a member of the American Association of the Deaf-Blind.  She is a sighted guide and sign language interpreter and is often called upon to assist deaf-blind persons visiting Georgia from other states and countries. At her Parish, Salena teaches Religious Education and assists with deaf Latino children whose Spanish/English parents are not familiar with American Sign Language.  She also serves as a mentor in the Parish Life-Teen program. Salena is a volunteer interpreter for the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Disability Ministry and founded a chapter of the Disability Ministry in her Parish. Salena is also very involved with the Haiti Humanitarian Fund. As a medical missionary, she participates in an annual mission trip to Los Palis and Las Palmas, Haiti, providing basic medical assistance to Haitian families. Salena also volunteers with the Humanitarian Fund’s public relations department and has developed an educational DVD.  In March 2011, she will return to Haiti as a medical missionary.
• Janice Cochran, a paralegal in the Real Estate Practice Group, volunteers with the Georgia Reflexology Organization, serving as the Treasurer and Membership Coordinator.  In addition to keeping members informed about training opportunities, Janice also updates the reflexologists regarding changes in the law which may affect their practice.

Howick, Westfall, McBryan & Kaplan, LLP is proud of its employees and honored to share their volunteer efforts.