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.
September 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Womble Hires Medical Device Litigation Partner From GreenbergSara Tucker, who joined Womble Thursday, said she was ready to spread her wings after nine years at Greenberg on Lori Cohen's pharma and medical device litigation team.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
September 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Midlevel Associates Like Big Law but Want New York PayAbout one-fourth of the Atlanta Big Law respondents in a midlevel associate survey want to be paid on the New York scale.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
September 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Savannah Legal Community Battens Down Ahead of DorianLaw firms and courts are shuttering ahead of the hurricane's expected arrival.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
August 29, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta History Center Features Sears in Exhibit on Women's Voting Rights and Political MuscleSmith Gambrell partner Leah Ward Sears is featured in an exhibit centered around the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
August 28, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Drew Eckl's New Partnership Course for Associates Goes Beyond Business DevelopmentThe midsize firm wants to help senior associates learn the skills to make partner. A broader aim is to increase associate satisfaction and retention.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
August 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Seyfarth Raids Polsinelli, Hiring Four Litigation PartnersThe team of four partners includes Nancy Rafuse and William Hill, who launched Polsinelli's Atlanta office in 2014. More lawyers are expected to join them.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
August 23, 2019 | Daily Report Online
In Another Suit Against Dickason Law, Home Sellers Say Mortgage Funds VanishedA couple who sold their $360,000 home in April said in the suit that they are still on the hook for the mortgage because the residential real estate closing firm never paid off their lender.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
August 22, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Former Atlanta Bar President Climbed Mountains to Help Aspiring LawyersDavid Schaeffer and his son Daniel scaled two of Colorado's tallest peaks to help raise money for a fund that defrays the cost of LSAT prep and bar courses for aspiring lawyers.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
August 21, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Wetherington's New Plaintiffs Shop Is Taking on 'Causes, Not Cases'After learning the ropes from Mike Werner, Matt Wetherington has opened his own shop. He's already representing victims of the Legionnaire's outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
August 20, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Turnbull, Cain & Holcomb Launches—and Other 'On the Move' NewsTwo plaintiffs lawyers have partnered with a defense litigator to launch their own firm. Meanwhile, other plaintiffs firms have hired more lawyers, and three experienced practitioners opened their own shops.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
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