Leah Ward Sears

March 31, 2021 | National Law Journal

Mentors can be anyone willing to listen and help. And they don't have to look like you, says former Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears.

By Leah Ward Sears

5 minute read

September 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

"Public confidence in our courts is stronger when the judiciary bears some broad resemblance to the community it serves, rather than an exclusive segment of it."

By Leah Ward Sears

3 minute read

August 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Justice Ginsburg's powerful dissent in the Ledbetter case explained how companies can hide gender salary discrepancies, and she argued that no time limit should have applied to Ledbetter's claims of unequal treatment.

By Leah Ward Sears

4 minute read

June 21, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Certain words not only can shock and offend, but also carry the power to engender prejudice and divisiveness when spoken. Leah Ward Sears lists some common words and phrases she's recently heard lawyers use that everyone should be wary of using.

By Leah Ward Sears | Special to the Daily Report

16 minute read

October 15, 2015 | Daily Report Online

I've been a Georgia lawyer for 35 years, about the age of the oldest millennial. After serving more than 25 years on the bench—which culminated in me becoming chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court—I returned to the practice of law in 2009.

By Leah Ward Sears | Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

January 30, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Like most people, I firmly believe that most technological advances are steps in the right direction. Who doesn't love carrying around miniature computers with them at all times and being connected to the Internet wherever they go?

By Leah Ward Sears

7 minute read

December 16, 2011 | Daily Report Online

First things first: When I was a justice on the Georgia Supreme Court and the Troy Davis case came before me, I dissented from the Court's refusal to grant him a new hearing. With that said, I was disappointed by the effort of some members of the press who covered the case to vilify those who did not doubt Davis' guilt or that he had received a fair trial.

By Leah Ward Sears

3 minute read

November 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

If William Shakespeare were asked to describe the issues business litigators face today, he might say: to sue, or not to sue, that is the question. Answering this question in a prudent manner requires consideration of many factors, including the following:

By Leah Ward Sears and Cherie Phears

4 minute read

March 11, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Specialized appellate lawyers can play a crucial role at the trial and appellate levels, and their unique perspectives and specialized advocacy skills make them an asset to any litigation team.

By Leah Ward Sears with Cherie Phears O'Reilly

5 minute read

August 15, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The happiest time of my professional life to date was my tenure on the Supreme Court of Georgia. There are many reasons for this, but the most important among them lay not in the court's many traditions and history, and still less in the status and meager salary that comes with being a justice. Rather, I was overjoyed by the companionship I found among my colleagues, arrayed as they were in all their robust diversity.

By Leah Ward Sears and Kimberly Bourroughs, Special to the Daily Report

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