Special To The Daily Report

October 22, 2012 | Daily Report Online

When Gregory S. Kaufman filed a federal Freedom of Information Act request for records he needed for a civil case, the Washington-based Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan attorney never dreamed the government's response would reach him via an abandoned suitcase found at a thrift shop outside a U.S. Air Force base in Germany.

By Ben Smith, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

July 09, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Alison Grounds didn't start as a computer geek. Nor did Troutman Sanders, the law firm she works for, start collecting and managing electronic discovery exclusively without a high-tech vendor's help, until recently.

By Ben Smith, Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

September 27, 2013 | Daily Report Online

When the curtain goes up for "A Courthouse Line X" at the 14th Street Playhouse on Nov. 7, Catherine M. O'Neil will be frenetically busy backstage, directing the popular fundraiser for the Atlanta Bar Foundation. Then, she will dance.

By Paul Shea | Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

September 11, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The proliferation of smartphones and personal digital assistants has afforded many American workers the ability — for good or ill — to stay connected to their work when they are not actually in the workplace.

By Michael Starr and Katherine Healy Marques, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

December 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

This article addresses changes in the new Georgia Evidence Code that affect hearsay. It is not an exhaustive treatment of this often-misunderstood area of evidence law.

By Stephen J. Harper, Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

August 16, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Early in my career as a mediator, I believed that participants in mediation were motivated by money. The defendant wanted to settle for as little as possible, and the plaintiff wanted to get as much as he could. Certainly lawsuits involved emotional issues, primarily for plaintiffs. However, if the defendant offered enough money, the emotional issues vanished or were at least greatly minimized.

By John K. Miles. Jr., Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

March 25, 2013 | Daily Report Online

For solo practitioner Anne Raduns, technology has transformed her monthly billing system into an efficient process.

By Mary Helen Martin, Special to the Daily Report

9 minute read

December 03, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Attorney Merck K. Smith wrote the following remembrance of his father, retired DeKalb State Court Judge Jack B. Smith, who died Nov. 24 at age 88. Merck Smith, who practices law and operates a media company he founded, said he was inspired to become a lawyer after watching his father as a DeKalb solicitor and judge.

By Merck K. Smith, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

August 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

By day, he is Georgia's inspector general, the guy who investigates allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in state government. Murky and turbulent waters, to be sure.

By Paul Shea, Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

June 24, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Real estate agents suggest the aroma of baking bread or cookies entices clients to buy houses. Stylists recommend wearing red because it implies power.

By Mary Welch, Special to the Daily Report

12 minute read