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  • In Re: Formal Advisory Opinion No. 20-1.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-19
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S21U0879

    Former Employees Are Not Included in Types of Agents of Employees Who May Not Be Contacted Ex Parte by Opposing Attorneys

  • In the Matter of Debra Kaye Scott

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Kaye Scott, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0508

    Court accepts attorney's petition for reprimand as a result of her violations of Georgia Bar Rules and Rules of Conduct

  • In the Matter of Tiffini Colette Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tiffini Colette Bell, (Holloway Bell LLC), College Park, Tiffini C Bell, Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0440

    Court affirms special master's report and disbars attorney from practice of law in Georgia due to knowing and intentional misconduct

  • Cuffie et al. v. Armstrong et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Cuffie, Magua Benson, (Cuffie & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Gardner, (Gardner Trial Attorneys), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0072

    Statute of limitations for legal malpractice claim in a negligence case begins on the last day when injured party's counsel could have started an underinsured motorist claim

  • In the Matter of Mark Preston Jones.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Preston Jones, Columbus, Mark Preston Jones, Ludowici, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0606

    Order of Emergency Suspension Appropriate After Attorney Voluntarily Advised State Bar of Discipline in Another State

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  • Bethune v. Bethune

    Publication Date: 2022-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight Feemster, (Duffy & Feemster, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Gerard, Robert Lingle, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1659

    Banking Records Predating Effective Date of Power Attorney Were Relevant In Action Challenging Agent's Conduct

  • Glass et al. v. Faircloth et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-06
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Letitia McDonald, Lohr Beck-Kemp, Peter Diaz, (King & Spalding), Atlanta, Robert Reeves, Thomas Tate, Jaletta Smith, (Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Jacobs, William Banks, Christopher Carr, (Deputy Attorney General), Atlanta, Gerald Davidson, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, Ann Ferebee, Jennifer Odom, (Bryan Cave LLP), Atlanta, James Manley, Jill Kuhn, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Whitney Groff, (Georgia Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, William Withrow, Kathleen Campbell, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Nicholas Bedo, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1737

    Order Directing Trust to Pay Trustee's Legal Fees Was Directly Appealable as Mandatory Interlocutory Injunction

  • The Cotto Law Group, LLC v. Benevidez

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Damages | Law Firm Associates
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Hines, (Law Office of Matthew C. Hines, LLC), Austell, A. Thomas Stubbs, (Law Office of A. Thomas Stubbs, LLC), Decatur, L. Vreeland, (Law Offices of Matthew C. Hines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Little, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Caitlin Lentz, (Hami Little PC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1601

    Prevailing Plaintiff Was Entitled to Attorney Fees Award Following Default Judgment on Complaint That Sought Fees and Expenses

  • Junior v. Graham

    Publication Date: 2022-03-25
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben C. Brodhead, III, Ashley Brooke Fournet, John Wesley Ingram Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Michael Brian Terry, Michael Brandon Jones, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Joseph Robb Cruser, Raymond Russell Grant, II, (Cruser & Mitchell, LLP), Norcross, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21G0578

    Post-Trial Attorney Fee Award For Litigation Expenses Did Not Preclude Separate Award For Failure to Accept Settlement Offer

  • Bainbridge Ltd., L.P. v. Dekalb County Tax Assessors

    Publication Date: 2022-03-11
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thompson Kurrie, Edward Preston, Kayla Barnes, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, Matthew Welch, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, Clark Candler, (Hall County District Attorneys Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1808

    Tax Valuation of Apartment Complex Failed to Account For Impact of Restrictive Covenants and Higher Operating Costs