John C. Yates

Education, Mediation
1600 Atlanta Financial Center, 3343 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30326


Education

Admitted

1981, Georgia

Law School

Duke University, J.D., 1981

Law School Graduation Year

1981

College

Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978

Memberships

American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Science and Technology; Corporation, Banking and Business Law); State Bar of Georgia (Member and Past Chairman, Computer Law Section; Member, Sections on: Corporate and Banking; Intellectual Property); Computer Law Association (Director, 1998-2000); Technology Executives Roundtable (President, 2003).

Biographical

Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholar. Author: Software Support and Hardware Maintenance Practices: Tying Considerations, 8 The Computer Lawyer 17 (1991); New Revenue Recognition Policies-Guidelines for Drafting Software Agreements, 9 The Computer Lawyer 12 (1992); The Importance of Contract Confidentiality, The Law and Business of Computer Software; Reaching the Market-Franchising and Licensing, The Handbook for Small Business Management. Co-Author: Legal Power: A Software Executive's Guide to Key Legal Practices, Culpepper and Associates; New Guidelines for Software Revenue Recognition-Pointers for Providing Guidance to Clients, Part I, The Computer Lawyer, December, 1997, Part II, The Computer Lawyer, January, 1998. Technology Law Columnist: The Culpepper Letter. Member, Editorial Board, The Computer Lawyer. Editor, Computer Law Association Bulletin, 1996. Member: Governor's Science and Technology Advisory Council, State of Georgia; Founder, Southeastern Software Association. Trustee, Newberry College. Chair, 2002 Technology Initiative of the United Way. Member, Board of Directors, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Founder, Minority Technology Entrepreneurs. Member, Board of Visitors, Grady Health System. Chair, Georgia Technology Forum, 2003.

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