The 2023 Summer Attorneys Conference will be held at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel July 6-8, 2023.
To register for this conference, click here.
To view the conference agenda, click here.
Please note that there are 3 different levels of registration:
- Social Services session only – $350
- County Attorneys session only – $350
- Both County and DSS Sessions – $375
These rates increase by $50 each after June 9. Guest passes are available at $75 per person (for guests of conference attendees only). Children 10 and under may attend free of charge.
Conference registration includes all conference sessions and meals for the registrant, including: breakfast on Friday and Saturday; networking receptions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and coffee and snacks throughout the conference.
Thursday, July 6 — DSS Sessions
(Plan lunch on own; snacks & beverages provided)
Session begins at 12:30 p.m.
- Child Welfare Case Update
- Evidence: Criminal Evidentiary Issues
- Evidence: Expert Witnesses
- DHHS Update
- Business Session
- 6:00 p.m. Reception at Pack’s Tavern (Sponsored by Teague Campbell)
Friday, July 7 — County & DSS Sessions
(Conference breakfast sponsored by Poyner Spruill)
Session begins at 8:30 a.m.
- Concurrent Sessions
- County Attorneys Welcome & Role of County Attorneys/Outside Counsel
- DSS Legislative Update
- Joint DSS and County Attorney Sessions
- ADA Session
- Ethics Update
- Afternoon Activities
- 5:30 p.m. Reception at the Renaissance Hotel (Sponsored by Womble Bond Dickinson)
Saturday, July 8 — County Sessions
(Conference breakfast sponsored by Smith Anderson)
Session begins at 8:30 a.m.
- County Legislative Update
- Recent LGC Changes for Counties
- County Attorneys Best Practices with Nonprofits
- Business Session
- 5:00 p.m. Reception at the Renaissance Hotel (Sponsored by Civic Federal Credit Union)
Register for the Summer 2023 Attorneys Conference