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
June 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Careful With Those Screenshots: Lawyer Turns Client's Porn Stash Into $500K Settlement"I knew we needed to show, not just that Mr. Clements was innocent and that the police had made a mistake, but that the police in this case acted egregiously," said Thomas D. Church of the Church Law Firm in Roswell.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Send [Help] Please!' Georgia Lawyer Takes Lead in Colorado Hostage Death Case"No one should call law enforcement and it take over a damn hour to respond," said plaintiff attorney Harry M. Daniels of Atlanta. "They did not respond to her call for help for a hostage. They responded to a call for shots fired."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online
2-Term Rule Does Not Apply to Georgia Judicial Misconduct Rulings"The Court does its best to address every matter in a timely fashion, but the two-term rule does not apply to disciplinary matters," said Supreme Court of Justice Public Information Officer Kathleen Joyner.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
June 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$1.6M in Backlog Relief: Macon Judicial Circuit Gets $400K More in Federal Funds"That money is to basically set the other courtrooms up the same way mine is, which all runs through a laptop computer," said Macon Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Howard Z. Simms.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Judge Dies: Jurist Was at Center of Columbus 'Stocking Strangler' TrialThe judge made history and was in the national spotlight.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
A Georgia Judge Has Died: An 'Exemplary Life and Trailblazing Career'Retired Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Faye Sanders Martin has died at 89.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Boutique Firm With Big Law Clients: Becoming 'The Employment Law Solution'"We've done what we set out to do—build a law firm that focuses on providing employment law services to large employers," said Jamala McFadden, founder and managing partner of The Employment Law Solution.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
June 02, 2023 | Law.com
Lawyers Are Using Addictive Substance to 'Improve Their Edge'—Watchdogs Issue Alert"They don't actually go shopping for a high," said Robynn Moraites, North Carolina Lawyer Assistance Program director. "They're just trying to function."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
59 Pages: Judge Coomer's Defense Lawyers Take Aim at JQC Powers"The panel could only find the clear and convincing standard was met because it ignored, did not cite, and refrained from weighing all facts contrary to its initial conclusion," Coomer's defense counsel wrote. "That is inconsistent with due process."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Law.com
Kratom—the Next Wave of Opioid Litigation?"You don't expect to go into a store and find something similar to heroin between energy drinks and breath mints," said Georgia attorney Matt Wetherington of the Wetherington Law Firm.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
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