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The 3 Best Tools Attorneys Use
Lester Tate joined me on my most recent podcast episode of The Advocate’s Key to discuss a variety of topics. A few months in as a podcaster and I am just beginning to see the value of these monthly conversations.
Read MoreA Lawyer’s Look at Unconventional Advice About Being Unconventional
Over the holidays I had lunch with a law student. The setting was perfect — great food and excellent cocktails. She had great questions about legal practice and the conversation was delightful, although there was one topic that stood out and I wanted to share it with you.
Read MoreHow We Won the Rice v. The State Case
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.
Read MoreWhen Is It Time To Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer?
Is it any wonder that, according to Avvo, “59% of people surveyed have tried to solve their legal issues by themselves?”
Read MoreHow To Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer
When you hire a lawyer, particularly on something as potentially complex as a personal injury matter, you are not hiring a mere technician.
Read MoreSenate Candidate Loeffler Attacks Collins for Work as a Defense Attorney
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.” Sen. Loeffler presumably had the assistance…
Read MoreWhy the Upcoming Amendment to the Georgia Court of Appeals Rules is a Good Idea
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…
Read MoreToward the Post-Monument Era
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…
Read MoreQualified Immunity: The Ultimate Product of Judicial Activism
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…
Read MoreAn Expanded Direction of Practice (Inspired by a Bout of Insomnia)
(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…
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