IN THE KNOW
THE GTLA NEWSLETTER
May 2013
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We hope you are joining us here at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta for this year's Annual Convention! In this eNewsletter, you will find everything that you need to know for the next two days, including up-to-date schedules and seminar locations, opportunities to interact with us on Twitter, and the final list of our Convention Exhibitors and Sponsors!
FEATURE
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COMMUNICATIONS
Follow the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association on Twitter for updates from behind-the-scenes at the Loews as we come together for the 2013 Annual Convention & Gala! If you're here in Atlanta, be sure to tweet to us @GeorgiaTLA with all of your questions, comments and feedback!
CIVIL JUSTICE PAC
The Civil Justice PAC invites all GTLA members and guests to visit our booth at this week's Annual Convention! In addition to learning more about the goals, ideas and direction of our PAC, we will also be raffling off a subscription to CaseMetrix and an iPad Mini for new or increased PAC contributors. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual!
PREVIEW OF SESSIONS
Thursday, May 16
12:45 PM–1:45 PM Ethics Lunch Presentation with Professor Pat Longan
Professor Longan holds the William Augustus Bootle Chair in Ethics and Professionalism at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law and is the Director of the Mercer Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and came to Mercer in 2000, after practicing law for seven years in Dallas and teaching at Stetson University College of Law for nine years. Professor Longan teaches legal ethics and professionalism at Mercer and serves as a member of the Georgia Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism. Professor Longan was the recipient of the 2005 National Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Professionalism, which was presented by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, the Conference of Chief Justices, and the Burge Endowment for Legal Ethics.
5:30 PM–7:30 PM Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Butler, Wooten, & Fryhofer, LLP
Welcome to the 2013 Annual Convention! Relax and enjoy a cocktail in style on the beautiful terrace at the Loews. All attendees welcome.
9:00 PM Late Night Party Hosted by the New Lawyers Division
Join us later at Steamhouse Lounge where the New Lawyers Division is hosting the ultimate late night party. It’s only two blocks from the hotel with open bar and tons of tasty treats.
Friday, May 17
12:45 PM–1:45 PM Professionalism Lunch Presentation with Author Curtis Wilkie
The Fall of the House of Zeus chronicles the meteoric rise and mythic-proportioned fall of the Mississippi trial lawyer, Dickie Scruggs. Professor Wilkie is currently the Overby Fellow and Kelly G. Cook Chair of Journalism at the University of Mississippi. Fall, which was reviewed in the Summer 2011 edition of The Verdict, shows how Scruggs, arguably at one time the nation’s wealthiest trial lawyer, ends his legal career in shame as a convicted felon, largely because of uncontrollable greed. Professor Wilkie has graciously offered to sign The Fall of the House of Zeus, which will be available for purchase in the meeting room through A Capella Books.
7:30 PM GTLA Annual Gala
This year, we have much to celebrate! Come and raise a glass as President Jay Sadd passes the torch to President-elect Buck Rogers. Tickets include all the food and drink you can handle while getting down with the soulful sounds of Party Nation!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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EXHIBITORS
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