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September 25, 2017 | Daily Report Online

PricewaterhouseCoopers' decision to open an office in Washington D.C., has attracted significant attention. Some, in the legal press, have called it a “wake-up call” for law firms. Others have said the move is a “game changer” for the U.S. legal market. Make no mistake, PwC's recent move is a big deal—just not for the reasons many think it is.

By Nicholas Bruch

5 minute read

September 25, 2017 | Daily Report Online

As a result of increased competition in the legal industry, coupled with rapidly developing technology, many law firms and attorneys have practices that reach beyond the borders of their physical locations.

By J. Randolph Evans and Shari L. Klevens, Dentons US

11 minute read

September 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Alston & Bird partner Michael Brown and Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Billy Ray II appeared jointly at their U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, sharing occasional questions from Judiciary Committee panelists with two other nominees from other states.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

September 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A website is tricking people into thinking they're dealing with Delta Air Lines when arranging for their pets to fly on jets, the Atlanta-based company maintains in a new federal lawsuit.

By Jeff Martin

5 minute read

September 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys and staff at Morris Manning & Martin Atlanta raise funds and volunteer for Hurricane Irma relief, and the GSU College of Law hosts the 10th anniversary celebration of the Health Law Partnership's Legal Services Clinic.

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September 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Citing erroneous and misleading information "laden with suspicion and innuendo" that federal prosecutors relied on to deny accused leaker Reality Winner a bond while she awaits trial on federal espionage charges, Winner's defense team has asked a federal magistrate to revisit the decision to detain her.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

September 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

After serving 11 years of a life sentence for murder, Dr. Noel Chua was a free man Monday night after the Brunswick Circuit district attorney, in a startling turn of events, asked a judge to set aside Chua's 2007 felony murder conviction and release him.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

September 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

While the national group's internal survey claims that Georgia supposedly has declined as a hospitable legal environment and thus presents an inhospitable business climate, the actual numbers paint a very different picture.

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4 minute read

September 18, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Supreme Court's Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism has named a new executive director: attorney Karlise Yvette Grier.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

September 18, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today said Monday he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 states and territories urging health insurance companies to use their power to discourage doctors from prescribing opioids.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read