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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April 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

3 Candidates, 1 Seat: Judge Faces Competition for Fulton Superior Seat

Judge Judge Scott F. McAfee faces competition from Fulton County Solicitor General Tiffani Johnson and former Rainbow PUSH Coalition Peachtree Street Project Executive Director Robert H. Patillo II. On May 21, voters will decide whether to retain the appointed incumbent, or elect either a former Fulton County solicitor general or an Atlanta civil rights attorney to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit bench.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Rachel Krause Faces Challenger Brandi Reeves in Fulton Superior Court Election

City of Atlanta Deputy Chief Court Administrator Brandi Reeves has challenged incumbent Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause.

By Cedra Mayfield

10 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Law.com

Promoting 'Comfortable Diversity' Can Impact Firms' Bottom Lines

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.

By Cedra Mayfield | Lisa Willis | Patrick Smith

1 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

$3.5M Sex Assault Settlement: Lawyers Leverage Foreseeability Argument to Overcome Workers' Comp Bar

"[T]he workers compensation bar doesn't prevent victims of sexual abuse from suing in tort if their employers are at fault," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler. "Our appellate courts have held that sexual assault claims do not 'arise out of' employment."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Updated: 'This Is Not Where He Lives': Ga. Judge Candidate's Qualification Challenged

"[H]e lives in Chattanooga with his new bride and thus is ineligible to hold Georgia office," said attorney Julie Oinonen of Williams Oinonen in Atlanta,.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Appointed Cobb Judge Jacobs Draws Election Challenge From Attorney Goldman

As the appointed incumbent seeks to retain her seat on the Cobb Judicial Circuit bench through election, a Marietta attorney has emerged as a challenger for the Cobb County Superior Court judgeship.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

March 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Lawyers Get $30M for Teen Struck in School Zone

"When I look in the mirror at age 80 and wonder if I've done any good in the world, I think I'll be able to remember this case and put at least one mark in the 'good' column," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

March 25, 2024 | Law.com

Womble Bond Dickinson US CEO Betty Temple on All That Lateral Growth. And How to Control It.

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Womble Bond Dickinson U.S. CEO Betty Temple discusses how her firm has gone about vetting and integrating lateral candidates to fuel the firm's growth strategy.

By Patrick Smith | Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

March 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Versus Congressman: John Barrow Challenges Most Junior Justice Andrew A. Pinson

As the appointed incumbent seeks to retain his Supreme Court of Georgia seat through election, a former congressman is relaunching his race to become a justice.

By Cedra Mayfield

12 minute read

March 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Attorney Corey Martin Runs Against Judge Eddie Barker in Election

Attorney Corey B. Martin of the Law Offices of Martin & Associates in Douglasville has challenged incumbent Douglas County State Court Judge James "Eddie" Barker.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

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