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The DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office and Ross & Pines LLC sponsored our first DeKalb Bar Speakers’ Panel in October at Parker's on Ponce in downtown Decatur. The panel discussion focused both on general and specific issues in our criminal justice system.…
by Jeri Kagel, M.Ed., J.D.
You’ve received a Notice of Deposition. No problem. As usual, you’ll prepare the witness for his or her deposition as a way of damage control. You’ll take time the afternoon before, or the morning of, the deposition to talk to him or her about the “Golden Rules” of the deposition: “The goal is to get out of the deposition without hurting the case, so don’t volunteer information!” or “Don’t be scared by the overbearing attorney!” or “Don’t be fooled by the nice attorney!”
Denise Warner
By Denise Warner
Sept. 21, 2009, was a day that we will not soon forget. As the rain poured, I prayed that my gutters would not fall and that only a little water would seep through my garage door. I never in a million years thought that my basement would flood, water would destroy family heirlooms, and my computer would be ruined.
For years, I’ve lived by this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely.”
The first DBA breakfast meeting, held on Sept. 10 at Goldberg's Deli, 4520 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., was an unqualified success. Thank you to Marcy Cowan of Action Coach for sponsoring and speaking on Six Steps to a Better Business. You can review more…
Enjoy these photos from the DeKalb Bar Association luncheon, held on Sept. 17 at the Old Courthouse on the Square, 101 E. Court Square in downtown Decatur. Remember that there is no luncheon in October, but we look forward to…
Many people showed up recently at the DeKalb County Courthouse to participate in the unveiling of the portrait of Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein. The artist is Nancy Wallace of Decatur, who works exclusively in oil on…
Thank you to everyone who came out to the DBA social at El Tesoro Cantina, 129 Church St. near downtown Decatur, on Sept. 24. The food was delicious, the weather was beautiful and the crowd had a great time. Thank…