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SECTION UPDATE
LITIGATION
The Litigation Section has enjoyed a tremendous
first half of this 2018-2019 Bar year. The theme for
our monthly Litigation Section Breakfasts is Liti-
gation of Our Time – The Specialty Trial Series. Very
special thanks go out to our Immediate Past Chair,
Ed Konieczny, who developed last year’s theme
concept, The Life of a Trial, and to our Board Mem-
ber, Ty Brown, who was so instrumental in setting
out this year’s topics We continue to receive posi-
tive feedback from our membership on our yearly
thematic approach. Thanks, Ed and Ty!
We kicked off this year’s Specialty Trial Series with
data-breach litigation, a truly burgeoning and dy-
namic area of the law. Throughout the remainder of
2018, our membership enjoyed breakfast presenta-
tions on: employment-related contract disputes and
restrictive covenant litigation; the products liability
trial; and, civil trials in Magistrate Court. Our Board
Members, Ty Brown, Elizabeth Adler, Amy Cheng,
John Hadden, and the Honorable Lillian Caudle,
did an outstanding job moderating and speaking
at these events.
up for our monthly breakfasts on topics ranging
from white collar crime litigation to trial ethics. We
also look forward to more festive occasions, as well,
such as the Section’s upcoming happy hour at the
Hotel Claremont, and our annual Bench & Bar gala,
which will once again be hosted by Nelson Mullins
this May. We hope to see you at our next breakfast
and these events!
Please mark your calendar for our half-day CLE
on February 13, 2019 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at
Morris Manning & Martin LLP. The Litigation Sec-
tion is hosting a half-day interactive and participa-
tory CLE program. During discussions, you’ll hear
fascinating insights into ethical and professional
issues that arise in specialized areas of litigation
and dispute resolution. Please join us and pick up
your needed CLE credits.
By Robert S. Huestis, Esq.,
Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, PC
[email protected]
The Litigation Section has renewed our commit-
ment to several pro bono organizations and has
remained a proud supporter of the Atlanta Vol-
unteer Lawyers Foundation and the Summer Law
Internship Program, just to name a few. Our Section
remains in good financial health and therefore able
to help these very worthy organizations.
Our Section truly values our sponsors. Thank you to
Network One Consulting, Aprio, Applied Technical
Services, and our newest member, Regency Bren-
tano. It has been a pleasure to work and socialize
with the fine people who represent our sponsors at
the Litigation Section events.
Here’s to 2019, which looks to be another great year
for our Section! We have excellent speakers lined
Shown from left to right is Rob Huestis, Litigation Sec-
tion Chair (Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.)
and The Honorable Lillian Nash Caudle (Magistrate
Court of Fulton County).
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