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Letters to the Editor
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Letter: Juvenile court's judicial appointment process praised
by Other, Pat Willis
As advocates for all of Georgia's children including those involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, Voices for Georgia's Children wants to congratulate the Honorable Bradley J. Boyd ....
Friday, November 06, 2009
Letter: Virtual certainty rule on death penalty needs work
by Other, William R. Hurst
There was an interesting, but sad, dialogue going on about the execution of a robber who murdered his victim. The execution took place Oct. 20. (Mark Howard McClain was put to death by lethal injection ....
Friday, October 30, 2009
Letter: Troutman's work as a counselor will be cherished
by Other, Bryan M. Cavan
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I wish to express sincere sympathy to the family, colleagues and many friends of Henry Troutman Jr. on his recent passing. In addition to his more than 30 years ....
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Letter: 'Hostility' strikes wrong tone on police chase story
by Other, Philip W. Savrin
I feel compelled to voice my opinion after reading your article on a police pursuit case (“Ga. panel OKs bystander's police chase claim for injury,” Oct. 27). Having argued before the U.S. Supreme Court ....
Monday, September 28, 2009
Letter: Elliott Goldstein exemplified a passion for the law
by Other, Bryan M. Cavan
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I wish to express sincere sympathy to the family, colleagues and many friends on the recent passing of Elliott Goldstein, one of Atlanta's true giants in the legal ....
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Letter: Story was accurate, but headline was disappointing
by Other, Henry A. Turner
The Aug. 31 article, “Lawyers get cash, plaintiffs get coupons” is factually accurate concerning the settlement between Pitney Bowes and a class who sued over alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer ....
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Letter: Nahmias is a deserving choice for high court seat
by Other, Bryan M. Cavan
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I want to congratulate U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias on his appointment by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia, succeeding former Chief ....
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Atlanta Bar leader cites organization's growth
by David N. Schaeffer, Special to the Daily Report
In your July 28 publication, I read with interest The National Law Journal article on the American Bar Association seeking to shore up membership during the economic downturn. Thank you for focusing attention ....
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Letter to the Editor: Bar lauds LSC on 35th anniversary
by Special to the Daily Report
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I want to express congratulations to Atlanta attorney Frank B. Strickland, chairman of the Legal Services Corp. (LSC) Board of Directors, on the LSC's July 25 celebration ....
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Letter: State Bar lauds Sears for her service on high court
by Other, Bryan M. Cavan
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Honorable Leah Ward Sears, who retired June 30 as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, ....
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Letter: Taylor Jones lauded for his work in crafting Georgia's legal malpractice law
by Other, Linley Jones
Taylor W. Jones retired from the practice of law this month after 47 years in practice. He leaves behind a body of law he helped establish and create as one of the primary architects of Georgia legal ....
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Letter: Limits should be set on aggregate contributions to judicial campaigns
by Other, Bryce E. Farbstein
With the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Georgia is now challenged, even mandated, to set a new recusal standard. In Caperton, the court stated that a litigant's ....
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Letter: Mock trial ranking system fundamentally flawed
by Other, Jeff Kosowsky
Regarding "Letter writer, not mock trial organizers, showed no grace" (May 19): unfortunately, Larry Bakko, the decision support system coordinator for the National High School Mock Trial Championship ....
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Letter: Letter writer, not mock trial organizers, showed no grace
by Other, Larry Bakko
On May 12, you printed a letter to the editor with the title “Mock trial organizers show no grace.” I realize that you do not generate the content of letters to the editor, and I suspect that you probably ....
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Letter: Jewish students' lawyer was right to call State Bar timid
by Other, Richard A. Nagel
Elena Kaplan is simply wrong when she says in her May 8 letter (“Three Cheers for the Maimonides School”) that Nathan Lewin, attorney for the students and their families, is guilty of “mudslinging, name-calling” ....
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Letter: Mock trial organizers show no grace
by Other, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
As the parent of one of the student captains on the Maimonides mock trial team and having spent countless hours advocating their rights to compete, I was of course thrilled to learn about the 11th hour ....
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