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November 13, 2006 | Daily Report Online

EVEN THOUGH HE'S now arguably the most-visible high-ranking Democrat in Georgia, Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker appears unwilling to assume the mantle of party leader.In the wake of his successful re-election to a third full term as the state's top lawyer, Baker on Friday said that he doesn't plan on trying to lead Georgia Democrats.

By Andy Peters

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May 11, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters, Staff ReporterRobert M. Jackson, general counsel of Cousins Properties Inc., said he had so much fun the first time he helped forge a joint venture between the real-estate developer and Prudential Financial Inc. he decided to do it again.Cousins announced on May 3 that it had agreed to sell a majority stake in five metro Atlanta and Florida retail properties to Prudential.

By Andy Peters

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August 11, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Judges, prosecutors and public defenders in Gwinnett County are formulating plans for severe cutbacks in service after the county commission asked for 9 percent budget cuts.District Attorney Daniel J. "Danny" Porter said some minor felonies will not be prosecuted as a result of the budget cuts. Hourly pay rates for public defenders likely will be trimmed.

By Andy Peters

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May 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers are complaining about a 567 percent increase in the cost of transmitting a trial court record to higher courts for an appeal, but solutions may have to wait until the Legislature convenes in January.Even then, there's no guarantee that county governments won't try to block the Legislature from lowering the fee, which last week soared from $1.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

December 07, 2006 | Daily Report Online

THE FINANCIAL HAVOC caused by last year's hurricanes on the burgeoning casino industry in Louisiana and Mississippi set up Holland Knight partner W. Reeder Glass for a complex deal between two of the largest casino operators on the Gulf Coast. Glass' client, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., sold two business units that held operating licenses for two riverboat casinos near Lake Charles, La.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

August 25, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] state lawmakers say too many property owners aren't getting tax delinquency notices and are learning of the problem only when their houses are put up for auction by the county government.At a hearing this week, the House Judiciary Committee considered legislation that would create minimum requirements for how counties notify delinquent taxpayers.

By Andy Peters

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July 26, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] federal appeals court has thrown out the 18-month prison sentence for a former South Georgia district attorney for lying to federal agents about an improper sexual relationship with a drug suspect.A panel of the 11th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated the sentence of Robert B. Ellis Jr.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

December 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

In concept, the idea of Piedmont Hospital expanding to a higher-profile location along Interstate 75 seemed like a no-brainer. But when it came time to make the idea a reality, executing the transaction was a little more difficult.This month, Piedmont Healthcare Inc. is in the process of opening a $71 million, 255,000-square-foot building at the Howell Mill Road exit off I-75.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

July 13, 2007 | Daily Report Online

A GROUP OF LAWMAKERSand community activists wants Douglas County District Attorney J. David McDade punished for distributing to state legislators a videotape showing sex acts in his efforts to block legislation that could have set free Genarlow Wilson.The group is using as ammunition a statement made late Wednesday by U.S. Attorney David E.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

August 10, 2005 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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