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Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker is an Atlanta-based reporter covering legal news for the Daily Report and other ALM publications.

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October 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Here's Who Passed the Georgia Bar Exam

The rate was down from October 2020—68.2%—and July 2019—65.8%—but up from July 2018—61.2%.

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October 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Southern Center for Human Rights Welcomes Three New Board Members

"We are grateful that these impressive women have chosen SCHR as a place to make an impact in the coming years," said Executive Director Sara Totonchi.

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October 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

AG Carr Names New Solicitor General

Jones Day associate Stephen Petrany "is an experienced attorney who will bring a unique perspective to his role as solicitor general," Attorney General Chris Carr said

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October 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

How Lawyers Reached a Nearly $4M Settlement for a Pontoon Boat Injury

"It's nice knowing we helped this woman get a little bit of life back," said Morgan Lyndall of the Butler Firm.

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October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Lawyer Who 'Lost His Compass' Sentenced to Federal Prison

"He was a successful lawyer. He had a good career. And then he got a drinking problem. He lost his compass," said Atlanta criminal defense attorney Jerry Froelich of McKenney & Froelich of his client George Snipes, who was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday.

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October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Former Chief Justice and Troutman Pepper Partner Adds a New Title: Professor Harold Melton

"Given his nearly three decades of public service in leadership positions in various legal capacities, Chief Justice–and now Professor–Melton will be instrumental in shaping our students' perspectives on public service and the important role played by lawyers in serving their country," said University of Georgia School of Law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge.

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October 18, 2021 | Law.com

Michigan Justices Debate, But Ultimately Adopt, the Uniform Bar Exam

Justice Richard Bernstein questioned how testing skills "under the artificial time constraints set by a standardized test would allow the Board of Law Examiners to meaningfully assess an applicant's ability to practice." Plus Bernstein pushed for a Michigan specific component to the exam.

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October 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'That Is Unforgivable': Law Professor Says 11th Circuit Chief Judge, Law Clerk Need to Address Racist Rant

"A lawyer with a Black client or a Black lawyer who appears before a judge who hired a woman who says, 'I hate Black people,' has every reason to worry about that judge's objectivity," Georgia State University Law Professor Eric Segall said.

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October 14, 2021 | Law.com

SoClean Sues Philips for $200M

"By this lawsuit, SoClean intends to defend itself against Philips' dishonest attacks, restore its hard-earned reputation, and correct the record for a consuming public that has been intentionally misled by Philips," said SoClean CEO Robert Wilkins.

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October 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $1.9M to Motorcyclist Hit by Mercedes-Benz SUV

"I definitely was very impressed that the jury was able to put aside any bias against a young motorcycle rider," winning lawyer R. Michael Coker said.

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