The LitigatorSummer 2019Official Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section “Litigation of Our Times” Breakfast Meeting Summaries:

• Friday, April 12, 2019 – The Premises Liability Trial For this breakfast meeting, we had a panel discussion focusing on premises liability cases. Our panelists were Nicole Leet, who is at Gray, Rust, St.Amand, Moffett and Brieske, Edward Piasta of Piasta Newbern and Walker, Michael Neff, Michael Lawson Neff, P.C., and Whitney Law Greene fromDrew Eckl and Farnham. Kevin Patrick, Kevin Patrick Law, was the moderator for this discussion. The panelists offered insights into these types ofcases from both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s perspective, as well as insights into discovery practices and new trends in premises litigation and trials.They also offered pointers to younger attorneys in the audience. • Friday, May 10, 2019 – Securities Litigation and Trial Our final breakfast meeting held in conjunction with the Securities & Corporate Litigation Subsection. The panel discussion focused on securitieslitigation and trials. The moderators for this panel were B. Warren Pope of King & Spalding and Walter W. Davis of Jones Day. We enjoyed hearing fromour panel that included, John Herman, Robbins Geller Rudman & Down, Michael Fistel, Johnson Fistel, Jessica Corley, King & Spalding, and MichaelMcConnell, Jones Day. Our panelists are truly experts in this evolving area of the law and highlighted new development and trends with securitieslitigation. . Our next breakfasts will be: Friday, October 11, 2019Friday, November 8, 2019Friday, December 13, 2019

Board members/officersChairRobert S. Huestis Vice-ChairLouis R. Cohan SecretaryJohn D. Hadden TreasurerSimon R. Malko Immediate Past ChairEdward C. Konieczny

Members-At-LargeElizabeth D. AdlerE. Tyron BrownHon. Lillian N. CaudleAmy ChengTerrence Lee CroftRobert C. KhayatS. Wade MaloneKevin Patrick Securities and CorporateSub-Section MembersWalter DavisWarren Pope

Traffic Accidents Arising Out of Rideshare Services By Baoyi CaiSummer Associate at Kevin Patrick Law &Rising 3L at Emory University School of Law Nowadays, the rideshare app is trending. In a busy city like Atlanta, you could see people using Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare app every day. In themeantime, the number of traffic accidents that happened because of rideshare service is also increasing. You might want to learn about how insuranceworks for rideshare service and whether the company will be vicariously liable for the accident. Read More

Three Factors in eDiscovery Self Collections Attorneys Should Consider By Nick BarlowFounder & CEO at Beam Computer Forensics Every attorney working in the eDiscovery space will find themselves there at one point or another. Your new big case is for a cost-conscious client whoinsists on handling their evidence collection in-house instead of outsourcing their data collection to an independent licensed certified digital forensicprofessional. Your client will ultimately turn to you to approve of their desire to self collect their electronically stored information (ESI) as theysimultaneously reassure you that their local IT person on staff is sufficiently qualified to handle the required data collections. So, what’s a counselor todo? Here are three imperative factors that should always be taken into consideration before endorsing a client’s desire to self-collect their own ESI. Read More

A Brief Note from the Editor and Submit an Article for The Litigator! Atlanta Bar Litigation Section Colleagues, On behalf of the Litigation Section, I would to offer our congratulations to all of the local high school students selected for the Summer Law InternshipProgram and also offer our sincere appreciation to all the firms that are hosting an intern this summer. It’s truly a wonderful experience for these studentsand many of them decide to pursue a legal career because of this program. We are also especially grateful for our board member S. Wade Malone forchampioning this program over the years. To learn more about this program, you can visit the link: http://abaslip.blogspot.com/p/history-of-program.html Again, welcome aboard SLIP students and enjoy your summer! On a separate note, we always welcome your suggestions and contributions.If you are interested in writing an article for an upcoming issue of The Litigator, you can also email me (kevin@patricktriallaw.com) with your proposedtopic. Warmly yours, -Kevin Patrick Read More

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