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Jonathan Ringel

Jonathan Ringel

Jonathan Ringel is managing editor of the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @jonathanringel

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July 28, 2020 | Daily Report Online

COVID-19 Crisis Prompts a Refresher on Georgia Insolvency Law

Lawyers may unknowingly advise clients to take actions that violate insolvency law, potentially exposing their clients and themselves to liability.

By Robert Mercer

6 minute read

July 27, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Activists and Groups Call for Progressive Fulton District Attorney

We seek a district attorney who has the courage and compassion to balance the need to keep our community safe, while ensuring that all citizens are treated with dignity by the police and the criminal justice system.

By Contributors

6 minute read

July 27, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Open Book Essays, Camera Requirement Highlight Georgia Online Bar Exam Details

Bar admissions Director Heidi Faenza said allowed materials for the Georgia essay portion "include paper notes, paper outlines, paper textbooks, paper bar prep materials and paper copies of the Georgia Code."

By Jonathan Ringel

4 minute read

July 27, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Managing Risk During a Quarantine Slowdown 

Watch collections; be careful rearranging fees; beware of "dabbling"; and check of CLE requirements.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

6 minute read

July 23, 2020 | Daily Report Online

As Bar Exam Goes Online, GSU Law Prof Offers More Ideas on Licensure

An imperfect exam, "is better than not having an exam at all," said GSU law professor Andrea Curcio.

By Jonathan Ringel

4 minute read

July 22, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Consider Other Options Than an Unjust Virtual Jury System

In response to the "unprecedented situation" that is the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton effectively closed…

By Winter Wheeler and Joe Murphey 

6 minute read

July 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Where'd the CARES Act Money Go? Finding the Problem Before the Government Does

Businesses that are focused on economic recovery in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic may not be able to afford the time and costs associated with responding to a government investigation.

By Nekia Hackworth Jones

6 minute read

July 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Virus Forces Georgia Bar Exam to Shift From In-Person to Online

The test will include essay questions on state law developed by the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners.

By Jonathan Ringel

3 minute read

July 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Kemp Should Drop Mask Lawsuit, Writes Reader

Lawsuits and a preposterous pretense that some Americans have the liberty to endanger other Americans by not wearing masks--in a medical emergency--is nothing more than a callous calculation for political gain and cowardly indifference to the people leaders are constitutionally and morally obligated to serve and protect.

By Mike Kenny

3 minute read

July 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

John Lewis Wasn't a Lawyer—But He Reshaped the Law

"I happen to believe that in the bosom of every human being there is what I call a spark of the divine. We don't have a right to abuse it. It should be left for the Almighty and not for human beings to take the life of another human being."

By Jonathan Ringel

34 minute read