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State Bar puts military vets on agenda
Military veterans, indigent defense, revising the state's juvenile code and a new satellite office in Savannah were priorities for the State Bar of Georgia at its fall Board of Governors meeting Thursday. And in the midst of state budget shortfalls and a national economic crisis, the State Bar reported that it's doing so well financially it will rebate $20 of member's $230 in annual dues.In The Trenches: Kidd & Vaughan changes name of firm
Kidd Vaughan, the litigation firm founded by Charles M. Kidd in 1971, has become Holland Schaeffer Roddenbery Blitch. The seven-lawyer firm handles commercial and civil litigation, as well as mediation.The retirement of Woodrow W. Vaughan Jr., a civil defense litigator and avid basketball player, prompted the name change in January, said David N.INADMISSIBLE: Secret Court Says Spying Crossed Line
The U.S. Department of Justice certainly wasn't eager to publicly share a 2011 opinion by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that found the government violated the Fourth Amendment in sweeping up tens of thousands of Americans' emails. Plus more in this week's column.Deal Watch: Atlanta firms work to spin off Synovus' credit arm
Lawyers from King Spalding and Rogers Hardin are working on Synovus Financial Corp.'s proposed tax-free spin-off of Total System Services Inc.According to King Spalding, firm partners John J. Kelley III and C. William Baxley are lead counsel to Synovus, the banking company that owns 80.8 percent of Total System Services.Judges team up for settlements
In an unusual pairing, a DeKalb County State Court judge assisted a U.S. District Court judge in Birmingham, Ala., in mediating settlements in more than 200 suits in which plaintiffs said liquid vitamin supplements made them ill.DeKalb County State Court Judge Alvin T. Wong participated in the mass mediation at the request of U.In The Trenches: A&B loses IP lawyers to local rivals
The local offices of both a corporate and plaintiffs' firm are stocking their intellectual property practices with Alston Bird lawyers.Duane Morris has recruited IP litigator David M. Maxwell from AB as a partner. His hiring comes two months after the co-head of Duane Morris's IP practice, John C. Herman, and his partner, Ryan K.Legal Aid faces another tough year for firm fundraising
Atlanta Legal Aid Society's annual fundraising campaign is a bellwether of the economy. The fundraising target, $1.6 million, has not increased since 2008, and the group has again deferred raising the contribution-per-attorney for pacesetter firms, which make a donation for every lawyer in their Atlanta office.Last year, the per-attorney contribution was slated to increase from $400 to $500, but Atlanta Legal Aid postponed the increase.Trending Stories
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