Atlanta Trial Attorney Marc Howard Appointed GTLA Education Chair

Online, June 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Trial lawyer Marc Howard, co-founder of the Pope & Howard, P.C. Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia, has been appointed the new Education Chair for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA). His duties as Education Chair will include the organization of continuing legal education events for all GTLA members.

"I am honored to take on the responsibility of helping to educate almost 2,000 GTLA members as Education Chair this year," Howard said. "It is my goal to deliver engaging, informative content that will be useful to all trial lawyers in the state."

To keep their licenses, all lawyers in the state of Georgia must take 12 hours per year of continuing education classes. GTLA is known for providing high quality education on a wide variety of topics related to trial practice. Howard is currently planning an event with the Auto Torts seminar in Hilton Head. "The seminar deals with topics ranging from truck and car wrecks to product defects and presentation of evidence at trial. We expect trial lawyers from across Georgia to attend," Howard added.

Howard, a 2012 Georgia Super Lawyer who was also named a "Legal Elite" lawyer in Georgia Trend Magazine, received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia's School of Law in 1993. He partnered with Geoff Pope in 2005 to start the Pope & Howard, P.C., law firm in Atlanta. His full professional bio is available online at http://popehoward.com/howard.php.

About Pope & Howard, P.C.

The lawyers at Pope & Howard, P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia, are experienced trial lawyers dedicated to fairly representing clients for just compensation. The firm's specialties include brain and spinal cord injuries, construction site accidents, trucking and tractor trailer, automobile and aviation accidents, and other cases involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury. Please visit the firm online at www.popehoward.com to learn more. Free consultations are available to potential clients.