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  • C.M.K v. S.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-2486-16T1

    Defendant appealed from the entry of a final restraining order, based upon a finding that defendant committed the predicate act of harassment.

  • Jefferson v. Chevron Phillips

    Publication Date: 2018-03-05
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-1018

    Chevron applied for turnover assistance, seeking to collect on a $1 million debt. Before the turnover hearing, ADJT sought to intervene, arguing that it owned 50% of the funds.

  • In The Matter of Adam Lorenzo Smith.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel (The Steel Law Firm, PC.), Atlanta; Bruce H. Morris (Finestone & Morris), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y0484

    Attorney Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Bribery Was No Longer Qualified to Practice Law

  • Alliance Shippers, Inc. v. Mentonis

    Publication Date: 2018-03-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Governance
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-0313-16T2

    Plaintiff appealed from the order dismissing its complaint following a bench trial. Prior to the present action, plaintiff, a freight company, had obtained judgments in several related cases.

  • In The Matter Of Richard V. Merritt.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Vinson Merritt (The Merritt Firm, LLC), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y0387

    Attorney's Failure to Disburse Client Funds to Client and Failure to Provide Accounting Warranted Termination of License to Practice

  • V.T. v. K.T.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-1344-16T2

    The parties divorced pursuant to a marital settlement agreement (MSA) which included permanent alimony, child support, retirement division, and equitable distribution of property.

  • DCCP v. K.Y.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-3844-16T1

    Following a referral, respondent substantiated an allegation of physical abuse by appellant against her son, who was seven-years-old at the time.

  • Matter of Blum

    Publication Date: 2018-02-28
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jorge Dopico, Chief Attorney, Attorney Grievance Committee, New York (Lance E. Philadelphia, of counsel), for petitioner. 
    for defendant: Respondent pro se.
    Case Number: M-4489

    In the Matter of Jeffrey Michael Blum, an attorney and counselor-at-law

  • In The Matter Of Cameron Shahab.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-28
    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 (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cameron Shahab (TSG LLP), Newtown Square, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Tina Shadix Roddenbery (Holland Roddenbery LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S17Y2016

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for multiple violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in relation to his deficient representation and neglect of two unrelated clients in immigration matters.

  • Related Broadway Dev. LLC v. Malo

    Publication Date: 2018-02-28
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, First Department
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 570466/17

    Landlord's unilateral Mistake From Own Negligence Cannot Invalidate Binding Renewal Lease