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
September 02, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Why I Am Running for GA Attorney General': Lawyer Sounds Off on Twitter After Texas Abortion Ban"No doubt GA Republicans will follow Texas's lead," tweeted Shamp Jordan Woodward partner and Georgia State Sen. Jen Jordan, D-Atlanta. "We must organize [and] elect more women to lead the charge."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
September 01, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Question of Liability: Global Investment Firm Sued Over Ex-Employee's Alleged $110M Ponzi Scheme"For eight years, until the end of 2016, he ran this scheme from Oppenheimer's office illegally," said Atlanta securities litigator Craig H. Kuglar. "We believe the evidence will show that Oppenheimer knew exactly what was going on."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
August 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Issues Reversal in Case Hinged on Evidentiary StandardsThe intermediate appellate panel ruled the parolee involuntarily violated banishment conditions after being transported by deputies against his will.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Some Georgia Courts Are Closing to Aid Governor's Vaccine Push—but Some Aren't, as Funding Comes Into FocusLabor Day Weekend will kick off a littler earlier this year in the Georgia legal community with at least two prominent courts closing their doors Friday. But the closure isn't aimed at giving lawyers an added break. Instead, it's part of an initiative to boost vaccination rates throughout the Peach State. And not all courts are taking part in the one-day shutdown.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online
At 35, This Attorney Was Just Sworn In as a New Court of Appeals of Georgia JudgeAppointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in July, the new judge fills seat that new Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda Colvin vacated.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
August 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Catnip for Lawyers': Webinar Promises Insight Into 'Complex and Evolving' Cannabis Litigation"Even though rulings from other jurisdictions aren't binding on Georgia courts, the opinions and precedents can be persuasive for judges in Georgia when litigation relative to the cannabis industry does eventually happen here," said Atlanta attorney Brent Walker.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
August 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online
2 Defendants, 2 Outcomes: Georgia Lawyers Get Opposite Results in Same Federal Securities Case"Obviously my client is extremely happy with the outcome," said Eric C. Lang of Lang Legal Group in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Holy. Crap': After Lawyer's Rough Start at Hearing, Appellate Twitter Shares Strategies for Oral Arguments"I wasn't prepared to argue on some of the questions that I thought were extraneous to the record," said Brent Savage of Savage Turner Durham Pinckney.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
August 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Attorney of the Year Finalist: Tricia 'CK' Hoffler, Firm CEO and ABA President 'Had to Pivot' Amid Pandemic"I had a completely virtual year," said Tricia "CK" Hoffler, former National Bar Association president. "That creates a dynamic where you become proficient in a way that you're not going back to Fred Flintstones when you can be like the Jetsons."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online
CEO Alum Helps UGA Law Secure Permanent Funding for Scholars Program"The quality education that I received at the [University of Georgia] School of Law has been very instrumental in our company's success," said Mountville Mills global manufacturing CEO E. David Hart, Jr. "I am very thankful to be able to give back."
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
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