2016 Legal Conference
 
02/04/2016
7:30 amLEGAL CONFERENCE
Registration Counter
7:30 amRegistration Open
Registration Counter
8:20 am - 8:30 amWelcome Remarks
Salon 6
8:30 amFIRST GENERAL SESSION
Salon 6
This year's Legal Conference Agenda Planning Committee Chair kick's off our First General Session.
8:30 am - 9:15 amChanges in the Market – Primer for Attorneys: Distributed Generation Legal Challenges
Salon 6
Jack W. Simmons, President & CEO, TVPPA and Seven States Power Corporation
9:15 am - 10:00 amTVA Report
Salon 6
Sherry Quirk, General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority
10:00 am - 10:15 amRefreshment Break
Pre-function Salon 6
10:15 am - 11:00 amRecent Revisions to the Rules of Civil Procedure
Salon 6
Bill Coley, General Counsel, Hodges Doughty and Carson (Knoxville Utilities Board)
11:00 am - 11:45 amRenewable Energy - Green Power EPA Experience
Salon 6
Charles Autry, Autry, Hanrahan, Hall & Cook
11:45 am - 1:15 pmLunch (on your own)
No location
Enjoy time with your friends and colleagues as you dine at one of the many great restaurants Franklin has to offer. Don't forget the convenience of the Marriott Cool Springs!
1:15 pmSECOND GENERAL SESSION
Salon 6
1:15 pm - 2:00 pmGreen Energy in the Valley - Developing Business Models and Legal Structures
Salon 6
Payten Butler, Staff Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority
Neil Placer, Senior Manager, Renewable Energy Solutions, Tennessee Valley Authority
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmState Legislative Update
Salon 6
Phillip Burgess, Director, Communications, Government Relations and Conferences, TVPPA
Jeremy Elrod, Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association (TMEPA)
Chris Perry, Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives (KAEC)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmRefreshment Break
Pre-function Salon 6
3:00 pm - 5:00 pmRegulatory Round Up: Part One
Salon 6
Larry Cash, Miller & Martin PLLC
Tim Culpepper, Culpepper & Associates
Scott Hendrix, Mitchell, McNutt & Sams
Mark Smith, Miller & Martin PLLC
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmReception
Salons 7-10

02/05/2016
8:30 amTHIRD GENERAL SESSION
Salon 6
8:30 am - 9:15 amCyber Security in a Digital Age - Legal Challenges
Salon 6
Barry Lawson, Associate Director, Power Delivery & Reliability, National Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (NRECA)
9:15 am - 10:00 amWashington Report
Salon 6
Deborah Sliz, President & CEO, Morgan Meguire, LLC
10:00 am - 10:15 amRefreshment Break
Pre-function Salon 6
10:15 am - 11:00 amLabor & Employment Update
Salon 6
Stacie Caraway, Miller & Martin PLLC
11:00 am - 11:45 amProcuring Reimbursement for Utility Relocation
Salon 6
Michael Horlacher, TN Department of Transportation
David Sanders, Mitchell McNutt & Sams
Henry Tharpe, Sponcler & Tharpe, LLC
John H. Reinbold Sr., TN Department of Transportation
11:45 am - 1:00 pmLunch (on your own)
No location
Enjoy time with your friends and colleagues as you dine at one of the many great restaurants Franklin has to offer. Don't forget the convenience of the Marriott Cool Springs!
1:00 pmFOURTH GENERAL SESSION - Ethics and Professionalism
Salon 6
1:00 pm - 1:45 pmAchieving Work/Life Balance While Lawyering
Salon 6
Jennifer Alvey, J.D.
1:45 pm - 2:30 pmLessons Learned: Perspectives from a Malpractice Defense Lawyer
Salon 6
Winston S. Evans, Evans, Jones & Reynolds, P.C.
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmRefreshment Break
Pre-function Salon 6
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmLessons Learned: Perspectives from a Malpractice Defense Lawyer (cont.)
Salon 6
Winston S. Evans, Evans, Jones & Reynolds, P.C.
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmDefensively Documenting the Engagement and the Course of Representation
Salon 6
Roe Frazer J.D., CICAYDA, LLC
4:15 pmAdjourn
Salon 6
Please be sure to mark your calendars for next year's Legal Conference! Date and location will be available soon.