Municipal and Governmental Liability

Seminar Number 6808 Early Registration Fee: $140 On-Site Registration Fee: $160 CLE Hours 6 CLE Hours including 3 Trial Practice Hours	MUNICIPAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY
	APRIL 24, 2008 State Bar of Georgia Headquarters 104 Marietta Street, NW Atlanta, GA
	Presiding: Timothy J. Buckley, III, Program Chair; Buckley Brown, P.C., Atlanta
	7:45	REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
	8:25	WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Timothy J. Buckley, III
	8:30	THE PITFALLS AND PROCEDURAL CAUTIONS REGARDING SECTION 1983 CLAIMS G. Brian Spears, Attorney at Law, Atlanta
	9:00	THE PITFALLS AND PROCEDURAL CAUTIONS FOR THE DEFENSE REGARDING SECTION 1983 CLAIMS Tracy K. Haff, Buckley Brown, P.C., Atlanta
	9:30	BREAK
	9:45	JUDICIAL UPDATE - GEORGIA APPELLATE COURTS Bryan A. Downs, Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC, Decatur
	10:15	IMPACT OF PARALLEL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL LITIGATION Daniel P. Griffin, Miller & Martin PLLC, Atlanta
	10:45	LEGISLATIVE UPDATE William T. Clark, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Atlanta
	11:15	ALTERNATIVE DISCOVERY TOOLS: FOIA, OPEN RECORDS, REGULATORY ISSUES Dennis A. Brown, Buckley Brown, P.C., Atlanta
	11:45	LUNCH (Included in registration fee)
	12:15	SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLAIMS Timothy J. Buckley, III
	1:15	RECENT TRENDS FROM THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND THE 11TH CIRCUIT Thomas A. Eaton, Professor, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens
	2:00	BREAK
	2:15	A JUDGE’S PERSPECTIVE: BRIEFING AND ORAL ARGUMENT Hon. Alan J. Baverman, Judge, U.S. Magistrate Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
	3:00	PANEL DISCUSSION: EMERGING ISSUES AND MUNICIPAL LIABILITY CLAIMS Hon. Alan J. Baverman Prof. Thomas A. Eaton Timothy J. Buckley III
	3:30	ADJOURN