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Attorney
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Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Employment Law primarily, commercial litigation and insurance
defense.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1993
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1991
Where?
Employer:
Drew Eckl & Farnham
www.def.com
Size/Sector:
90+ attorneys
City/State:
Atlanta, GA
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Law School:
Georgetown University Law Center
Undergraduate School/Degree:
Emory University, B.A.
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Interesting subject matter.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Litigation skills, negotiating skills, knowledge of employment
law.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice
Area:
Develop good writing and litigation skills.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
Clerkship at Colorado Supreme Court, law firms.
Influences and Mentors:
Justice Mary J. Mullarkey, Colorado Supreme Court.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
Larson's (Matthew & Bender) treatise.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
American Bar Association; Georgia Bar; Atlanta Bar; New York
Bar; California Bar; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association;
GAPABA.
Recent Professional Publications:
Drew Eckl & Farnham Quarterly Newsletters, Georgia Tort and
Insurance Practice Section Article.
Recent Professional Presentations:
Larman sponsored seminar, Albany, GA 2002; various Drew Eckl
sponsored seminars throughout Georgia.
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