Seminar Number

6861

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$300

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$320

CLE Hours

12 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hours and
3 Trial Practice Hours

 

55th Annual
INSTITUTE FOR CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS

SEPTEMBER 4-5, 2008

Georgia Center for Continuing Education
1197 S. Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA  (706) 542-2056

For Directions: www.gactr.uga.edu

Seminar Co-Sponsors:
Local Government Law Section, State Bar of Georgia;
City Attorneys' Section, Georgia Municipal Association;
County Attorneys' Section, Association County Commissioners of Georgia

Social Co-Sponsors:
Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLC;
Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, P.C.;
Miller & Martin PLLC;
Morgan Keegan;
Troutman Sanders LLP

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Presiding:
Richard A. Carothers, Chair, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia; City Attorney for Berkeley Lake, Flowery Branch, and Lilburn; Carothers & Mitchell, LLC, Buford
7:45

Registration
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A jacket
or sweater is recommended.)
8:30

storefront churches and the alcoholic beverage industry
Murray J. Weed, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta
9:00

development districts tads, idds, and cids
James L. Pannell, Gray & Pannell LLP, Savannah
10:00

BREAK
10:15

records retention
Andrew J. Whalen, III, The Whalen Law Firm, Griffin
10:45

LAND USE UPDATE
Laurel E. Henderson, Henderson & Hundley, P.C., Atlanta
Richard A. Carothers
11:45

LUNCHEON (Included in registration fee)
Following the luncheon there will be a meeting of the Local Government Law Section, State Bar of Georgia
1:15

employment law: frequently asked questions (or questions that should be frequently asked)
Sharon P. Morgan, Elarbee Thompson Sapp & Wilson, LLP, Atlanta
2:15

mediation: doing it right
Michael E. Fisher, Independent Mediator, Atlanta
3:15
 BREAK
3:30

legislative update
Susan J. Moore, General Counsel, Georgia Municipal Association, Atlanta
Kemuel A. Kimbrough, Assistant General Counsel, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Atlanta
4:30
 RECESS
6:30
 reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres
(ENDS AT 8:30)
Athens Country Club, 2700 Jefferson Road
Sponsored by:
Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP
Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, P.C.
Miller & Martin PLLC
Morgan Keegan
Troutman Sanders LLP
FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Presiding:
Michael J. Long, President, County Attorneys’ Section, Association County Commissioners of Georgia; Houston County Attorney; Martin Snow O’Neal & Long, Warner Robins
8:30
 due diligence for local government Attorneys: pitfalls, dangers and risks
Matthew G. McLaughlin, Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Atlanta
James P. Monacell, Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
Dale R. “Bubba” Samuels, Jarrard & Davis, LLP, Cumming
9:30

construction contracting from the local government perspective: the new aia forms — friend or foe?
George C. Reid, George C. Reid, LLC, Atlanta
10:00

BREAK
10:15
 litigation obstacles unique to local governments
Panelists:
David A. Basil, Attorney at Law, Carrollton
William J. Linkous, III, County Attorney, DeKalb County Law Department, Decatur
Willie J. Lovett, Jr., Fulton County Office of the County Attorney, Atlanta
11:45

LUNCHEON (Included in registration fee)

Presiding:
J. Pope Langstaff, President, City Attorneys’ Section, Georgia Municipal Association; City Attorney for Macon, Macon
12:45

judicial update
James E. Elliott, Jr., Office of the City Attorney, Warner Robins
1:45

election law in georgia: what city and county att orneys need to know
Wesley B. Tailor, General Counsel, Director, Elections Division, Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, Atlanta
2:45
 BREAK
3:00
 representation of sheriffs and police officers from a to z —
Hot Issues and Ongoing Topics
Elizabeth B. Taylor, Associate County Attorney, Cobb County, Marietta
4:00
 ADJOURN