• Matthews v. Oskouei

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Parks Stone, Michael Manfredi, Eleanor Jolley, (Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0863

    Court reverses denial of attorney's motion to strike a defamation lawsuit under the anti-SLAPP statute, finding that defendant did not establish that plaintiff would prevail on a libel and slander claim

  • Alexander et al. v. Francis

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Damages
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis, (Ichter Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heather Brown, (Brown Law, LLC), Roswell, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0934

    Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Open Default After Defendants Failed to Plead Meritorious Defense

  • XIE Law Offices, LLC et al. v. Luo

    Publication Date: 2023-11-15
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erika Birg, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Glianny Fagundo-Toro, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, David Minces, (Minces Rankin PLLC), Bellaire, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0985

    Court affirms confirmation of an arbitration award in favor of an employee and denies employer's motion to vacate confirmation, but vacates and remands a portion of the order related to interest

  • Coleman v. Phillips et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Davis, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Arthur Phillips (Phillips & Phillips), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0835

    Court affirms partial summary judgment orders in attorney fee-sharing dispute, finding that open issues of material fact precluded plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on breach of contract claims

  • Smith et al. v. Millsap et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-10
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Court Administration
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Holm, (Blaska Holm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Millsap, Atlanta, Aaron Clark, (Kan Clark, LLP), Atlanta, Halsey Knapp, Jessica Cino, (Krevolin Horst, Inc.), Atlanta, David Houtsma, (David Houtsma Law Firm LLC), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0651

    Trial Court Properly Disbursed Registry Funds Based on Attorney's Lien After Arbitrator Rejected Attorney's Fee Claim

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  • In the Matter of Ryan Curtis Cleveland.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Curtis Cleveland, Boston, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0688

    Disbarment Appropriate Discipline Based on Attorney's History of Abandonment of Clients and Failure to Respond to Notices of Discipline

  • In the Matter of David Carleton Head.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Carleton Head, Waco, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0635

    State Bar's Notice of Discipline Failed to Describe Several Instances of Prior Discipline Cited as Aggravating Factors

  • In the Matter of Susan Janette Lopez.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Susan Janette Lopez, Marietta, 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: S23Y1047

    Court accepts attorney's petition for surrender of her law license after she pled guilty to a felony charge of aggravated stalking

  • In the Matter of Ramon David Sammons Jr.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ramon David Sammons, Jr., Atlanta, for appellee; Charles David Jones, (Charles D. Jones Attorney at Law LLC), Griffin, Joshua Clark Bell, (Joshua C. Bell, LLC), Whigham, for other party.

    Case Number: S23Y0743

    Attorney Was Not in Default When Special Master Issued Default Order

  • In the Matter of Andrew Matteson.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-08
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Lang, (The Lang Legal Group LLC), Atlanta, 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: S23Y0585

    Attorney Provided Adequate Assurance He Would Not Commit Future Rules Violations After Completion of Proposed Suspension