SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS

LEWIS KING LAWYERS PRESENT SEMINAR TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
On June 1, 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. 

SEVIERVILLE LAWYER PRESENTS SEMINAR ON “RISK AVOIDANCE”
In August 2006, Lars Schuler, 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. 

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. 

COLE AND JACKSON PRESENT HR POLICIES AND PRACTICE PROGRAM
In September 2006, Lewis King Nashville shareholder Lisa Ramsay Cole and associate Samuel L. Jackson presented a seminar on employment law titled “Assessing Your HR Policies and Practices: Compliance with State and Federal Employment Laws in Tennessee.”  The seminar was designed for human resources directors or employees and gave instruction on hiring, termination and disciplining employees.  The program also focused on compliance with important state and federal regulations and laws governing employment relationships.