Program Directors: Chinwe Foster & S. Derek Johnson-Gage

2024 Debra Blum Schedule of Topics: Click Here

Venue:  The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Cost: Free to GACDL Members, with registration (and strictly enforced Cancellation & No-Show Policy listed below)

***GACDL recognizes the generosity of the Arthur M Blank Foundation for making this training possible***

CLE: 11hr (5 Trial) [applied for] available for a fee ($4/hr), upon payment. To receive CLE credits, select the CLE option when registering.

Accommodations: Not free, but a discounted room block is available at the Wylie Hotel Atlanta (551 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, Georgia 30308). Reserve by calling 470-437-4400 and asking for the GACDL Room Block rate or click here for online booking. The room block closes September 9, 2024. 

Need help with registration or have any questions?  

Call the GACDL Office 404-248- 1777.  

Cancellations & No-Show Policy

• Cancellations after September 6, 2024 will result in a fee of $350
• Anyone who registers and fails to attend, will be charged a fee of $350
• Future registrations for GACDL seminars will not be allowed until any such Cancellation or No-Show Fee is paid. 
• In the event of a medically necessitated cancellation or no-show, please call the GACDL office.
• File a timely Leave of Absence - the necessary Cancellation or No-Show Fee will be assessed for an absence due to a court appearance, if a proper Leave of Absence was not filed.
• In the unfortunate event you register and learn after September 6 that you cannot attend, we welcome a substitute attendee in your place. Otherwise, the Cancellation Fee will apply.

Details:

• A link to the seminar materials stored in Dropbox will be emailed to registered attendees by 5p.m. on Wednesday October 9.  Please check your spam/junk mail folder as well as your inbox for this email.

• Be sure the email address confirmed in your registration is correct. GACDL members can check their email address here.

GACDL’s Respiratory Virus Guidelines and Protocols :

Please take any precautions you would like (e.g., mask) given that:  

• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is NOT REQUIRED; 

• GACDL reserves the right to request proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test should the incidence of COVID-19 at the time of the seminar warrant it; 

• GACDL will not provide on-site COVID-19 testing for attendees; and 

• GACDL reserves the right to provide for and require testing of speakers and staff.  

To help ensure a safe seminar, please abide the current CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Spread of Respiratory Viruses found here: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

These policies are subject to change, in accordance with state and local guidelines and changing circumstances. 

**BY REGISTERING FOR THIS SEMINAR YOU AGREE TO ALL TERMS & CONDITIONS STATED ONLINE, GACDL’S Respiratory Virus GUIDELINES & PROTOCOLS, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. The materials and information provided at this conference are confidential and may not be disclosed. The information and materials provided represent the thoughts, opinions, and strategies with regards to previous and ongoing cases, the law, as well as personal beliefs and opinions of the speakers. The information and materials do not necessarily represent the beliefs and opinions of GACDL, its Board of Directors, or its staff. Accordingly, the information and materials provided are protected under the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine. It is critical that participants understand the nature of the information/materials and regard all information as privileged. Participants attending must certify they are involved in the defense of persons accused in criminal cases. Please NO photography, voice recording, or video recording. GACDL reserves the right to ask anyone violating this policy to leave without a refund.**

In order to produce the seminar, the GACDL office will be closed Friday, October 11 through Monday, October 14 and will  reopen Tuesday, October 15, 2024 .

Questions? Call us 404-248-1777. 

Thank you for supporting GACDL!