{"id":1768,"date":"2025-12-30T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/LawD\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:00:06","slug":"goodbye-2025-thank-you-for-an-incredible-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/LawD\/goodbye-2025-thank-you-for-an-incredible-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye 2025, Thank You for an Incredible Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we close out 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on what a truly meaningful year this has been for the ATA Law Division \u2014 one filled with connection, collaboration, and steady growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recently shared that 2026 brings new roles within the Law Division. Katja Gugelmeier is stepping into the role of Law Division Administrator, with Dmitry Beschetny serving as Assistant Administrator. We\u2019re excited to continue the division\u2019s work together and to build on the strong foundation created by our former officials <\/span><b>Liz Herron-Sweet and Monique Longton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our Leadership Council members: <\/span><b>Liz Herron-Sweet, Monique Longton, Grace Isa\u00eda y Ruiz, Michael Crooks, and Carola Berger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their time, expertise, and willingness to collaborate allow us to offer high-quality webinars, events, and initiatives for our members, and we are truly grateful for their continued support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would also like to sincerely thank our <\/span><b>Law Division webinar speakers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the year, <\/span><b>Rebecca Jowers and Jason Knapp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for generously sharing their time, experience, and practical insights with our members. Their contributions helped make our webinars engaging, relevant, and valuable for our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also grateful to our <\/span><b>ATA 66 conference speakers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who presented on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">topics: <\/span><b>Toni Jaeger-Fine, Yasmin Alkashef, Grace Isa\u00eda y Ruiz, Silvia Prendin, Carola Lehmacher, Grace Shalhoub, Karen Borgenheimer, Thomas West, Diana Rivas, Rebecca Jowers, Amine El Fajri, Nancy Verastegui, and Eliane Sfeir-Markus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>special mention goes to Toni Jaeger-Fine, our distinguished speaker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for sharing her expertise and insights with the Law Division. Thank you to all of our speakers for helping elevate the professional conversations within our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, and most importantly, <\/span><b>thank you to all Law Division members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your continued engagement, support, and trust. Your participation is what makes this division such a strong and valuable space, and we are truly grateful to be part of this community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we close out 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on what a truly meaningful year this has been for the ATA Law Division \u2014 one filled with connection, collaboration, and steady growth. We recently shared that 2026 brings new roles within the Law Division. 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