Cedra Mayfield

October 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"A conviction in this case for felony murder would be the first time in Georgia history that law enforcement officers will be held accountable for the murder of a Black person," said Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Firm founding partner Francys Johnson, an attorney for the plaintiff's family.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"We couldn't present his story in our way," said plaintiffs attorney Richard Mitchell of Mitchell & Shapiro in Atlanta. "That was tough."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 22, 2021 | Law.com

"This is also a problem that continues to evolve because we do add additional emoji every year," said attorney and electronic discovery expert Matthew Verga.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"We did receive threatened litigation," said Jennifer L. Ervin, Clark Atlanta University general counsel. "Once it was clear that we were willing to fight it, we saw a sharp downtick in those challenges."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Black IP lawyers need to make their presence known," said Racquel V. McGee of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in Atlanta. "Actively recruit, seek out and mentor when it comes to garnering attention to this field."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The entire point of a motion to suppress is not to expose jurors to something that could be prejudicial, generally," said Michael Bixon, a defense attorney unaffiliated with the trial. "If they've seen it before they even come in the courtroom, that becomes a major problem."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Georgia is certainly the Hollywood of the South. With that comes potential legal issues that arise," said Lewis Brisbois partner Jonathan Goins in Atlanta. "I've been able to develop a niche as a go-to IP attorney in Georgia."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The appellants fail to point to any case law, and we have not found any, to support their claim that cities have a ministerial duty to keep an area next to a road safe from defects when the defects do not impede travel on the road," read the intermediate appellate opinion.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The court's opinion seems to suggest that a trial court can exercise its equitable powers to assist a minor child in this situation but cannot do so to assist an adult child in the same situation," said appellee attorney Robert Howell of the Howell Law Firm in Moultrie. "That seems inconsistent to say the least."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Had Ordinance 754 flatly prohibited Follies from selling alcohol during the rest of 2018—the year for which it had already acquired a liquor license—Follies may have had a valid impairment claim," read the Eleventh Circuit opinion.

By Cedra Mayfield

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