Education

1978 - 1981	Emory University School of Law Atlanta, Georgia J.D. Degree Class Rank: Top 10% Research Editor, Emory Law Journal
1975 - 1977	Emory University Atlanta, Georgia B.A. Degree in Psychology
1973 - 1975	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Honors and Appointments

2016	Fellow American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL)
2014 - present	Member, Repeat Offenders Working Group Atlanta Police Foundation
2010 - 2015	Board of Directors Federal Defender Program, Inc. Chairman (2014-15)
1998 - 2007	Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Chairman (2003-07)
2003 - 2008	Member, Appellate Chiefs Working Group U.S. Department of Justice
2008, 2009, 2012, present	Voted "SuperLawyer" in Appellate Law by Atlanta Magazine Selected Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia
2012	Georgia Trend’s 2012 Legal Elite
2005 - 2007	Member, Emory University Board of Governors
2003 - 2008	Member, Emory Law School Council Emory University
2002 - 2003	Member, Emory Law Alumni Association (ELAA) Emory University School of Law Executive Committee, Member-at-Large (1993-2002)
1985 - 1993	Member, Young Law Alumni Council Emory University School of Law
1984 - 2005	Adjunct Professor of Law Emory University School of Law Director, Student Internship Program
1986 - 2005	Adjunct Professor of Law Georgia State College of Law Director, Student Internship Program
1999	Recipient, Director's Award United States Department of Justice
1990, 1997-99 2000	Recipient, Special Achievement Award United States Department of Justice
1986 & 1990	Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement Drug Enforcement Administration United States Department of Justice
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Bar Activities

Federal Bar Association
2006 - 2007	President, Atlanta Chapter
2005 - 2006	Chapter President-Elect
2004 - 2005	Chapter Vice-President
2002 - 2003	Chapter Treasurer
2002 - present	Member, Executive Committee
2001 - 2003	Judicial Selection Committee
State Bar of Georgia
2000 - present	Appellate Practice Section Chair (2008-2009) Chair, Federal Practice Committee (2001-2002) Co-Chair, Federal Practice Committee (2000)
2000 - 2001	Federal Courts Liaison Committee
2001 - 2003	Government Attorney Involvement Committee
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Bar Memberships

United States Supreme Court
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
State Bar of Georgia

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Professional Organizations

Atlanta Bar Association
Eleventh Circuit Historical Society
Federal Bar Association
Lawyer's Club of Atlanta
Supreme Court Historical Society
Women's White Collar Defense Association

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Publications

Chapter Author, Black, et al., 11th Circuit: Federal Appellate Procedure,
Chapter 15, Civil Appeals of Magistrate Judges' Decisions (1996)

Weil, A Step Toward Simplification, 8 Fed. Sent. R. 21 (1995)

Weil, In Partial Defense of Sentencing Entrapment, 7 Fed. Sent. R. 172 (1995)

Whitley & Weil, A Critique of the GAO and Sentencing Commission Reports:
Why the Central Questions Remain Unanswered, 5 Fed. Sent. R. 162 (1992)

Whitley & Weil, Grand Juries vs. the Right to Financial Privacy, 6 A.B.A.
Criminal Justice 9 (1991), reprinted in 1992 A.B.A. Complex Crimes Journal 261

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Community Activities

Atlanta Legal Aid Society
1990 - 1994, 2000 - 2016	Vice-Chairman, Atlanta Bar Association Fund Drive
1994 - 2000	Advisory Board
1987 - 1989	Steering Committee
Leukemia Society of America Georgia Chapter
1993 - 2002	Board of Trustees
1997 - 1999	Vice-President
1993, 1996	Treasurer
October 1996	Chairman, Tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
April 1992	Co-Chairman, Tennis Hacker's Festival
August 1990	Chairman, Morton's Celebrity Waiter Dinner
Atlanta Jewish Federation
1984 - 1994	Legal Division Committee Member
1994	Legal Division Co-Chair
Girl Scouts of America
2000 - 2004	Jr. Girl Scout Troop Co-Leader
2000 - 2002	Brownie Troop Co-Leader
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Speaking Engagements & Presentations

December 2016	Health Care Fraud Institute (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Squaring Off: The Trial of United States v. Houser"
September 2016	American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute Braselton, Georgia Panel Moderator Topic: "Complex White Collar Cases: A View from the Bench on Current Issues and Effective Techniques"
February 2016	White Collar Crime (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Moderator Topic: "Ethical Considerations in Government and Internal Investigations"
September 2015	American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute Braselton, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Supreme Court Update and Other Notable Developments In Criminal Law"
September 2014	American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute Braselton, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Supreme Court Update and Other Notable Developments In Criminal Law"
June 2013	International Business and Crimes: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Criminal Antitrust & Export Controls (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Luncheon Speaker Topic: "A Look at FCPA, Criminal Antitrust and Export Control Cases and Settlements"
February  2012	Atlanta Bar Association, Small Firm Section Atlanta, Georgia Luncheon Speaker Topic: "Handling Appellate Work as a Non-Appellate Lawyer"
December 2011	Health Care Fraud Institute (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Moderator Topic: "Ethical Issues in Health Care Fraud Cases"
December 2010	Southeastern Health Care Fraud Institute (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Moderator Topic: "Ethical Issues in Criminal and Civil Fraud Cases"
November 2010	Saint Crispin's Day Seminar Federal Defender Program Atlanta, Georgia Panel Moderator Topic: "Professionalism - Brief Writing and Oral Advocacy"
November 2010	Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers: Life of A Trial Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "After the Case - Appeal"
October 2010	Criminal Law Section Luncheon Atlanta Bar Association Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Binding Plea Agreements - Why You Want One and How You Get It"
September 2010	Federal Civil Trial Practice Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Preserving Your Record in the Trial Court for Appeal" (PowerPoint Presentation)
September 2010	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) International Business and Crime - An Overview (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "SEC and DOJ Year in Review"
December 2009	Southeastern Health Care Fraud Institute (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Luncheon Speaker Topic: "Looking Forward: Professionalism in 2010"
April 2009	Federal Appellate Practice  Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic:  "Oral Argument in the Eleventh Circuit"
March 2009	Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2009 Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic:  "Cross-Border Governance, Compliance and Regulatory Trends"
February 2009	Testimony Before United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing: "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" Atlanta, Georgia
October 2008	International Business and Crime: Enforcement Issues in FCPA, Export Control and Antitrust (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Luncheon Speaker Topic: "Discussion of Appellate Issues in FCPA, Export Control and Criminal Antitrust Cases"
October 2008	Second Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute (ECAPI II) Atlanta, Georgia Member, Planning Committee Panel Moderator Topic: "Rehearing/Rehearing En Banc"
October 2008	Atlanta Bar Association, Criminal Law Section Atlanta, Georgia Luncheon Speaker Topic: "New Court Rules for Electronic Documents"
October 2008	Georgia Bar, Appellate Practice Section Meeting Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Government Appellate Practice Exposed"
September 2008	FBA National Convention Huntsville, Alabama Panel Moderator Topic: "Appellate Practice in the Electronic Age"
November 2007	Conference on a Fair and Impartial Judiciary Atlanta, Georgia Participant
May 2007	Federal Appellate Practice (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "A Report on the National Conference on Appellate Justice: Ethics Issues"
May 2007	Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference Atlanta, Georgia Member, Planning Committee Panel Member Topic: "Effective Appellate Advocacy: Three Appellate Lawyers and a Judge"
October 2006	Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute (ECAPI) Atlanta, Georgia Chair, Planning Committee Panel Member Topic: "Characteristics of Effective Oral Argument"
November 2005	2005 National Conference on Appellate Justice Washington, D.C. Participant
April 2005	20th Annual Fifth Circuit Appellate Practice and Advocacy Seminar New Orleans, Louisiana Faculty Topic: "Current Issues in Criminal Law"
April 2005	Federal Bar Association Luncheon Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Sentencing After Booker"
August 2004	American Bar Association Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Annual Survey of Supreme Court Decisions"
December 2003	13th Annual White Collar Crime Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Current Issues in Federal Sentencing"
September 2003	10th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
September 2002	9th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
April 2002	Federal Appellate Practice in the Eleventh Circuit (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Oral Argument in the Eleventh Circuit" (PowerPoint Presentation)
October 2001 & 2002	"Inside the Eleventh Circuit: A Dialogue with the Clerk of Court" Sponsored by the Eleventh Circuit Lawyers Advisory Committee Atlanta, Georgia (Organized; Opening Remarks)
September 2001	8th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
April 2001	Appellate Strategies (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Emergency Motions, Injunctions and Stays at the Appellate Level"
September 2000	7th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
March 2000	3rd Annual Health Care Fraud Institute (ICLE) Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia Topic: "Civil and Criminal Cases in the Federal Courts: Victories/Defeats" (PowerPoint Presentation)
September 1999	6th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
September 1998	5th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Criminal Law: Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)
1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006	Appellate Chiefs Conference Attorney General's Advocacy Institute Faculty
Sept. 1997 & 1998	Georgia State College of Law Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "The Role of the Federal Prosecutor"
March 1997	Federalist Society Emory University School of Law Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "Punishment"
May 1996	YLS: Criminal Law Seminar Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Federal Sentencing Guidelines"
May 1996	Federal Appellate Practice Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Oral Argument in the Eleventh Circuit"
April 1996	Federal Bar Association & United States Sentencing Commission Fifth Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Tampa, Florida Panel Member Topic: Sentencing Guideline Update
January 1996	Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 1996 Winter Seminar Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Presentation of the Prosecution's Case at Guidelines Sentencing"
1995	Contributor Ethics and Professional Responsibility Manual, Presented at the Second Annual Conference, Professional Responsibility Officers Washington, D.C.
1994	Contributor Draft Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI) American Bar Association
December 1994	Federal Practice Seminar Clearwater, Florida Topic: "Appellate Practice: Brief Writing and Oral Argument"
April 1994	Federal Appellate Practice Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "How Briefs and Oral Argument Fit Together for a Winning Strategy"
November 1993	Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Eleventh Annual Regional Conference Hilton Head, South Carolina Topic: "Eleventh Circuit Law Update"
October 1993	Fourth Annual Seminar on White Collar Crime (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Course Materials: "Eleventh Circuit Sentencing Guidelines Manual"
December 1992	Federal Practice Seminar Atlanta, Georgia Course Materials: "Grand Jury Practice"
October 1992	White Collar Crime Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Five Years Later: In Washington, in the Courts, and in the Literature"
May 1992	Southeast Region Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and Asset Forfeiture Attorneys' Conference Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Eleventh Circuit Review"
November 1991	Federal Sentencing Guidelines Seminar (ICLE) Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Corporate Guidelines, Fines & Restitution"
August 1991	American Bar Association Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia Panel Member Topic: "How to Sentence a Convicted Corporation: A Case Study Using the Newly Proposed Organizational Sanctions"
1991, 1995, 1998 & 2001	Appellate Advocacy Course Attorney General's Advocacy Institute Instructor
1989-91	Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Faculty Member
1983-present	Emory Trial Techniques Program Atlanta, Georgia Instructor
	National Moot Court Competition
1992, 1996 & 1998	Final Round Judge, Region V Finals
1995, 1997, 2006-08, 2011 & 2014	Semi-Final Round Judge
2015	Practice Round Judge
1991-2007	Three-District U.S. Attorney's Office Conference (Developed and Organized) Atlanta, Macon & Savannah, Georgia January 1993 - Topic: "Sentencing Guidelines" March 2002 - Topic: "Post-Sentencing Attacks on Prior Convictions: "The Walker Problem" February 2004 - Topic: "Adverse Decisions and the Appellate Process"
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