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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! 

 

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