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    Trees & Georgia Law

    • July 11, 2023
    • 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
    • ZOOM

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    Bi-monthly Virtual Training:

    Trees & Georgia Law

    Presented by:

    Lea Clark - Georgia Forestry Commission

    Lea has worked as a paralegal, a criminal defense lawyer, and a college professor. After getting a Master’s in Forestry from UGA, she is now with the Georgia Forestry Commission as the Community Forester for Northeast Georgia, with 43 counties in her territory. Her focus is on providing support for cities, counties, and tree advocacy groups to improve their urban tree canopy.

    In this session we will learn about:

    Trees & Georgia Law - we will cover the most common legal issues arborists and tree professionals encounter when helping tree owners.  We cover nuisance and negligence as causes of action, standard of care, and learn from 3 important cases from Georgia courts

    Location/Format: Virtual via ZOOM - upon registration via the GAA Website you will receive a confirmation and instructions to register your email via ZOOM.  Please be sure to complete this step to ensure you receive the log in instructions ahead of the event.

    Time: 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

    Agenda:

    6:15 pm-6:30 pm: Introduction & settle in, Q&A rules, & CEU sign in instructions

    6:30 pm-7:30 pm: Training Session

    Cost: FREE to all GAA Members and Business Supporters.  $20 for non-members

    ISA CEUS: 1

    Questions?

    Please email us at info@georgiaarborist.org

    ***This training is recorded and will be sent by email to all registrants within a week of the event***

    Georgia Arborist Association


    Email:  info@georgiaarborist.org
    Phone:  (404) 913-1422
    Address:  GAA ~ P.O. Box 2516, Decatur GA 30031

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