Event Calendar

Start Date: 5/12/2026 8:30 AM EDT
End Date: 5/12/2026 5:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Sonesta Atlanta NW Galleria Hotel

Location:

Organization Name: GAPIA, Inc

Contact:

Register Now for GAPIA's Spring Educational Conference, 
May 12, 2026, 8:30AM to 5:00PM, $25 late registration fee after May 5, 2026.

Up to Six Continuing Education Credits Will Be Earned for this Event. One per Session. All attendees must register in advance to attend.  
 
Members may attend the conference in-person for $200. The charge for non-members is $400.00 for in-person attendance. There will be no online broadcast of this event. Join GAPIA Today and Save $$ on GAPIA Conferences.

Sonesta Atlanta NW Galleria Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Road, Berkshire Room
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-955-1700
 
Register at www.gapia.org. The link is on the left hand side of the home page.

Introduction 8:30AM – 8:50:00AM
Cathy Panagakis, President, GAPIA, Inc
 
Sponsor 1 8:50 to 9:00AM Claim Wizard
 
Session 1 9:00AM – 9:50AM
Brandon Lewis, PA, Strategic Claim Consultants
Navigating FEMA and Excess Flood Claims
 
Sponsor 2  9:50AM - 10:00AM Pearson Legal

Session 2  10:00AM– 10:50AM
Chip Merlin, Esq., Merlin Law Group
Mastery is the Key to Quality work, Happy Clients and a Lasting Business
 
Break    10:50AM – 11:05AM  
 
Sponsor 3, 11:05 AM – Merlin Law Group 
 
Session 3  11:15AM – 12:05AM
Remington Huggins, Esq., Huggins Law Firm
Public Adjusters and the Claims Process: Insights from the Front Lines
 
Lunch Break 12:05 to 1:00 PM

Session 4  1:00PM to 1:50PM
Mathew Mulholland, Building Experts Institute
Practical Use of AI in Public Adjusting
 
Sponsor 4 - 1:50PM – 2:00PM, Huggins Law Firm

Sponsor 5   2:00PM to 2:10 PM, Matthew Brown, Esq., Maranges Law

Session 5 2:10PM – 3:00PM
George Pineda, MPH, CIH, CHMM, Environmental Forensic Investigation Services, Inc (ERIS)
How to Spot Junk Science Before It Destroys Your Case
 
Sponsor 6 -   3:00PM to 3:10PM, TPS Housing

Break– 3:10 PM to 3:25PM, 
 
Sponsor 7 3:25 to 3:35, Michael Turner Law Firm
 
Session 6  3:35 PM – 4:25 PM
John Baird, PA, Ally Public Adjusting
Foundations of Claims Success

Public Adjuster Discussion and Conference Wrap Up 4:25 PM – 5:00 PM
Cathy Panagakis, President, GAPIA, Inc.
 
Together We Are Stronger!
 
Register at www.gapia.org. The link is on the left hand side of the home page.