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Meredith Hobbs

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.

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October 09, 2019 | Daily Report Online

UGA and GSU Top National Value Rankings for Law Schools

UGA Law was No. 1 in the ranking for the second year in a row, based on costs, student debt, employment and bar pass outcomes.

By Meredith Hobbs

3 minute read

October 08, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Are Megamillion Georgia Verdicts 'Nuclear' or Sign of the Times?

Defense lawyers say record verdicts, including recent $125 million and $280 million awards in Muscogee County, have sharply raised the valuation bar for settlements, while plaintiffs lawyers say insurers are refusing "reasonable" settlements.

By Meredith Hobbs

12 minute read

October 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

AVLF Hits Deadline to Match Mystery Donor's $500K Gift

An anonymous local businessman made the challenge gift to establish a $1 million reserve fund for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation that it can draw on in case of emergencies.

By Meredith Hobbs

3 minute read

September 30, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Closing Gender Pay Gap a Hot Topic at ACC Event

A cultural shift that has sparked new laws and regulation, plus lawsuits, is driving in-house counsel's interest in gender pay audits.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

September 29, 2019 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Opened Up Its Headquarters With Glass and a Rooftop Deck

The transformed space is light, bright and airy with pops of vivid color from art and furnishings--and sweeping views of the Midtown skyline and beyond.

By Meredith Hobbs; photos by John Disney

6 minute read

September 27, 2019 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Adds M&A Partner From Jones Day—and Other 'On the Move' News

In other moves, Greenberg Traurig has landed a bankruptcy and restructuring partner from Dentons.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

September 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online

New Georgia Legal Incubator Will Be A 'Law Firm Ride-Along'

The organizers, Matt Wetherington and Kurt Kastorf, say the Georgia Legal Accelerator will offer firsthand experience and advice for those starting their own law practice.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

September 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

GSU Law Student Wins Harris Lowry Manton's Civil Justice Scholarship

Melissa Davies said the scholarship will help defray her tuition so she can spend more time volunteering and interning for legal organizations.

By Meredith Hobbs

2 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online

UGA Law to Launch First Amendment Legal Clinic

A $900,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation is making the new legal clinic possible.

By Meredith Hobbs

2 minute read

September 23, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Akerman Marks One Year in Atlanta With New Partners From Nelson Mullins, Dentons

In its latest lateral hires in Atlanta, Akerman has added partners from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough and Dentons.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read