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
February 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Some of These Lawyers Could Be Georgia's Next Judges: Shortlists AnnouncedThe JNC has shortlisted eight candidates to fill a superior court vacancy in the Conasauga Judicial Circuit and state court vacancies in Carroll, Coffee and Hall counties.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
February 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$1.2M Fulton Jury Verdict: Attorney Secures Result Using 'Defense's Favorite Facts'"Don't shy away from the defense's favorite facts," said plaintiff attorney Bethany L. Schneider of Schneider Injury Law in Atlanta. "Put them in context and explain why they don't defeat your case."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
February 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$4.3M Med-Mal Verdict: Athens Doctor Retains Appellate Counsel After Jury Award"This verdict sends a clear message about the important responsibility physicians have to provide the quality of care required by law to every patient," said plaintiff attorney Steve Lowry of Harris Lowry Manton in Savannah.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
February 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'You Either Have It or You Don't': Judge William Hill on Mastering the Art of Trial Theatrics"No matter the platform, these trial tactics work every time," said trial attorney William B. Hill Jr. of Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
February 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Blow Up Mr. Millsap's Personal Life': Corporate Lawyer Accused of Extortion, Ordered to Pay Millions"The underlying arbitration is about the worst kind of professional betrayal: a lawyer's willful and intentional breach of his fiduciary and contractual duties to his clients with the specific intention of causing them harm," read a plaintiff petition.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
February 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Jury Returns $2.5M Verdict: Inside the Litigation Strategy"As emails were admitted and published to the jury, they just instantly pop up, and they have their own little TV screen where they can just read for themselves," said plaintiff attorney Adriana R. Midence of Jackson Lewis in Atlanta. "We thought that was really effective."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
February 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Power Swap: Ex-Chief Justice Appears Before Former Colleagues During Oral Arguments"You concede that our cases put this issue to the jury," asked Justice Andrew A. Pinson of former Chief Justice Harold D. Melton during Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
February 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'We Take Unpopular Cases': When Judges Are in Trouble, Here's Who They Call"When I left the JQC, I had a judge that called me not long after that, that needed some representation," said attorney S. Lester Tate III, formerly of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia. "I really went from chairing one meeting to going back to almost the very next meeting and sitting at the other end of the table representing a judge."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
February 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
113 Jurists Vying to Become Judge of Georgia Court of Appeals: See Who's on the ListFrom its list of 113 nominees, the Judicial Nominating Commission will compile a smaller group of candidates to interview for the intermediate appellate vacancy.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
February 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
What's Rule 1.8? And Why Do the Georgia Bar and ABA Want It Changed?The State Bar of Georgia has proposed an amendment to its Professional Conduct Rule 1.8 (e).
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
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