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  • In the Interest of K. L., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Shaw, (Shaw Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Andy Pham, (Pham Law Office, LLC), Newnan, Homer Jordan, (Law Office of Homer P. Jordan IV), Kennesaw, for appellee; Doris Orleck, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1233

    Court affirms order denying an aunt and uncle's petition for custody of a child because they lacked standing to be adjudicated as equitable caregivers

  • Stapleton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-01-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Donaldson, (Perry & Walters, LLP), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Mulholland, Moruf Oseni, (Office of the District Attorney, South Georgia Circuit), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1789

    Creating Hit List and List of Supplies to Commit Murders, and Bringing Gun to School, Supported Crime of Attempted Murder

  • Dekalb County v. Stanley

    Publication Date: 2021-10-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shelley Momo, Laura Johnson, John Jones, Noah Priest-Goodsett, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robin Clark, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0820

    Court reverses denial of County's summary judgment motion on plaintiff's Disabilities Act claim and affirms dismissal of negligence claim due to sovereign immunity

  • September 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

    Fulton DA Nets $114K Fee Award After FOIA Fight With DOJ Over Records in 2016 Police Shooting

    The Fulton County District Attorney ultimately received the records it sought in the 2016 death of Javarion Robinson, shot 76 times by members of a multiagency task force overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service.

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  • In the Interest of B. B.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Mulholland, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, Robert Richardson, (Public Defenders Standards Council), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ernie Sheffield, (Private Attorney), Colquitt, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0480

    State May File Direct Appeal From Juvenile Court Order Denying Its Motion to Transfer to Superior Court

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A1837

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court error and insufficient evidence

  • Accelerated Claims, Inc. v. Howell & Johnson, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-01-26
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Bogan, Curtis Garrett, Jeffrey Fisher, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Johnson, (Howell & Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Samuel Rutherford, Michael Barry, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Carl Anderson, Thomas Mock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Colin Moriarty, (Moriarty Law, PC), Athens, Kevin Elwell, (K.M. Elwell, P.C.), Athens, William Stone, (William S. Stone, P.C.), Blakely, Ryals Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, for Other party.
    Case Number: A20A1860

    Court vacates an award that enforced a prior judgment of fees to a non-party because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, and vacates a separate additional award

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Timothy Dean, (District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1837

    Jury Could Infer Defendant Used His Hands When He Intentionally Touched Victim's Breast and Buttocks From Behind

  • Epps et al. v. Rockmo Entertainment, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Adelman, (Mark Adelman, Attorney at Law, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tanya Graham, (The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Derek Wright, (Derek M. Wright LLC), Atlanta, Johnnie Cabbell & New Era Talent Agency, Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A20A1132

    Court affirms that a defendant waived a contractual right to arbitration by refusing to pay arbitration fees

  • Day v. Mason

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A0964

    Court vacates and remands an award for past child support, reverses as to other expenses, affirms as to some fees, and reverses separate award for appellate attorney fees