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.
July 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Dunwoody Solo's Hands-Free Marketing Magnet Attracts BuzzAs 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 TriggBobby 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 AssociationDunwoody 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 ConstangyThe 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 HonorsGeorgia 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 SavannahJim 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 FirmFresh 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 RestThe 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 SoutheastAn 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