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Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield

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September 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online

10 Lawyers Admitted to Practice Before Georgia's High Court

"I agree that the choice to be a lawyer necessarily includes the choice to be a leader," said Jordan Redavid, founding partner of Fischer Redavid. "To me, that means to be a voice or champion for others in need. I look forward to making good on that as a member of this Court."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 20, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Leaders Outline How to Achieve Success During First 100 Days

In this episode of Legal Speak, senior attorneys preview strategies to help achieve success as general and in-house counsel during the first 100 days in a new legal leadership role. The insight shared in this episode previews an upcoming panel discussion at the upcoming Women, Influence & Power in Law conference, entitled "Making Your Mark: Dos and Don'ts for Success in Your First 100 Days as a Legal Leader."

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Clayton County Jury Returns $17M Verdict After Lawyers Sanctioned

"We look forward to appealing this result so that Honda can eventually have its day in court," said Chris Martin, a corporate communications director for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

September 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Which Comes First: Discretionary or Interlocutory Appeal? High Court Tackles Procedural Dispute

"For you to prevail, I think you need to be able to show that the renewal action is the same 'the case' in which the voluntary dismissal was filed," Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson told appellee counsel during oral arguments.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

September 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Affirmed: $35M Wrongful-Death Verdict Survives City's Appeal

"We have always felt that long standing legal principals in the area of municipal liability supported the verdict," Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Brookhaven.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Sanctioned; Pleadings Struck: What's Next for Honda?

"The Court believes the defendants" conduct undermined the fairness of the trial and influenced the jury with evidence that was specifically excluded by the Court," read a sanction order issued by Clayton County State Court Chief Judge Michael T. Garrett.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 13, 2024 | Law.com

From Prep Basketball Star to Dechert Global Managing Partner, Vince Cohen Never Forgot His D.C. Roots

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Dechert global managing partner Vince Cohen discusses his D.C. roots, his time in the U.S. Attorney's Office and his decision to make Dechert his home, all while paying homage to the city that raised him.

By Patrick Smith | Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 12, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Success During First 100 Days: Cedra Mayfield Moderates WIPL Panel

During the Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Chicago, senior litigation reporter and Legal Speak co-host Cedra Mayfield will moderate a panel entitled "Making Your Mark: Dos and Don'ts for Success in Your First 100 Days as a Legal Leader."

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Shortlisted for Judge: Who Will Kemp Appoint to Rockdale State Court Bench?

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted a general counsel and assistant solicitor general as judicial candidates in the running to fill a vacancy on the Rockdale County State Court bench.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 10, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Judge in Hot Seat: Misconduct Probe Moves Forward

"[A] pre-hearing conference will take place shortly after October 21, 2024," read a scheduling order penned by Judge Brian Rickman as the new Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read