Andy Peters

March 24, 2006 | Daily Report Online

THE STATE Senate has approved budget changes designed to help the Legislature gain more control of the judiciary branch's finances. The proposal specifically targets the policy-making Judicial Council of Georgia, which is headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. Included in the fiscal 2007 budget, which was approved by the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 50-3, is a $1.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

April 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Macon lawyer Frank C. Jones will lead a team of eight lawyers representing Gov. Sonny Perdue in a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care plan. Perdue will join a suit filed last month in federal district court in Florida.Jones, a former King Spalding partner who's now of counsel at Jones, Cork Miller, represented Perdue in Perdue v.

By Andy Peters

2 minute read

August 03, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Sonny Perdue will name Drew Eckl Farnham partner Richard S. "Rick" Thompson as a member of the State Board of Workers' Compensation, replacing Viola S. Drew, whose term has expired, according to Perdue's office. Thompson is a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia who has experience in workers' compensation law.

By Andy Peters

1 minute read

August 13, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Sonny Perdue will announce his pick for the Supreme Court of Georgia today at 11:30 a.m. Perdue is filling a slot on the high court created by the retirement of former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. Perdue will announce his decision at the State Capitol.On June 30, the Judicial Nominating Commission gave Perdue its short list of nine candidates: Atlanta solo practitioner James P.

By Andy Peters

1 minute read

May 05, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Thurbert E. Baker is facing a millionaire in his attempt to win a third full term as Georgia attorney general.Republican challenger Perry J. McGuire reported to the State Ethics Commission this week that his net worth is $1,560,128, with assets of $2,503,000 against liabilities of $942,872. McGuire's wealth is concentrated in real estate holdings in Douglas County.

By Andy Peters

2 minute read

April 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case has been a gold mine for McKenna Long Aldridge.The law firm last week asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to approve its bill for $631,156. McKenna also asked approval for $35,620 in expenses. The bill covers the period from Sept. 15 to Jan.

By Andy Peters

2 minute read

October 29, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Republican Sam Olens leads Democrat Ken Hodges by 6.6 percentage points in the race for Georgia attorney general, according to a Landmark Communications poll of 1,686 active voters conducted on Tuesday. But Olens and Hodges could be forced into a runoff, since the poll showed Libertarian Don Smart garnering enough support to keep Olens from getting more than 50 percent of the vote.

By Andy Peters

2 minute read

February 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Even though revenue dropped in 2008, Morris, Manning Martin partners were able to enjoy an uptick in take-home profit.Robert E. Saudek, the managing partner, said cost-cutting allowed partner profits to rise."We reduced expenses significantly, and we did it early," Saudek said.Gross revenue fell 4.07 percent to $99.

By Andy Peters

1 minute read

December 07, 2007 | Daily Report Online

A PROPOSAL to raise salaries for Georgia's judges is receiving a bipartisan push, but what appeared to derail the idea earlier this year-the lack of support from Gov. Sonny Perdue-remains a potential obstacle.The State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced this week they back a 20 percent across-the-board salary increase for jurists on the superior courts, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

November 05, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Sonny Perdue may have reached a water-sharing agreement with the governors of Alabama and Florida last Thursday, but the pact doesn't provide a solution to Georgia's long-term water woes. The best way to prevent the kind of drought that is currently threatening Georgia, according to Perdue and other Republican state leaders, is to build more reservoirs to store water.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read