SEMINARS

BRITTON AND BUCKINGHAM PRESENT EMINENT DOMAIN TRIAL SEMINAR
September 2009 - John Britton and John Buckingham, two Lewis King Knoxville office attorneys, presented a seminar entitled "Eminent Domain: Key Trial Tactics" in Nashville for the National Business Institute. Britton presented information on: pleadings and discovery, expert witnesses and evidence at trial. Buckingham covered settlement techniques and trial strategies.

SCHULLER & ATCHLEY PRESENT SEMINAR ON LANDLORD TENANT LAW
September 2009 - Lewis King attorney Lars Schuller who practices in the areas of commercial and residential landlord-tenant law and associate attorney, Katrina Atchley who practices in construction and commercial litigation, design professional liability, and landlord/tenant litigation presented a Sterling Education Services seminar on “Landlord Tenant Law – Beyond the Basics.”

LEWIS KING EMPLOYMENT TEAM PRESENTS: THE EMPLOYER’S RESPONSE TO THE ERA OF CHANGE
August 2009 - The Lewis King Employment Team presented, “The Employer’s Response to the Era of Change” a seminar designed to help businesses understand and be able to respond to new employment law developments. Topics covered: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; The Employers Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA); New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations; Tennessee Workers’ Compensation; The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA); The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA); The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA)

DRAPER AND HAYES PRESENT “HIRING & FIRING”
July 2009 - Lewis King Construction practice attorney David Draper and Employment Law practice attorney Janet Hayes presented a brief course designed to assist the Tennessee employer in navigating the legal jungle of interviewing, hiring, and firing to the Tennessee Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors

BRITTON PRESENTS SEMINAR ON
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
April 2009 - Knoxville Shareholder, John J. Britton, presented a seminar entitled “Workers’ Compensation Changes for the Construction Industry” which was sponsored by Shafer Insurance Agency, Inc. This seminar reviewed general principles of Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law as it applies to the construction industry and focused on the effect that Public Chapter 1041, passed on May 28, 2008, had on Tenn. Code Ann. §50-6-113 dealing with the liability of the principal, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor for workers’ compensation benefits.

LEWIS KING EMPLOYMENT TEAM PRESENTS SEMINAR TO ABC
August 2008 – The Lewis King Employment Team presented “The Terrible 10: Ten Issues Troubling Today's Employer's and Tips to Keep Your Company Safe” to the Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. - East Tennessee Chapter. Those issues covered included the necessity for Employee Handbooks and what should be included, Sexual Harassment in the workplace, Immigration Compliance, Hiring & Firing practices, Employee Privacy and Military Leave.

LEWIS KING EMPLOYMENT TEAM PRESENTS SEMINAR ON WORKPLACE ISSUES
June 2008 – The Lewis King Employment team presented “The Legal Environment in Today’s Workplace” to the Shafer Agency covering issues such as workplace Image as it relates to make-up, hair, tattoos and body piercings; workplace privacy and other emerging employment law issues.

LEWIS KING EMPLOYMENT TEAM PRESENTS THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE
April 2008 – The Lewis King Employment team presented “The Legal Environment in Today’s Workplace” to the Shafer Agency covering issues such as workplace Image, workplace privacy and other emerging employment law issues.

LEWIS KING NASHVILLE ATTORNEYS PRESENT SEMINAR INSURANCE ADJUSTERS
February 2008 – Lewis King Nashville attorneys Dale Bay, Reba Brown, Mary Beth Haltom, Daniel Olivas and Jason Pannu presented a seminar for the local adjusters at Cincinnati Insurance Company. Among those topics covered at the Seminar were Rules for Settlement Claims, Dental Malpractice, Settling Claims with Medicare, Premises Liability, Product Liability and Statute of Limitation and Construct Defect.

LEWIS KING EMPLOYMENT TEAM PRESENTS THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE
November 2007 - The Lewis King Employment team presented “The Legal Environment in Today’s Workplace” to the Assurance Center covering issues such as workplace Image as it relates to make-up, hair, tattoos and body piercings; workplace privacy and other emerging employment law issues.

ATTORNEY LINDA MOWLES PRESENTS SEMINAR ON LEGAL RESEARCH ON THE WEB
November 2007 – Attorney Linda Hamilton-Mowles along with others presented, “Find it free and fast on the net: Strategies for legal research on the web” on behalf of the National Business Institute.

ATTORNEY LINDA MOWLES PRESENTS SEMINAR
TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION
September 2007 – Attorney Linda Mowles presented, “Protect your rights constitutionally – Copyright law, the basics” to the Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association (SMPA)

WALDROP AND HOLBROOK PRESENT “NEW LIEN LAW AND RETAINAGE STATUTES
August 2007 - two Lewis King lawyers presented “New Lien Law and Retainage Statutes” an all day seminar concerning the new lien laws and retainage statutes in Tennessee that took effect in mid-2007. Loy Waldrop and Jimmy Holbrook, members of the firm's Construction Practice Group and founding members of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel, presented a program that took an in depth look at the impact of the new statutes concerning liens and retainage in Tennessee will have on contracts, claims, litigation, and related matters. A large crowd of attendees from multiple industry disciplines, including contractors, architects, engineers, owners, and attorneys were in attendance. In addition, Mr. Holbrook has since presented in-house seminars to clients concerning construction industry topics including contracts, new lien/retainage statutes, employment, and immigration compliance issues.

SEVIERVILLE LAWYER PRESENTS SEMINAR ON “RISK AVOIDANCE”
In August 2006, Lars Schuller, a resident of the Sevierville office of Lewis King presented a seminar on “Risk Avoidance” to area realtors in a program sponsored by the Greater Smoky Mountain Association of Realtors. The seminar was approved by the State of Tennessee for Real Estate License continuing education credit. At the seminar, Lars Schuller presented facts of actual cases and discussed the merits of each of them. Further, he explained the applicable law and court ruling as it related to risk avoidance for the group of realtors.

LEWIS KING LAWYERS PRESENT SEMINAR TO
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
June 2006, three Lewis King lawyers presented a program to the annual convention for the South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors. At that time, John Buckingham, Joe Christian and Linda Mowles presented a program on the application of copyright laws to documents prepared based on the work performed by surveyors and the interaction of copyright and public domain as it relates to facts alone. Over 100 members attended the three-hour seminar that was prepared and presented by Lewis King, making it the most highly attended sessions of the convention.

BUCKINGHAM AND BRITTON PRESENT LORMAN EMINENT DOMAIN SEMINAR
John Britton and John Buckingham, two Lewis King lawyers residing in Knoxville, presented a Lorman Education Series seminar on eminent domain in Tennessee across the state earlier this year. Buckingham covered topics ranging from general direct condemnation issues, such as jurisdiction, parties, and pleadings, to issues involved in the concept of just compensation such as fair market value, remainder damages, and comparable sales. Britton’s presentation involved topics ranging from inverse condemnation issues, such as the nature of the remedy, who may bring an action, statute of limitations, pleadings, and the distinction between inverse condemnation and trespass actions. He also addressed admissibility of value opinion evidence in the trial of direct or inverse condemnation cases.

More than 70 attendees were present for the programs. They consisted of an interesting mix of attorneys from private practice, in-house corporate counsel, and government attorneys. There were also a number of engineers, Tennessee Department of Transportation officials, appraisers, and real estate brokers.

Buckingham has almost 30 years of experience handling eminent domain cases for the United States Attorney’s office (various agency takings for the Appalachian Trail), and other projects, the state Attorney General’s office (TDOT highway takings), municipal takings for road widening, and many years of representing landholders in a variety of takings cases. Britton has 25 years of experience handling eminent domain cases for the attorney general’s office (TDOT highway takings), county and municipal takings, and years of representing landholders in a variety of takings cases.

GIORDANO LEADS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR INNS OF COURT
Knoxville shareholder Lawrence Giordano presented a recent program to the Hamilton Burnett Chapter of the American Inns of Court in Knoxville. The subject of the program was practice management techniques for regaining control of the practice of law.