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    SHRM Columbus May Luncheon & Workshop

    Date: May 23, 2019, 11:15am – 1:00pm
    Organizer:
    Amarylis West (shrm@pilink.org)
    Location:
    Green Island Country Club (6501 Standing Boy Road, Columbus, GA 31904)
    Price:
    FREE to SHRM Columbus Members, $25 for Non-Members/Guests
    Event Type:
    Workshop
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    May Luncheon & Workshop

    “Hot Topics in Employment Law”

    Presenters: 

    Representing Levy, Sibley, Foreman & Spier, LLC.

    John David Blair, Esq.,

    Austin M. Hammock, Esq.

    William R. Merchant, Esp.
    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John moved to the State of Georgia in 2005. A partner with the firm, John is licensed and actively practices law in both Georgia and Alabama. He is admitted to all state and federal courts in Georgia, all state courts in Alabama, and also the US District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. His primary focus is in the areas of insurance defense, workers’ compensation defense (including claims arising under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act), litigation defense (including Jones Act maritime cases, premises liability cases, and motor vehicle cases), insurance coverage disputes, employment law, EEO defense, corporate, and business law. John graduated magna cum laude with his Bachelor of Arts in political science Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio where he minored in history. He studied law and obtained his Juris Doctor Degree from Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
    John is a member of the Muscoge County /Chattahoochee Valley Bar Association, the Dougherty County Circuit Bar Association, and the Federalist Society.    		 Austin Hammock was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. Austin graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 2013 from Auburn University. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 2016 from The University of Alabama School of Law. Austin is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He joined Levy, Sibley, Foreman & Speir, LLC’s Columbus office as an Associate Attorney in January 2018. Austin’s areas of practice focus primarily on civil litigation and insurance defense. William (Bill) Merchant was born in Albany, Georgia
    and raised in Columbus, Georgia. Bill obtained his
    Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the
    University of Georgia in 2010. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 2014 from Mercer University School of Law. Bill is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and
    the State Bar of Alabama and is admitted to the U.S.
    District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He joined Levy, Sibley, Foreman & Speir, LLC as an Associate Attorney in October 2016. His past
    experience includes work at the Finley Firm, P.C. in Columbus, Georgia and clerking for the Honorable Frank J. Jordan, Jr. and the Honorable William C. Rumer of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit.

    (HRCI/SHRM credits are available for this meeting.)

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