Jonathan Ringel is managing editor of the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @jonathanringel
June 08, 2020 | Daily Report Online
GC at Senior Living Company Started Job Just Before COVID-19 CrisisThe new GC asked other GCs for their advice about how to get started. The top lesson, he said, was that his No. 1 priority should be supporting the company's mission.
By Jonathan Ringel
3 minute read
June 05, 2020 | Daily Report Online
If Juries Can Hear About My Client's Past, Why Can't They Hear About Officers' Personnel Files?If judges won't apply 404(b) evenhandedly, the General Assembly should abolish it.
By Noah H. Pines
3 minute read
June 04, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Tell Us Your Story at the Corner of Law and HumanityWe'd like to share your stories from as many perspectives as we have readers to reflect what it is like to be you during this turbulent period.
By Jonathan Ringel
2 minute read
June 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Arbery's Death Shows Black Man Can Be Killed on 'Mere Suspicion'The senseless and brutal killing of Arbery illustrates the ongoing problem and viciousness of racism, specifically racial profiling and stereotyping of black people as criminals who must be captured, punished, and taught a lesson.
By Sam Starks
4 minute read
June 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Minimizing the Risk of Legal Malpractice Claims Amid a PandemicThe underlying theory of a conflict of interest--that a lawyer or firm did not maintain loyalty to clients--is typically easily digestible by a jury.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
5 minute read
May 30, 2020 | Daily Report Online
State Bar Windows Smashed as Lawyers Weigh Atlanta Riots, CausesAtlanta's mayor, a practicing lawyer before she entered public service, showed how black mothers fear for their sons while railing against the "chaos' that disgraced the legacy of hometown hero Martin Luther King Jr. A former chief justice of the state Supreme Court expressed via social media African Americans' exhaustion and frustration with racism.
By Jonathan Ringel
8 minute read
May 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online
'That Eliminates the Election': Cameo in High Court Decision Surprised LawyerRecent debate over a high court replacement "isn't something we contemplated," said a member of commission that drafted the 1983 Georgia Constitution.
By Jonathan Ringel
4 minute read
May 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Henning Mediator Remembers Firm President Who Died of COVID-19One former colleague said, "While managing lawyers, which is said to be more difficult than herding cats, Richard managed to obtain, train and retain an outstanding staff to support the activities of his lawyers. He will be missed by many."
By Patrick G. Jones
4 minute read
May 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online
What the Law Should Say if Coronavirus Gets WeaponizedIn addition to what any state might do, federal deterrence and punishment demand that anyone found guilty of such a crime with an interstate or international nexus should be punished federally. For this reason alone, the use or threatened use of COVID-19 as a weapon should be its own federal crime.
By Bret Williams
5 minute read
May 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Big Verdicts Come From Insurers' Behavior, Not Plaintiffs Lawyers' Tactics: LetterWhen the insurance company rejects a reasonable settlement demand and forces the case to trial, it places the defense lawyer in an unwinnable situation.
By Michael Goldberg
4 minute read
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