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  • June 29, 2012 |

    Top law firms named by practice area

    Everybody loves a good ranking (unless youre one of the unlucky few at the bottom of the list, or left off altogether). Vault.com, which provides employer and university rankings, ratings and reconnaissance, yesterday released its 2013 Practice Area Rankings.

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  • Scott v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-05-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0193

    The trial court did not violate the continuing witness rule by allowing a copy of a witness's immunity agreement to go out with the jury because it was consistent with the theory of the de

  • Kendrick v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-05-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah H. Pines Ross & Pines LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0009

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant's request to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense of felony murder, since the defendant's admitted act of pur

  • March 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Counsel Face a Spike in M&A Litigation

    When in-house lawyers go shopping in mergers and acquisitions deals these days, they need to bring along not only a checkbook, but also a strong team of litig

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  • Neal v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-02-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger C. Wilson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Sheila E. Gallow, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1663

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting similar transaction evidence involving the defendant's ex-wife and which occurred a decade or more before the victim's

  • Ardis v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bobby E. Hutson Jr., Atlanta, for appellant. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Sheila E. Gallow, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorneys, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11A1526

    Although the introduction of the non-testifying co-defendant's lengthy custodial statement, which was redacted to eliminate the defendant's name, violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment confrontati

  • October 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

    Dykema chose a new leader in PETER KELLETT, who will take over the roles of chairman and chief executive officer in Janu

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  • October 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Score: Fox Sports Takes Cut at Dodgers Over Media Rights Deal

    Moving to block owner Frank McCourt's plan to rescue the Los Angeles Dodgers from insolvency by auctioning off the rights to broadcast the team's games, Fox Sports is suing the beleaguered Major Lea

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  • September 30, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Score: Fox Sports Takes Cut at Dodgers Over Media Rights Deal

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  • Collier v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary K. Ware, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A0050

    Any error in the trial court's jury charge on impeachment of a witness by his or her conviction on a drug offense was harmless in light of the jury instruction as a whole, which made plain that the