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Linda A. Klein

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Atlanta
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Linda A. Klein is senior managing shareholder at Baker Donelson and is a past president of the American Bar Association.

Professional Biography

Ms. Klein's practice includes most types of business dispute prevention and resolution, internal investigations, contract law, professional liability, and risk and crisis management. She has worked extensively with clients in the construction, higher education, including medical and law schools, and automotive industries.

Ms. Klein is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Who's Who in America and Chambers USA. Best Lawyers in America® recently recognized Ms. Klein as Atlanta's "Lawyer of the Year" in Arbitration. She is regularly named to the Super Lawyers top 100 lawyers in Georgia and is also regularly named one of the top 50 female lawyers in Georgia by Super Lawyers. In 2018, she was chosen "Attorney of the Year" by the Daily Report. In 1998, following her term as the first woman to serve as president of the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Trend Magazine named her one of the 100 most powerful and influential Georgians.

Ms. Klein is a past president for the American Bar Association (ABA), the world's largest voluntary professional association. She previously served as chair of the ABA's House of Delegates, the association's policy making body. She has also served as chair of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendar of the House of Delegates, chair of the Coalition for Justice, and chair of ABA Day, the Association's Congressional outreach effort. She is a recent member of the Council of the ABA Section of International Law and also served as a columnist and on the Board of Editors of Law Practice Management Magazine. In 2013 Ms. Klein had the honor of being a McGlothlin fellow on the campuses of William and Mary's Business and Law Schools. She delivered the commencement addresses at Atlanta's John Marshall College of Law (2018), Georgia State University College of Law (2017), Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2017), Pepperdine University School of Law (2016), and Washington and Lee University School of Law (2012). In 2009 Ms. Klein was honored with the Randolph Thrower Award for Lifetime Achievement and was named to the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. In 2004 the American Bar Association honored Ms. Klein with the prestigious Margaret Brent Achievement Award.

President Jimmy Carter appointed Ms. Klein to The Carter Center Board of Councilors for an initial term of 2019 – 2022 term, and she still serves. She also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Presidential Precinct, and executive committee of the Buckhead Coalition, and on the advisory board of Super Lawyers. She is a past president of Southface Energy Institute, the Board of Directors' Network, the Caucus of State Bars, and past chair of both the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia and the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. She also served a six-year term on Baker Donelson's Board of Directors.

Ms. Klein has authored numerous published works. Her lecture schedule has included presentations in France, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, Croatia, Japan, Great Britain and Canada, but most extensively in the southeast United States. She is a member of the American College of Construction Lawyers and the American Law Institute. She is a mediator and arbitrator, frequently serving as a neutral as well as a client advocate.

Recent Awards

  • Named to Atlanta Magazine's "The Atlanta 500 – Our City's Most Powerful Leaders" (2019 – 2023)
  • Recipient of the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region 2020 Elbert P. Tuttle Jurisprudence Award (2020)
  • Listed in The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers (2019, 2020, 2024)
  • Named one of the "100 Women Who Inspire Us" by the American Bar Association (2019)
  • Awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (2018)
  • Recipient of the Daily Report's Attorney of the Year Award (2018)
  • Recipient of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys 2018 Zenith Award for Distinction in the Profession
  • Recipient of the State Bar of Georgia's Marshall-Tuttle Award for service to veterans (2018)
  • Named honorary co-counsel for The Veterans Consortium's milestone 5,000th appellate case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in recognition of National Military Appreciation Month (2017)
  • Recipient of the National Association of Women Judges Florence K. Murray Award (2017)
  • Recipient of the Lewie Donelson Award (2017)
  • Awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2017)
  • Awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, Pepperdine University School of Law (2016)
  • Recipient of the Georgia State Senate Resolution 380 (2017)
  • Recipient of the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association's first Women's Leadership Award (2017)
  • Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2017)
  • Named to the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (2016)
  • Recipient of the State Bar of Georgia's "Distinguished Service Award" (2015)
  • Recipient of the Daily Report's First "Lifetime Achievement Award" (2015)
  • Recipient of the Susan E. Rich Women's Initiative Award (2015)
  • Recognized as one of Atlanta's "Top 20 Women in Business" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2014)
  • Named by Georgia Trend magazine in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 as one of Georgia's Legal Elite
  • Named to Profiles in Diversity's 2013 Women Worth Watching
  • Named a "Champion for Justice" by the Georgia Legal Services Program (2013)
  • Recipient of the State Bar of Georgia's Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism Award (2010 – 2011)
  • Recipient of the inaugural "Fastcase 50" award (2011)
  • Fellows of the American Bar Association Outstanding State Chair Award (2010)
  • Named to Lawdragon 3000 (2010)
  • YWCA Women of Achievement Award (saluting women who embody the YWCA's mission of empowering women and eliminating racism), (2009)
  • State Bar of Georgia Randolph W. Thrower Commitment to Equality Award (2009)
  • Listed in Chambers USA as a leading Construction and Commercial Litigation lawyer in Georgia since 2009
  • Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers since 2004; listed among the top 100 attorneys in Georgia; listed among the top 50 female attorneys in Georgia
  • Listed since 2006 in The Best Lawyers in America® for Arbitration and Mediation since 2011; Insurance Law since 2012; Litigation - Construction since 2013; Commercial Litigation and Construction Law since 2015
  • Named the Best Lawyers® 2022 Arbitration "Lawyer of the Year" in Atlanta
  • ABA/TIPS Pro Bono Honor Roll (2005)
  • Recipient of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award (2004)
  • First recipient of Atlanta Bar Association's Outstanding Woman in the Profession Achievement Award (2001)
  • Atlanta magazine's Woman Making a Mark (2001)
  • Sol H. Clark Pro Bono Award (1999)
  • Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Woman Lawyer of Achievement Award (1999)
  • Partnership Against Domestic Violence Award (1998)
  • Georgia Minority/Elected and Appointed Officials Naomi Henson Humanitarian Award (1998)

ABA-Related Activities

  • President (2016 – 2017)
  • President-Elect (2015 – 2016)
  • Special Advisor, Standing Committee on Membership (2013 – 2015)
  • ABA Board of Governors (2012 – 2018)
    • Special Advisor – ABA Program, Evaluation & Planning Committee
  • Council Member, Section of International Law (2012 – 2015)
  • Chair – ABA Law, Society and the Judiciary Task Force
  • Chair – ABA Day (2012 – 2014) 
  • Member and Subcommittee Co-Chair – Magna Carta 2015 Committee (2012 – 2015)
  • Co-Chair – Section of Litigation, ABA Resource Committee (2012 – 2015) 
  • Member – ABA International Operations Task Force (2012 – 2014)
  • Columnist – "Taking the Lead," Law Practice Management Magazine (2012 – 2015, 2017 – present)
  • Women Rainmakers Committee, Law Practice Management Section (2013)
  • Editorial Board, Law Practice Management Magazine (2012 – 2014)
  • Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Law Practice Management Section (2012 – 2015)
  • Chair of the House of Delegates (2010 – 2012)
  • Chair of the Committee on Rules & Calendar of the House of Delegates (2006 – 2008)
  • Chair of the Coalition for Justice (2006 – 2010)
  • Select Committee of the House of Delegates (2004 – 2006)
  • Standing Committee on State and Local Bar Activities (2001 – 2004)
  • Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services (2000 – 2001)
  • Standing Committee on Publication Oversight (2004 – 2010)
  • The Commission on the American Judiciary (2005)

Section of Tort & Insurance Practice (TIPS)

  • Section Chair (2003 – 2004)
  • Section Chair-elect (2001); Vice Chair (2003)
  • Council Member (1998 – 2005)
  • Chair – Trial Techniques Committee (1991 – 1992); Chair-elect (1990 – 1991); Newsletter Editor (1988 – 1990)
  • Chair – Task Force Outreach to State & Local Bar Associations (1998 – 2001)
  • Chair – Annual Meeting Program Committee (1996 – 1997)
  • ABA/TIPS Committee (2002 – 2005); Chair-elect (2005 – 2006)
  • Diversity Committee (2005 – 2007)
  • Financial Committee (1998 – 2000)
  • Membership Committee (2000 – 2001)
  • Long Range Planning Committee (1993 – 1996, 2001 – 2002) – Committee Chair (2001 – 2002); Chair, Subcommittee on Publications (1995 – 1996); Chair, Subcommittee on Empowerment and Governance (1994 – 1995); Chair, Subcommittee on Section Name (1993 – 1994)
  • CLE Board (1996 – 1997)
  • Communications Coordinating Group (1995 – 1997)
  • Professionalism Committee (1996 – 1998)
  • Vice Chair – Fidelity & Surety Committee; Co-Chair, Membership Division (1993 – 1994); Chair, Legislative Division (1994 – 1995)
  • Membership Involvement Committee (1992 – 1993)
  • Forum on the Construction Industry
  • Labor & Employment Law Section

National Conference of Bar Presidents

  • Program Committee (2012 – 2015)
  • Executive Council (1998 – 2001)
  • Nominating Committee (2002, 2003)
  • Chair – Sponsorship Committee (1997 – 2000)
  • Chair – Emerging Issues Committee (2000-2001, premier year for this committee)
  • Producer – "One Minute to Midnight, Dealing with Crisis in Your Bar Association" (2000)
  • Producer – "Multidisciplinary Practice and Legal Services to the Poor" (2000)
  • Producer – "Raising Your Bar," Atlanta (1999)
  • Presenter – "How to Make Your Annual Meeting a Hit," San Antonio (January 1997)

Section Officers' Conference

  • Chair – Class of American Bar Association Section Vice Chairs (2001 – 2002)
  • Chair – Class of American Bar Association Section Chair-elects (2002 – 2003)
  • Chair – Annual Section Officers' Conference Programming (2003)
  • Speaker – Section Officers' Conference Meeting (2004)

State Government-Related Activities

  • Vice Chair – Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Equality (1998 – 2004)
  • Member – Georgia Superior Court Clerks Co-operative Authority (2002 – 2005)
  • Blue Ribbon Commission on the Judiciary (1999 – 2001)
  • Judicial Council Committee to Distribute Domestic Violence Funding (1998 – present)
  • Treasurer – Law Related Education Consortium (1999 – 2001); Executive Committee
  • Board of Directors – Institute for Continuing Judicial Education (1998 – 1999)
  • Judicial Nominating Commission, State of Georgia (1997 – 1998)
  • Judicial Qualifications Commission, Committee to Study Canon 7, Judicial Campaigns (1997)
  • Committee to Advise Sen. Cleland on Judicial Vacancy in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, (1997 – 1999)
  • Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism (1997 – 1999)
  • Ex-Officio, Council of Superior Court Judges, Committee on Uniform Rules (1990 – 1997)
  • Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution (1997 – 1998)

State Bar-Related Activities

  • President – State Bar of Georgia (June 1997 – June 1998); Immediate Past President (June 1998 – June 1999)
  • President-elect – State Bar of Georgia (June 1996 – June 1997); Secretary (June 1994 – June 1996)

  • Member – Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism & Racial Bias Committee of the State Bar of Georgia

  • Special Committee on the Unified Bar (2018 – present)
  • Chair – Board of Trustees, Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1998 – 1999); Board Member (1994 – 2000);
  • Vice Chair – Equality Commission (2000 – 2005)
  • Chair – Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice (1999 – 2001)
  • Chair – State Bar of Georgia Uniform Rules Committee (1992 – 1996)
  • Board of Trustees – Georgia Bar Foundation (1996 – 1998, 2005 – present)
  • Chair, Lawyers' Foundation of Georgia (2005 – 2007), Board of Directors and Vice Chair (1998 – 2005)
  • Board of Directors – Georgia Access to Justice Project (1998 – 1999)
  • Co-Chair – Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee (1994 – 1997)
  • Chair – Personnel Committee (1992 – 1997)
  • Chair – Program Committee (1995 – 1997)
  • Vice Chair – State Bar of Georgia Professional Liability Committee (1988 – 1994)
  • Advisory Committee on Legislation, State Bar of Georgia (1994 – 1999)
  • Bench & Bar Committee, Fifth Judicial District, Atlanta (1990 – 1996)
  • General Counsel Overview Committee (1994 – 1997)
  • Law Practice Management Advisory Committee (1994 – 1997)
  • Evidence Code Revision Committee (1988 – 1994)
  • Post-Conviction Study Committee (1991 – 1997)
  • Budget Committee (1994 – 1997)
  • Bar Center Committee (purchase of the Federal Reserve Building for a Bar Center), (1996)

Caucus of State Bar Associations

  • President (2001 – 2002); Executive Committee (1998 – 2005); President-Elect (2001)
  • Delegate (1998 – present)
  • Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (1996 – present)

Community Activities

  • Board of Directors – Presidential Precinct
  • Board of Directors and Executive Committee – Buckhead Coalition (Vice Chair, 2019 – present)
  • Board of Directors – Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (2018 – present)
  • Board of Councilors – The Carter Center (appointed by President Jimmy Carter) (2019 – 2022)
  • Board of Directors – The Warrior Alliance (TWA)
  • Co-chair – Friends Committee of  the National Association of Women Judges Mid-Year Meeting and Southeastern Leadership Conference (2009)
  • Board of Directors – Brain Injury Association of Georgia (1998 – 2003); Executive Committee (2000 – 2001); Chair, Public Affairs Cabinet (2000 – 2001); Chair, Legislative Committee (1998 – 1999); Chair, Special Committee on Legislation (1993 – 1998)
  • Board of Directors – Southface Energy Institute (Not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable development) –  (1994 – 2016); Chair, Board Development Committee (1999 – 2015); Chair, Legal Committee (1994 – 2000)
  • Board of Directors – Board of Directors Network (Not for profit organization with a mission to diversify corporate boards of directors), President (2001); Board of Directors (1998 – present); Chair, Women of Color in Corporate Governance Program (2001); Chair, Program Committee (2002); Moderator, Women Presidents Forum (2000); Co-chair, Membership Division (1999)
  • Board of Directors and Secretary – Neighbor to Family, Inc. (2005 – 2016)
  • Women's Forum of Georgia (local affiliate of the International Women's Forum), (1999 – present); Board of Directors (2005 – 2009)
  • Atlanta Women's Alliance (2000 – 2001); (non-profit) Women Presidents and Board Chairs
  • Scholarship Fundraising Committee –  Cool Girls (2003 – 2004)
  • Leadership Georgia, Class of 1997; Leadership Georgia Foundation (1997 – present)
  • Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2000; Leadership Atlanta Foundation (2000 – present)
  • Co-chair – National Association of Women Judges, Local Friends Committee (1996)

Local Bar-Related Activities

  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society Campaign Chair (2004)
  • Atlanta Bar Association – Board of Directors, Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers (1985 – 1989); Chair, Commission on Uniform Rules of Court (1985 – 1989)
  • Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
  • Charter Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Georgia Chapter
  • Gate City Bar
  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

Other Law-Related Activities

  • Member – American Arbitration Association
    • The International Centre for Dispute Resolution Council
    • Panel of Arbitrators (Commercial and Construction Panels; Certified Mediator)
  • Board of Directors – The Burton Awards (2018 – present)
  • Legal Services Corporation's Leaders Council
  • Best Lawyers Advisory Board (2011 – 2018)
  • Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference – Conference Planning Committee (1999)
  • Life Fellow – American Bar Foundation
  • Fellow – American College of Construction Lawyers
  • American Law Institute – Elected Member (2002 – current); Program Committee, ALI-ABA (2006 – 2008)
  • College of Law Practice Management (2005 – current); Board of Trustees (2012 – 2016) 
  • Founding Member – The Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators
  • "The Law Firm AI Revolution: What Clients Need to Know," Mitratech AdvanceLaw Innovative Law Firm Spotlight Series (October 2024)
  • "The Leadership Crucible Podcast" (February 2024)
  • "Disrupting the Norm: Linda Klein's Trailblazing of the ABA," The Lawfully Employed Podcast with Chere Estrin (December 2023)
  • Presenter – "Supreme Court of Georgia Portrait Presentation for Former Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein" (June 2022)
  • "Linda Klein on Leading with Passion and Growing by Solving Problems," Real Relationships Real Revenue with Mo Bunnell Podcast (May 2022)
  • "Going Back In Time, What Linda Klein Would Say To Her Younger Self," Real Relationships Real Revenue with Mo Bunnell Podcast (May 2022)
  • "The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for Linda Klein," Real Relationships Real Revenue with Mo Bunnell Podcast (May 2022)
  • "Linda Klein's Favorite Business Development Strategy," Real Relationships Real Revenue with Mo Bunnell Podcast (May 2022)
  • "Linda Klein on Growth – Time To Get Great At Business Development," Real Relationships Real Revenue with Mo Bunnell Podcast (May 2022)
  • Panelist – "Building Trust Post-Covid," Horasis Extraordinary Meeting (October 2020)
  • Panelist – "An Afternoon of Good Trouble," Anti-Defamation League Speaking Out in the South webinar series (August 2020)
  • Moderator and Speaker – "Celebrating the Impact of Senator Birch Bayh: A Lasting Legacy on the Constitution and Beyond," Fordham University School of Law (October 2019)
  • Panelist – "Playbook for Success," PINK's Spring Empowerment Luncheon (May 2019)
  • "Access to Justice," Buckhead Rotary Club (March 2019)
  • Keynote Speaker – "Empower Her: Legal Services Edition," Women Veterans Leadership and Diversity Conference (November 2018)
  • Commencement Address – Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (2018)
  • "The Rule of Law and the Fundamental Role of Lawyers," Poland – U.S. Conference on the Rule of Law, the Center for American Law Studies at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Law and Administration (June 2018)
  • Panelist – "Guidelines and Best Practices Addressing Chronic Failure to Diversify Leadership Positions in the Practice of Law," Duke Law Judicial Studies Center Distinguished Lawyers (June 2018)
  • "Lawyers Preventing Truancy Means Lawyers are Stopping Crime," Truancy Intervention Project 2018 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2018)
  • "Access to Justice," College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference (October 2017)
  • "The Importance of Judicial Independence," National Association of Women Judges 39th Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (October 2017)
  • Moderator – "Continuity in the Presidency: Gaps and Solutions, Building on the Legacy of the 25th Amendment," Fordham University School of Law (September 2017)
  • Panelist – "Responding to the Growing Global Refugee Crisis: The Rule of Law for All?," World Justice Forum at The Hague (July 2017)
  • "The Gamble of Public Service Loan Forgiveness," Legal Talk Network (June 2017)
  • "The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-Income Americans," Legal Services Corporation (June 2017)
  • Speaker – American Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (May 2017)
  • Panelist – Bipartisan Policy Center's 25th Amendment Spring Program (May 2017)
  • Commencement Address – Cleveland State University Cleveland Marshall College of Law (May 2017)
  • Commencement Address – 2017 Georgia State University College of Law Commencement and Hooding Ceremony (May 2017)
  • Keynote Speaker – Women's Power Summit on Law and Leadership, Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas School of Law (April 2017)
  • "Increasing Access to Justice," Legal Services Corporation Forum, Georgetown Law School (April 2017)
  • Introductory Remarks – MetLife Diverse Leadership Pipeline Workshop & Luncheon (April 2017)
  • "The Future of Law Practice and Legal Services," Kentucky Supreme Court Commission (April 2017)
  • "Will Budget Cuts to the Legal Services Corporation Diminish Access To Justice?," Legal Talk Network (March 2017)
  • Speaker – Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, National Federation of the Blind (March 2017)
  • Introductory Remarks – Southern Bankruptcy Law Institute (March 2017)
  • Speaker – Idaho Women Lawyers Biennial Gala (March 2017)
  • Speaker – Conference of Chief Justices Midyear Meeting (January 2017)
  • "Broken Promises and Public Service Loan Forgiveness," Legal Talk Network (January 2017)
  • Speaker – Georgia Legal Services Annual Pro Bono Luncheon, Savannah, Georgia (January 2017)
  • Closing Remarks – A Conference on Implicit (Unconscious) Bias: A New Look at an Old Problem, University of Memphis School of Law (November 2016)
  • Speaker – Georgia Lawyers for Equal Justice (October 2016)
  • Featured Speaker – Women in Leadership – Is the Glass Ceiling About to Shatter?, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (October 2016)
  • Speaker – University of Wyoming School of Law (September 2016)
  • "Summit on Creating a National Legal Referral Network for Servicemembers, Veterans, Their Families, Caregivers and Survivors," Military and Veterans Legal Services Network Summit, Washington, D.C. (June 2016)
  • "How Technology Has, and Will, Impact the Practice of Law," the digital edge, Legal Talk Network (May 2016)
  • Keynote Speaker – Best Lawyers in America, Advisory Board Meeting (May 2016)
  • Keynote Speaker – "The Volunteer Lawyer Program," Boston, Massachusetts (April 2016)
  • Panelist – "Off Ramps, On Ramps and Slow Lanes," the Daily Report's "Women in Law: Making Rain, Climbing the Ladder and Forging Your Path" CLE, Atlanta, Georgia (September 2015)
  • Panel Moderator – "Creating Leaders for the 21st Century," Diversity Symposium, San Francisco, California (October 30-31, 2014)
  • "Women in Law – Delivering the Agenda for Change ," International Legal Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 2013)
  • "Criminal Matters and Allegations of Crimes in International Arbitration," International Legal Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 2013)
  • Commencement Address – Washington & Lee Law School (May 2012)
  • "Changes to the AIA Documents in Affordable Housing," American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing (May 2008)
  • "The 2007 AIA Documents: New Forms, New Issues, New Strategies," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2008)
  • "Legal Issues for Professional Engineers," Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia (August 2005)
  • "Analysis of a Design Problem: What to Do," Design Professional Group, Atlanta (March 2005)
  • "To Build a Better Subcontract," AGC, Atlanta, Georgia (March 2003)

  • Bar Associations

  • "What is the Damage? The Evolution of Business Litigation Damages in a Post-Pandemic World," ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (March 2022)
  • Panelist – "Women in Construction, Professionalism Considerations," State Bar of Georgia Construction Law Section (February 2021)
  • Speaker – State Bar of Georgia Virtual Annual Meeting (June 2020)
  • Panelist – "Where does the Construction Industry Stand: A Candid Conversation with Industry Leaders about Inclusion, Diversity, & Professionalism," American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting (October 2019)
  • "Growing your Bar Association and Serving Your Community," Dunwoody Bar Association (September 2018)
  • Keynote Speaker – "Achieving Equality in Business and the Legal Profession," Memphis Bar Association, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (August 2018)
  • "Using Technology to Bring Better Access to Justice," ABA 2018 Paris Sessions, Paris, France (June 2018)
  • "Veterans Initiatives for Metro Bars," National Conference of Bar Presidents (February 2018)
  • "Working Together, Bringing Justice to Veterans," North Carolina Bar Association's Veterans Continuing Education and Awards program (November 2017)
  • "Legal Assistance for Veterans," New Jersey State Bar Association Military Law and Veterans Affairs Section Symposium (October 2017)
  • Speaker – American Bar Association Law Practice Division Meeting (October 2017)
  • Keynote Speaker – Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Latina Commission Program, HNBA Annual Meeting (September 2017)
  • "ABA Annual Meeting 2017: Linda Klein on Her Tenure as ABA President," Legal Talk Network (August 2017)
  • "ABA president shares a sneak peek into ABA Annual Meeting in NYC," Legal Talk Network (July 2017)
  • Panelist – "Engaging Allies: A Panel Discussion With Bar Leaders on How to Effectively Collaborate with Partner Organizations to Engender Meaningful Change," Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 2017)
  • "How We Work Together," Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 2017)
  • Keynote Speaker – Indiana State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference (June 2017)
  • Introductory Remarks – "The Importance of an Independent Judiciary and a Free Press," Louisville Bar Association CLE seminar (June 2017)
  • Panelist – "Boost Your Bottom Line: Why Retaining and Promoting Minority Talent is Good Business," Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Rainmakers Forum (May 2017)
  • "American Bar Association's Sustainability Work," American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy and Resources second annual Sustainability Investment Leadership Conference, New York (May 2017)
  • ABA TECHSHOW 2017, Chicago, Illinois (April 2017)
  • Speaker – American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Council Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (April 2017)
  • Speaker – Bar Leadership Institute (March 2017)
  • "ABA TECHSHOW 2017: Women Are Powerful in Legal Technology," Legal Talk Network (March 2017)
  • Keynote Speaker – American Bar Association Tech Show (March 2017)
  • Speaker – Croation Bar Association (March 2017)
  • Keynote Address, House of Delegates, American Bar Association Midyear Meeting (February 2017)
  • Keynote Speaker – Address to the ABA House of Delegates, Miami, Florida (February 2017)
  • "ABA Midyear Meeting 2017: Updates from ABA President Linda Klein," Legal Talk Network (February 2017)
  • "The ABA's Newest Project: Blueprint," Legal Talk Network (January 2017)
  • Opening Remarks – American Bar Association Section of Litigation Professional Success Summit, Atlanta, Georgia (November 2016)
  • Speaker – American Bar Association's Section of International Law Paris City Chapter (November 2016)
  • Opening Remarks – American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security 26th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law, Washington, D.C. (November 2016)
  • Speaker – ABA Litigation Leadership Fall Meeting (October 2016)
  • Speaker – National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, San Diego, California (October 2016)
  • Keynote Speaker – Hawaii State Bar Association Annual Meeting (October 2016)
  • Speaker – American Bar Association Section of International Law Fall Meeting, Tokyo, Japan (October 2016)
  • Opening Remarks and Q&A – American Bar Association Section Officers Conference Fall Leadership Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (October 2016)
  • Keynote Speaker – Wyoming State Bar's annual luncheon (September 2016)
  • Panelist – "Effectively Representing the Veteran Client: Legal and Cultural Basics," American Bar Association webinar (August 2016)
  • "ABA Annual Meeting 2016: President Linda Klein's Year To Come," Legal Talk Network (August 2016)
  • "The American Bar Association: A Look Ahead Under New President, Linda Klein," Lawyer 2 Lawyer, Legal Talk Network (July 2016)
  • "ABA President-elect Linda Klein: We are the gold standard for the profession," American Bar Association video (August 2015)
  • Keynote Speaker – "Lawyers Working Together Make the Profession Strong," Atlanta Bar Association luncheon (February 2015)
  • "President-elect Nominee Linda Klein Addresses House of Delegates," American Bar Association (February 2015)
  • "ABA Law Practice Division: Linda Klein on Female Leadership in the Legal World," On the Road, Legal Talk Network (November 2014)
  • "ABA Members Encouraged to Converge on Capitol Hill on Behalf of the Profession," ABA Video (January 2013)
  • "Concluding Remarks to the ABA House of Delegates," ABA Video (August 2012)
  • "Linda Klein Explains the Work of the ABA House of Delegates," Part 2, ABA Video (August 2012)
  • "Linda Klein Explains the Work of the ABA House of Delegates," Part 1, ABA Video (August 2012)
  • Featured – "Chair of ABA Policy-Making Body Describes Work of Profession's 'Best and Brightest' ," ABA video (August 2011)

  • Dispute Resolution Topics

  • "Mediator Insights: What You Should Know (and What Your Mediator Needs to Know) to Improve the Mediation Process," ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference (April 2023)
  • "Subpoenas and Third-Party Evidence in International Arbitration," 7th Annual International Arbitration Symposium (March 2023)
  • Panelist – "Diversity in International Arbitration: Progress in Times of COVID?," presented by JAMS and Arbitral Women (December 2020)
  • "Alternate Dispute Resolution," Cyber Law, Due Process, Arbitration and Mediation, Cyber Future Summit 2020 (October 2020)
  • Panel Moderator – "Criminal Matters and Allegations of Crimes in International Arbitration ," International Legal Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 2013)
  • "Best and Worst Practices in Arbitration," Georgia ICLE (August 2012)
  • "How to Make Commercial and Construction Arbitration Faster and Less Expensive," ABA Section of Dispute Resolution (February 2010)
  • "Is Arbitration Broken?," Georgia ICLE (December 2009)
  • "Ways that Discovery & Presentation of Evidence in ADR Differs from Trials," ABA Section of Litigation (April 2009)
  • "Resolving Board Room Conflicts," Atlanta Women's Foundation, Women on Board Training (July 2005)
  • "The Green Tree Case and Class Action Arbitrations," Moderator, Georgia ICLE (November 2003)
  • "Mediation Skill Building," Facilitator for Most Experienced Mediators Workshop, 10th Annual ADR Institute and Neutrals Conference (November 2003)
  • "Arbitration in the New Millennium," American Arbitration Association, Joint Program (January 2001)

  • Ethics Topics

  • "Ethics for Construction Professionals," Construction Industry Section of the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama AGC (December 2021)
  • "E-Discovery and other Emerging Issues," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (April 2015)
  • "It Could Happen to You: A Discussion of Ethical Choices Professions Make in Everyday Practice," Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (March 2012)
  • "Ethics and Professionalism for Young Lawyers," Civil Litigation Seminar, ICLE, Georgia (April 2004)
  • "Sarbanes Oxley and the General Practitioner," ICLE, Georgia, Statewide Broadcast (November 2003)
  • "Beyond the Billable Hour," American Bar Association Annual Legal Malpractice Symposium, New Orleans (April 2003)
  • "Multidisciplinary Practice: is it Possible After Enron?," ICLE, Georgia, Statewide Broadcast (February 2002)
  • "Ethics Issues for Your Practice," ICLE, Georgia, taped for Statewide Broadcast (November 2001)
  • "Multidisciplinary Practice Issues in Commercial Real Estate," ICLE, Georgia (November 2001)
  • "Ethical Considerations for Construction Lawyers," Construction Law for the General Practitioner, Georgia ICLE (October 2001)
  • "How to Start a Successful Professionalism Commission," Mid-Year Meeting of the American Bar Association, San Diego (February 2001)
  • "Law Practice Management: Ethics, Conflicts and Money," ICLE Georgia (January 2001)
  • "New Trends in the Legal Profession, Multidisciplinary Practice, Multijurisdictional Practice and Others," Atlanta Bar Association (December 2000)
  • "The New Ethics Rules and How They Could Change Your Practice," ICLE Georgia (November 2000)
  • "Handling Conflicts of Interest," ICLE Georgia (June 2000)
  • "Multidisciplinary Practice," Litigation Section, Atlanta Bar Association (March 2000)
  • "Can a Small Firm Compete Despite Multidisciplinary Practice," Solo Small Firm Section, Atlanta Bar Association (January 2000)
  • "Will We Have Multidisciplinary Practice in Georgia?," Georgia State University Alumni (January 2000)
  • "Gender Issues in the Profession," Legal Issues Affecting Women, ICLE Georgia (January 2000)
  • "Ethical and Other Pitfalls in Surety Bond Litigation," Fidelity & Surety Committee (TIPS), American Bar Association, Annual Mid-Winter meeting, New York (January 1991)
  • "Construction Attorney's Ethical Considerations," Construction Law: Issues for Today's Economy, ICLE Georgia (November 1990)
  • "Ethical Considerations for Construction Lawyers," Construction Litigation: The Basics and More, ICLE Georgia (October 1987)

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