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Report Puts Longtime Fulton PD on Defensive
Steven H. [email protected] S. Pitts Jr., the longtime chief public defender for Fulton County, may be fighting to save his job in the wake of a recent report criticizing his management of indigent defense services. Firing Pitts is one option for the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, which prepared the 33-page report.Jackson's death thrusts three-man firm into spotlight
What does a criminal-defense lawyer do when the whole world points a finger at his clientIf you're Houston lawyer Ed Chernoff and your client was the King of Pop's personal physician, you enlist the help of your partners in an effort to redirect the 24/7 news cycle and show how your client cooperated with police-then you hope for the best and prepare for the worst.Smith to leave Georgia Court of Appeals
Less than a year into his term as governor, Nathan Deal has received his first opportunity to put his stamp on the state's appellate courts.Court of Appeals Presiding Judge J.D. Smith handed the governor his letter of resignation Monday morning, Smith told the Daily Report. The letter said Smith, who served as the court's chief judge from 2003 to 2004, plans to leave the court at the end of this year.Emory Law students drive Supreme Court advocacy project
K&S Partner Counsels Perdue's Transition
Julia D. [email protected] King Spalding senior partner is shepherding Gov.-elect Sonny Perdue and his transition team through their move to the governor's office. Litigator Michael C. Russ, a KS partner since 1975, is getting help from several other lawyers at local firms including Holland Knight associate Robert S.Son: Reopen death case of woman's 3rd husband
CHARLOTTE, N.C. AP - A man said Wednesday he's renewing his push for Florida authorities to reopen an investigation into the suspicious death of his father, who was the third husband of a Georgia grandmother who has five dead husbands in five states.Michael Sills, 57, of Oakland, Maine, said he will visit his father's grave Thursday in Ocala, Fla.Foreclosure Firm Fined $2 Million, Agrees to Overhaul Its Filing Practices
One of New York state's biggest foreclosure law firms will revamp its practices and pay a $2 million fine to settle a six-month probe by the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office that found it had filed misleading pleadings, affidavits and mortgage assignments in state and federal courts.In a settlement agreement announced yesterday, the firm, Steven J.Incumbents Raising Far More Than Foes in High Court Races
Jonathan [email protected] 2 weeks to go before Georgians select their judiciary, races at the top of the ticket have been downright sleepy. Eyebrows went up in the spring when challengers stepped forward to face Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher and Justice Robert Benham Daily Report, May 3, 2002. But at least in terms of fund raising, the races have not been competitive.
Citing health, Mikell to retire from Ga. Court of Appeals
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