Karen Karabinos will be speaking at the DRI Women in the Law Seminar on January 23-25, 2019 in Coronado, CA. Karen is co-presenting Minding Your Insurance Matters, which will guide the attendees through coverage claims, bad-faith disputes, and what actually is in the claim file. As an expert in the insurance field, Karen will delve into the potential minefields found in coverage matters and the best advice for keeping an insurer’s claim file out of hot water. This is a presentation you do not want to miss! Register by December 26, 2018 and save $100. Register Karen Karabinos has been litigating cases for more than 31 years, with the last 21 focused on the complexities of property ... Continue Reading
Partner Jack Reale to Speak at the Annual SIGFA Meeting
The annual Self-Insurance Guaranty Funds of America meeting will be held in Williamsburg, Virginia on October 1-2. Jack Reale will be speaking on how to increase efficiency of operations while minimizing the impact to self-insured employers. The seminar will include educational sessions and social events, allowing attendees to grow and network. Mr. Reale has been the Administrator of the Georgia Self-Insurers Guaranty Trust Fund for almost 25 years. If you are a member of the SIGFA, register now! Non-members need an invite from a member to register. Register to attend the meeting. ... Continue Reading
Attorney Juliana Neelbauer Speaks at GSU Panel on September 18
Juliana Neelbauer shared her knowledge with the students of Georgia State University on a panel with Javier Gonzalez on September 18, 2018 from 12:00 - 1:00PM on the Georgia State University campus. Juliana and Javier explained the differences between LLCs, Corporations, and remaining a Sole Propriertor. Juliana Neelbauer focuses her practice on virtual general counsel for for-profit, non-profit charitable, trade organizations, and high-net worth individuals/families which hail from the consumer tech, commercial tech, health care, industrial/supply chain, finance, government contracting, charitable, and political action industries. ... Continue Reading
Attorney Melody Kiella Featured in DRI’s August For the Defense: Is It Possible to “Have It All?”
Attorney Melody Kiella was published in the DRI's August For the Defense about her thoughts on "Having it All." This article is honest and not just for attorneys who are mothers, but all working parents. "So, when my three-month maternity leave was over, I dropped my daughter off at daycare and drove to work looking forward to some mental stimulation and conversations with adults. Ah, but I felt guilty that day for not being one of those mothers who cries the first time she leaves her child at daycare. And I also felt guilty for actually wanting to leave my daughter for work. I wondered if something was wrong with me. Did I value my career more than my own child?" Balance is hard. Each ... Continue Reading
Webinar: E-Discovery and Spoliation Issues: Litigation Pitfalls, Duty to Preserve, and Claw-Back Agreements
Chuck Hoey and Robert Quinn will be speaking in an upcoming webinar, "E-Discovery and Spoliation Issues: Litigation Pitfalls, Duty to Preserve, and Claw-Back Agreements," scheduled for Thursday, September 6, 1:00PM-2:30PM EDT. During the webinar, the panel will express the importance of understanding technology issues by providing and discussing recent developments in this area of law. Most lawsuits and claims involve electronically stored or transmitted information, and every trial attorney must understand e-discovery, spoliation, and technology issues for when they arise. After the presentation, there will be a live question and answer session with participants so we can ... Continue Reading
Attorney Mary Alice Jasperse Featured in The YLD Review
Mary Alice Jasperse, member of the Young Lawyers Divison Leadership Academy, was featured in The YLD Review for her article about bad faith actions in first-party lawsuits. "Under Georgia law, the test for bad faith is 'whether the insurer had reasonable and probable cause for defending against the claim.' Georgia courts have held that insurers are entitled to summary judgment on bad faith claims 'where the insurance company has any reasonable ground to contest the claim.'" Jasperse uses Ports v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. to further explain the "reasonable grounds" insurance companies have to contest the claim. Full Article Mary Alice practices in the area ... Continue Reading
Juliana Neelbauer Advises Students and Leaders of the University of Maryland’s Student-Run Incubator, Startup Shell
Juliana Neelbauer was added to the Startup Shell wall as an "Alpha" or founding member in recognition of the advising she has provided during the last six years. Startup Shell is a student-run incubator on the University of Maryland's campus. While on her most recent trip to the campus, Neelbauer gave an entrepreneurship law lecture to business students. Juliana Neelbauer was added to the Startup Shell wall as an "Alpha" or founding member in recognition of the advising she has provided during the last six years. Startup Shell is a student-run incubator on the University of Maryland's campus. While on her most recent trip to the campus, Neelbauer gave an entrepreneurship ... Continue Reading
The Best Defense is a Good Offense, and We’re Not Talking About Football
Melody Kiella was published in the DRI For The Defense magainze for her article, Tips for Facilitating Collaboration Among In-House, National, and Local Counsel in Multijurisdictional Litigation. Melody states, "For large companies subject to litigation in a variety of jurisdictions, whether or not the litigation is a class action or numerous individual lawsuits, the best offense is indisputably created by coordinating a unified defense strategy as soon as possible." Kiella's tips on how to navigate a national counsel start from the very beginning of the process and continue through the end of litigation. Full article Melody Kiella has been practicing law for over seven years ... Continue Reading
Partner Jeff Ward Hosts Panel at GDLA Conference
Jeff is the treasurer of GDLA, and hosted a panel over the weekend at the conference titled "What's New in Mediation? Preparation, Process, and Professionalism." The panelists broke down mediation to teach the audience just what they need to know to have a successful mediation. This panel is just the beginning of Jeff's involvement with GDLA. Holding the position of newsletter editor-in-chief for the past three years and being named treasurer, he is doing it all. Hall McKinley Partner Hall McKinley was named president of the GDLA, along with Jeff's treasury induction. Jeff will follow in Hall's footsteps and be inducted as president in 2020. This is unheard of in an association of ... Continue Reading
John Adkisson Featured in State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Newsletter
What time does the employee start work? Is the employee on-call? Was the employee on the job site? "A difference in one fact could have resulted in a different outcome on the question of compensability." Adkisson talks about continuous traveling employees and their right to be compensated. In his article, John Adkisson proves how one fact could have overruled a decision in three different cases. The Workers' Compensation section of the State Bar of Georgia's newsletter features John Adkisson's question of where continuous employment stands in Georgia. Full Article John Adkisson practices in workers' compensation and assists clients with preparation and strategy for hearings. ... Continue Reading