Meredith Hobbs
Meredith Hobbs writes about the Atlanta legal community and the business of law. Contact her at [email protected] or 404.419.2837. On Twitter: @MeredithHobbs.
May 28, 2020 | Daily Report Online
February Bar Exam Pass Rates Dip Slightly From Prior YearThe drop in the overall pass rate for Georgia law school graduates was consistent with the performance trend of test-takers nationally.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
May 27, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Womble Lawyers, Staff Record Children's Books to Give Firm Parents a BreakFirm volunteers have recorded themselves reading childhood classics like "The Giving Tree" to help out harried Womble parents working from home.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
May 26, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Ahead of Merger, Troutman Makes Pay Cuts, Firms Defer First YearsTroutman's pay cuts follow a similar move by Pepper earlier in May and mark the latest internal adjustments ahead of the July 1 merger.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
May 22, 2020 | Daily Report Online
See Who Passed the Georgia Bar ExamThe Georgia Office of Bar Admissions has announced the results of the February bar exam.
By Meredith Hobbs
1 minute read
May 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online
COVID-19 Prompts Rogers & Hardin Partners to Launch Plaintiffs FirmStephen Councill and Josh Gunnemann had daydreamed about starting their own firm. Then calls from troubled investors convinced them that a pandemic was the right time.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
May 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Busy Immigration Lawyer Joins Barnes & Thornburg—and Other 'On the Move' NewsSarah Hawk said the pandemic, coupled with the Trump administration's heightened visa scrutiny, is causing serious challenges for clients in immediate need of work visas.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
May 14, 2020 | National Law Journal
Finnegan Cuts Pay for Lawyers and Staff Due to COVID-19 UncertaintyPartners "will shoulder much" of the financial adjustments, said the IP firm.
By Meredith Hobbs
2 minute read
May 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Firms Start Pro Bono Clinic to Aid Small Businesses With COVID-19 ProblemsThe new pro bono clinic, which is still seeking volunteer firms, offers Georgia businesses and nonprofits a free phone consultation with lawyers expert in the CARE Act, employment law and other issues.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
May 13, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Hall Booth Performers Plan Zoom Concert to Aid Albany HospitalLawyers and staff are performing old favorites from their living rooms on Thursday evening to benefit the Albany hospital's Phoebe Foundation.
By Meredith Hobbs
2 minute read
May 12, 2020 | Daily Report Online
McDermott Opens Atlanta Office, Recruiting From DLA Piper, Kasowitz, Jones DayM&A partner Frank Layson, a former DLA Piper attorney whose clients include The Coca-Cola Co. and other Fortune 500 companies, is leading the eight-attorney office.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
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