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
August 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Roles Reversed: JD Stuart Law Group Sued Over Alleged Debt Collection PracticesPlaintiff's complaint seeks actual damages for "anger, anxiety, emotional distress, fear and frustration" attributed to company's collection attempt.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Take 2: Attorneys Compare Notes After Trying Same Case Twice—Before and During Pandemic"The world of litigation is changing," Chad Shultz, an Atlanta-based partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, said.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
August 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online
In Photos: Atlanta Legal All-Stars Leah Ward Sears, Bradley Gayton Help Create Diverse National ADR FirmThe founder and CEO is Marcie Dickson. And ex-American Bar Association President Linda Klein is among Alterity Resolution Services' 15 founding members.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Eleventh Circuit Tosses Lin Wood's Election-Related AppealThe court tossed Wood's election rules appeal for lack of standing, citing "insufficient generalized grievance[s]" that didn't meet Article III requirements.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Back to Virtual: Georgia Supreme Court Halts All In-Person Oral Arguments Scheduled for AugustIn-person oral arguments slated for September return at Court of Appeals of Georgia are now in limbo as judges weigh whether to follow Supreme Court of Georgia's lead.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
This Superior Court Judge Is Stepping Down, Creating Vacancy for Another to Rise to Georgia BenchA colleague, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Gil McBride, said he hoped Gov. Brian Kemp appointed "a consensus seeker but still an independent thinker" to replace the departing jurist.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Landlord-Tenant Attorneys Face New Hurdles as National Eviction Moratorium EndsA Georgia attorney shares his strategy, as a local eviction ban follows the expiration of a national moratorium.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Masks Ordered Back on at Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta"All employees and visitors are required to wear a mask covering the mouth and nose while in the building and when interacting with others," instructed Court of Appeals of Georgia Chief Judge Brian M. Rickman in a statement.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Wife, Mother, Instructor and Judge: Meet Forsyth County's New Chief Magistrate"It's something I've always wanted," said new Forsyth County Chief Magistrate Keisha Martin Chambless.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Thank You, Judge Asha Jackson': Jurist Is Taking Action as National Eviction Moratorium EndsAttorneys might need to proceed with caution locally as judges impose their own eviction bans following the expiration of a federal eviction moratorium…
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
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