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DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (DVLF) will present the program at the DeKalb Bar Association October luncheon, celebrating more than thirty years of the alliance between the DeKalb Bar Association and DVLF to serve the courts, the bar and residents of…
by Daniel DeWoskin
Trial Attorney
atlantatrial.com
Dekalb County has an ethics crisis. Sure, the State of Georgia can be said to have an ethics crisis given recent trials, a jury verdict, and settlements that have cost taxpayers millions of dollars. However, former DeKalb Commissioner Elaine Boyer pleaded guilty in federal court on September 3, 2014, to two counts of fraud and depriving DeKalb constituents of $90,000. Another experienced politician, DeKalb Commissioner Stan Watson, had a website for which taxpayers paid almost $2,000 that solicited funds for Watson’s re-election campaign. Commissioner Watson has agreed to repay the taxpayers, according to WSB Channel 2, but an ethics complaint filed August 22, 2014, is pending. On August 27, 2014, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton paid more than $34,000 of taxpayer money to her boyfriend, “mostly for his advice on how to be a commissioner.” And, as of the date this article is published, suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis is on trial defending against charges of corruption.
Say hello to these newest members of the DeKalb Bar Association. Georgia Lord Yolvondra Martin-Brown The Martin Law Group LLC Mary D. Lewis Law Offices of Mary D. Lewis Not yet a DeKalb Bar Association member? Time to renew…
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by L. Katherine Adams-Carter
The Family Law Section of the DeKalb Bar had its second highest attendance ever at the September meeting, with participants eager to learn the “pet peeves” of the Superior Court Judges. The panel consisted of staff attorneys Amy Daldry (Judge Daniel Coursey), Denise Warner (Judge Mark Anthony Scott); Melody Bray (Judge Courtney Johnson); Matthew Harris (Judge Tangela Barrie) and Jason Broth (Judge Linda Warren Hunter). Shannon Hicks, staff attorney for Judge Seeliger, also contributed. Some of the pet peeves were common among the judges, and some were specific to the individual judges. So, the first bit of advice was to know your judge, and that specific judge’s likes and dislikes.
by Scott Bonder President, DeKalb Bar Association “Be brief! Why, because you are f%$&ing it up!” Irving Younger, The Ten Commandments of Cross Examination, Video of Presentation at UC Hastings, School of Law, I submit to you that truer words…
Family Law Section members (and other interested parties) won't want to miss the September breakfast meeting. The topic is "Advice from the Staff Attorneys," with insights and tips on pet peeves, how to navigate the divisions, and practical ideas for…
Be sure to RSVP by Monday, Sept. 15, for our monthly luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the historic Old Courthouse on the square, 101 E. Court Square in downtown Decatur. RSVP now by clicking here to register. Here's what…