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September 6, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison snagged hedge fund partner UDI GROFMAN from Schulte, Roth & Zabel for

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Hampton v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy L. Eidson, Cordele, for appellant.
for defendant: Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, Cheri L. Nichols, Assistant District Attorney, Cordele, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S11A0585

A conviction for hindering the apprehension of a criminal is equivalent to the common law of being an accessory after the fact and a party may not be convicted of being both a principal to th

City of Atlanta v. Benator

Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Smith, George T.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurance J. Warco, John H. Fleming, Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Laura Sauriol-Gibris City of Atlanta Law Dep't, John M. Parsons and Amanda M. Conley Parsons Law Group, Atlanta, for the city of Atlanta. Edward A. Webb, Matthew C. Klase Webb, Klase & Lemond, John M. Parsons and William L. Pratt, Atlanta, for Benator. Alfred B. Adams III, Vernon M. Strickland Holland & Knight LLP and Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for K & V Meter Automation. Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for Metals & Materials Engineers. Other party representation: Kimberly R. Ward Holland & Knight, Theodore Freeman, T. Bart Gary, Jacob E. Daly Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP, William L. Pratt, Atlanta.
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Case Number: A11A0769; A11A0770; A11A0771; A11A0772

In a case of first impression, the Court held that ante litem notice must be provided separately for each named plaintiff in a class action la

Lay v. State

Publication Date: 2011-05-27
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonah B. Lay, Sparta, proceeded pro se. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: S11A0560

The trial court properly denied the defendant's untimely motion in arrest of judgment of his 2004 convictions for murder and other c

Baker v. State

Publication Date: 2011-03-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Smith, George T.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert H. Citronberg, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A1737

The state did not introduce improper character evidence when cross-examining the defendant because the questioning was not intended to elicit that the defendant had been incarce

Freeman v. State

Publication Date: 2010-12-03
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer L. Lewis, Public Defender, McDonough, for appellant. Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Thomas R. McBerry and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellee.
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Case Number: A10A1525

The victim's identification of the defendant supported the defendant's conviction for armed ro

Younger v. State

Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Yurachek Yurachek & Associates LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Stephen A. Fern, Lisa A. Jones Assistant District Attorneys, Lawrenceville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S10A1233

The trial court did not err in finding that the state provided a race-neutral explanation for striking a potential African-American juror, namely that the juror previously had a bad experience with

Lacey v. Smith

Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson Snellville, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, David K. Keeton, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S10A1064

The defendant admitted to firing a gun three times, while attempting to rob the murder victim of marijuana, and that he shot the victim and another man during the inc

Hilton v. State

Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen R. Scarborough, Atlanta, for appellant. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: S10A1235

The over 30-year delay between the commission of the crimes and the defendant's indictment did not violate defendant's due process rights because the state did not seek the defendant's indictment in

Johnson v. State

Publication Date: 2010-09-24
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Pope, Marion T.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Deborah D. Wellborn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A1534

The defendant did not establish a reasonable likelihood that the outcome of the trial would have been different, if his counsel had renewed his motions for mistrial as the trial court's curative ins