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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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November 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

State Bar of Georgia Honors Efforts to Expand Pro Bono

Several lawyers and nonprofits were honored for efforts to help children in need of legal assistance.

By Meredith Hobbs |

8 minute read

November 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Littler Snags Kilpatrick Shareholders—and Other 'On the Move' News

That gives Littler, the nation's largest labor and employment firm, more than 40 lawyers in Atlanta.

By Meredith Hobbs |

6 minute read

November 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Report Sees Third Quarter Lull as Atlanta Firms Outperform U.S.

A small group of the region's biggest firms helped Atlanta avoid a greater slowdown in revenue and demand in the third quarter.

By Meredith Hobbs |

4 minute read

November 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Millennials Keep Atlanta's Largest Firms on the Ball

The firms are making big changes for their youngest cohort of lawyers. But they are expecting—and learning how to get—a lot in return.

By Meredith Hobbs |

11 minute read

November 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online

GSU Names Hensel as Law School Dean

Hensel, previously GSU Law's associate dean for research and faculty development, said the law school is taking a lead in teaching legal technologies like artificial intelligence to prepare students for the fast-changing profession.

By Meredith Hobbs |

3 minute read

November 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Robert Hays Gets 5th Term as King & Spalding Leader

Hays has presided over more than a decade of significant expansion for the Atlanta-based firm.

By Meredith Hobbs |

2 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Robert Hays Gets 5th Term as King & Spalding Leader

Hays has presided over more than a decade of significant expansion for the Atlanta-based firm.

By Meredith Hobbs |

2 minute read

November 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Litchfield Cavo Adds Defense Vet From Duane Morris and Other 'On the Move' News

Steven Ginsburg said he saw an opportunity for his complex commercial litigation practice at the fast-growing insurance defense firm.

By Meredith Hobbs |

23 minute read

November 15, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Legal Aid Wins National Grant to Boost Online Services

A new technology grant from the Legal Services Corporation is part of national initiative to make it easier for those seeking legal assistance to find it online.

By Meredith Hobbs |

6 minute read

November 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online

State Bar Incubator's First Batch of Lawyers Leaves the Nest

Pathbreaking incubator for millennial lawyers offers solution to dual problems of new law graduates seeking a livelihood and regular people who can't afford lawyers.

By Meredith Hobbs |

8 minute read