Cedra Mayfield

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Jerry may have broken the law by begging, but petty begging did not deserve a broken back," said plaintiff attorney Darren M. Tobin of Tobin Injury Law in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The JQC appears to suggest that it has been unable to resolve this matter because it continues to learn of additional instances of misconduct by Judge Peterson," the Supreme Court of Georgia wrote. "But the JQC has not explained how its discovery of new allegations prevents it from proceeding to a hearing on the allegations already investigated, or what sort of investigation remains to be done as to those allegations."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Legal deserts—characterized by few or no licensed lawyers—are spreading in Georgia's rural counties, as attorneys flood metro Atlanta and its surrounding communities.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"While we should be putting programs into place that will incentivize lawyers to work in underserved areas and support those lawyers so they can stay there, lawyers cannot be the only solution," said Lauren Sudeall, director of the Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University's College of Law.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We have 159 counties," said Cobb County Magistrate Court Judge Tabitha Ponder. "For Fulton County alone to have about 40% of Georgia's attorneys is not in proportion to the population."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We're actually providing the kind of assistance somebody would get if they were coming in and paying billable hours," said Middle Georgia Justice executive director Amy Griffith Dever. "The beauty is that we don't have to deal with billable hours."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Because jury questions exist as to whether Felton Manor had superior knowledge that the automatic doors posed a hazard to its residents and whether Baney failed to exercise ordinary care for his own safety, we reverse the trial court's grant of summary judgment to Felton Manor," the Georgia Court of Appeals decided.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

August 24, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"In fairness to the juvenile court, the proper standard is not easily reducible to a simple formula," read a Supreme Court of Georgia ruling. "Ultimately, the juvenile court must determine whether the Chandlers' religious objection to the vaccination of their children is 'truly held.'"

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Justice Pinson, you're not allowed to question these people," joked Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren Tuesday. "These people are just getting sworn in."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We haven't been able to get that many lawyers here to actually agree to do pro bono from start to finish on some cases," said Gerald Williams, executive director of the Southwest Georgia Legal Self-Help Center.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read