The Women of the Bar Section will be hosting a CLE on 10/21/22 to benefit the Debra Bernes Memorial Scholarship, and it will be a Writing Workshop. 6 CLE hours including 3 Trial Practice Hour and 1 Professionalism Hour (pending approval).

October 21, 2022, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cobb Superior Court, Jury Assembly Room

6 CLE Hours, (3 hrs. Trial & 1 hr. Professionalism) 

Better Writing for Better Advocacy: A Legal Writing Workshop  

2022 Debra Bernes Memorial Scholarship CLE 

Interested in ways to improve your writing skills? Do you really want to know what Judges think of your writing (Oy!!)??

A combination of attorneys, appellate and trial judges will be speaking on effective written advocacy. Participants will be able to submit a writing sample to be critiqued by one of the faculty of the workshop.

Civil Discovery: Write Better Requests and Get Better Responses
Jennifer Shelfer, Litigation Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Written Advocacy to the Appellate Benches
Linda Dunikowski and Cobb District Attorney Appellate Team.

Written Advocacy to the Trial Bench
Collin Hatcher and Jordan Aldridge, Attorneys, King, Yaklin & Wilkins LLP
Hon. Judge Ann Harris, Cobb County Superior Court

The Writer’s Journey: Appellate Judges’ Perspectives
Hon. Nels Peterson & Hon. Andrew Pinson, Ga. Supreme Court.
Hon. Elizabeth Gobeil & Hon. Stephen Dillard, Ga. Court of Appeals

Typography, Form, and Function to Enhance Legal Writing
Tracy Rhodes, Attorney, Social Media Personality, and Former Writing Tutor

From Nuts and Bolts to Justice Themes
Hon. Jane Manning, Cobb County State Court Judge

Email and Wellness: Professionalism in Responding to the Outrageous
Courtney Gilkinson, Attorney, Browning & Smith

BONUS! 
Submit a writing sample and receive feedback from the presenting faculty.

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