Jonathan Ringel

May 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"[T]he impact of this seeming partisan bent calls into question the motivation of each vote in favor of it."

By Tom Stubbs

3 minute read

May 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

As a profession, attorneys are even more vulnerable to substance abuse, anxiety and depression, which occur at higher rates than in the general population.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

5 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"These attacks only serve to harm the judiciary, which is called upon to make important and controversial decisions. One can disagree with rulings, but to attack the judges personally damages our system of justice and the respect we all should want citizens to have for the judiciary."

By Richard Robbins

4 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The loss of income and drop in net worth will certainly affect the ability to pay child support and alimony. Two households are more expensive to run than one, so both parties will need to cut their expenses and set financial priorities.

By Elizabeth Lindsey

5 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online

At times the decision favoring a golf community reads like a legal walk in the woods.

By Jonathan Ringel

4 minute read

May 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online

As a result of the severe constraints on business operations of all types and the precipitous decline in the value of financial assets, there are unique opportunities at this time to make various types of intergenerational transfers on a tax-favored basis.

By Thomas E. Jones and Jasmin Severino Hernandez

6 minute read

May 12, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Deciding who to bring back could be more challenging than originally deciding who to let go, and all the same laws and regulations apply.

By Amanda Farahany and Todd Stanton

5 minute read

May 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

One mental health expert said clients are exhausted from the myriad challenges of the pandemic, but they were also suffering from self-induced "judgments about our judgments," such as when people criticize themselves for being stressed during the pandemic.

By Jonathan Ringel

2 minute read

May 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

How long will it be before a judge is comfortable selecting six to 12 citizens to be confined to a single room as a jury, let alone 50 or 60 to serve on a voir dire panel?

By John Amabile, Melanie Dubis, and Robert Osborne

6 minute read

May 08, 2020 | Daily Report Online

In the past, Georgia attempted to enact such legislation, but the Georgia Supreme Court, in 2004, declared that the Georgia statute was unconstitutionally vague.

By Michael Mears

3 minute read