/pulse/georgia-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Georgia Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:47:42 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2357342?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2357342 The interim U.S. attorney for Georgia's Middle District was sworn in this week, a move that comes after the office operated under acting leadership since the U.S. attorney appointed by former President Joe Biden resigned in January. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:28 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354331 In his section of a new book, Hoffmann & Baron LLP managing partner Daniel A. Scola Jr. challenges lawyers looking to grow their practice to rely on more than just technical skills and says that with the right amount of patience and boldness, lawyers can deliver work to "make it rain." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:59:03 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2357358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2357358 As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:44:25 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356768 The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a ruling from the state's intermediate appellate court in a case over whether a notice of claim against the city of Atlanta was properly served according to state law, finding that it was. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:15:13 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356774 The Supreme Court of Georgia has tossed a ruling that sovereign immunity can shield a local housing authority from a shooting victim's lawsuit, saying Tuesday that lower courts had wrongly extended the state government's immunity to a city, and from there to the authority. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:35:35 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356367?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356367 A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:26:55 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356939?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356939 The American Cancer Society announced Tuesday that an experienced attorney who's held a wide range of executive roles at companies such as Amazon, Walmart and the American Red Cross has been named its new chief legal and risk officer. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:26:29 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356749 The American Bar Association announced Tuesday it is launching a national research project on attorney mental health, which will provide an updated benchmark of the issue nearly a decade after its 2016 study. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:24:54 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356684 Fox Rothschild LLP has added a former partner from Morris Manning & Martin LLP to its Atlanta office, bolstering its real estate department with an attorney who has a strong background in real estate and hospitality property matters. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:48:08 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2350128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2350128 Legal tech companies have been snagging record amounts of funding in recent years, but founders and executives in the industry said startups should think carefully about how much money they raise from investors. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30:42 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2327036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2327036 Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:15:30 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2356421 The governors of the State Bar of Georgia have proposed creating a Senior Lawyers Division within the organization to offer professional support and camaraderie to Peach State attorneys ages 55 and up. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:18:32 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354831 State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:01:27 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355432 Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:54:52 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355814?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355814 The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court rightly found Mariner Healthcare Management Co.'s lawsuit against Sovereign Healthcare LLC over the recovery of a $12.1 million judgment was barred by the state's four-year statute of limitations for fraud. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:35:25 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354580 From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:33:36 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355207 WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:13:25 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355170?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2355170 The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:00:29 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354829 Christopher "Chris" P. Twyman might have made history this month as the first African American man to become president of the State Bar of Georgia, but he wants the focus of his yearlong term to be on the organization's work as it tackles challenges like artificial intelligence and "constitutional literacy." Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:20:05 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354679?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2354679 Legal departments are increasingly turning to technology such as e-signature and e-billing tools to streamline operations, even as the average size of in-house teams shrinks, according to a new report.