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  • People v. McGahan

    Publication Date: 2018-05-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For respondent: Kirsten A. Rappleyea of counsel, Dutchess County District Attorney.
    for defendant: For appellant: James P. Kelley of counsel, Rizzo And Kelley, Esqs.
    Case Number: 2016-1781DCR

    Guilty Assault Verdict Not Against Weight of Evidence; Justification Defense Unavailable

  • People v. Leibovitz

    Publication Date: 2018-05-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Laura B. Tatelman of counsel, Appellate Advocates
    for defendant: For Respondent: John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott and Jonathan K. Yi of counsel, Queens County District Attorney
    Case Number: 2016-187QCR

    Evidence Legally Sufficient to Establish Disorderly Conduct Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt

  • J.S. v. K.S.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-2981-16T3

    Plaintiff appealed the final Judgment of Divorce, asserting the trial judge unfairly limited her testimony about the marital standard of living which resulted in an insufficient alimony award.

  • In The Matter Of Gregory Reece Barton.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-15
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Reece Barton (Gregory R. Barton P.C.), Douglasville, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Adam Marshall Hames (The Hames Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0601

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney in connection with two clients' matters, in which the attorney failed to properly communicate and failed to appear at hearings.

  • M.L.M. v. M.W.M.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-2611-16T3

    Defendant appealed an order which denied his motion to modify alimony based on a change in circumstances.

  • A.P. v. K.P.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-2566-16T4

    Defendants appealed from the order awarding plaintiffs unsupervised grandparent visitation and therapy sessions with defendants' son, A.F., despite defendants' objections.

  • In The Matter Of John Benneth Iwu.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Benneth Iwu (Continental Legal Group PC), for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Andrew Charles Hall (Hall Hirsh Hughes LLC), Decatur, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0694

    Three-Year Suspension Appropriate Sanction for Attorney Who Made False Statements to Bar During Disciplinary Proceedings

  • In the Matter of Miguel Angel Garcia, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-08
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Jacob Cobb, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Miguel Angel Garcia Jr. (Miguel A Garcia Jr Attorney at Law LLC), Macon, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0158

    Disbarment Was Appropriate For Attorney Who Violated Numerous Rules of Conduct and Failed to Respond to Disciplinary Notices

  • Berry Contracting v. Mann

    Publication Date: 2018-05-07
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-17-00063-CV

    Employee and wife filed a personal injury suit against husbands employer and sub-contractor for injuries he sustained when he was struck by a vehicle as he crossed the street on a work site.

  • Honors Academy v. Texas Education

    Publication Date: 2018-05-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0519

    Petitioners, the operators of two open-enrollment charter schools, sought judicial review of respondents revocation of their charter after unsatisfactory performance and financial ratings.