On Demand

2024 Update on Georgia Law: Professionalism

CLE Hours: 1 including 1 General, 0 Ethics, 1 Professionalism, 0 Trial Practice

Categories:: Professionalism
Original Program Date:: Jan 23, 2024

Price
$70.00 is $70.00

Tags: Professionalism 1 Hour

Description

Update on Georgia Law
Program held on January 22–25, 2024

1 General CLE Hour, Which Includes 1 Professionalism Hour

Presiding:
Dennis T. Cathey, Program Co-Chair; Partner, Cathey & Strain LLC, Cornelia, GA
Matthew A. Cathey, Program Co-Chair; Partner, Cathey & Strain LLC, Cornelia, GA

Introduction
Julia D. Neighbors, ICLE Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Welcome and Program Overview
Dennis T. Cathey
Matthew A. Cathey

Professionalism
Session recorded on January 23, 2024
Hon. Warren P. Davis, Judge, Gwinnett County Superior Court, Lawrenceville, GA

Notice: This on demand program is a replay from the Update on Georgia Law, held Monday–Thursday, January 22–25, 2024. If you attended the live program, or have viewed the on demand of the full program, many jurisdictions, including the State Bar of Georgia, may be prevented from issuing CLE credit for you to re‑watch.

Handouts

Speaker

Mr. Dennis T. Cathey Related Seminars and Products

Cathey & Strain LLC

Dennis T. Cathey is a graduate of the University of Georgia undergraduate and law school. Mr. Cathey was born in Rabun County, Georgia, and has served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, as president of the Mountain Circuit Bar Association, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has served on the Investigative Panel of the State Bar of Georgia Disciplinary Committee, has been a member of the Federal Bar Council for the Northern District of Georgia and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a past recipient of the State Bar of Georgia Traditions of Excellence Award and past-president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Cathey was an officer in the United States Army Medical Service Corps, has served as a youth sports coach for the Habersham County Parks and Rec Department, is active in the Cornelia United Methodist Church and serves on the Board of Trustees of Piedmont College.

EDUCATION

University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
- J.D. - 1970
University of Georgia
- A.B. - 1967

BAR ADMISSIONS

Georgia, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1971
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1973
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1991
U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

HONORS

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Georgia delegate to ATLA
Selected as “Georgia Super Lawyer” by Atlanta magazine
Selected as “Georgia Legal Elite’ by Georgia Trend magazine
Selected as “One of the Most Influential Georgians” by James magazine
Diplomate of American Board of Trial Advocates
State Bar Traditions of Excellence Award

PRO-BONO ACTIVITIES

Cornelia United Methodist Church
Youth Sports Coach, Habersham County Parks and Rec Department

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2004 to 2005
Mountain Circuit Bar, President, 1972 to 1973
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Georgia, Board of Governors, 1985 to 1999
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Investigative panel of the State Bar of Georgia Disciplinary Committee, 1992 to 1995
Federal Bar Council for the Northern District of Georgia, Member, 1993 to 1995
Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, Board of Trustees
Piedmont College, Board of Trustees

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION

Member

PAST POSITIONS

United States Army Medical Service Corps, Officer

Mr. Matthew Adam Cathey Related Seminars and Products

Cathey & Strain LLC

Matt is a plaintiff’s civil trial attorney with an emphasis on catastrophic injury cases, including product liability, trucking, roadway, railroad, medical malpractice and mass tort cases. Matt was raised in Habersham County, Georgia and received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Georgia. Upon graduation, he attended Georgia State University College of Law where he graduated with honors in litigation. Matt began his professional career working in Atlanta, where he practiced for five years prior coming to Cathey & Strain.

Throughout his legal career Matt has successfully tried numerous jury trials as well as litigating and handling all other aspects of trial practice, including trial preparation, appeals, motions, hearings, Daubert challenges, motions for summary judgment and expert testimony development.

EDUCATION
Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
J.D. - 2006
Honors: With Honors

University of Georgia
B.B.A. - 2003
Honors: cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2010

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION
Attorney

Hon. Warren P. Davis Related Seminars and Products

Gwinnett County Superior Court

Most lawyers and litigants want to know more about the judge before whom their case is assigned. Judge Davis began his judicial career as a magistrate in 1984 serving in the Gwinnett Magistrate Court. In 1987 he became Chief Magistrate where he served for over twenty-one (21) years supervising 26 magistrates in the court which operated 24 hours/day, 365 days per year. In 2008 he was appointed to the Superior Court. He earned his Master in Judicial Studies Degree from the National Judicial College/University of Nevada. He also earned a B.A. and LL.B. Judge Davis has authored numerous legal articles for training both judges and lawyers. He has received state and national bar association awards for court innovation and public service.

Thomas R. Burnside, Jr., - Excellence in Bar Leadership Award – State Bar of Georgia (2009)
William R. McMahon Award from the American Bar Association, New York City Annual Convention received the annual award for technical innovation in a court of limited jurisdiction. (2000)
Georgia Council of Court Administrators, for help creating video warrant system. (1998)
National Association of Counties, Achievement Award Winner for pioneering court innovation. (1998)

Prior to admittance to the Georgia Bar in 1979, Judge Davis was a Gwinnett County police officer and detective.

For more info, see Gwinnett Courts bio

Important Information

Please be advised that your credit will not be reported to the State Bar of Georgia CLE Regulation Department until after you have completed the steps necessary to earn credit for that program.

Self reporting is required for all other jurisdictions.

The information presented is solely for educational purposes. The opinions expressed by the faculty in their materials and presentations are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the State Bar of Georgia, its officers, directors and/or employees. The faculty is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and these presentations and publications are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. All publications and presentations were created to serve the continuing legal education needs of practicing attorneys.

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