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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February 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In Photos: These 19 Jurists Are Vying to Become Georgia's Next Court of Appeals Judge

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has offered interviews to 19 judicial candidates interested in filling a vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals.

By Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

February 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'Coomer Must Not Be Sanctioned': Judge's Defense Counsel Files Exception, Seeks High Court Oral Argument

"None of the conduct actually proven was prejudicial to the administration of justice," Coomer's defense counsel argued. "Failure to establish this element means that Judge Coomer must not be sanctioned."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Ethics Hearing Date Announced for Georgia Judge

The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel has scheduled an hourlong oral argument in the judicial misconduct probe for 9 a.m. on March 17, 2023.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

February 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

A Novel Use of the ADA? Lawyers Revise Strategy After Disabled Man's Death

"DeKalb County has known for years that it is putting officers and citizens at risk by failing to provide proper training and support for custodial arrests of persons in mental crisis," said plaintiff attorney Leighton Moore. "This lawsuit will hold the county responsible for its obligations, and hopefully make change."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Some of These Lawyers Could Be Georgia's Next Judges: Shortlists Announced

The JNC has shortlisted eight candidates to fill a superior court vacancy in the Conasauga Judicial Circuit and state court vacancies in Carroll, Coffee and Hall counties.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

February 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

$1.2M Fulton Jury Verdict: Attorney Secures Result Using 'Defense's Favorite Facts'

"Don't shy away from the defense's favorite facts," said plaintiff attorney Bethany L. Schneider of Schneider Injury Law in Atlanta. "Put them in context and explain why they don't defeat your case."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

$4.3M Med-Mal Verdict: Athens Doctor Retains Appellate Counsel After Jury Award

"This verdict sends a clear message about the important responsibility physicians have to provide the quality of care required by law to every patient," said plaintiff attorney Steve Lowry of Harris Lowry Manton in Savannah.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'You Either Have It or You Don't': Judge William Hill on Mastering the Art of Trial Theatrics

"No matter the platform, these trial tactics work every time," said trial attorney William B. Hill Jr. of Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

February 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'Blow Up Mr. Millsap's Personal Life': Corporate Lawyer Accused of Extortion, Ordered to Pay Millions

"The underlying arbitration is about the worst kind of professional betrayal: a lawyer's willful and intentional breach of his fiduciary and contractual duties to his clients with the specific intention of causing them harm," read a plaintiff petition.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

February 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Jury Returns $2.5M Verdict: Inside the Litigation Strategy

"As emails were admitted and published to the jury, they just instantly pop up, and they have their own little TV screen where they can just read for themselves," said plaintiff attorney Adriana R. Midence of Jackson Lewis in Atlanta. "We thought that was really effective."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

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