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

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June 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

2023 Attorney of the Year Finalist: Meet Parker Miller of Beasley Allen

"When I see the combination of the diversity of the cases and the demands that all of them required that are different, and then the results, it tells me that I've climbed a ladder," said Beasley Allen Atlanta Principal Parker Miller.

By Cedra Mayfield

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June 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

How We Won: 'Sympathy Was Biggest Hurdle to Overcome' in Suit Over Child's Injury

"Sympathy is always a significant factor when litigating a case involving injury to a child," said defense counsel Michael G. Frankson of Huff Powell Bailey in Atlanta.

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June 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

2 Young Lawyers, 1 Big Victory: Attorneys Secure Med-Mal Verdict

"We're young partners in this case, and tried this case by ourselves," said defense attorney Sharonda Boyce Barnes of Huff Powell Bailey in Atlanta. "It was a personal victory for us."

By Cedra Mayfield

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June 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judge in the Hot Seat: JQC Moves to Block Effort to Dismiss Ethics Charges

The defense argued that because "the clear meaning of 'habitual intemperance' is repeated public intoxication not spoken words," the judge's conduct failed to amount to habitual intemperance.

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June 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Careful With Those Screenshots: Lawyer Turns Client's Porn Stash Into $500K Settlement

"I knew we needed to show, not just that Mr. Clements was innocent and that the police had made a mistake, but that the police in this case acted egregiously," said Thomas D. Church of the Church Law Firm in Roswell.

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June 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'Send [Help] Please!' Georgia Lawyer Takes Lead in Colorado Hostage Death Case

"No one should call law enforcement and it take over a damn hour to respond," said plaintiff attorney Harry M. Daniels of Atlanta. "They did not respond to her call for help for a hostage. They responded to a call for shots fired."

By Cedra Mayfield

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June 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

2-Term Rule Does Not Apply to Georgia Judicial Misconduct Rulings

"The Court does its best to address every matter in a timely fashion, but the two-term rule does not apply to disciplinary matters," said Supreme Court of Justice Public Information Officer Kathleen Joyner.

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June 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

$1.6M in Backlog Relief: Macon Judicial Circuit Gets $400K More in Federal Funds

"That money is to basically set the other courtrooms up the same way mine is, which all runs through a laptop computer," said Macon Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Howard Z. Simms.

By Cedra Mayfield

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