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

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh C. Wood Wood & Meredith LLP and Derick C. Villanueva, Atlanta, for appellants. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1344

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that a legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, was assig

  • Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in Savannah v. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil A. Creasy Simpson & Creasy PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellants. James L. Elliott Elliott, Blackburn & Gooding PC, Valdosta, Thomas A. Withers Gillen, Withers & Lake LLC, Savannah, and Mary E. Kostel The Episcopal Church/Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Hugh B. McNatt McNatt, Greene & Peterson, Vidalia, David H. Gambrell, John Hinton IV Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta, John E. Tomlinson, Loganville, and Joshua D. Hawley The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. Amicus Appellee: Jon V. Forehand Allen, Forehand & Adams LLP, Moultrie, Brenda C. Youmas Edwards & Youmas LLC, W. Warren Plowden Jr. Jones Cork & Miller LLP, Macon, William B. Marianes McGuireWoods LLP, and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Moraitakis, Kushel, Pearson & Gardner LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S10G1909

    Neutral principles of law established that the c property at issue was held in trust for the benefit of the parent c

  • November 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Venable has added a five-attorney group in Washington, D.C., that includes three partners to its energy practice. New partners DA

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  • Lynx Real Estate Inc. v. F.A.L. Investments LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jefferson M. Allen Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, Atlanta, for appellant. Timothy W. Haley Smith Welch Webb & White LLC, Jackson, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1255

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant because genuine issues of material fact remained as to whether the plaintiff was entitled to a commission on the sale of commercia

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

    Publication Date: 2011-11-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derick C. Villanueva, Atlanta, for appellants. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin & Associates LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1344

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that a legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, is assig

  • Fundus America Atlanta Ltd. Partnership v. RHOC Consolidation LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-11-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John C. Weitnauer, William C. Massey, Candace N. Smith, Meaghan G. Boyd Alston & Bird, Richard L. Robbins, Alexa R. Ross, and Jason Alloy RobbinsFreed, Atlanta, for appellant. Michael B. Terry, Timothy S. Rigsbee, and Ronan P. Doherty Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1496

    A lease assignment agreement incorporating an estoppel certificate and containing an integration clause foreclosed the landlord's breach of contract claims, as a party can agree to be estopped under

  • October 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has nabbed government attorney MOLLY BOAST for its antitrust and competitive pr

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  • October 3, 2011 |

    GE partners with Dress for Success

    Legal department helps the non-profit with legal services and career-development projects.

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  • May 2, 2011 | National Law Journal

    WEST COAST REPORT

    Law firms with the largest offices on the West Coast were back in the black for the most part during 2010, with revenues edging up slightly or remaining flat. Many managed to bo

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  • Templeton v. Howell

    Publication Date: 2010-10-29
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy R. Snell Fulcher Hagler LLP, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . William J. Williams Johnston, Wilkin & Williams and Allen W. Johnson, Augusta, for appellees.

    Case Number: S10A0910

    Option in the testator's will for the appellant to purchase all or any of the testator's real estate, except for one acre of land upon which his residence was located, was void for lack of a clear a