July 9, 1998

Mr. G. Conley Ingram

Alston & Bird, LLP

One Atlantic Center

1201 West Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424

Dear Judge Ingram :

Thank you for your letter of July 1, 1998, which I received July 8, 1998. I shall certainly miss seeing you practicing before the Court of Appeals of Georgia, however, I am delighted that the judiciary of this State will be enriched by your return to the bench. I, likewise, appreciate and value our friendship and I look forward to our continued association in the future.

I hope that if I can ever be of service to you, personally or professionally, you will not hesitate to call upon me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld