Program Chairs

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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

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Agenda

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7:30 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

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8:00 WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Teresa Saggese Mills, Saggese Mills Law Firm, Macon, GA

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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

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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

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Defense Team: 

John L. Monroe, Jr., FordHarrison

Patricia Grace Griffith, FordHarrison

Matthew Rudolph Simpson, Fisher Phillips LLP

John F. Wymer, Thompson Hine LLP

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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

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8:50 OPENING STATEMENTS

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9:10 PLAINTIFF'S CASE IN CHIEF

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10:20 BREAK

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10:30 DEFENDANT'S CASE IN CHIEF

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11:20 CLOSING ARGUMENTS

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11:40 LUNCH -- Presentation of Advocacy Award

Tamika C. Sykes, Committee Chair, NELA-GA M.O.S.T. Committee; Sykes Law, LLC, Atlanta

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12:10 JURY DELIBERATIONS

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12:30 JURY DISCUSSION

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12:50 ETHICS ON TRIAL

William D. “Bill” NeSmith, III, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

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1:50 BREAK

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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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Registration

 

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(All refunds subject to $50 administrative fee.)

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