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  • In the Interest of HH

    Publication Date: 2020-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-20-00037-CV

    The Department of Family and Protective Service filed a petition to terminate mother's parental rights to her child, Heidi.

  • In Re HPGM

    Publication Date: 2020-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-20-00019-CV

    When Ray Price died in 2013, his widow Janie Price hired HPGM to represent her in a will contest.

  • In the Matter of Leighton Reid Berry, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leighton Reid Berry, (Law Offices of Attorney Leighton R Berry Jr LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0607

    Personal Injury Attorney Should Be Disbarred for Failing to Inform Client of Settlement and Failing to Make Payment to Physical Therapy Provider on Client's Behalf

  • In the Matter of Dennis W. Hartley

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis W. Hartley, (Dennis W. Hartley PC), Colorado Springs, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y1352

    Disbarment From Practice of Law in Georgia Is the Appropriate Sanction in Reciprocal Discipline Matter Arising From Disbarment From Practice of Law in Colorado

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y1261

    Proposed Four-Month Suspension Is Insufficient in Light of Lawyer's Pattern of Misconduct Committed in Connection With Multiple Client Matters

  • K.M.L. v. R.J.L.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-4423-18T3

    Defendant appealed the custody, equitable division, debt allocation, child support and counsel fee award in the parties' FJOD. Parties' one child was autistic and suffered from several disorders that required multiple medications, therapy and a special needs school.

  • Skeels v. Suder

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Corporate Governance | Law Firm Partners
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Birdwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 02-18-00112-CV

    At issue in this acrimonious shareholder dispute was the applicability of one of the law firm's governing resolutions to the law firm's attempted redemption of the departing shareholder's shares in the absence of a specific document or agreement expressly setting forth the redemption price of those shares.

  • Polsky v. Lucio

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Perkes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-19-00062-CV

    Cameron County promulgated a regulation prohibiting sexually oriented businesses within 1,500 feet of public parks, which their regulations defined as "any tract of land dedicated for public use and accessible to the general public for recreational purposes, including locations owned by non-profit organizations that provide education and recreational facilities but not including public road ways, walkways, easements, and rights of way."

  • Appellate Division, First Department:September 29, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases Decided
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:September 29, 2020

  • G4S Int'l Emp't Servs. (Jersey) Ltd. v. Newton-Sealey

    Publication Date: 2020-09-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners: Michael W. Thomas, Thomas Quinn, LLP, San Francisco, California.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Gary B. Pitts, Pitts, Mills & Ratcliff, Houston, Texas.
    Case Number: 19-2471-ag

    No Error in Finding LHWCA §933(g) Did Not Bar Hurt Iraq Contractor's Recovery of Benefits