2009 Law Review Symposium

The Legal Writing Institute: Celebrating 25 Years of Teaching & Scholarship

November 5 and 6, 2009

Schedule:

Thursday, November 5, 2009, The Brickyard at Riverside

7:00 pm Gala Dinner

Friday, November 6, 2009, Courtroom, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University

9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome and Program Overview
Dean Daisy H. Floyd, David T. Ritchie, & Kristin Gerdy

9:15 - 10:15 am Plenary I: The Historical Perspective
Laurel Currie Oates, Mary Beth Beazley, & Jill J. Ramsfield
Moderated by Mary Garvey Algero

10:15 - 10:30 am Break

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary II: Teaching
M.H. "Sam" Jacobson, Carol McCrehan Parker, & Marilyn R. Walter
Moderated by Robin Boyle

12:00 - 1:30 pm Luncheon - Woodruff House (invitation only)
Speaker: Christopher Rideout; Award recognition for Mary S. Lawrence by Kristin Gerdy & Pamela Lysaght

1:30 - 3:00 pm Plenary III: Scholarship
Linda H. Edwards, Terrill Pollman, & Linda Berger
Moderated by Kirsten Davis

3:00 - 3:15 pm Break

3:15 - 4:45 pm Plenary IV: Program Design
Eric B. Easton, Susan Hanley Duncan, and Suzanne E. Rowe
Moderated by Brooke Bowman

4:45 pm Closing Remarks: Kristin Gerdy, Pamela Lysaght, and LWI President Ruth Anne Robbins

7:00 pm Invitation Only Event. Dinner for Panelists and Guests, sponsored by BYU Law School and Detroit Mercy Law School

Online Registration:

Register Online

Contact Information:

Brittany Flowe
Lead Articles Editor
Mercer Law Review

bflowe10@lawmail.mercer.edu

Accomodations:

Hilton Garden Inn
1220 Stadium Drive
Macon, Georgia, 31204
(478) 741-5527
Rooms $119.00 with Group Code: MLP

1842 Inn
353 College Street
Macon, Georgia 31201
(478) 741-1842 or 1-800-336-1842

Courtyard Marriott
3990 Sheraton Drive
Macon, Georgia 31210
(478) 477-8899

Holiday Inn Express
2720 Riverside Drive
Macon, Georgia 31204
(478) 743-1482

Transportation (Atlanta airport to hotel):

Groome Shuttle Transportation
Cost of the round trip shuttle: $59
(478) 471-1616 or (800) 537-7903

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2135 Riverside Drive 
(478) 746-9422

Directions:

From Atlanta
Take I-75 S to Macon. In Macon, take I-16 to Savannah. Take the first exit, which is the Spring Street Exit, and turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Go through two traffic lights and Spring Street will yield right into Georgia Avenue. Mercer Law School is on the hill on the right.

From Athens
Take HWY 441 to Eatonton, then HWY 129 to Gray and on to Macon. HWY 129 becomes Spring Street once you enter Macon. Spring Street will yield right into Georgia Avenue. Mercer Law School is on the hill on the right.

From Savannah
Take I-16 W to Macon. Take the Second Street Exit and turn right at the end of the exit ramp. At the second light, turn right onto Mulberry Street. Follow Mulberry for a short distance, until the left lane forks into Georgia Avenue. Take the fork, and Mercer Law School is on the hill on the right.

From Columbus
Take U.S. 80 to I-75 N to Macon. Take I-16 to Savannah. Take the first exit, which is the Spring Street Exit, and turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Go through two traffic lights and Spring Street will yield right into Georgia Avenue. Mercer Law School is on the hill on the right.