Cedra Mayfield

March 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"I am the only candidate in this race with judicial experience," said Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert D. Leonard II. "I have 22 years of legal experience in Cobb County, which is 10 years more than one of my opponents and 20 years more than the other."

By Cedra Mayfield

16 minute read

March 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Sometimes when I talk about accessibility people imagine a separate program for disabled people," said human rights attorney Haben Girma. "Separate is never equal."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

March 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"My judicial philosophy is grounded in the belief that Douglas County needs real, sensible, and impartial representation on the bench," said attorney Ryan C. Williams, a candidate running for the Douglas Judicial Circuit.

By Cedra Mayfield

10 minute read

March 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Macon attorney Veronica E. Brinson is challenging Justice Verda M. Colvin, who Gov. Brian Kemp appointed in July.

By Cedra Mayfield

10 minute read

March 16, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The races drawing the most challengers involve seats that retiring judges have vacated, followed by those held by appointed incumbents.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"As a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, I am elated to support this partnership between Meta and Goodwin to target HBCU graduates to increase the pipeline of Black legal talent in the technology and IP sectors," said Shayne O'Reilly, Head of Licensing and Open Source at Meta.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"A lot of the the legal issues that we'll be dealing with around the Metaverse, NFTs and even blockchain and crypto are very new issues," said IP attorney Shayne O'Reilly, who heads licensing and open source at Meta Platforms Inc. "Position yourself as an expert in that space."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

March 14, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"There's all of this preparation that comes before tip off even occurs," said attorney Houston Kessler of Beasley Allen in Atlanta. "I think that that's obviously comparative in litigation. There's a lot of behind the scenes work and it can be difficult and time-consuming."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The plaintiffs failed to introduce evidence from which a jury could conclude that the landlord knew or should have known about the damaged beam, which was undisputedly a but-for cause of the collapse," the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"If I literally just finished a trial that I partially lost and that I worked on for months and my husband got mad at me for not wanting to immediately go to Mexico like nothing was wrong I think the fury would cause my skin to dissolve off my bones," tweeted attorney Alyssa M. Altonaga of Seitles & Litwin in Miami.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read