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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
MARCH 25-26, 2015
Annual
5.0 CLE CREDITS, INCLUDING 3.0 PROFESSIONALISM (SELF-REPORTING)
THE RITZ-CARLTON (DOWNTOWN) • 181 PEACHTREE STREET, NE • ATLANTA, GA 30303
ALL SESSIONS AND CELEBRATION DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE RITZ-CARLTON (DOWNTOWN)
DAY ONE: MARCH 25
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Sponsored by: Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP and White & Case LLP
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
OPEN TO PUBLIC
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10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER
Sponsored by: King & Spalding LLP
“ON THE COUCH: A CONVERSATION WITH...”
INTERVIEWER: Karen Hester, Esq.
Executive Director
Center for Legal
Inclusiveness
DAY TWO: MARCH 26
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Michele A. Roberts, Esq.
Executive Director
National Basketball Players Association
and
Anna-Lisa Corrales, Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE
SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
Sponsored by: The Home Depot & SUTHERLAND
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
atherine M. Hilton, Esq.
C
General Counsel and Vice-President of
Legal Affairs, Compliance, and Training
UPS Capital Corporation
2015 LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Sponsored by: DLA Piper LLP (US)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
Georgia-Pacific LLC
133 Peachtree Street NE • Atlanta, GA 30303
Sponsored by: Georgia-Pacific LLC and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
INTERVIEWER: FEATURED SPEAKER:
arolina Den Brok-Perez, Esq.
C
Andrea Arceneaux
Coleman
Founding President
A. Coleman & Associates
S VP Municipal & Industrial RBU
North America, Kemira Oyj
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AGENDA
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 25, 2015
DAY ONE
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM SPONSORED BY
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER
“On The Couch: A Conversation with...”
MODERATOR: Karen Hester, Esq.
Executive Director, Center for Legal Inclusiveness
Denver, CO
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Michele A. Roberts, Esq.
Executive Director
National Basketball Players Association
New York, NY
SPONSORED BY
Anna-Lisa Corrales, Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Mahwah, NJ
THURSDAY,
MARCH 26, 2015
DAY TWO
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
COFFEE HOUR AND REGISTRATION
Sponsored by: The Coca-Cola Company
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
SPONSORED BY
WELCOME
8:45 AM – 9:30 AMWOMEN OF COLOR IN THE PROFESSION:
HOW ARE WE DOING?
SPEAKER: Genhi Givings Bailey, Esq.
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Atlanta, GA
SPONSORED BY
AGENDA
Annual
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
SPONSORED BY
FOUNDER’S FAREWELL: A CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN C. DOCKERY
Founder & Pres. of Leadership Institute of Women of Color Attorneys
INTERVIEWER: Philippa V. Ellis, Esq.
Partner; Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP
Atlanta, GA
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
WOMEN OF COLOR ATTORNEYS LEARNING TO LEAD
Smaller group sessions where attorneys discuss issues they encounter in their
practices and ways to resolve them.
SPONSORED BY
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOPS
Trish Treadwell, Esq.
Partner; Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP
Atlanta, GA
• Traits of Effective Leaders: Born, Bred, or Acquired?
• Using Your Personal Skills to Propel Your Leadership Ability
and Further Your Goals
• Maximizing Your Personal Board of Directors and Mentor
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
WORKSHOP BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS
Attorneys will break into discussion groups according to their practice
(large firm, mid-size/small firm, in-house, public sector).
A. LARGE LAW FIRMS
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Anita Wallace Thomas, Esq.
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough LLP
Atlanta, GA
Geetha Adinata, Esq.
Partner
Ford Harrison
Atlanta, GA
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B. MEDIUM AND SMALL LAW FIRMS
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Sonjui Kumar, Esq.
Founding Member
Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Anandhi S. Rajan, Esq.
Partner
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
Atlanta, GA
C. CORPORATE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Shymeka Hunter, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
WorldPay US, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Katia Grow, Esq.
Senior Managing Counsel
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
D. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE/NON-PROFIT COUNSEL
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Avarita L. Hanson, Esq.
Honorable Kimberly E. Adams
Executive Director
Fulton County Superior Court
Chief Justice’s Commission
Atlanta, GA
on Professionalism
Atlanta, GA
12:15 – 12:30 PM
BREAK
12:30 – 1:45 PMSCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
Sponsored by: The Home Depot & SUTHERLAND
SPONSORED BY
SPONSORED BY
INTRODUCTION: Fredrick McClure, Esq.
Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US), Tampa, FL
2015 LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Sponsored by: DLA Piper LLP (US)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Catherine M. Hilton, Esq.
General Counsel and Vice-President of Legal Affairs,
Compliance, and Training
UPS Capital Corporation (Dunwoody, GA)
1:45 – 2:00 PM
BREAK
SPONSORED BY
AGENDA
Annual
FIRST CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
SPONSORED BY
SPONSORED BY
A. L AW FIRM ECONOMICS 101
MODERATOR: Marla Butler, Esq.
Shareholder; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
New York, NY
PANELISTS:
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Esq.
Partner
Sutherland
Atlanta, GA
Shamita D. Etienne-Cummings, Esq.
Partner
White & Case, LLP
Washington, DC
Althea J.K. Broughton, Esq.
Partner
Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA
Altomease Kennedy, Esq.
Partner
Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP
Washington, DC
2:00 PM – 3:00 PMB. A
LTERNATIVE CAREERS IN THE LAW:
Using Your J.D. Outside of Law Firm
Private Practice
MODERATOR: Stacy Cole-Bell, Esq.
Director of Government and Community Affairs
Comcast Cable
Atlanta, GA
PANELISTS:
Kim Anderson, Esq.
CEO, Families First
Atlanta, GA
Lisa Liang, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta, GA
Carol Hammell, SPHR
Director, Human Resources
RockTenn
Norcross, GA
Tisha R. Tallman, Esq.
President & CEO
Georgia Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (GHCC)
Atlanta, GA
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3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
AGENDA
BREAK
SECOND CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
A. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND LAW FIRM PARTNERS
SPEAK OUT!
MODERATOR: Alison Nelson, Esq.
Managing Counsel
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
PANELISTS:
Angela Payne James, Esq.
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
Angela Frazier, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Cox Communications, Inc.
Dunwoody, GA
Ashoo K. Sharma, Esq.
Corporate General Counsel
HomeServices of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Angela E. Dotson, Esq.
Chief Global Litigation Counsel
GE Energy Management
Atlanta, GA
Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour, Esq.
Partner, Bryan Cave LLP
President of GABWA
Atlanta, GA
SPONSORED BY
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SPONSORED BY
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
AGENDA
B. O
PPORTUNITIES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
MODERATOR:
Jadawnya Butler, Esq.
Assistant District Attorney
Fulton County DA’s Office
Atlanta, GA
PANELISTS:
Javoyne Hicks White, Esq.
Chief of Staff, US EPA Region 4
Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta, GA
Patrice Walker, Esq.
Senior Regional Attorney
FDIC
Washington, DC
Sairalina Montesino, Esq.
Trial Attorney, EEOC
Atlanta, GA
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
SPONSORED BY
BREAK
4:30 PM – 5:30 PMMEN SPONSORING WOMEN:
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
MODERATOR:
Charmaine L. Slack, Esq.
Partner, Jones Day
New York, NY
PANELISTS:
John D. Golden, Esq.
Partner; Golden & Grimes, LLP
National Coordinating Counsel
for Jaguar Land Rover NA, LLC
Miami, FL
Curtis Mack, Esq.
Retired Partner
formerly of McGuireWoods LLP
Atlanta, GA
Fredrick H.L. McClure, Esq.
Shareholder
Managing Partner, Tampa Office
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Tampa, FL
Shyam Reddy, Esq.
Chief Administrative Officer,
General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary
Euramax International, Inc.
Annual
6:00 PM – 7:30 PMNETWORKING RECEPTION
HOSTED BY: Georgia-Pacific LLC
133 Peachtree Street Northeast • Atlanta, GA 30303
INTERVIEWER:
Andrea Arceneaux Coleman
Founding President
A. Coleman & Associates
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Carolina Den Brok-Perez, Esq.
SVP Municipal & Industrial RBU
North America, Kemira Oyj
Dunwoody, GA
STUDENT SESSIONS RUN CONCURRENTLY
WITH THE AFTERNOON SESSION
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STUDENT SESSION
The following sessions run concurrently with the Afternoon Session:
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PLANNING YOUR LEGAL CAREER
This session will offer valuable insight into the law school admissions
process as well address the importance of developing, implementing,
and managing a career plan to maximize your career and job search.
2:50 PM – 3:40 PM F
INANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION:
The Search for Scholarships,
Financial Aid, and Tips to Keep
Your Post-Law School Debt Low
This session will emphasize the importance of minimizing and reducing
your post-law school debt with an overview of the Public Service Loan
Forgiveness program as well as provide a brief overview of the financial
aid process and tips on finding scholarship sources.
SPEAKER:
Carmen B. Johnson, Esq.
Assistant Director for Admissions and Diversity Initiatives
Stetson University College of Law
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM BREAK
STUDENT AGENDA
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4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CAREER TIPS AND WAR STORIES
FROM RECENT LAW GRADUATES:
Making Smart Career Choices—“What I
Wish I Knew Before I Went To Law School”
This session will provide practical advice from recent law graduates on how
to navigate law school and the first few years of law practice as well as a
discussion on preparing for the Bar exam, utilizing technology to jump start
your legal career, and the importance of creating a personal brand to maximize
your network.
SPEAKERS:
Jatrean M. Sanders, Esq.
Attorney
Cozen O’Connor P.C.
Alexandra R.T. Daniels, Esq.
Staff Attorney
The Coca-Cola Company