825 ABA Journal Georgia articles.
A backup system preserved the essays of those who ran into software glitches when they tried to upload answers to the New York bar exam.
Douglas M. Winneg, president of…
Aug 3, 2007 12:00 PM CDT
Does a general counsel of a corporation have to be a licensed lawyer? To many, the answer to that question would seem to be a no-brainer: Yes.
But a small…
Aug 2, 2007 6:41 PM CDT
A study of 200 wrongful convictions has found that most were the result of mistaken eyewitness identifications.
Bad witness IDs occurred in 79 percent of the cases studied, Adam Liptak…
Jul 23, 2007 3:52 PM CDT
A 500-lawyer Memphis, Tenn., firm is adding a 36-lawyer Atlanta firm to its roster, expanding its existing 14-attorney intellectual property and patent focused practice there.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &…
Jul 18, 2007 12:48 AM CDT
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit had 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his blood when he killed his wife and 7-year-old son and committed suicide at their suburban Atlanta…
Jul 17, 2007 11:41 PM CDT
Georgia’s parole board has granted a 90-day stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis, who says he is innocent.
Davis’ scheduled execution for shooting a policeman was less than 24…
Jul 17, 2007 2:45 PM CDT
The upcoming execution of a man who says he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer has drawn international attention.
Courts have refused to allow death-row inmate Troy Anthony…
Jul 10, 2007 5:26 PM CDT
In the latest chapter of a sad story that could soon be commonly told throughout the country, an increasing rate of mortgage foreclosures in and around Atlanta is creating a…
Jul 9, 2007 11:22 PM CDT
A Georgia lawyer is accused of giving a 14-inch pruning saw blade to a jailed client.
The indictment charges William Keenan with furnishing a dangerous weapon to an inmate and…
Jul 6, 2007 2:40 PM CDT
Atlanta police rescued two lawyers who had been abducted at gunpoint after one of the victims sent a text message to his brother.
“We’ve been kidnapped. Please call the police…
Jul 5, 2007 1:21 PM CDT
Before murdering his wife and 7-year-old son and committing suicide at his suburban Atlanta home late last month, professional wrestler Chris Benoit reportedly got “excessive” amounts of steroids using prescriptions…
Jul 3, 2007 8:35 PM CDT
A personal physician for a professional wrestler who recently committed a double murder-suicide was charged today in a federal drug probe.
Phil Astin is accused of having improperly dispensed painkillers…
Jul 2, 2007 8:02 PM CDT
A doctor who prescribed testosterone to pro wrestler Chris Benoit is under investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, following a double murder-suicide by Benoit in his suburban Atlanta home…
Jun 29, 2007 12:41 AM CDT
Authorities are investigating possible illegal steroid use in case of a well-known professional wrestler who strangled his wife, smothered his son and then hanged himself in the weight room of…
Jun 26, 2007 7:47 PM CDT
Eleven entrepreneurs have offered to pay a $1 million cash bond to free a Georgia teen who has been serving a 10-year sentence in a controversial child sex case.
Due…
Jun 26, 2007 6:05 PM CDT
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