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My New Career Path: Trading One Court for Another

Transitioning from mastering the serve to mastering statutes, from being at the pinnacle of my career as the director of tennis at PGA National Resort and Spa to diving into the intellectual rigors of Emory University School of Law. My story isn't just about changing careers; it's about redirecting my life's path with purpose and intent.
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After Bumpy, 100-Year Ride, Ga. Legislature Taps Brakes on Direct-Action Litigation Against Liability Insurers of Motor Carriers 

The Georgia direct-action statutes still provide a narrow exception to the otherwise strident rule that direct actions by a claimant against an allegedly liable insured cannot be maintained until there is a judgment against the insured, and Georgia, therefore, remains in a reported minority of just four states allowing direct actions in any context.
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Daily Report Online

A Primal Focus on Trump Plagued the Effort to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

The justices clearly understood that the resolution of the Colorado litigation would affect not only the ability of that state's voters to cast votes for Trump but also that it would dictate the ability of any state to decide whether any candidate could appear on that state's ballot.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Choice Hotels' Hostile Bid To Take Over Wyndham Hotels

A discussion of the background and implications surrounding Choice Hotels International's recent announcement of its hostile bid to take over the outstanding shares of its competitor Wyndham Hotels & Resorts which is publically opposed to the merger.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Immigrants Enrich and Enliven the American Experience

Then-President George H.W. Bush, in echoing Ronald Reagan's emphasis on the centrality of immigration to America's strength and prosperity, once said, "Immigration is not just a link to America's past; it's also a bridge to America's future."
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Daily Report Online

The Season of Caring—Shining a Light on Mental Health of Lawyers

Attorneys can go far in helping each other out, and thankfully many state bars, including Georgia's, take it upon themselves to provide support for their members. Here's what lawyers should know in order to provide support for themselves or colleagues at this time of year.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Going Beyond Fear: The Next Phase in Addressing Attorney Mental Health

In 2012, I tried to take my own life and then learned that I had been for, well, a long time, been dealing with undiagnosed and untreated bipolar disorder. Along the road to my attempt, I did some unethical things, and consequently had some time away from the law.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Arbitration and Mediation: Why I Do Both

The way I see it, mediation and arbitration share a symbiotic relationship of sorts. There are tasks and functions that you perform as an arbitrator that, in my opinion, make you a better mediator and vice versa.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

NAR Commission Case: What's Next After the $1.8B Verdict?

These expensive lawsuits are aimed at the NAR and leading United States real estate brokerages, alleging that they've engaged in illegal collusion to artificially inflate agent commissions. Although the defendants are appealing the verdict, it seems likely that some significant changes are coming to the way real estate agents are paid.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Conservative Lawyers' Clarion Call to Defend the Constitution

Trump's legal woes are accelerating through the turn of the new year as he faces 91 felony counts in criminal cases in four different jurisdictions. The felony counts include violations of the Espionage Act, Georgia RICO Act and unlawful conduct to overturn the 2020 presidential election and thwart the peaceful transfer of power. By any intelligent legal assessment, these are serious crimes.
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