R. Robin Mcdonald

November 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online

The list of nominees to replace Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Goss, who died last August, includes four Superior Court judges and three women.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"This may be an attempt to intimidate. It will not be successful," said Atlanta attorney Bruce Brown.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

November 13, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Roswell attorney Marc Celello was accused of joining with principal client and boss James Torchia to lure investors into buying unregistered promissory notes for subprime automobile loans and life insurance policies, even though the Credit Nation and affiliated limited liability firms were operating at a significant financial loss.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

November 12, 2019 | Daily Report Online

The agreement said lead counsel intend to apply for an award of attorney fees not to exceed 25% of the settlement fund.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

November 11, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A former law enforcement officer claims he was banished from Walton County following what his lawyer said were "trumped-up charges" orchestrated by the sheriff.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

November 11, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Cain Brothers contends in a federal lawsuit that DeKalb Medical Center, now known as Emory Decatur Hospital, stiffed the firm for fees when it refused to accept less than half of what it says its owed as DeKalb merged last year with Emory Healthcare.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 08, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A former grant administrator is accused of instilling "fear" in agencies competing for federal grants in order to "line his own pockets" with thousands of dollars, according to the Georgia Inspector General and the U.S. attorney in Atlanta.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A former sheriff's investigator challenging longtime Sheriff Neil Warren for office said a decision to delete his posts and block him from the office's Facebook page is viewpoint discrimination.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Attorney B.J. Bernstein said the felony indictment accusing suspended Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Schrader of three counts of computer trespass fails to offer any "sufficient allegation of a crime" and that if the judge were to admit to the acts outlined in the indictment as allegedly criminal she could "still be innocent."

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A formerly tenured professor with GA Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering was sentenced for making false statements or omissions when submitting electronic payment requests.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read