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  • In The Interest of M. F., a Child.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katherine Morgan Mason, Gregory Joseph Gelpi, Lucy Dodd Roth, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Bradley Smith, Natalie Spires Paine, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee. Randee J. Waldman, (The Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic), Atlanta, Todd Noonan, Adam Steene, Thiru Vignarajah, (DLA Piper, LLP (US)), Sacramento, Serena E. Holthe, (National Juvenile Defender Center), Washington, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S18G1338

    Juvenile Appealing Delinquency Adjudication Was Not Required to Show Adverse Collateral Consequences

  • The State v. Turnquest

    Publication Date: 2019-06-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Brian Walton Whiteside, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, Decatur, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fakiha Khan, (Law Office of Fakiha Khan, P.C.), Suwanee, Kendra Foster Mitchell, (Law Office of Fakiha Khan, P.C.), Johns Creek, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0157

    Court overrules its precedent and concludes that no Miranda warning is required before administration of a breath test

  • In the Matter of Lakeisha Tennille Gantt

    Publication Date: 2019-06-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lakeisha Tennille Gantt, (Law Office of LaKeisha Gantt), Forsyth, 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: S19Y0645

    Court recommends Review Board of Reprimand sanctions against attorney that failed to diligently handle client services

  • In the Matter of Don Smart

    Publication Date: 2019-06-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry D. Dixon, Jr., (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0980

    Attorney's license temporarily suspended during pendency of criminal charges

  • Parks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cynthia Wright Harrison, (Harrison Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, F. McDonald Wakeford, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0243

    Court affirms life imprisonment sentence for malice murder defendant

  • May 21, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

    As Litigation Funding Industry Grows, Funders Become Litigants

    Lawyers knowledgeable about the industry said they believe the increase—including litigation lodged by a New Jersey-based funder—is a function of its relatively recent creation and rapid growth.

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  • In the Matter of Melody Yvonne Cherry

    Publication Date: 2019-05-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0671

    Court Orders Public Reprimand of Attorney Who Admitted to Lying to Client's Doctor About Intending to Pay Doctor from Settlement Funds Before Disbursing Funds to Client and Who Forged a Prospective Client's Signature to Obtain Information about Prospective Client from Prospective Client's Insurer

  • May 14, 2019 | Litigation Daily

    As Industry Grows, Litigation Funders Become the Litigants

    More legal action involving commercial and consumer litigation finance companies is the cost of doing business as the industry expands.

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  • May 14, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

    NFL Class Action Part of Growing Trend of Litigation Funders Becoming Litigants

    More legal action involving commercial and consumer litigation finance companies is the cost of doing business as the industry expands.

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  • May 14, 2019 | Law.com

    Litigation Funders Become the Litigants as Industry Grows

    More legal action involving commercial and consumer litigation finance companies is the cost of doing business as the industry expands.

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