- Special prosecutor named in commissioner's domestic violence case
The Augusta Chronicle
By Susan McCord An Atlanta lawyer for the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia has been named special prosecutor in the domestic violence case against Augusta Commission member Alvin Mason. The office of state Attorney General Sam Olens reported ...and more » - Ga. man tries to plead guilty in deaths of 3 family members, but lawyer enters ...
The Republic
AP DECATUR, Ga. — A public defender entered a guilty plea for his client even though the man said he wanted to plead guilty in the stabbing deaths of three members of his family. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/y2sjcq ) ...and more » - Young lawyer fights for social justice on her way to becoming a nun
Washington Post (blog)
The young lawyer, who turns 30 in February, spends her days as an advocate and organizer working with a grassroots group, Safe Streets/Strong Communities. “People are always asking me, 'Why don't you get burned out?' But I feel like the more you give, ... - Attorney for Defendant's Wife Won't Be Forced to Testify in Ga. Murder Trial
ABA Journal
By Martha Neil When a high-profile murder trial begins next month in Georgia, there's one sought-after witness who won't be called—a matrimonial lawyer representing the defendant's estranged wife. Although the defense contended attorney Esther Panitch ... - Ga. to execute man for slayings of mother, infant
Macon Telegraph (blog)
Tate's attorneys last week abandoned an attempt to have the condemned man's brother file an appeal on his behalf, and the pardons board on Monday rejected his request for clemency. It's unclear whether the lawyers will file the last-minute appeals to ...and more » - Execution set for tonight
Coastal Courier
His lawyers won't comment on the case. But he offered his views at a 2009 hearing where he said, "you caught me red-handed." Authorities say Tate and his two brothers broke into Chrissie Williams' home and killed the woman and her daughter.and more » - Jailing a deadbeat dad amounts to debtor's prison?
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Couple divorces, judge orders child support/amount. Deadbeat parent (DBP)(not always the dad) doesn't pay, or doesn't pay in full. Custodial parent (CP) has to PAY A LAWYER (with what????) to even address the court to complain that DBP isn't paying as ...and more » 
NOLA.comYoung lawyer fights for social justice on her way to becoming a nun
NOLA.com
The young lawyer, who will be 30 in February, has a Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowship and spends her days as an advocate and organizer, working with the Louisiana Justice Institute and Safe Streets/Strong Neighborhoods, a grassroots group that operates ...
Daily BeastGingrich Continues to Lie About Telling the Truth Under Oath
Daily Beast
Then he repeated a falsehood utterly rebutted by his own lawyer, as well as the lawyers for both his ex-wives, in the Daily Beast on December 30. “I have been through two divorces,” he told interviewer Jorge Ramos. “I have been deposed both times under ...and more » - Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton | In Memoriam: Barry Phillips, 1929-2012
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
He was a graduate of Valdosta High School, the University of Georgia, and the University of Georgia Law School. He was a life-long scholar, lover of history, the practice of law, the University of Georgia, and most of all his family.
