Jonathan Ringel is managing editor of the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @jonathanringel
July 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online
The Big Winners in SCOTUS' Booking.com Decision Have Big Trademark Prosecution BudgetsA clear win for Booking.com and brand owners also creates more uncertainties than it resolves.
By Joel Feldman
7 minute read
June 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Law Firms Take Steps to Support Diversity and InclusionUnder Rule 5.1, a law firm partner or managerial lawyer has an ethical duty to supervise junior lawyers. Beyond this ethical obligation to help ensure that junior lawyers are meeting the standards of the profession, supervising lawyers also can help the next generation of practitioners by creating a supportive relationship through mentoring.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
5 minute read
June 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of John SweetHe represented injured plaintiffs in workers' compensation cases and, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged Georgia's sodomy law in a landmark case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Dawn M. Jones
2 minute read
June 25, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Background Prepares Bar's New President for Medical, Racial Challenges of TodayThe COVID-19 pandemic and racial upheaval have caused Dawn Jones to reinvent plans she had been developing for the bar since last July,
By Jonathan Ringel
3 minute read
June 24, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Here Are the Recipients of the Georgia Legal AwardsNominations were up 15 percent from the previous year, making many award decisions especially hard.
By Jonathan Ringel
7 minute read
June 24, 2020 | Daily Report Online
AVLF Continues Its Work During Trying TimesMany do not know ... that AVLF provides significant support beyond legal assistance, including directing those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to programs offering free food, discounted mental health services and employment opportunities.
By Adam Gajadharsingh
3 minute read
June 23, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Awards Will Run Online Wednesday 1 p.m. (Free)We would like to enable the community to watch our announcement of the honorees, for free, on June 24.
By Jonathan Ringel
2 minute read
June 22, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Do's and Don'ts for Employers and Employees in the Time of COVID-19An employee's unspecified and generalized fear of the coronavirus is likely not a valid reason, standing alone, for the employee to stay home. ... That said, a few additional facts can quickly change the legal landscape.
By Amanda Farahany and Todd Stanton.
6 minute read
June 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Voters Deliver Some Diversity to the BenchA wave of black candidates won seven of 14 contested superior court races, including contests that unseated three white incumbents.
By Jonathan Ringel
9 minute read
June 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Should Calling in Sick—When You're Not—Be a Felony?The wire fraud statute, codified at Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, makes it a crime to devise a "scheme or artifice" to defraud or to "obtain money or property" through materially false representations or promises.
By Kamal Ghali
6 minute read
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