Special To The Daily Report

August 15, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The happiest time of my professional life to date was my tenure on the Supreme Court of Georgia. There are many reasons for this, but the most important among them lay not in the court's many traditions and history, and still less in the status and meager salary that comes with being a justice. Rather, I was overjoyed by the companionship I found among my colleagues, arrayed as they were in all their robust diversity.

By Leah Ward Sears and Kimberly Bourroughs, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

June 07, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The band's name was originally Shiney Hiney, but we didn't think it would be commercial enough, so it was changed to Shyanne.

By Vic Valmus, Special to the Daily Report

4 minute read

September 06, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A frame in Harold Daniel's office holds a chunk of obsidian, a certificate from Tanzania and some photos from his trek up Mount Kilimanjaro last year. It represents one of the top 10 experiences of his life and is the reason that family now call him Senior Mountain Man.

By Laura Raines | Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

May 10, 2013 | Daily Report Online

When I started this project, the idea was to "build out from folk," so the sense of a club, one that could expand or contract on any given day, or song, without needing to be any certain size or combination of instruments, was attractive.

By Robbie Horlick, Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

October 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Tara A. Plimpton is the general counsel of GE Energy Management, which was formed this year when General Electric reorganized its energy business into three stand-alone companies. Atlanta-based GE Energy Management develops technology for electrical power customers and is expected to generate $7 billion in revenue in 2012.

By Mary Welch, Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

September 06, 2012 | Daily Report Online

We're in the political convention season and as a public speaking coach, I should be excited. It's been two weeks of non-stop presentations.

By Joey Asher, Special to the Daily Report

4 minute read

September 24, 2013 | Daily Report Online

On Jan. 11, 2013, the Department of Labor announced its intention to interview more than 10,000 workers to determine how much they understand about their job classifications as independent contractors and their respective rights and benefits.

By John F. Meyers | Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

November 30, 2012 | Daily Report Online

R.E.M. recorded its first album in 1981, and one person who was there from the beginning was attorney Bertis E. Downs IV, who started out providing legal services for the band and ended up managing its business affairs, a role that he continues today.

By Shawn Bratton, Special to the Daily Report

8 minute read

March 14, 2013 | Daily Report Online

In my many years on the Supreme Court of Georgia, I found that appeals can be deathtraps for inexperienced lawyers.

By Leah Ward Sears and Cherie Phears O'Reilly, Special to the Daily Report

5 minute read

October 14, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Crowdfunding is a method of raising capital to allow private companies--through the Internet--to sell securities to a large group of investors who purchase in small amounts without having to register the offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Charles D. Vaughn | Special to the Daily Report

8 minute read