The trial was not starting out well at all. At the end of a half-day of motions, I had won exactly zero. All my motions had been overruled. All of the State’s had been granted.
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In a recent ad, incumber Senator Kelly Loeffler has attacked challenger Doug Collins for purportedly being a criminal defense attorney, having a website that advertised for clients, and for accepting appointed cases. Her campaign website posted a list of Georgia sheriffs who condemned Collins for his “criminal defense history.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh9whAOo7cI&feature=youtu.be Sen. Loeffler presumably had the […]
00admin/wp-content/uploads/SK-Logo-Black-White.pngadmin2020-07-28 13:15:462020-07-28 13:15:46Senate Candidate Loeffler Attacks Collins for Work as a Defense Attorney
Beginning on August 1, a single dissent in a three-judge Court of Appeals case will no longer remove its value as precedent for future cases, nor will one judge’s disagreement with the reasoning of the case. Here is the text of new Court of Appeals rule 33.2: If an appeal is decided by a division […]
00admin/wp-content/uploads/SK-Logo-Black-White.pngadmin2020-07-27 13:50:582020-07-27 13:50:58Why the Upcoming Amendment to the Georgia Court of Appeals Rules is a Good Idea
If you have practiced law for any time in Georgia, you have walked by Confederate monuments. The smaller and more remote the jurisdiction, the greater the likelihood that you walked beneath the shadow of a Confederate soldier, general, or political figure on your walk to court. Recently, the county commission in Henry County, Georgia, voted […]
Congress will soon take up multiple bills to pull back the doctrine of Qualified Immunity. In the House, a bill has been introduced that would roll back Qualified Immunity as it relates to law enforcement and corrections officers. In the Senate, a bill is pending that would roll back qualified immunity as applied to an […]
00admin/wp-content/uploads/SK-Logo-Black-White.pngadmin2020-06-09 12:32:132020-06-09 12:32:13Qualified Immunity: The Ultimate Product of Judicial Activism
(pardon the typos. It’s 2:17 a.m.) The quarantine has been a time of reflection. I think I remember what a courtroom looks like. And if quarantine were not bad enough, the steady stream of political and racial upheaval fed to me all over the news and various social media outlets has me itching for a […]
00admin/wp-content/uploads/SK-Logo-Black-White.pngadmin2020-06-03 02:17:582020-06-03 02:17:58An Expanded Direction of Practice (Inspired by a Bout of Insomnia)
Before all the CoVid-19 stuff, I read the news exactly once per week. I experienced the entire Trump impeachment episode in weekly installments at brunch. I allowed myself the Sunday New York Times and the Sunday Atlanta Journal. Also, I did not allow myself to click on any “news” shared over social media. My only […]
The Rainmaker is available on Netflix. In my earlier snobbier days I scoffed at lawyer movies and written legal thrillers. I’m either not as picky as I once was, or I’ve learned to find actual value in this kind of entertainment in spite of the inaccuracies. I’ll start with a no-spoilers overview of the plot […]
How We Won the Rice v. The State Case
/by adminThe trial was not starting out well at all. At the end of a half-day of motions, I had won exactly zero. All my motions had been overruled. All of the State’s had been granted.
When Is It Time To Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer?
/by adminIs it any wonder that, according to Avvo, “59% of people surveyed have tried to solve their legal issues by themselves?”
How To Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer
/by adminWhen you hire a lawyer, particularly on something as potentially complex as a personal injury matter, you are not hiring a mere technician.
Senate Candidate Loeffler Attacks Collins for Work as a Defense Attorney
/by adminIn a recent ad, incumber Senator Kelly Loeffler has attacked challenger Doug Collins for purportedly being a criminal defense attorney, having a website that advertised for clients, and for accepting appointed cases. Her campaign website posted a list of Georgia sheriffs who condemned Collins for his “criminal defense history.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh9whAOo7cI&feature=youtu.be Sen. Loeffler presumably had the […]
Why the Upcoming Amendment to the Georgia Court of Appeals Rules is a Good Idea
/by adminBeginning on August 1, a single dissent in a three-judge Court of Appeals case will no longer remove its value as precedent for future cases, nor will one judge’s disagreement with the reasoning of the case. Here is the text of new Court of Appeals rule 33.2: If an appeal is decided by a division […]
Toward the Post-Monument Era
/by adminIf you have practiced law for any time in Georgia, you have walked by Confederate monuments. The smaller and more remote the jurisdiction, the greater the likelihood that you walked beneath the shadow of a Confederate soldier, general, or political figure on your walk to court. Recently, the county commission in Henry County, Georgia, voted […]
Qualified Immunity: The Ultimate Product of Judicial Activism
/by adminCongress will soon take up multiple bills to pull back the doctrine of Qualified Immunity. In the House, a bill has been introduced that would roll back Qualified Immunity as it relates to law enforcement and corrections officers. In the Senate, a bill is pending that would roll back qualified immunity as applied to an […]
An Expanded Direction of Practice (Inspired by a Bout of Insomnia)
/by admin(pardon the typos. It’s 2:17 a.m.) The quarantine has been a time of reflection. I think I remember what a courtroom looks like. And if quarantine were not bad enough, the steady stream of political and racial upheaval fed to me all over the news and various social media outlets has me itching for a […]
It’s Okay to Turn off the News
/by adminBefore all the CoVid-19 stuff, I read the news exactly once per week. I experienced the entire Trump impeachment episode in weekly installments at brunch. I allowed myself the Sunday New York Times and the Sunday Atlanta Journal. Also, I did not allow myself to click on any “news” shared over social media. My only […]
5 Lessons on Being a Better Advocate from The Rainmaker
/by adminThe Rainmaker is available on Netflix. In my earlier snobbier days I scoffed at lawyer movies and written legal thrillers. I’m either not as picky as I once was, or I’ve learned to find actual value in this kind of entertainment in spite of the inaccuracies. I’ll start with a no-spoilers overview of the plot […]