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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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July 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Dunwoody Solo's Hands-Free Marketing Magnet Attracts Buzz

As the state's new hands-free driving law takes effect, solo Ryan Schwartz said potential clients snapped up the magnetic cell phone holders he created to advertise his firm.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

June 28, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Hall Booth's Shannon Opens Atlanta Office for Wheeler Trigg

Bobby Shannon joined the Denver-based litigation boutique after a dual career at Hall Booth and as a major general in the Air Force Reserve.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read

June 28, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Maxine Hicks Helped Turn New Atlanta Braves Stadium Into 'a Place to Be'

Hicks, who leads the Atlanta real estate practice at DLA Piper, has handled quite a few massive mixed-use projects, but nothing quite like SunTrust Park and The Battery.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

June 27, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Dunwoody Lawyers Unite as City Gets Its Own Bar Association

Dunwoody lawyers Eileen Shuman and Andrea Hirsch decided it was high time the city had its own bar association, like its neighbor Sandy Springs. They are now the group's co-presidents.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read

June 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Fisher & Phillips Recruits Two Partners From Rival Constangy

The two Atlanta-based labor and employment firms have both brought on a slew of new lawyers.

By Meredith Hobbs

3 minute read

June 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Georgia PATENTS, Ballard Spahr Win Patent Pro Bono Honors

Georgia lawyers stood out again for their pro bono intellectual property work.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read

June 21, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Nuptials Bring Plaintiffs Powerhouse Butler Wooten to Savannah

Jim Butler said he's spending a lot more time in the coastal city after marrying Savannahian Kim Cofer Harris. His firm has some active litigation there as well.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read

June 20, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs Trio Unites to Form New Savannah Law Firm

Fresh off an $18 million med-mal win, Andrew Bowen and Paul Painter of Bowen Painter recruited solo plaintiffs lawyer John Manly to form Bowen Painter Manly.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read

June 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Am Law Firms (Mostly) Keep Up as the Rich Outpace the Rest

The city's top-grossing firm, King & Spalding, joined The American Lawyer's "super-rich" club based on RPL and PPL, but smaller Second Hundred firms Morris Manning Martin and Arnall Golden Gregory also posted big gains.

By Meredith Hobbs

2 minute read

June 14, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Hall Booth Partners With Children's Rights Watchdog in Southeast

An unexpected offer of office space and pro bono support from Hall Booth allowed the nonprofit to open a much-needed location in the South.

By Meredith Hobbs

1 minute read