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November 12, 2004 |

Despite Noose Photos, 11th Circuit Finds Statistics Don't Back Race Discrimination Claim

Lawyers for black employees who claimed they suffered race discrimination while working for Southern Co. produced a mountain of evidence -- most notably photos of nooses hung at Georgia Power facilities. But statistics backing allegations of a pattern of race discrimination did not hold up in court. Upholding a decision that charges by seven employees did not justify certifying a class action, an 11th Circuit panel also tossed out the seven individual claims on summary judgment.
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March 21, 2006 |

Powell Goldstein Forms Partnership With Lobbying Group

Powell Goldstein has formed a strategic partnership with lobbying group Massey & Bowers Public Affairs. The venture is further evidence that Atlanta's big law firms are systematically developing lobbying practices on the state level, either through building in-house practice groups or forging partnerships. Lobbying on the state level has become more important as the federal government shifts responsibilities and regulations from Washington, D.C., to the states.
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June 16, 2005 |

11th Circuit: Payday Loan Law Reaches Beyond State Line

A federal judge was right not to delay the implementation of a Georgia law intended to regulate interest rates on so-called "payday" loans, a federal appellate panel has ruled. The decision, written by 11th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Frank M. Hull and joined by Senior Judge James C. Hill, noted that Georgia's law was designed to prevent out-of-state banks from circumventing the state's usury laws. But in a sharp dissent, another judge declared that it was Georgia that was attempting "to evade federal law."
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July 27, 2007 |

Vick Drafts High-Profile Team as Proceedings Begin in Dogfighting Case

Fans of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick say he has never had enough premier players around him. That was not the case Thursday, when legal proceedings began against him in a federal courthouse in Richmond, Va. Vick has hired a high-profile team of lawyers to fight charges that he participated in an illegal dogfighting enterprise. He faces up to five years in prison. U.S. District Court judge Henry Hudson set a trial date of Nov. 26 at Vick's arraignment.
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February 28, 2000 |

Morris, Manning Ties Alston & Bird at $ 100k; Jones, Day Still on Top

Morris, Manning & Martin is the latest firm to join the six-figure associate pay club. On April 1, first-years begin earning $100,000, a $25,000 raise above last year's starting pay, says Managing Partner Robert E. Saudek.
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October 29, 2012 |

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Profile of Lewis Loss, outside general counsel for the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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November 21, 2007 |

National Rankings

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November 14, 2005 |

'NLJ 250' Shows Lawyer Ranks Growing Again

After a lull in growth at the 250 largest law firms in the U.S., the pace is picking up. The annual survey by The National Law Journal shows the overall number of attorneys increased by 4.4 percent this year, compared to a paltry 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent the two prior years. And although familiar faces had trouble adapting to market changes, consolidation made room for regional powers. Find out which firms enjoyed the most dramatic surge in numbers and which suffered the greatest declines.
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November 19, 2007 |

National Rankings

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November 12, 2010 |

Successful Bar Candidates - July 2010

Listed below are the results from the July 2010 New Jersey Bar Examination. Of the 3,438 candidates who sat for the exam, results have been mailed to 3,321 candidates. Of those, 2,697, or 81.21 percent, passed.
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