The Atlanta Bar Association Criminal Law Section and
State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division Present
CRIMINAL LAW BOOT CAMP 101
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF NAVIGATING AND
PRACTICING CRIMINAL LAW IN THE STATE
COURTS OF GEORGIA
The objective of this seminar is to give newer criminal practitioners the basic foundation and skill set
to go into and represent defendants in state courts throughout Georgia. Additionally, this program
will introduce new lawyers to the Atlanta Bar Association and the Lawyer Referral and Information
Service, a lead and case generating referral service for Atlanta Bar Association members
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
9:00 am - 4:45 pm
8:30 am - Registration
Where: State Bar of Georgia
104 Marietta St.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Earn 6.75 CLE Hours
Attend in person on via the live webcast!
Registration Fees:
Section Members: $179 early, $199 regular
Atlanta Bar Members: $189 early, $209 regular
Non-Members: $239 early, $259 regular
Law Students: Members FREE, $15 Non-Member
Savings: Register by February 16, 2016 and receive a $20
discount. Use your Members-Only CLE Coupon to save an
additional $75!
Register Online
Program Agenda and Faculty
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Effectively Representing Clients and Working with the Solicitor’s Office
Sherry Boston, DeKalb County Solicitor General’s Office
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Evidence
Parag Shah, The Shah Law Firm
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Criminal Law and Procedure
Jason Swindle, Swindle Law Group P.C.
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
DUI Basics
Latasha V. Barnes, The Barnes Law Office, LLC
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ethics/avoiding and Addressing bar Complaints
R. Gary Spencer, R. Gary Spencer, P.C.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Practical Pointers in Representing Your Client in State and Municipal Court in Criminal
Matters: A View From the Bench
Moderator: James Gabriel Banks, Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
Hon. Shondeana Crews Morris, State Court of Dekalb Cou nty - Traffic Division
Hon. Akintunde Akinyele, Lithonia Municipal Court
Hon. Christopher Ward, Atlanta Municipal Court
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Introduction to LRIS
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association
December 2015
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