June 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online
In Virtual Voir Dire, Adopting Temporary Workarounds Is for the Permanent GoodFulton County is a standout among other court systems not only in Georgia but throughout the country in recognizing that time is up and waiting to get past the pandemic to begin the hard work of reducing the case backlog created by necessary court closures is neither cost effective or reasonable.
By Senior Judge Gail S. Tusan
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June 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Justice Department Sues Georgia Over New Voting LawGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement that "the Biden Administration has been spreading lies about Georgia's election law for month. ... I look forward to meeting them, and beating them, in court."
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY | The Associated Press
5 minute read
June 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Good Billing Hygiene Is a Yearlong PursuitBy adopting good billing and collections practices at midyear, lawyers can avoid the year-end stress and crunch to collect, the columnists suggest.
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair
5 minute read
June 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Needs a Better Process for Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted"If we want to be a state where justice is done, we must do more than simply release the wrongfully convicted," an appellate lawyer writes.
By Andrew Fleischman
5 minute read
June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Mourns Marissa McCall DodsonShe was the public policy director for the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
2 minute read
June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Special Master's Order, Disbars 1 LawyerThe justices handed down two attorney discipline opinions on Monday.
By Eden Landow
19 minute read
June 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online
State Bar Mourns Loss of Clay C. LongLong, who began his legal career as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black and drafted the landmark ruling in "Gideon v. Wainwright," was a co-founder of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, which has since merged with Dentons.
By Dawn M. Jones, State Bar of Georgia
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June 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online
38 Atlanta Bar Past Presidents Issue Statement Against Violence and Hate"An attack on any group based on race, religion, color, sexual orientation, or national origin is an assault on the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that are the bedrock of this country and that we as lawyers strive to uphold," they said.
By Contributors
3 minute read
June 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Parents of 8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Atlanta Sue CityThe suit filed Monday in Fulton County State Court says that violent, armed vigilantes mixed in among the peaceful protesters who gathered several weeks after the police slaying of Rayshard Brooks at a nearby Wendy's fast-food restaurant.
By Kate Brumback
4 minute read
May 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers Say Detainees in Ga. Jail Are Being Denied PensThe "unprecedented policy" keeps people held in the jail from being able to communicate confidentially with their lawyers by mail and makes it difficult for the lawyers to gather necessary information from their clients, the filing says.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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