April 18, 2013 | Daily Report Online
State bar lauds team effort on non-assignability legislation passageOn behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to express gratitude to Gov. Nathan Deal, key members of the General Assembly and others whose swift action near the end of the recently completed 2013 legislative session resulted in the passage of legislation to make legal malpractice cases non-assignable.
By Robin Frazer Clark, President, State Bar of Georgia
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August 22, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Congrats to new Appeals Court judgesOn behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to congratulate Elizabeth "Lisa" Branch of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP in Atlanta and Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge William "Billy" Ray on their appointments by Gov. Nathan Deal to fill vacant positions on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
By Robin Frazer Clark
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July 02, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Congratulations to new Supreme Court appointeeBy Robin Frazer Clark
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March 06, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Justice Harold Clarke personified the ideal of serviceOn behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to express condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of former Chief Justice Harold G. Clarke of the Supreme Court of Georgia on his passing last week.
By Robin Frazer Clark
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September 06, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Readers remember Frank Jones and Neil Williams Jr.Frank Jones was one of my personal heroes. As a result of his leadership, the vision for a bar center for the State Bar became a reality.
By Harold T. Daniel Jr., Randall A. Meincke, Robin Frazer Clark
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May 10, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Marking Gideon's Half-Century: The Continuing Struggle For Indigent DefenseThis year, the American legal community is observing the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, a unanimous ruling that defendants in criminal cases have the right to an attorney, regardless of their ability to pay for such representation.
By Robin Frazer Clark, Special to the Daily Report
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