Cedra Mayfield

May 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"There are always challenges that need someone's attention on behalf of the court," the new chief judge said.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

May 26, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"It's difficult for lawyers to get the time off and to also be able to travel frequently," said Nicholas LeRoy, an insurance defense litigator. "You have to learn the game."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

May 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"In order to have an opportunity to have a seat, you have to put your name in the race," said Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys president Miracle Rankin.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"It really is as simple as switching out your laptops and learning a couple new systems," said corporate attorney Sean P. Coyle. "You have a new password, and you're doing the same job for a new employer."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Office of Bar Admissions has announced the results of the February bar exam.

By Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"I think we advanced the law and some of the thinking on how to try a whistleblower case," said Luke Andrews, a partner at Watson Spence in Atlanta. "The parties developed their own jury instructions particular to this whistleblower law and that was interesting."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

May 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"I don't have any immediate plans, except not to get several hundred emails a day," the retiring executive said.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online

A newly released list shows the names of 35 applicants seeking to fill the vacancy.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"We can't afford to be idealistic," said M. Derek Harris, a Carlton Fields shareholder in West Palm Beach. "It cut me to the core because I know the world is waiting for him, and the world won't see him like I see him."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read