September 09, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Best Practices for Handling Litigation When Your Company Does Business Across State LinesIt is crucially important for out-of-state LLCs and corporations transacting business in Georgia to maintain accurate and current information with the Georgia secretary of state.
By James S. Murray and Robert Mangum
6 minute read
August 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Employers Need to Prepare for Potential Employment Challenge Posed by DorianWith Dorian eyeing the Florida coast, now is the time for Florida businesses to prepare for some of the challenges that may come. In addition to potential lost economic output, lost revenue and property and crop damage, employers need to be aware of employment laws affecting their business which may also be impacted by the storm.
By Aaron Tandy
6 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Supreme Court Disbars 2 Attorneys, Rejects 1 Petition for Voluntary DisciplineThe court issued three attorney discipline opinions on Monday.
By Eden Landow
20 minute read
August 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Supreme Court: Prosecutor Caused Mistrial on PurposeJustice Nels Peterson wrote that the trial court had broad discretion to declare a mistrial after it found that the DA made "offending comments in hopes that they would result in a mistrial. It found that the DA made the comments 'intentionally and strategically after realizing the evidence was not overwhelming.'"
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
3 minute read
August 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Supreme Court Disbars 1 AttorneyOn Monday, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued one opinion regarding attorney discipline.
By Eden Landow
7 minute read
July 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Police: SC Man Pretends to be Lawyer, Charged Legal FeesThe South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says a man pretended to be a lawyer and charged clients more than $81,000 in legal fees.
By The Associated Press
1 minute read
July 18, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Sentenced to 5 Years for Scamming Barkley, OthersProsecutors had sought a prison sentence of 17½ years for the attorney and 6½ years for his son, Donald Watkins Jr. Both were convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this year. The two men stole more than $15 million from investors and a bank, prosecutors said.
By The Associated Press
3 minute read
July 08, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Legal Community Mourns Loss of Professor Donald Eugene WilkesWilkes taught at UGA Law for 41 years and was considered one of the world's leading authorities on habeas corpus, writes State Bar of Georgia president.
By Darrell Sutton, State Bar of Georgia
1 minute read
July 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Supreme Court Reprimands 3 Lawyers, Disbars 1The Supreme Court of Georgia issued four attorney discipline opinions on Monday.
By Eden Landow
21 minute read
June 13, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Hodges Hands State Bar Gavel Over to SuttonDarrell Sutton becomes the 57th State Bar of Georgia president and presides over his first bar meeting.
By Sarah Coole
1 minute read
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