Cedra Mayfield

June 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The fact that a 'thing' that people may invest in is a digital asset does not really change the basic way we analyze the question: 'Is it a security?,'" said attorney Albert Chapar.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

June 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The statute of limitations that you have here is really short," said white-collar criminal defense attorney Andrew Ittleman. "These cases really need to be brought quickly."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"If the court had interpreted the statute differently, it could have criminalized a lot of innocuous behavior—behavior that many of us engage in regularly, like forwarding emails," said appellate attorney Leigh Ann Webster of Strickland Webster in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"[His] intentional misrepresentations to and abandonment of a client facing criminal charges, and his failure to respond to the disciplinary authorities, warrant the sanction of disbarment," read a Supreme Court of Georgia decision.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

June 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The challenge with law school is that it was originally conceived to teach people how to have a legal mind," said legaltech executive Cat Casey. "It's a challenge of a system that is great, but not evolving with the times."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

June 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The appellate decision reversed a trial court ruling that denied the landlord's attempt to have the court throw out the case against him.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

June 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys Kenneth E. Barton III and John M. McCall, of Cooper Barton & Cooper, represent the plaintiff.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The optics of judges taking time off to go, essentially pass the hat for themselves during the work day, just looks bad," said ethics expert Charles Geyh.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"We have an interest in making sure that there continues to be good people on the bench," said Colin Kelly, managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The brake system failed. The car would not stop," read the complaint. "[The] seatbelt failed to restrain him upon impact, and even though he repeatedly hit the car in front of him, the airbags also failed to deploy."

By Cedra Mayfield

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