Attorney Shannon Sprinkle will be a speaker at the Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation seminar presented by the State Bar of Georgia on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents regarding “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (“DEI”) programs in the workplace. Consistent with the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders regarding DEI, these technical assistance documents warn of the potential illegality of certain employment policies or initiatives under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Robin McGuffin takes a look at the guidance recommended in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

With the USPTO’s implementation of new fees for certain continuation patent applications, applicants now face important strategic decisions regarding the timing and management of their filings. IP attorney Mandy Decker takes a look at the new fees in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

Stites & Harbison attorneys Matt Breetz and Jennifer Guerra will be speakers at the Spring 2025 National Legal Malpractice Conference in Charlotte, NC April 2-4, 2025.