Cedra Mayfield

June 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"Do not send any money or share personal information with unverified callers," read the warning issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia. "You will not receive a legitimate call from the Supreme Court of Georgia requesting any kind of transfer of funds."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

June 03, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"With prejudgment interest and a 9-11-68 offer, the judgment could end up around $14.5 million," said Matthew Cathey of Cathey & Strain in Cornelia.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Law.com

In this week's Legal Speak episode, O'Melveny COO George Demos, Christina McCarthy of One Mind at Work and Stephanie Hildreth of ThirdHorizon speak with ALM Global Senior Vice President of Content Gina Passarella about mental health and how law firms and lawyers can mitigate systemic challenges and boost individual resilience to help create safer spaces for struggling individuals to get the help they need.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"If you have a good client and a corporate defendant that has not preserved evidence or has mishandled evidence, then a case with bad facts can become a strong case," claimed lead plaintiff counsel Drew Gilliland.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

May 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"This decision and the clarity it provides will allow both local school districts and teachers to focus on continuing to provide quality education to Georgia's students," said prevailing appellant counsel Grant E. McBride of Smith Welch Webb & White.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

May 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"[T]his is an issue of gravity warranting our review in this case only if Smith is correct that the Court of Appeals actually held that trial courts have such broad power," read a denial decision penned by Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson. "He is not."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

At least two Fulton County judges have recused from deciding a motion to stay certification of the statewide election of Jeff Davis to the Georgia Court of Appeals.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 24, 2024 | Law.com

The former (and now current) guitarist for Something Corporate talks about a path less traveled when it comes to landing in the Big Law arena.

By Patrick Smith | Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

May 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Following the May 21 nonpartisan primary election, at least five incumbent judges and more than a dozen judicial candidates are headed to runoff judicial elections on June 18.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

May 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Incumbent judges retained their seats in 63% of the contested judicial races decide by voters in the May 21 nonpartisan primary election.

By Cedra Mayfield

12 minute read