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  • In the Interest of S.K.L.R.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Baer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-1000

    Superior court erred in reversing trial court's denial of termination of mother's parental rights because superior court exceeded its standard of review and erred in substituting its judgment for that of the trial court. Vacated.

  • In the Matter of Timothy Walter Boyd.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Walter Boyd, (Boyd Law Group LLC), Johns Creek, for Appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Laura Joan Murphree, (Cobb County Attorney's Office), Marietta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21Y0608

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Committed Numerous Serious Rules Violations In Connection With Probate Matter

  • In the Matter of Matthew A. Bryan.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Alexander Bryan, (The Penland Law Firm), Ringgold, for Appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21Y1070

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Georgia Attorney Who Was Disbarred in Another State For Serious Rules Violations

  • Townsend v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Joseph Smith, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Herbert McIntosh Poston, Jr., (Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0997

    Trial Counsel Not Ineffective For Failing to Seek Jury Instruction on Lesser Included Homicide Offense

  • V.D. v. P.D.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Joseph Lorintz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Plaintiff: Avinoam Cohen, Esq., A. Cohen Law Firm, P.C., Valley Stream, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Defendant: Barton R. Resnicoff, Esq., Barton R. Resnicoff, P.C., New Hyde Park, NY.
    Case Number:

    Divorce Judgment Entitled to Full Faith, Credit But Defective Service Dismisses Petition

  • M.F. v. Cuomo

    Publication Date: 2021-08-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Covid-19
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 607277/21

    Mother Denied Enjoining Schools From Continuing to Impose Face-Masks On Children

  • Matter of Mattone Grp. Springnex LLC v. CFM Dev. LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-08-26
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Leonard Livote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 719775/2020

    Evidence Fails to Support Respondent's Claims to Dismiss Fair Value Determination Suit

  • Matter of Elias B.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-24
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Broome
    Judge: Justice David Guy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Petitioner: Dunya Cullen, Esq., UHS Office of General Counsel, Binghamton, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for AIP Respondent: Mental Hygiene Legal Service (3rd Dept.), Kristin Snyder, Esq., State Office Building, Binghamton, NY. Kuredin V. Eytina, Esq., Sr. Assistant County Attorney, DSS Legal Unit, Broome County Department of Social Services, Binghamton, N.Y.
    Case Number: CA2021-1194

    Hospital's Discharge Plan, Guardian Appointment May Pose Greater Risk of Harm, Denied

  • State v. Anderson

    Publication Date: 2021-08-23
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaVecchia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nirmalan Nagulendran (Miller, Meyerson & Corbo, attorneys; Nirmalan Nagulendran and Gerald D. Miller, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Lauren Bonfiglio, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Steven K. Cuttonaro, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-15/16-20 (084365)

    Forfeiture of Public Pension Not a Fine Where Benefits Conditioned Upon Honorable Service, Meaning Employees Who Committed Offenses Had No Property Interest

  • Matter of Ariola v. Maio

    Publication Date: 2021-08-19
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Robert Caloras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Petitioners By: John Ciampoli, Esq., Messina, Perillo and Hill LLP.
    for defendant: Respondent Danniel Maio, represented himself pro se. Attorney for Respondents Stephen Weiner, Betty-Ann Hogan and Daniel Nobel By: Stephen H. Weiner, Esq., Law Office of Stephen H. Weiner. Attorney for Respondents Catherine Warshell, Stephen Sirgiovanni, Susan B. Erlebacher, Philip A. McManus, Margaret Wagner, Yanling Z. Wagner, Joseph R. Concannon, Phil Orenstein, Angelo King, Alex Amoroso, Anita Uppal, David Abraham, Kathy Wu Parrino, and Craig K. Tyson By: Craig K. Tyson, Esq., Law Office of Craig K. Tyson. Attorney for Respondent The Board of Elections By: Stephen Edward Kitzinger, Esq., NYC Law Department
    Case Number: 708128/2021

    Respondent Candidates' Petitions With Names of Non-Consenting Petitioners Invalidated