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  • In Re Formal Advisory Opinion 10-1

    Publication Date: 2013-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, Stefan E. Ritter, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Michael L. Edwards Public Defender's Office, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: James F. Grubiak Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, Atlanta, and Elizabeth P. Bradley, Marietta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, Robert E. McCormack III, Deputy General Counsel, John J. Shiptenko, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, and James B. Ellington Hull Barrett PC, Augusta, for appellee. Amicus Appellee: Stephen B. Bright, Melanie Velez, Atteeyah E. Hollie Southern Center for Human Rights, Gerald R. Weber Jr., Atlanta, J. Scott Key, Decatur, Franklin J. Hogue Hogue & Hogue, Macon, Russell C. Gabriel, Bogart, and George P. Donaldson III Perry & Walters LLP, Albany.
    Case Number: S10U1679

    A single public defender's impermissible conflict of interest related to representing co-defendants is imputed to all public defenders working in the circuit public defender office of that particula

  • June 1, 2013 | Legaltech News

    See-Through Billing

    Viewabill is designed to bring transparency to billing, so clients can track costs of work in progress, day b

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  • Villanueva v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2013-03-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh C. Wood Wood & Meredith LLP, Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Amicus Appellant: James R. Evans McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP, and Robin F. Clark, Atlanta. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin, Brown, Blum & Wise LLC, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus curiae: Kenneth L. Shigley Chambers, Aholt & Rickard LLP, Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, Patrick T. O'Connor, and Robert B. Lingle Oliver Maner LLP, Savannah.
    Case Number: S12G0484

    A legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, is assig

  • January 29, 2013 |

    Law firms saw revenue growth in 2012

    Despite all odds, 2012 proved to be a profitable year for Big Law.

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  • November 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firm Leaders Survey 2012: Vote of Confidence

    Leaders of the country's highest-grossing law firms are ready to put the recession behind them and embrace a cheerful narrative—if only the world economy will play along.

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  • November 5, 2012 |

    Legal services jobs see slow growth, demand drops

    According to the October jobs report, legal services jobs are upbut barely.

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  • October 29, 2012 |

    Former deputy attorney general joins Morgan Lewis

    A former deputy attorney general under former President George H.W. Bush will be joining law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

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  • October 18, 2012 |

    Malpractice suit against Greenberg Traurig thrown out

    A New York judge has tossed a $10 million malpractice suit against Greenberg Traurig.

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  • October 16, 2012 |

    Kim Koopersmith to become first woman chairperson of Akin Gump

    Washington D.C.-based law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced Monday that it has chosen litigator Kim Koopersmith as its chairperson, making her the first woman to hold the position.

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  • October 12, 2012 |

    Akin Gump acquires 7 Haynes and Boone partners

    Seven Haynes and Boone lawyers in Texas are planning to jump ship and head over to Akin Gumpfurther evidence that the legal services climate is looking up.

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