Kathleen Baydala Joyner
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The Venue Question: Is Metro's Mountain Better Than a Getaway to Beach
The venue for this year's State Bar of Georgia annual meeting was a hot topic of discussion throughout the three-day conference. → Read More
State Bar Governors Narrowly Approve Incubator Program Funding
The State Bar of Georgia's Board of Governors on Friday narrowly approved funding for a new lawyer incubator program through which up to 30 new graduates fro... → Read More
Judges Grateful for More Pay, Want New Building
Speaking Friday morning to the state bar's board of governors, whose audience included several state lawmakers, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Hugh Thom... → Read More
Not Enough Time: State Bar President Reflects on Her Ambitious Term
Patrise Perkins-Hooker began her term last year as the State Bar of Georgia's 52nd president with an ambitious agenda. → Read More
Reversal of Neuman Verdict Cements Privilege, Prompts Other Questions
An insanity defense does not open up a criminal defendant's complete mental health file for prosecutorial review, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Monday a... → Read More
Longtime DeKalb State Court Judge Reflects on Ousting the Old Guard
Wayne Purdom has seen considerable change within DeKalb County's judiciary during his nearly 40 years as a lawyer and judge there—likely because he has been ... → Read More
Opening Statements in Retrial of DeKalb CEO is Same Dance, Different Steps
Suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis' retrial on criminal corruption charges began Tuesday with the same competing narratives but, this time, with a dif... → Read More
First Time as Lead Counsel, Savannah Lawyer Wins $310K Against DeKalb County
A Savannah lawyer has won his first case as lead counsel, securing a $310,000 verdict for his client against DeKalb County in a land maintenance dispute. → Read More
Suit Against DeKalb DA Unlikely to Prevail, Lawyers Say
The plaintiff in a recent lawsuit filed against the DeKalb County district attorney and others involved in a 2012 investigation may not stand much of a chanc... → Read More
Jacobs Sworn In as DeKalb State Court Judge
Former state Rep. Mike Jacobs officially became the newest state court judge in DeKalb County on Thursday. → Read More
Emory Law Professor Starts Blog on Sharia to Foster Debate
Religion and politics aren't generally considered topics of friendly conversation, but they're exactly what an Emory University law professor wants to start ... → Read More
Georgia Lawyer Finds Big Case, Big Win in Texas
Attorney Charles L. Clay Jr. had been operating his own firm for only a few days when he received a call from a friend with a lead on a big case. → Read More
Deal Appoints 9 Lawyers to State Policy Boards
In a bit of post-legislative session housekeeping, Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed a slew of members, including nine lawyers, to various state boards and comm... → Read More
After Fighting Each Other, Lawyers Team Up in Fallen Tree Case
Two sets of lawyers who fought over who would be in charge of representing a man paralyzed by a fallen tree have secured $2 million in settlements since deci... → Read More
JNC Seeks Nominees for Four DeKalb Traffic Judgeships
Gov. Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting nominations of candidates to fill four new judgeships in DeKalb County State Court. → Read More
Court Finds No Value in Originating a Case, Cuts Firm's Fee by $200K
The Georgia Court of Appeals has cut by 83 percent a $240,000 fee a law firm was to collect on a case won by a former associate after she left the firm. → Read More
Governor Names Two New DeKalb Judges
A state lawmaker and a big firm law partner will become the newest judges in DeKalb County. → Read More
Georgia Supreme Court Vacates Injunction Against Law Firm Ad
The state Supreme Court on Monday lifted a ban on a Mississippi law firm's newspaper advertisement criticizing a Toccoa nursing home, but the justices didn't... → Read More
Plaintiffs' Lawyers Ponder DeKalb Commissioner's Ability to Pay $150K Verdict [VIDEO]
Now that two women falsely accused of stealing DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson's wallet have prevailed in their slander lawsuit, their lawyers hope th... → Read More
Cedartown Trial Lawyer Turns Courtroom Victory Into a Film
In the midst of one of the most difficult cases of his career, plaintiffs lawyer Bill Lundy was struck by a muse. → Read More