Tips For Litigating Plaintiffs' Employment Cases '11

Recorded October 27, 2011

Co-Sponsor

  • The National Employment Lawyers Association, Georgia Chapter (NELA-GA)

Co-Chairs

  • Cheryl B. Legare, President, National Employment Lawyers Association – Georgia Chapter; Buckley & Klein, LLP, Atlanta
  • Julie M. Weiner, Board Member, National Employment Lawyers Association–Georgia Chapter; Law Office of Julie M. Weiner, Marietta

welcome and program overview

Julie M. Weiner, Presiding

Evaluating the Plaintiff

  • Lisa Millican, Greenfield Millican, P.C., Atlanta
  • J. Stephen Mixon, Millar & Mixon, LLC, Atlanta

Assessing Damages In Employment Cases

Edward D. Buckley, III, Buckley & Klein, LLP, Atlanta

Accepting Representation

Janet E. Hill, Hill & Associates, P.C., Athens

Pre-litigation Investigations

Lisa Golan, Law Office of Lisa B. Golan, Norcross

You’ve Filed a Lawsuit: Now What? Strategic Use of Pre-Discovery Rules

Amanda Farahany, Barrett & Farahany LLP, Atlanta

Exchanging Information: Practice Pointers On Initial Disclosures and Written Discovery

  • Alan H. Garber, The Garber Law Firm, P.C., Marietta
  • Jamie G. Miller, Law Office of Jamie G. Miller, Atlanta

Deposing Witnesses In Employment Cases

  • Dena George, Buckley & Klein, LLP, Atlanta
  • Steven E. Wolfe, Buckley & Klein, LLP, Atlanta

Deposing the Company Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6)

  • Debra Scott, Petree & Scott, Atlanta
  • Julie Bracker, Bothwell Bracker & Vann, Roswell

Professionalism and Avoidance of Sanctions

Janet E. Wise, Law Offices of Cynthia N. Sass, P.A., Tampa, FL; Co-Chair, National Employment Lawyers Association Ethics & Sanctions Committee