2026 THE ART OF ADVOCACY CLE
Powering the Cloud, Paying the Price – Litigating Environmental Impacts of AI Data Centers (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Featuring Letitia Johnson
Letitia Johnson, Managing Partner of the Southeastern Region, will serve as a panelist at The Art of Advocacy, the international continuing legal education conference hosted by Cumberland School of Law at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 28–30, 2026.
Ms. Johnson will present “Powering the Cloud, Paying the Price: Litigating Environmental Impacts of AI Data Centers” on Tuesday, June 30. Drawing on her work leading the firm’s Civil Rights and Environmental Litigation practice groups across the Southeast, she will address how rapid data center expansion places water, air quality, and energy burdens on the communities least equipped to absorb them, and what legal avenues exist to hold developers and operators accountable.
Panel
- Letitia Johnson – Managing Partner, Southeastern Region
- Ebony H. Griffin-Guerrier – Counsel, Co-Lead, Research, Policy & Strategic Impact
- Laura Singleton – Counsel, Personal Injury, Mass Torts, and Environmental Litigation
The 2026 conference focuses on advocacy in the age of artificial intelligence, bringing together legal experts from across the globe to examine how emerging technology is reshaping trial practice, client counseling, regulatory compliance, and legal ethics. The program offers 12 CLE hours, including one hour of ethics.
Topics Covered
- Environmental Litigation and Environmental Justice
- AI Data Center Development and Community Impact
- Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act Enforcement
- Corporate Accountability for Emerging Technology
- Advocacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Event Details
EVENT: The Art of Advocacy – International CLE Conference
SESSION: Powering the Cloud, Paying the Price: Litigating Environmental Impacts of AI Data Centers
WHEN: June 28–30, 2026 | Session on Tuesday, June 30, 9:00–9:55 a.m.
WHERE: The Balmoral Hotel
1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
PANELIST: Letitia Johnson – Managing Partner, Southeastern Region | Singleton Schreiber LLP
ORGANIZATION: Cumberland School of Law – Samford University
For the full 2026 itinerary and speaker list, visit the conference program.
