• July 22, 2024 | The Recorder

    Former California Supreme Court Justice Edward Panelli Dies at 92

    The son of Italian immigrants, Edward Panelli was urged at an early age to become a lawyer. His judicial career spanned every level of California's judiciary and concluded with a career as a neutral.

    6 minute read

  • June 27, 2024 | The Recorder

    David Rothman, Retired Judge and Judicial Ethicist, Dies at 87

    Rothman "will ultimately be remembered for his unparalleled leadership in judicial education, particularly his contributions to judicial ethics," Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said.

    3 minute read

  • June 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    New Leaders: Meet Our Young Attorney of the Year and All the On the Rise Winners!

    Milinda Brown of Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown was named as Daily Report's 2024 Young Lawyer of the Year. See links to all On the Rise winners below.

    4 minute read

  • June 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Slideshow: Atlanta Bar Launches New Year, Presents Awards

    The Atlanta Bar Association launched its new year on June 1 after holding its annual meeting on May 23.

    2 minute read

  • June 12, 2024 | The Recorder

    Biden Nominates Alameda County Judge Noël Wise to Northern District Bench

    A former high school teacher, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Noël Wise has written about the need for judicial diversity in courts as well as judges' obligations to speak out against racial injustice.

    4 minute read

  • April 8, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Authority Over Tort Law and Attorney Discipline: What the Pa. High Court Is Eyeing in April

    The 11 cases set to go before the justices touch on a range of impactful issues, including federal authority to shape tort law, insurance coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims, and the burden of proof required to demonstrate rule violations in lawyer discipline matters.

    5 minute read

  • April 3, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Publicly Criticizing Custody Professionals: Where Is the Line Between Activism and Defamation?

    "Striking a balance between raising awareness about legitimate concerns and avoiding defamatory statements is essential," write columnists Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack, along with psychologist Jeffrey C. Siegel.

    15 minute read

  • City of Winder v. Barrow County

    Publication Date: 2024-04-01
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew (Andy) J. Welch, III, Warren Michael Tillery, Brandon Filson Palmer, Grant E. McBride, John Elwin Stell, Jr., (Smith, Welch, Webb & White LLC), McDonough, Harold David Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Edwards Davis, Gregory Aaron Meyer, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Rusi Chandrashkhar Patel, Ryan Robert Bowersox, Kevin H. Jeselnik, (Georgia Municipal Association), Atlanta, Quinton G. Washington, David N. Dreyer, (Washington Dreyer & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Keith Robert Blackwell, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Jeffrey Shelton Akins, (Bulloch County Board of Commissioners), Statesboro, Joy Lynn Edelberg, (Horne & Edelberg P.C.), Dahlonega, Patrick DeBorde Jaugstetter, Kenneth Edward Jarrard, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Lawrence Allyn Stockton, Jr., (Stockton & Stockton, LLC), Clayton, Michael Peter Ludwiczak, David D. Gottlieb, (Walker County, Georgia Government), Lafayette, Nancy Ladson Rowan, (Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP), Atlanta, Walter Gus Elliott, II, (Elliott Blackburn PC), Valdosta, Larry Wayne Ramsey, Jr., G. Joseph Scheuer, (Association County Commissioners of Georgia), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee; Ernest Ronald Bennett, Jr., (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, Jody Charles Campbell, (Blum & Campbell, LLC), Peachtree Corners, Gregory David Jay, (Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck, LLC), Buford, Robert Jackson Wilson, (Webb Tanner Powell Mertz & Wilson LLP), Lawrenceville, Kenneth James Lewis, (Lewis LAW), Winder, for other party.

    Case Number: S23G0341

    Court clarifies aspects of the Services Delivery Strategy Act in disputes between municipalities and a county, with specific focus on road maintenance and water utility fees for unincorporated areas

  • March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Judges Weigh Appeal in Ruling to Affect Property Owners All Over State of Georgia

    "I feel like I'm going to win the case, but can I get the Court of Appeals to say maybe this 'substantial or material interferences' [case law] is a slippery slope we might not want to keep sliding on?" said plaintiff-appellee counsel Michael Cummings.

    4 minute read

  • In re Estate of Anne Smith Florance, Deceased

    Publication Date: 2024-03-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Flake, Jennifer Shelfer, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Diffley, Marguerite Miller, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Valerie Mincey, Chipley, Desiree Polmear, Tampa, Melanie Allen, Panama City, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1491

    Court reverses trial court decision that had denied a motion to reject a niece's standing to contest a will, finding that she had no pecuniary interest in the decedent's estate and therefore had no standing