2010 Super Lawyers
Every year Atlanta Magazine publishes a special section, “Super Lawyers”, to recognize the top attorneys in the state of Georgia. The Super Lawyer/Rising Star (Rising Stars are attorneys that are 40 years or younger and have been practicing for 10 years or less.) selection process is multi-step process-nominated by their peers, evaluated by peers and a third party research. Each nominee is evaluated on twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
The Finley Firm is proud to announce that four out of the eight attorneys at the firm were honored in this year’s publication. Congratulations!
Ben Finley, Super Lawyer: General Litigation
Chris Reeves, Rising Star: Environmental Litigation
Kindu Walker, Rising Star: Civil Litigation
Kathy Rogers, Rising Star: Workers’ Compensation
February 2010
TFF Spring Seminar
The Finley Firm is happy to announce that we will provide our second annual FREE Spring CE seminar on March 4, 2010 at Maggiano’s Perimeter. The seminar will focus on Ethics, Claims Handling and Legal Updates and you will earn 6 CE hours. Don’t miss out on an entertaining seminar, door prizes and FREE food!
For the complete agenda please click on the following link SPRING_Seminar_Agenda.pdf.
Interested in attending? Please fill out the registration form Registration_Form_2010.pdf and return to Vanessa Williams at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 404.320.9978 by February 23rd.
January 2010
The 10 Most Important Developments from 2009 for Environmental Lawyers Webinar
Christopher Reeves will be speaking on The 10 Most Important Developments from 2009 for Environment Lawyers on January 5, 2010 at 2:30 pm (EST). The webinar will focuses on:
• Everything you need to know in 60 minutes about the 10 most impactful news stories, cases, technologies and other environmental law related situations from 2009
• How to turn each of these 10 developments into billable opportunities in 2010 to grow your practice
• The 10 questions being asked the most by environmental lawyers and their clients with respect to these developments and what proactive steps they should be taking in 2010
• Case studies of what other environmental lawyers are doing for their clients in 2010 to capitalize on these opportunities and strategies that are ripe for implementing to land more clients
To sign up please visit http://execsense.com/details.asp?id=624.
January 2010
Georgia Trend's 2009 Legal Elite-4 Attorneys Selected
The Finley Firm is proud to announce that Ben Finley, Greg Ragsdale, MaryBeth Gibson and Kindu Walker were selected as Georgia Trend’s 2009 Legal Elite: Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers. This year’s Legal Elite list was the 7th annual listing of the state’s top attorneys in 9 different practice areas, as determined by their peers. The publication was released in December.
January 2010
The Finley Firm's Newest Associate
Jep Bendinger, a former Abbeville resident, was sworn in before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Schwall on November 2, 2009.
Bendinger graduated from Cumberland School of Law in May 2009. Before law school, he attended Auburn University where he graduated with a degree in History. Before entering law school, he worked at BBVA CompassBank as a Financial Sales Representative. His practice will focus on business coverage disputes, commercial litigation, general civil litigation, premises liability, product liability and workers’ compensation. Bendinger took the Georgia Bar in July and plans on taking the Alabama Bar in February 2010.
Novmeber 2009
Green Initiative Campaign
This month, The Finley Firm launched the second phase of the Green Initiative Campaign.
• The firm switched to napkins, paper towels & toilet paper that are made from recycled paper.
• The firm switched to legal pads that are made from recycled paper.
• A notation was added to all of our client billing to help our clients become more eco-aware:
‘THINK GREEN – Please recycle this paper & consider electronic billing.’
October 2009
FREE Seminar
The Finley Firm will provide a FREE seminar at Maggiano’s Perimeter on November 5, 2009. If you attend the full day, you will receive 6 CEU credits, which includes 3 Ethics hours and 3 Regular hours. Please remember that we do have a limited amount of space available. To register for the seminar, please fill out the registration form Registration_Form.pdf and send to Vanessa Williams at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or fax to 404.320.9978. The registration deadline has been extended to October 29, 2009.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The Ethics of What We Do: This course provides an engaging discussion of the ethical issues facing insurance professionals as we go about our daily routines of claim adjudication.
Top 3 Ethical Challenges & How to Avoid Them: During this presentation, the attorneys discuss the top 3 ethical challenges. Find out how each attorney avoids each challenge.
Wheel of Fortune: Tune in as the contestants compete to solve an ethical word puzzle. At the end of the presentation there will be a discussion the significance of each word.
Getting the Most out of your Evidence: You have your evidence…now what? Discuss with a panel of attorneys how details in your evidence can be beneficial.
Break Out Sessions (Attend one break out session)
Advanced Workers’ Comp Strategies: This program will assist you in developing claim handling processes and procedures that support corporate goals, utilize strategic medical interventions to support claim resolution, and accomplish better outcomes.
Liability – End of the Year Updates: What has changed in 2009? This course will provide you with case law changes/updates during 2009.
September 2009
Kathy Rogers will speak at the September NAWIC Meeting
Kathy Rogers will be speaking on Workers’ Compensation Laws and Changes to the National Women’s Association of Construction (Northwest Georgia Chapter) on September 8, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., at Sterling Risk Advisors, Inc., 1640 Powers Ferry Road, Building 28, Marietta, GA 30067. For more inforamtion on NAWIC, visit http://www.nawic.org.
August 2009
A Day of Service
This year, The Finley Firm, P.C. started a new tradition – A Day of Service. On July 23, 2009, the Firm volunteered for 4 hours at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The employees were trained to sort, package, weigh and move boxes of food, condiments and other non-perishable items. The group helped package 11,171 pounds, which is equivalent to 7,447 meals. The Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) was established in 1979. ACFB distributes donated food and other non-perishable items to food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. For more information on the ACFB, please visit http://www.acfb.org.
July 2009
2009 Atlanta's Magazine Super Lawyer Awards
Congratulations! J. Benjamin Finley was named “Super Lawyer” and Christopher R. Reeves and Kindu A. Walker were named “Rising Star Super Lawyer” in the 2009 Atlanta’s Magazine Super Lawyer edition.
May 2009
The Finley Firm’s Birthday
In honor of our Firm’s anniversary, we would like to treat you. During the month of June, print out this coupon and with a purchase of a meal, you will receive an appetizer and two drinks on us at Salsa on Howell Mill Road. We appreciate your business and look forward to working with you more in the future. Hope you enjoy!
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June 2009