Tennessee Valley Public Power Association

Legal Conference
Feb. 7-8, 2008 Embassy Suites Nashville South 820 Crescent Centre Drive Franklin, TN 37067 615.515.5151 Group rate of $132/$142 expires Jan. 7. Visit the Embassy online for hotel information and driving directions. Online Group/Convention Code is TVP. Click here to register for the conference.

Thursday, Feb. 7 Embassy Suites hotel guests receive a complimentary, cooked-to-order breakfast.
7:30 a.m.	Registration Open
8:25 a.m.	First General Session George E. (Bud) Strickler, Jr., presiding Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore General Counsel, Bowling Green, KY, Utilities Defending The Utility Hugh McNatt, Attorney McNatt and Greene Vidalia, GA (Download handout) Electronic Discovery — The First Year Albert J. Kassis, CPA, Attorney National Director, Esquire Litigation Solutions Washington, DC (Download presentation) Tom J. O'Connor, Attorney Director, Legal Electronic Discovery Institute New Orleans, LA (Download presentation) Emerging Developments in Employment Law John Bode, Attorney Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, TN (Download presentation)
Noon	Luncheon Hosted by DIC and Wells Fargo Insurance Services
1:00 p.m.	Second General Session Appellate Advocacy's Unwritten Rules Luther T. Munford, Attorney Phelps Dunbar Jackson, MS (Download handout) Negotiating Contracts In An Electronic Age William H. Henning Distinguished Professor of Law University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL (Download handout) Responding to Labor Union Contract & Litigation Strategies John Y. (Jay) Elliott III, Attorney Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, TN (Download presentation) Telecommunications — Public vs. Private (panel) Mark W. Smith, moderator Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, TN Gerry Lederer, Attorney Miller & Van Eaton Washington, DC (Download presentation, handout 1 and handout 2) Joelle Phillips, Attorney AT&T Nashville, TN
5:30- 6:30 p.m.	Reception
Friday, Feb. 8 Embassy Suites hotel guests receive a complimentary, cooked-to-order breakfast.
7:30 a.m.	Registration Open
8:30 a.m.	Third General Session
	TVA's New Interruptible Power Contracts John Kernodle Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, TN (Download presentation) TVA Environmental Litigation Report Harriett Cooper Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, TN TVA's Experience with SOX & SEC Reporting Mike Wills Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, TN (Download presentation) Congressional Action in an Election Year Deborah Sliz TVPPA Washington Representative Morgan Mequire LLC Washington, DC (Download handout) Seven States Power Corporation Legal Overview Carlos C. Smith TVPPA General Counsel Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, TN
Noon- 1:15 p.m.	Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m.	Handling Internal and External Investigations & Litigation — Practice Pointers and Ethical Considerations* Nancy S. Jones Chief Disciplinary Counsel Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Nashville, TN Sara Hall General Counsel Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Memphis, TN (Download Handout) *This session is offered for three hours of Dual Credit for either General CLE or for Ethics and Professionalism.
4:30 p.m.	Adjourn