So it is perhaps understandable that Steven Gottlieb, executive director of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, initially thought it was a joke when he received a phone message from Governor Barnes saying he'd like to go to work as a legal services lawyer. 
Steve Gottileb thought someone was playing a joke on him.
One middle-aged man wearing blue jeans, a festive, red vest and a mint blue shirt is standing in front of a large fireplace looking downward as he holds a Christmas stocking in his hand.