SEABOTA 2021 Annual Conference Henderson Beach Resort & Spa, Destin, Florida Meeting Agenda

Friday, September 17

8:30 am - 8:35 am Conference Overview and Welcome S. Lester, Tate, III, President September 17 -18, 2021 8:35 am - 8:50 am Introductions of Attendees S. Lester Tate, III, President

Thank you to our sponsor: 8:50 am - 9:20 am Trial By Jury Justice John Ellington Georgia Supreme Court

9:20 am - 9:50 am Some Thoughts on the Future . . . of Jury Trials Justice John Cannon Few South Carolina Supreme Court

9:50 am - 10:05 am Panel Q&A with Justice John Ellington and Justice John Cannon Few Moderated by S. Lester, Tate III

10:05 am - 10:15 am Coff ee Break

The Foundation of ABOTA has applied for 10:15 am - 10:45 am Who Killed the Swains?: Dennis Perry’s CLE in all SEABOTA states: 20-year fi ght for Justice Joshua Sharpe CLE Approvals The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Alabama 4.1 general credit hours • Arkansas 4 general credit hours 10:45 am - 10:55 am National Report • Georgia 4 general credit hours Grace Weatherly, National President • Kentucky 4 general credit hours • Louisiana 4 general credit hours 10:55 am - 11:05 am Foundation Report • Mississippi 4.1 general credit hours Douglas M. DeGrave, Foundation President • North Carolina 4 general credit hours • South Carolina 4.08 general credit hours 11:05 am - 12:15 pm Break • Tennessee 5.33 general credit hours • Virginia 2.5 general credit hours 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Shaped American Law with Brian F. Haara Lunch included with presentation

Times and events are subject to change without notice. Although we will be mindful, SEABOTA cannot guarantee each event will be condusive to be a social distance event. We are depending on you to make the decision on your comfort level on attending events. as of 7/28/21 SEABOTA 2021 Annual Conference Henderson Beach Resort & Spa, Destin, Florida Meeting Agenda

Saturday, September 18

8:30 am - 8:35 am Conference Overview S. Lester Tate, III, President September 17 -18, 2021 8:35 am - 10:00 am Courage in Lawyers and Judges The Honorable Herbert E. Phipps (Ret.) Court of Appeals of Georgia Thank you to our sponsor: 10:00 am - 10:35 pm SEABOTA Chapter Reports (2 minutes)

- Alabama, Graham Esdale - Arkansas - Charleston - Eastern North Carolina - Georgia, Lynn Leonard - Kentucky, Hans G. Poppe - Louisiana - Mississippi - South Carolina - Southeastern Georgia - Tennessee - Western North Carolina - Virginia The Foundation of ABOTA has applied for CLE in all SEABOTA states: 10:35 am - 10:45 am Coff ee Break

CLE Approvals 10:45 am - 11:10 am Vaping, the use of additives in the • Alabama 4.1 general credit hours vaporizer, and the limited toxicology • Arkansas 4 general credit hours information available about the recent • Georgia 4 general credit hours deaths resulting from this practice • Kentucky 4 general credit hours Vanessa A. Fitsanakis, Ph.D. • Louisiana 4 general credit hours Robson Forensic • Mississippi 4.1 general credit hours • North Carolina 4 general credit hours 11:10 am - 11:55 am The Inherent Power of a Law License • South Carolina 4.08 general credit hours Robin Frazer Clark • Tennessee 5.33 general credit hours Robin Frazer Clark, PC • Virginia 2.5 general credit hours 11:55 am - 12:05 pm SEABOTA 2022 Programming Charles A. Bentley, Jr. SEABOTA President-Elect

Times and events are subject to change without notice. Although we will be mindful, SEABOTA cannot guarantee each event will be condusive to be a social distance event. We are depending on you to make the decision on your comfort level on attending events. as of 7/28/21 SEABOTA Annual Conference Henderson Beach Resort & Spa, Destin, Florida

Speaker Biographies

Justice John J. Ellington Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

September 17 - 18, 2021 Justice John J. Ellington was elected to the Supreme Court of Georgia in 2018. Prior to his election, Justice Ellington served on the Georgia Court of Appeals for over 19 years. In 1991, Justice Ellington became one of the youngest trial court judges in Georgia when he was appointed State Court Judge of Treutlen County, Georgia. In addition to serving as State Court Judge in Treutlen County - for over six years - Justice Ellington served as a Superior Court Judge by designation in fi ve circuits - 29 counties - throughout South Georgia.

Justice Ellington graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Accounting (1982) and earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia Law School (1985). He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and graduated with degrees in Business and Political Science.

Justice Ellington has served in many capacities in business, professional, civic, and religious organizations in South Georgia and metro Atlanta. An Eagle Scout, Justice Ellington served as Eagle Scout Alumni Chairman for Troop #56, BSA. He is a past President of the Vidalia Rotary Club, and he is a Paul Harris Fellow Rotarian. He is former Chairman of Four Rivers Ducks Unlimited, past President of the Soperton Lions Club, and former President of the Treutlen County Sportsman’s Club. He served as a Director of Swainsboro Technical College. Justice Ellington is a member of the Atlanta Lawyer’s Club, and a Fellow of the Lawyers’ Foundation of Georgia.

Vanessa A. Fitsanakis, Ph.D. Robson Forensic

Vanessa A. Fitsanakis, Ph.D., is fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and a member of the Neurotoxicology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology. She has over 15 years of experience in both toxicology and neuroscience. In addition to her specifi c expertise in neurotoxicology and neuropharmacology, Dr. Fitsanakis applies her broad training in general toxicology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology towards causation analysis relating to environmental and occupational toxicants, alcohol, and prescription and recreational drugs.

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Robin Frazer Clark Robin Frazer Clark, P.C.

September 17 - 18, 2021 Robin Frazer Clark is owner and founder of Robin Frazer Clark, P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia. She devotes her practice exclusively to plaintiff ’s personal injury. Robin has tried over 75 jury trials and argued before the Georgia appellate courts over 40 times. She is a published author of multiple works, which you may locate at www.atlantainjurylawyerblog.com.

Ms. Clark is a member of the Georgia Chapter of ABOTA. She served as President of the State Bar of Georgia (2012 – 2013), Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta (LCA). She is a member of the International Society of Barristers (ISOB), Institute for Continuing Judicial Education (ICJE), Board of Directors of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the American Bar Association (ABA). Robin received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Vanderbilt University (1985) and her J.D. from Emory University School of Law (1988).

Associate Justice John Cannon Few Justice, Supreme Court of South Carolina

Justice John Cannon Few is an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He served as a trial court judge from 2000 – 2010 and Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 2010 – 2016. Prior to serving on the bench, Justice Few had a private practice in Greenville, South Carolina.

Justice Few teaches law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a former member of the faculty of the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. He is also a former Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Charleston School of Law. He graduated from Duke, where he served as the school’s athletic mascot, the Blue Devil. Justice Few received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina and served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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Speaker Biographies Brian F. Haara Author of Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Shaped American Law

September 17 - 18, 2021 Brian F. Haara is a founding partner of Tachau Meek in Louisville, Kentucky. He serves the trial and litigation needs of clients in the fi nancial services, insurance, and bourbon industries, among others, in state and federal courts in both Kentucky and Indiana.

Brian has found a way to combine his passions for the law, bourbon, and history. After stumbling upon the Pepper v. Labrot case from 1981 and then learning the real truth about Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr., Brian knew that he had to tell the true story about bourbon and its connections with the development of American commercial law and the growth of the nation.

Brian received his undergraduate degree from Alma College (1993) and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law (1996).

The Honorable Herbert E. Phipps (Ret.) Senior Appellate Judge

Senior Appellate Judge Herbert E. Phipps was born in Baker County, Georgia. He has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia and taught English at Thammasatt University and private schools in Bangkok, Thailand. After law school, Judge Phipps returned to Albany, Georgia, to join the law practice of C.B. King. The firm emphasized civil rights litigation, including school desegregation, student rights, police brutality and discriminatory employment practices. From 1983 to 1995, Judge Phipps engaged in the solo practice of law.

Judge Phipps served for eight years as part-time Magistrate and Associate Judge of the State Court of Dougherty County, Georgia. He served as Judge of the Dougherty County Juvenile Court for seven years. Governor Zell Miller appointed him Judge of the Dougherty Circuit Superior Court in June 1995, and after being elected to a four-year term he served on that court until Georgia Governor Roy Barnes appointed him to the Court of Appeals of Georgia in July 1999. He was elected statewide to serve three six-year terms on the Court of Appeals. In 2010 he became Presiding Judge of the Court, and he served as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals from July 2013 through June 2015. Judge Phipps retired from the Court of Appeals

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in 2016.

Judge Phipps earned his Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political September 17 - 18, 2021 Science from Morehouse College. He earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School, where he served as an editor of the Law Review. Judge Phipps was later awarded a Master of Laws in the Judicial Process from the University of Virginia School of Law.

He is a member of the joint 2021 Federal Nominations Advisory Commission of Georgia U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff which reviews and recommends to the Senators candidates for positions of U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshall in Georgia’s three federal districts.

Joshua Sharpe The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Joshua Sharpe is a staff writer at The Atlanta Journal- Constitution. He covers failures of the criminal justice system and government agencies, leading to revelatory stories girded by strong reporting and thoughtful writing. His reporting has exposed how child welfare workers failed two children who were later found buried behind their home. In 2020, Sharpe’s reporting on a double murder case led to the release of the man who had served 20 years while insisting he was innocent.

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