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Please join us at the luxurious Whitley Hotel for the release of GTLA's Trial Practice Manual and the 2021 GTLA Annual Convention. Offering 13.25 CLE Credit Hours - including 4 Trial, 1 Professionalism and 1 Ethics - and featuring this year's can't-miss calendar of virtual or in-person events, the GTLA Annual is the one event that you won't want to miss!

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Event Schedule at a Glance:

Thursday, April 29th: We will be releasing GTLA's Trial Practice Manual followed by first-class CLE education throughout the day. 

Co-Chairs: 
Christy Crowe Childers, Childers & McCain, LLC, Macon 
Rick Sizemore, Clark, Smith, & Sizemore, LLC, Macon 

9:00 am              Welcome & Overview of TPM

9:15 am              Frequently Used Statutes
Brandon Peak, Butler Wooten & Peak LLP, Columbus

9:45 am              Pre-Trial Organization
Kathy McArthur, McArthur Law Firm, Macon

10:15 am            Pre-Trial Evidence Points
                             Laura Shamp, Shamp Jordan Woodward, Atlanta

10:45 am            BREAK

11:00 am            Procedural Points
Nelson Tyrone, Tyrone Law Firm, Atlanta

11:30 am            Voir Dire & Conduct of Judge & Jury
                             Adam Malone, Malone Law Office, Atlanta

12:00 pm            Opening Statements
                             Brian T. Mohs, Fried Goldberg LLC, Atlanta

12:30 pm            LUNCH

1:15 pm               Use of Evidence at Trial
                              Robin Frazer Clark, Robin Frazer Clark, PC, Atlanta

1:45 pm               Witnesses
                              Jay Cook & Chris Irwin, Cook &, Tolley, LLP, Athens

2:15 pm               Closing Arguments
                              Andrew Cash, Cash Krugler & Fredericks LLC, Atlanta

2:45 pm               BREAK

3:00 pm              The Court’s Charge
                             Charles Cork, Attorney at Law, Decatur

3:30 pm               Verdict, Judgement and Post-Trial Activities
                              Geoff Pope, Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta

4:00 pm               Conduct of Counsel
                             Brian R Smith, The Smith Law Practice, Atlanta

4:30 pm               Q&A

5:00 pm           Adjourn to Welcome Reception

Approved CLE: 6.5 total, including 2 trial, 1 ethics

Welcome Reception Sponsored by Butler Wooten & Peak LLC

Friday, April 30th:

Co-Chairs: 
C. Andrew Childers, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC, Atlanta
Christopher D. Glover, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Atlanta
Jennifer Coalson, Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C., Atlanta

9:00 am             Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:15 am             The ASK Before and During Trial
                            Michael Rafi, Rafi Law Firm, Atlanta

9:45 am             Taking the Time to Take an Effective Deposition of the Opposing Party
                            Jason B. Branch, Phillips Branch & Hodges, Columbus

10:15 am            Proper Application of Evidentiary Privileges: The Peer Review Privilege and Anticipation of Litigation
Lindsay A. Forlines, Forlines Law, LLC, Atlanta
Xavier Carter Sr., Watkins, Lourie, Roll and Chance, Atlanta

11:00 am            Defeating the Corporate Defendant’s Discovery Games in Discovery in the First 90 Days
Drew Ashby, The Ashby Firm, Atlanta

11:30 am            Legislative Panel
Senator Bo Hatchett (R-SD50)
Senator Jen Jordan (D-SD6)
Representative Chuck Efstration (R-HD104)
Representative Stacey Evans (D-HD46)

12:00 pm            Awards Luncheon

1:30 pm               George Floyd, Civil Lawsuit: Behind the Scenes
                              Madeleine Simmons, Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, Atlanta
                              Chris Stewart, Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, Atlanta
                              Justin Miller, Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, Atlanta
                              Scott Masterson, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Atlanta

2:15 pm               A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Medical Testimony and Demonstratives at Trial
 Robert F. Glass, Glass & Robson, LLC, Atlanta

2:45 pm               Workers’ Compensation Liability in the Age of COVID-19: A New Reality for Trial Lawyers?
 Tracee R. Benzo, Benzo Law, Atlanta

3:15 pm               Juror Attitudes in a Post-COVID World
                              Jeff R. Harris, Harris Lowry Manton, LLP, Savannah

3:45 pm               Zooming Through the Pandemic
                              Kara E. Philips, Deitch + Rogers, Atlanta
                              Andy Rogers, Deitch + Rogers, Atlanta

4:15 pm               DEI…Know These 3 Letters!
                              Ronnie E. Mabra, Jr., The Mabra Firm, LLC, Atlanta

4:45 pm               Strategic Demands: Using Creative Terms and Pressure Points to Motivate Insurers to do the Right Thing or Face the Consequences
 Edward A. Piasta, Piasta Newbern Walker, LLC, Atlanta

5:15 pm               Closing Reception

Approved CLE: 6.75 total, including 2 trial, 1 professionalism

Total CLE Both Days: 13.25, including 4 trial, 1 ethics, 1 professionalism 

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Cancellations accepted in writing through April 22, 2021 less a $50 cancellation fee.
After that date, we are unable to issue a refund.