Cedra Mayfield
Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield
June 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Legal Tech is Having a Very Good Year. But Is That Good News for Young Litigators?"The challenge with law school is that it was originally conceived to teach people how to have a legal mind," said legaltech executive Cat Casey. "It's a challenge of a system that is great, but not evolving with the times."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
This Detail Shifted a Georgia Premises Liability Suit in the Landlord's FavorThe appellate decision reversed a trial court ruling that denied the landlord's attempt to have the court throw out the case against him.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
June 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Resign and Come Back After You Have Your Baby': Employment Suit Tests Benefits EligibilityAttorneys Kenneth E. Barton III and John M. McCall, of Cooper Barton & Cooper, represent the plaintiff.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Do Optics Matter? Judicial Fundraising Calls Judges' Impartiality Into Question"The optics of judges taking time off to go, essentially pass the hat for themselves during the work day, just looks bad," said ethics expert Charles Geyh.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'We Raised Thousands': Lawyers Rally Support for 7 Fulton Superior Judges Up for Reelection"We have an interest in making sure that there continues to be good people on the bench," said Colin Kelly, managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Lawyers Sue Automakers Kia, Hyundai Over Alleged Defects"The brake system failed. The car would not stop," read the complaint. "[The] seatbelt failed to restrain him upon impact, and even though he repeatedly hit the car in front of him, the airbags also failed to deploy."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review
This South Florida Attorney's Program Has Eased the Way for 6 Aspiring Lawyers"The tools making the road to college and law school are not as easily accessible to students who look like me," said the mentorship program creator.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review
How Broward Lawyer Tremaine Hemans Leverages Her Unique Competitive Advantage"Clients seem to find it easier to trust me because I look like them," said immigration attorney Tremaine L. Hemans. "I share their story. I speak with an accent, like them. And they believe my empathy."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
June 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review
A South Florida Litigator is Helping His Firm's Lawyers Feel Connected Amid the Pandemic"It's very easy for partners to forget how scary sometimes it is to be a young associate," said Seth B. Burack of Fox Rothschild in West Palm Beach.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
June 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Never Go Hungry: After Tough Year, Ga. Law Firms Fund 3 Million Meals for Food Banks"This year, we doubled-down to beat last year's numbers and raised another 3.7 million meals for the food banks," said AG Chris Carr.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
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