Total Credits: 6.25 including 5.25 CLE, 1.0 Ethics
Working with local governments is no day at the beach – OR IS IT? This two day program focuses on the unique challenges facing local governments, and the lawyers who represent them. From Open Records Law update to facilities compliance with the ADA and redistricting issues, from employment law to the most recent legislative updates, this seminar concentrates on the important issues and topics that are crucial for you to know
Hotel Information:
Hampton Inn - Orange Beach
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Mr. Hosch practices in the areas of municipal finance, corporate and commercial law and has approved bond issues for various political subdivisions and public corporations in Alabama for public and private purposes. He was graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1976 with a degree in physics with honor and in 1982 with a degree in law. Mr. Hosch has spoken at various state and national CLE seminars. Mr. Hosch is a member of the Birmingham Bar, Alabama State Bar and American Bar Associations, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and is a fellow in the American College of Bond Counsel.
Kelley Gillikin began her ACCA career as director of the Association’s Investing in Alabama Counties program, specializing in the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act funds. In fall 2023 she began serving as the Association’s general counsel. Prior to coming to the ACCA, Kelley served at the Alabama Department of Revenue for 10 years, first as an assistant attorney general representing the department in tax related litigation and later as the department’s Secretary and the Director of Tax Policy and Governmental Affairs.
Kelley has an undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in business administration and received her Juris Doctor from the George C. Taylor College of Law at the University of Tennessee. She was admitted to the Alabama bar in 1997 and is a member of the Order of the Coif.
Ms. Glover is an Associate at Polsinelli PC in Birmingham. Her practice focuses primarily on cybersecurity incident response planning and data breach response and litigation for organizations in the financial services, health care, education, and retail sectors. She also represents financial institutions and natural resources companies in a variety of contract, personal injury, and other commercial disputes. Ms. Glover has successfully represented clients in both federal and state courts. Most recently, she handled a complex data breach case where Plaintiffs had alleged that over 1,000,000 records had been compromised, and advised a Fortune 500 company on building an enterprise-level incident response plan. Ms. Glover received her J.D., magna cum laude, from The University of Alabama School of Law and holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from The University of Alabama.
Jimmy Entrekin serves as General Counsel for the Legislative Services Agency of Alabama, where he provides a variety of legal counsel and assistance to both the Agency and the Legislature and its members.
Prior to joining the Legislative Services Agency in July of 2018, he served as Legal Counsel and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Jimmy is a proud graduate of Samford University and the University of Alabama School of Law. He also served as a law clerk for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Mr. Paulk is the Chief Legal Counsel for the Alabama Department of Examiners of Pubic Accounts. Prior to joining the Department he served as Deputy General Counsel for Governor Kay Ivey, Deputy Legal Advisor for Governor Robert Bentley, Assistant Attorney General for the Alabama Department of Revenue, and Staff Attorney for the City Montgomery. Mr. Paulk received his B.S. in Logistics from Auburn University and his J.D. from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. His practice has involved representing municipal and state governments, agencies, and officials in litigation before Alabama state and appellate courts, the United States Bankruptcy and District Courts of Alabama, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Mr. Paulk provides advice and legal opinions to state, county, and municipal governing bodies and officials, state boards and commissions, two and four year colleges and universities, sheriffs, and volunteer fire departments concerning compliance with the competitive bid and public works laws, contract law, public records, surplus property, and the open meetings law. Mr. Paulk is a member of the Alabama State Bar.
Allison Chandler practices in the areas of governmental liability, civil rights defense, labor and employment law, insurance defense, construction law, and general civil litigation. She has substantial trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts representing counties and municipalities, governmental officials, and private-sector entities. Her experience extends to cases involving complex civil rights claims pursuant to Section 1983; employment matters under Title VII, the ADA, and the FMLA; land use and zoning disputes; and personal injury defense. She also assists governments and other employers in responding to charges of discrimination and harassment lodged with the EEOC.
Cynthia Propst Raulston currently serves the Alabama Ethics Commission as Special Assistant to the Director. Before coming to the Ethics Commission, Cynthia was a Deputy District Attorney in the Birmingham division of Jefferson County, Alabama for fourteen years. She prosecuted a variety of cases ranging from drug charges to capital murder in both District and Circuit courts. She spearheaded the creation of the White-Collar Crime and Public Corruption Unit for Jefferson County. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1999 and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2002.
