Daily Report

12/23/2024

Most New Eversheds Sutherland US Partners Are in Atlanta

Global firm elects 10 new U.S. partners in three cities and six practice areas.

12/23/2024

A story about bar discipline was the Daily Report's most-read story of 2024. Check it out here:

The Supreme Court of Georgia issued two attorney discipline opinions Tuesday.

12/23/2024

'Fulfilled Her Purpose on the Court': Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller Is 'Ready for a New Challenge'

After 25 years of service to the Georgia Court of Appeals, Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller will retire from the intermediate appellate bench when her fourth term of office expires on Dec. 31. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Report, Miller said she'd "fulfilled her purpose on the court," be...

12/23/2024

How Legal Research And Analytics Changed in 2024

New and improved offerings from Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, startup expansions, a public access project, and more.

12/23/2024

AI and the Evolution of Legal Talent Functions

Law firms that are at the forefront of evaluating and deploying new technologies can demand certain requirements before rewarding their business to the providers who measure up. This would ensure products meet high legal and ethical standards, while still delivering on the promise of their potential...

12/20/2024

Husch Blackwell, Foley Among Law Firms Opening Southeast Offices This Year

Southeast-founded firms also expanded into Texas, Chicago and New York.

12/20/2024

ICYMI. Rapid changes to partner pay in Big Law will continue. Among nearly 200 firms, more than one-third plan to make changes to their equity partner compensation models over the next two years.
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/12/16/partner-pay-enters-a-whole-different-world/

12/20/2024

On the Move: Hunton Andrews Kurth Practice Leader Named Charlotte Managing Partner

Meanwhile, Polsinelli added managed care litigation expertise to its team in Nashville.

12/20/2024

Atlanta Attorneys Rely on Google Earth, YouTube for Evidence in $6M Faulty Guardrail Settlement

When a mother fatally fell over a guardrail at an Atlanta train station in February 2020, an initial police report was used as a basis to charge her boyfriend with murder for supposedly pushing her off an overpass. However, attorneys representing her daughter knew there was more to the story.

12/20/2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough doubled the number of lawyers it promoted to partner this year.

“We are grateful for the dedicated talent at our firm and excited for the new opportunities ahead," said managing partner James Lehman.

See the story from reporter Tom Spigolon: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/12/19/nelson-mullins-doubles-partner-promotions-for-2025/

12/20/2024

Cozen O'Connor founder and chair Stephen Cozen died Thursday, the firm said.

“Steve was someone who used his significant success as a lawyer to make the community around him a better place,” said Cozen’s nephew, executive chair and CEO Michael Heller.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/12/19/cozen-oconnor-founder-stephen-cozen-dies-at-85/

12/20/2024

ICYMI. Fisher Phillips has elected 25 lawyers in 15 offices as partners beginning Jan. 1.
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/12/18/fisher--phillips-elects-25-new-partners-in-15-cities/

12/20/2024

Supreme Court of Georgia Disbars 1

The court issued one attorney discipline Friday.

12/20/2024

Roster Updated: Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia Overhauls Membership

Ahead of the new year, Gov. Brian Kemp has reconstituted the Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia. In an executive order issued Friday, Kemp named new leadership who'll oversee the 38-member judicial watchdog agency.

12/20/2024

Vandy QB Wins Injunction Allowing Him to Play D-I Football in 2025

Pavia, who filed his lawsuit seeking an additional season in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville, has applied to Vanderbilt's masters program for legal studies starting in January in case he won the injunction.

12/20/2024

'A 58-Year-Old Engine That Needs an Overhaul': Judge Wants Traffic Law Amended

A staple in Atlanta's municipal court is pushing for Georgia legislators to modernize the Peach State's Traffic Violation Bureau Act after identifying unintended consequences of traffic violators paying citations online.

12/20/2024

ICYMI. Mergers involving Southeast-rooted Big Law firms this year made waves in new markets and strengthened existing practice areas.
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/12/17/troutman-womble-bond-mergers-this-year-created-new-am-law-100-firms/

12/19/2024

Fisher Phillips has elected 25 lawyers in 15 offices as partners beginning Jan. 1.

“These attorneys have consistently demonstrated not only a deep dedication to our clients around the world but also a passion for innovation and progress,” said John Polson, chairman and managing partner of Fisher & Phillips.

Read the story from reporter Tom Spigolon here: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/12/18/fisher--phillips-elects-25-new-partners-in-15-cities/