Events

From April 27-29, 2022, partners Whitney Lay Greene and Melody C. Kiella will be speaking at the 2022 DRI Trucking Law Seminar in Austin, Texas. Melody will be speaking during the main-stage presentation and alongside David M. Wilson of Gaines Gault Hendrix, PC, in a presentation titled "The Future of Medicine: Standard of Care or Junk Science." Whitney will be speaking alongside Larry S. Hall of Heyl Royster and Jana Schieber of Examworks in a presentation titled "The Price is Wrong: How to Identify and Fight Medicial Overbilling." The seminar is titled "The Future of Trucking Litigation: Smarter, Faster, Better." It will focus on how the trucking industry is becoming smarter, faster, ... Continue Reading

March 22, 2022 — Juliana Neelbauer, senior partner of our intellectual property practice, was invited to be a mentor for the University of Maryland Blockchain Accelerator’s inaugural startup cohort. On March 22nd, she provided her Blockchain Law expertise for a technology and law panel alongside Harold Alford III of Coinbase Cloud, Ryan Sears, who is the Cofounder of FounderTrac, and Professor Tej Anand, who is a professor of business and technology at the University of Maryland and Columbia University.    ... Continue Reading

Drew Eckl & Farnham will be sponsoring the 22nd Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service on March 19. Since 1998, these awards have been presented to honor lawyers and judges in Georgia who have made significant contributions to their communities and who demonstrate the positive contributions of members of the Bar beyond their legal or official work. The awards ceremony will take place on March 19, 2022 from 7-10 p.m. at the Loudermilk Conference Center. For more information on the ceremony, click on the link below. ... Continue Reading

On February 11, 2022, partner Elissa Haynes will be a panelist on the Atlanta Bar Association's Litigation's Litigation Section Zoom Breakfast Meeting. The presentation is part of the Back on Track series and is titled "Medical Funding: Discoverability, Admissibility, and Revisiting the Collateral Source Rule." Click the link below for more information and how to register. ... Continue Reading

From January 19-21, partner J.C. Roper, Jr. will be a panelist on the Thomson Reuters 29th Annual Marketing Partner Forum in Amelia Island, Florida. J.C. will be participating in a breakout session titled "Seek the Horizon: Competing Upstream in Legal Services" discussing strategic growth for organizations and how smaller firms can have a tangible advantage over their larger peers. The conference will consist of several workshops and breakout sessions with attorneys from other firms as well as in-house counsel from several Fortune 500 companies. Click the link below for more information on the conference and how to register. ... Continue Reading

On October 13-16, 2021, DRI hosted its annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The meeting consisted of dedicated networking time, keynote speakers, live workshops, and the inauguration of partner Douglas Burrell as 2021-22 DRI President. Partner Taylor Poncz was one of three speakers for a workshop titled "The New Age: Mastering Social Media in the 21st Century." The workshop discussed the impact social media has had on self-marketing and firm marketing and how the legal industry can capitalize on its influence to increase exposure and networking opportunities. Partner Melody Kiella, alongside Roy D. Prather, III of Beveridge & Diamond PC, presented a podcast workshop, educating ... Continue Reading