Beginning Lawyers Program

Registration Fee:

$95

BEGINNING LAWYERS PROGRAM

RECORDED FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Archived Web-Cast

Participants in the Transition into Law Practice Program Please Note:

To fulfill initial CLE requirements, lawyers who are newly admitted to the State Bar of Georgia are required to take this seminar and any other six-hour CLE course of their choosing during the year in which they are admitted or the following calendar year.

This program is not required for prosecutors,
solicitors and public defenders. Each of these groups has its separate mentoring and CLE programs.

Presiding:
Prof. C. Ronald Ellington, A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens
Douglas G. Ashworth, Director, Transition into Law Practice Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Timothy J. Buckley, III, Buckley Brown P.C., Atlanta

WELCOME TO THE STATE BAR OF GEORGIA
Gerald M. Edenfield, President, State Bar of Georgia;
Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens, P.C., Statesboro

GREETINGS FROM THE JUDICIARY
Hon. Harold D. Melton, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta

REQUREMENTS OF THE TRANSITION INTO LAW
PRACTICE PROGRAM
Douglas G. Ashworth

STATE BAR OF GEORGIA RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Moderator: Cliff Brashier, Executive Director, State Bar of
Georgia, Atlanta

Legislative Program
Cliff Brashier
Bar Center
Cliff Brashier
Casemaker
Jodi McKenzie, Member Benefits Coordinator, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Membership
Brinda Lovvorn, Director, Membership, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Sections of the Bar
Johanna Merrill, Section Liaison, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Unauthorized Practice of Law
Steve Kazckowski, Director, Unlicensed Practice of Law, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Lawyers Assistance Program – LAP
Steve Brown, Lawyers Assistance Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Pro Bono Opportunities
Michael L. Monahan, Director, Pro-Bono Project, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Law Practice Management
Natalie R. Kelly, Director, Law Practice Management, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Consumer Assistance Program
Lynda Hulsey, Director, Consumer Assistance Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Fee Arbitration Program
Rita Payne, Director, Fee Arbitration, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Foundations of Freedom
Sarah Coole, Director of Communications, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
Lawrence F. Jones, Executive Director, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Athens

INTERACTING WITH YOUR CLIENT
Moderator: Timothy J. Buckley

Panelists:
Robin Frazer Clark, Robin Frazer Clark, P.C. Atlanta
Gregory M. Eells, Eells Law Group, LLC
W. Seaborn Jones, Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney, LLP, Atlanta
Tina Shadix Roddenbery, Kidd & Vaughan, Atlanta

BAR DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND RULES OF
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of
Georgia, Atlanta

HOW TO AVOID MALPRACTICE
J. Randolph Evans, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta

ACHIEVING SUCCESS AS AN ASSOCIATE
Moderator:
Prof. C. Ronald Ellington

Panelists:
Carol V. Clark, Law Offices of Carol V. Clark, Atlanta
Steven M. Collins, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
Jeanine Gibbs Garvie, Wargo & French, Atlanta
Ryan Walsh, Duane Morris, Atlanta

INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISON
Elena Kaplan, President, Young Lawyers Division, State
Bar of Georgia; Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP,
Atlanta

Registration Fee: $95	BEGINNING LAWYERS PROGRAM
	RECORDED FEBRUARY 20, 2008 Archived Web-Cast
	Participants in the Transition into Law Practice Program Please Note: To fulfill initial CLE requirements, lawyers who are newly admitted to the State Bar of Georgia are required to take this seminar and any other six-hour CLE course of their choosing during the year in which they are admitted or the following calendar year. This program is not required for prosecutors, solicitors and public defenders. Each of these groups has its separate mentoring and CLE programs.
	Presiding: Prof. C. Ronald Ellington, A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens Douglas G. Ashworth, Director, Transition into Law Practice Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Timothy J. Buckley, III, Buckley Brown P.C., Atlanta
	WELCOME TO THE STATE BAR OF GEORGIA Gerald M. Edenfield, President, State Bar of Georgia; Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens, P.C., Statesboro
	GREETINGS FROM THE JUDICIARY Hon. Harold D. Melton, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta
	REQUREMENTS OF THE TRANSITION INTO LAW PRACTICE PROGRAM Douglas G. Ashworth
	STATE BAR OF GEORGIA RESOURCES AND SERVICES Moderator: Cliff Brashier, Executive Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Legislative Program Cliff Brashier Bar Center Cliff Brashier Casemaker Jodi McKenzie, Member Benefits Coordinator, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Membership Brinda Lovvorn, Director, Membership, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Sections of the Bar Johanna Merrill, Section Liaison, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Unauthorized Practice of Law Steve Kazckowski, Director, Unlicensed Practice of Law, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Lawyers Assistance Program – LAP Steve Brown, Lawyers Assistance Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Pro Bono Opportunities Michael L. Monahan, Director, Pro-Bono Project, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Law Practice Management Natalie R. Kelly, Director, Law Practice Management, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Consumer Assistance Program Lynda Hulsey, Director, Consumer Assistance Program, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Fee Arbitration Program Rita Payne, Director, Fee Arbitration, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Foundations of Freedom Sarah Coole, Director of Communications, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Lawrence F. Jones, Executive Director, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Athens
	INTERACTING WITH YOUR CLIENT Moderator: Timothy J. Buckley Panelists: Robin Frazer Clark, Robin Frazer Clark, P.C. Atlanta Gregory M. Eells, Eells Law Group, LLC W. Seaborn Jones, Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney, LLP, Atlanta Tina Shadix Roddenbery, Kidd & Vaughan, Atlanta
	BAR DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
	HOW TO AVOID MALPRACTICE J. Randolph Evans, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta
	ACHIEVING SUCCESS AS AN ASSOCIATE Moderator: Prof. C. Ronald Ellington Panelists: Carol V. Clark, Law Offices of Carol V. Clark, Atlanta Steven M. Collins, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta Jeanine Gibbs Garvie, Wargo & French, Atlanta Ryan Walsh, Duane Morris, Atlanta
	INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISON Elena Kaplan, President, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia; Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, Atlanta