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  • Truist Bank f/k/a Branch Banking and Trust Company v. Stark

    Publication Date: 2021-04-08
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Levy, Paul Durdaller, (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Christy, Jonathan Akins, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Corporation Service Company Registered Agent Wells Fargo Bank NA, Norcross, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A2000

    Trial Court Erred in Holding That Disposable Earnings Limitation Applied to Disputed Funds in Garnishment Case

  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yari Lawson, (Lawson Raines, LLP), Lawrenceville, Cynthia Lain, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Vandenberg, Christina Bridger, (Bridger Law Firm), Duluth, for appellee. LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, Rachel Patton, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0033

    Court reverses dismissal of a permanent guardian's petition for adoption, ruling that permanent guardianship does not foreclose the guardian from seeking adoption

  • Kishel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Juliana Sleeper, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1380

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Based on Alleged Speedy Trial Violation; Defendant Did Not Assert His Right to a Speedy Trial Until He Moved to Dismiss

  • Purnell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomas Buscemi, (District Attorney's Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0526

    Potential Jurors' Comments on Sentencing and Parole Were Not Inherently Prejudicial; Trial Court Did Not Err in Declining to Strike Venire

  • In the Interest of L. K., Children et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Womack, (Conowal, Welch, Womack & Rinderknecht, LLC), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Franklin Patterson, Audra Caldwell, (Bart Patterson & Associates, LLC), Gainesville, for appellee. Belinda Martin, (Martin Law, PC), Cumming, Gregory Valpey, (Valpey & Walker), Gainesville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2328

    Juvenile Court Was Not Presented With Clear and Convincing Evidence to Support a Finding That Father Failed to Protect and Properly Supervise His Children

  • K/C Ice, LLC et al. v. Connell

    Publication Date: 2019-11-08
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zachary Cowart, (Cowart & Perry, LLP), Valdosta, Leland Kynes, (Kynes Law, LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Monroe, (N. Matthew Monroe PC), Valdosta, William Langdale, (Langdale & Vallotton LLP), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1615

    Genuine Issue of Material Fact as to Whether Co-Obligor Under Guaranty Agreement Received Unequal Benefit

  • Sloan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta.
    for defendant: Emily Richardson, Sherry Boston, Gerald Mason, Destiny Bryant, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0123

    Evidence of Prior Crimes Was Not Relevant to Show Identity or Intent

  • Gresham v. Harris a/k/a

    Publication Date: 2019-04-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Bryman, (Bryman & Clerke, P.A.), Marietta, Theodore Lackland, (Lackland & Associates LLC), Marietta, Antonio Thomas, (Antonio L Thomas Associated Attorneys at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert Chapar, (The Chapar Firm, LLC), Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1790

    Event Organizer Not in Control of Premises Were Not Liable For Injuries Resulting from Private Dispute Between Two People on Premises

  • Lonon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Deal, (Assistant District Attorney), Statesboro, Richard Mallard, (District Attorney), Statesboro, Keith McIntyre, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1436

    Evidence Supported Jury Finding That Dog's Death Resulted From Arson, Not Malnutrition

  • In The Interest of: K. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A16A2213

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Granting State's Motion to Transfer Case Against Car Thief from Juvenile Court to Superior Court and Rejects Range of Additional Challenges by Defendant