Partner Robert Goldsmith will be participating in ADR in the Workers' Compensation Arena on Wednesday, March 18th at the State Bar Atlanta Conference Center. Robert will be speaking on "The Bully in the Caucus Room - Dealing with Difficult People" (mediation tactics for mediators) panel at the seminar from 1:00 - 1:30 PM. Register for the seminar here. ... Continue Reading
Living Your Best Professional Life Workshop
As Co-Chair of the GAPABA Women's Leadership Network, Attorney Kayla Chen has organized a Living Your Best Professional Life workshop that will highlight opportunities for development that women lawyers are lacking. The workshop will take place on Saturday, February 22, from 11:00 AM -1:30 PM at 1180 Peachtree St., 26th Floor Conference Center. Register here. ... Continue Reading
Robert Goldsmith at the 5th Annual Workplace Heath Symposium
Partner Robert Goldsmith will be presenting at the 5th Annual Workplace Heath Symposium on Friday, February 21st, at Savannah Technical College. Robert will be discussing the comparisons between Federal Law and State Law on medical marijuana. The conference is an opportunity to gain insight about what Worker's Compensation and Human Resource Professional are doing to create better workplace outcomes. ... Continue Reading
Jennifer Parrott Moderating Law Firm Cyber Risks Panel
Partner Jennifer Parrott will be moderating the Law Firm Cyber Risks panel at the ABA TIPS Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee Conference on March 6th at Georgia State University. Jennifer will be moderating a discussion focused on how law firms can best protect themselves and their clients from cyber risk exposure. Visit the ABA's website to register. ... Continue Reading
DEF Sponsors 28th Annual Kids’ Chance Charity Golf Classic
Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 28th Annual Kids' Chance of Georgia Charity Golf Classic Thursday, February 27 from 1:00-5:00 PM at Top Golf in Midtown Atlanta. Kids' Chance of Georgia, Inc. provides educational scholarships to the children of Georgia's workers who have been seriously, catastrophically or fatally injured in work-related accidents. Join us to provide additional scholarships to the kids by registering today! All prices include lunch, two drink tickets, and prizes. If you would like to attend as a guest of DEF, please email your attorney or our Marketing Director, Christy Walsh. Register for the event here. ... Continue Reading
DEF Co-Sponsoring Pritchard & Jerden’s Annual Risk Control Workshop
We are proud to be a co-sponsor of Pritchard & Jerden's Annual Risk Control Workshop on 2/18. We are proud to be a co-sponsor of Pritchard & Jerden's Annual Risk Control Workshop on 2/18, where attorneys Joe Chancey, Stephen Graham and Jasmine Saenz will be speaking on Employment Law Considerations in Workers' Comp Claims. The workshop will be held at the Hyatt at Villa Christina from 8:30AM - 3:00PM. Click here to register. ... Continue Reading
DEF Hosts “Atlanta: Fintech Hub of the Hemisphere?”
On Thursday October 24th, Javier Gonzalez coordinated a panel for the "Atlanta: Fintech Hub of the Hemisphere?", part of the Global Atlanta's Latin American Crossroads series. The panel consisted of 3 successful Atlanta Fintech entrepreneurs who addressed the various ways they've been supporting Atlanta's growth beyond a purely domestic ecosystem and into a hemispheric hub for all aspects of financial technology. More about Global Atlanta ... Continue Reading
Drew Eckl & Farnham Joins the Georgia Delegation at Largest U.S. CyberSecurity Conference
Three Drew Eckl & Farnham attorneys who are members of our firm's Cybersecurity Committee were personally invited by the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDED) to attend the 2019 RSA Conference, the largest cybersecurity conference in the world, as part of The Georgia Delegation. Karen Karabinos, Rob Welch, and Juliana Neelbauer attended the conference, held March 4-8 in San Francisco, CA, with leadership representatives from GDED, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Invest Atlanta, Georgia Allies, GA Tech, Georgia Power, and the Augusta, Columbus, and Forsyth county Departments of Economic Development. Three Drew Eckl & Farnham attorneys who are members of our ... Continue Reading
DEF to Sponsor 2019 GWCA Spring Conference
We are proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 2019 Georgia Employers' Workers' Compensation Association (GWCA) Spring Conference. We are proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 2019 Georgia Employers' Workers' Compensation Association (GWCA) Spring Conference. The GWCA is scheduled for June 5-7 at the Westin in Jekyll Island. To register for this event or for more information, you can visit the GWCA website. ... Continue Reading
DEF Sponsors the SBWC Regional Seminars
Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 2019 State Board of Workers' Compensation Seminars. Presentations include updates on Board rules, new developments at the State Board, case law development and more. Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 2019 State Board of Workers' Compensation Seminars. Presentations include updates on Board rules, new developments at the State Board, case law development and more. If you are interested in attending, below are the dates and locations of the regional semianrs in Georgia. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - Cartersville, Georgia - Clarence Brown Conference Center Thursday, March 28, 2019 - Newnan, Georgia - The Newnan Centre Thursday, ... Continue Reading