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August 27, 2012 | Daily Report Online

When Jeanne Canavan talks to her children about the benefits of hard work, she doesn't point to her victories as a DeKalb County deputy chief assistant district attorney. Instead, she goes back to her first job at Swenson's Ice Cream factory in Manhasset, N.Y., where her work ethic moved her up from ice cream scooper to ice cream sundae maker.

By Mary Welch, Special to the Daily Report

10 minute read

April 03, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Technology and the economy continue to shape how they do their jobs, but firm administrators say their behind-the-scenes charge — to keep everything running smoothly so lawyers can practice — remains the same.

By David Bernknopf, Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

July 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

With the extension of very favorable estate and gift tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2012, estate planners and their clients are entering the final stretch in the race to take advantage of planning opportunities that may never return.

By J. Scot Kirkpatrick and Ashley P. Alderman, Special to the Daily Report

5 minute read

March 15, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Allen Bradley would testify under oath to the greatness of the great outdoors. Much of his leisure time is devoted to communing with it: hiking, camping, canoeing. He has even negotiated large chunks of the Appalachian trail.

By Michael Tierney, Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

April 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

In an individual spirit of bipartisanship never before seen at the Georgia Legislature, House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams is ready to kill everybody.

By Paul Shea, Special to the Daily Report

10 minute read

August 10, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Divorce attorney Dinah Rainey began taking taekwondo because her daughter enjoyed it. Now she's a three-category taekwondo state champion.

By Chelsea Cook, Special to the Daily Report

8 minute read

November 28, 2012 | Daily Report Online

International companies often balance the use of local and international law firms, but when InterContinental Hotels Group's number of law firms for its Americas region hit 60, the U.K.-based company knew it was time to reorganize.

By Mary Welch, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

June 10, 2013 | Daily Report Online

While studying for his patent law exam, Georgia State University Law School student William Florkowski said he was about as prepared to define claims "directed to or encompassing a human organism" on a test as he was to predict how he would feel several days into the future.

By Ben Smith, Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

March 01, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Four times a year, personal injury lawyer Tom Schaefer locks his office in Suwanee, loads his truck and heads north for a weekend that could not contrast more with a relaxing getaway in the Georgia mountains.

By Michael Tierney, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

August 09, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The other day I was watching Pulp Fiction for about the 50th time. And I decided that if I had to hire one person from that movie as a business developer, I would pick Winston Wolfe.

By Joey Asher, Special to the Daily Report

4 minute read