The Monthly Docket

2 PM 6th Annual President’s Cup Golf Tournament

Sponsored by Forge Consulting

Forge will host 10 teams of four for a day of fun and camaraderie at the beautiful Cherokee Town & Country Club located at 665 Hightower Trail, Atlanta, GA 30350-1710. There will be a shotgun start at 2 p.m. The fee is $125 and includes box lunches, reception, giveaways, green fee and awards/prizes. Please register on the form located in the back of the Annual Convention Brochure or online.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

12:30 PM–1:30 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 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. Want to join the Host Committee? Contact Sheila Thomsen for more details at 404.522.8487 x24.

Friday, May 17, 2013

12:30 PM–1:30 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 are $175 per person and include all the food and drink you can handle while getting down with the soulful sounds of Party Nation! Make sure your firm is listed as a Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsor – contact Sheila Thomsen for more details at 404.522.8487 x24 or select a level on your registration form located in the back of the Annual Convention Brochure.