R. Robin Mcdonald

October 17, 2019 | Daily Report Online

The list of lawyers includes a current ambassador, a state representative, a former state senator, several current or former political operatives for Gov. Brian Kemp or President Donald Trump, several former partners from Atlanta's largest law firms, a smattering of former prosecutors and public defenders, and a slew of solo practitioners.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

October 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley contend in a new lawsuit that the Department of Revenue's director of investigations broke state and federal tax laws in pursuing a tax evasion investigation against them.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

October 14, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A motion filed by Morrison Foerster seeks $300,000 in sanctions against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his office.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

October 11, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A University of Georgia graduate duped fellow students, alumni and their families of about $1 million in what federal prosecutors said was a classic Ponzi scheme.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

October 10, 2019 | Daily Report Online

A criminal defense lawyer for convicted child molester and Dragon Con founder Ed Kramer claims in a new motion that Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter secured a new bogus indictment accusing Kramer of sexually exploiting children based on widely circulated artwork by photographer Sally Mann.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

October 09, 2019 | Daily Report Online

One of the deputies had his ex-wife arrested over a Facebook post that criticized him.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

October 09, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for Nydia Tisdale said allowing her misdemeanor obstruction conviction to stand could give off-duty officers virtually unilateral authority to charge journalists with a crime for not following their orders.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

October 07, 2019 | Daily Report Online

One justice suggested that a 2014 amendment to the state's gun law at the heart of the high court's reversal didn't pass constitutional muster, but the author of the unanimous reversal said Second Amendment and property rights questions did not govern the high court's decision.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

October 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Suspended law professor Paul Zwier is fighting for reinstatement at a hearing Friday, but a 75-page report by Emory's Office of Equity is recommending his continued suspension without pay.

By R. Robin McDonald

12 minute read

September 30, 2019 | Law.com

The public reprimand is the most severe sanction available to the judicial council.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read