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Civil Rights Groups Don't Want Boggs On Federal Court
Representatives of several civil rights organizations on Friday called on the White House to remove state Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boggs from a list of expected nominees to the federal bench in Georgia. Their objection to Boggs stems from his vote in 2001 as a state legislator from Waycross to retain Georgia's old state flag, which was embedded with the Confederate battle emblem.
In The Trenches: Two former colleagues back together at Hall Booth
ROBERT J. MIDDLETON and W. Bradley Carver have joined Hall, Booth, Smith Slover and will lead its regulatory and utilities as well as its government affairs practices. Middleton, who joins the Albany office, was already sharing office space with firm member and state Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen, a high school classmate.JNC receives 23 nominations for Appeals Court
Gov. Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission has released a list of nearly two dozen potential successors to Presiding Judge J.D. Smith of the Georgia Court of Appeals, who is retiring at the end of the year.The 23 nominees-which include trial judges, prosecutors and those in private practice-still need to complete an extensive questionnaire in order to be considered for the job, per the JNC's usual practice.
Nelson Mullins Settles Suit Over Role as Escrow Agent
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has settled a case brought by 15 offshore investors for whom the firm served as an escrow agent. The group sued the Columbia, S.C.-based firm last year alleging that it breached its fiduciary duty by allowing funds to be transferred to a private company. The plaintiffs asked for $6 million in damages, plus attorney fees and litigation expenses.China Is Newest Land of Legal Opportunity, Attorneys Say
Meredith [email protected] lawyers from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky Walker's China and Hong Kong offices visited Atlanta this week to meet with local clients interested in doing business in China."The biggest boys-the Coca-Colas of the world-know that China is important, and they're already there.Lawyers open wallets for candidates
Atlanta lawyers at some of the biggest firms in town have donated more than $300,000 to the three remaining Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.According to a study of Federal Election Commission data from the Atlanta area, Alston Bird attorneys have given the most-a total of $90,546 to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.Trending Stories
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