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 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Boutique Firm With Big Law Clients: Becoming 'The Employment Law Solution'

"We've done what we set out to do—build a law firm that focuses on providing employment law services to large employers," said Jamala McFadden, founder and managing partner of The Employment Law Solution.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

June 02, 2023 | Law.com

Lawyers Are Using Addictive Substance to 'Improve Their Edge'—Watchdogs Issue Alert

"They don't actually go shopping for a high," said Robynn Moraites, North Carolina Lawyer Assistance Program director. "They're just trying to function."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

June 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

59 Pages: Judge Coomer's Defense Lawyers Take Aim at JQC Powers

"The panel could only find the clear and convincing standard was met because it ignored, did not cite, and refrained from weighing all facts contrary to its initial conclusion," Coomer's defense counsel wrote. "That is inconsistent with due process."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

June 01, 2023 | Law.com

Kratom—the Next Wave of Opioid Litigation?

"You don't expect to go into a store and find something similar to heroin between energy drinks and breath mints," said Georgia attorney Matt Wetherington of the Wetherington Law Firm.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

May 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'You're Grumpy and Not Nice': Does the JQC Have Grounds for This Judge's Removal?

Defense counsel for Middle Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert S. Reeves motioned to dismiss 43 of 58 counts of ethics charges brought by the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Several Charges Dropped as Judicial Misconduct Case Resumes Against Judge

The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia heard dispositive motions Tuesday in the ethics probe of Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

New Judge: Gov. Makes Pick for Georgia Court of Appeals Bench

Georgia has a new judge to replace Clyde L. Reese, who died in December.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Nonbillable Hours: Attorneys Give 'a Couple of Hours on a Saturday' at Law Clinic

"For the first time, the Probate Court of Fulton County is sponsoring the Community Law Clinic by providing probate staff attorneys, probate clerks and professional estate administrators to assist families with complicated probate matters, a demand that rose significantly during the pandemic," said Fulton County Probate Court Chief Judge Kenya M. Johnson.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The JQC Wants Jurisdiction—Even Before Judges Rise to the Bench

"[T]he judge who, as an attorney, swindled his law partner or improperly drained his client escrow account might be sued, but he cannot be investigated by the JQC for such disreputable and dishonorable conduct," the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel wrote.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Justices Perturbed as Ga. High Court Clarifies Fiduciary Rights

"[T]here are limits on what this court should expend its resources answering, and onto what types of questions this court should give its imprimatur of finality," Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren wrote in a partial dissent.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

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