Fighting the Good Fight: Employment Law on Trial
Fri, Feb 07
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Feb 07, 2020, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
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About the event
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT: Employment Law on Trial
Teresa Saggese Mills, Program Chair, President-elect, NELA-GA, Saggese Mills Law Firm, Macon, GA
James E. “Jay” Rollins, Jr., Program Chair, past-President, NELA-GA, Schwartz & Rollins, LLC, Atlanta, GA
7:30 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Teresa Saggese Mills, Saggese Mills Law Firm, Macon, GA
8:15 VIGNETTE AND INTRODUCTIONS
James E. “Jay” Rollins, Schwartz Rollins LLC, Atlanta, GA
Presiding: Hon. Catherine M. Salinas, Magistrate Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Georgia,
Atlanta, GA
Plaintiff's Team:
Edward D. Buckley, Buckley Beal LLP
Anita Kumar Balasubramanian, Buckley Beal LLP
Cheryl Barnes Legare, Legare Attwood & Wolf LLC
Steven Eric Wolfe, Legare Attwood & Wolfe LLC
Marcus G. Keegan, Keegan Law Firm, LLC
Defense Team:
John L. Monroe, Jr., FordHarrison
Patricia Grace Griffith, FordHarrison
Matthew Rudolph Simpson, Fisher Phillips LLP
John F. Wymer, Thompson Hine LLP
Fact Team:
Edward D. Buckley, Buckley Beal LLP
Douglas Richard Kertscher, Hill Kertscher & Wharton LLP
Steven Eric Wolfe, Legare Attwood & Wolfe LLC
Adeash Amarnauth Lakraj, Morgan & Morgan
8:50 OPENING STATEMENTS
9:10 PLAINTIFF'S CASE IN CHIEF
10:20 BREAK
10:30 DEFENDANT'S CASE IN CHIEF
11:20 CLOSING ARGUMENTS
11:40 LUNCH -- Presentation of Advocacy Award
Tamika C. Sykes, Committee Chair, NELA-GA M.O.S.T. Committee; Sykes Law, LLC, Atlanta
12:10 JURY DELIBERATIONS
12:30 JURY DISCUSSION
12:50 ETHICS ON TRIAL
William D. “Bill” NeSmith, III, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
1:50 BREAK
2:00 JUDGES’ PROFESSIONALISM PANEL: Professionalism on Trial
Moderator: James E. “Jay” Rollins, Jr., Schwartz Rollins LLC, Atlanta, GA
Hon. Catherine M. Salinas, Magistrate Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Hon. W. Louis Sands, Senior Judge, US District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Albany, GA
Hon. Mark H. Cohen, District Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
3:00 ADJOURN
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