Rob Sumner, Esq., is retiring from the practice of association law. He started Sumner & Associates, P.C., devoted to advising trade association and other nonprofit organizations, in 1990. Rob began his career in associations in 1981 and earned the CAE designation in 1983. In 1985, Rob was a founding trustee of the Georgia Society of Association Executives Foundation. In 1987, he became a lawyer and joined a law firm, but remained active in GSAE as a corporate supplier member.