Description
Agenda to be posted soon.
Speaker
Jenkins Bowen & Walker PC
Frank E. Jenkins, III, is a graduate of Emory University School of Law, and a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1973. He is the senior partner at the law firm of Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C. located at 15 South Public Square, Cartersville, GA, 30120. The original firm was founded in 1984 with various name changes since that time. It is a highly regarded personal injury and insurance defense firm in the state of Georgia. Mr. Jenkins is co-author of Georgia Automobile Insurance Law, Including Tort Law, an annually published treatise used by attorneys and judges across the state. Additionally, he is a presenter at seminars on automobile insurance and tort law hosted by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (I.C.L.E.).
Miller & Martin PLLC
Charles (Chuck) Lee, Vice-Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice, has been with Miller & Martin since 1985 and concentrates his practice primarily on employment law, corporate/commercial litigation and federal agency investigations.
In the employment law practice area, Chuck is lead defense counsel for a number of major companies and other employers in connection with wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, FLSA, ADA, FMLA and whistleblower claims. He has coordinated responses to charges of employment discrimination filed with EEOC and analogous state and local agencies, including on-site investigations by agency investigators. He advises employers with respect to minimizing exposure in connection with reductions-in-force (RIFs), workforce restructurings and day-to-day employment issues. He assists employers in designing, implementing and enforcing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs, including mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements. He also advises clients on conducting corporate and workplace investigations, including federal and state agency investigations.
In connection with commercial litigation, he served as lead counsel for the FDIC as receiver of a number of failed financial institutions in connection with multi-million dollar commercial disputes as well as professional liability investigations, lawsuits and related insurance coverage issues. He has handled insurance coverage disputes pertaining to D&O insurance and fidelity bond claims.
Chuck also is a Rule 31 civil mediator and has served as an advocate in over 100 successful mediations. He has been AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Georgia state and federal courts. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for Labor and Employment Law since 2010 and was selected in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers® as Labor & Employment Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" for the Chattanooga, Tennessee market.
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Code of Conduct - 2026
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