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... I have been out of the office for the last week or so trying a case in Cobb County Georgia State Court and successfully won my client a $151,000.00 ... (During the trial Governor Purdue named Judge Tanksley to the short list for the opening on the Cobb County Superior Court, which is seen as a promotion from State Court. From what I have seen, ... Georgia law allowed State Farm to defend in the name of the individual who hit my client in the wreck, and the jury never even got to hear that State Farm, my ...

... LAV was donated and then refurbished at a cost of $45,000 for "police use." The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Cobb County already has a Peacekeeper vehicle used by its SWAT officers. Apparently, SWAT intends to use these military-type vehicles together when making calls. It looks like Cobb County will be well prepared in the event of a land assault, but what about its missile defense capabilities? Perhaps we will see some Patriots deployed ...

Because of the extremely emotional nature of divorce and its impact on children, the Cobb County Superior Court Judges enacted a local rule of court mandating divorcing parents of children under the age of 18 to attend a four ... . You will complete the seminar by attending ONE Thursday morning seminar OR by attending TWO Monday evening seminars. The location for all classes will be: Cobb County Superior Court Building (Building "D" 6th floor jury assembly room) 30 Waddell street Marietta, GA 30090- ...

... of Commissioners chose clergy to deliver invocations at Board meetings. It invited clergy from a diverse set of religious organizations. However the court found that the Cobb County Planning Commission violated the Establishment Clause in 2003 and 2004 when, in choosing clergy to deliver opening prayers, a deputy clerk ... long as a wide variety of clergy were invited. UPDATE: The full opinion is now available on Lexis: BATS v. Cobb County Georgia, 2007 U..S. Dist. LEXIS 50196 (ND GA, July 6, 2007).

... Star by Atlanta Magazine's Super Lawyers, and in 2007, she was featured by Cobb Life Magazine as one of Cobb County's Top 20 under 40. In addition to her law practice, ... social workers, medical professionals, mothers' groups, and senior citizens. Kelli worked on the revision of Georgia's Guardianship Code and has also testified before the Special Judiciary Subcommittee of the Georgia House of Representatives. "Running for Cobb County probate judge has been an amazing process," Kelli says. "It ...

... over to the state. Our firm has helped crime victims recover restitution, both in criminal cases and civil lawsuits throughput Georgia, and we appreciate the efforts of this clerk to locate and compensate victims of crime. I'll bet there are a lot of crime victims in Cobb County that appreciate her, too. Pate & Brody is an accomplished Georgia law firm with offices in Atlanta, Macon and Madison. Our lawyers are dedicated to pursuing justice ...

... in arbitration, the parties typically collaborate in choosing a specific arbitrator. Whether you may be involved in a Georgia business litigation case or are presently engaged in an ongoing business dispute, our Atlanta business lawyers would ... , Morrow, Riverdale, Canton, Milton, John's Creek; DeKalb County, Fulton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, Fayette County, Clayton County, and Cherokee County; LA, FL, TX, SC, NC, AL, OH, MI, CA, NY, CO, TN, NV, MO, AZ, NJ, VA, and NM.

In September, 2006, a Georgia federal district judge upheld the practice of the Cobb County (GA) Board of Commissioners and its Planning Commission to open their sessions with prayer, but determined ... 's selection procedure for identifying clergy to deliver that prayer was defective. That case, Pelphrey v. Cobb County, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1357, 1374 (N.D. Ga. ... faiths were categorically excluded from the pool of invitees in 2003 and 2004." Pelphrey v. Cobb County, No. 1:05-cv-2075, slip op. at 4 (ND Ga ...

... it, giving alcohol to a child places severe pressure on a teenager to drink. In Reed's own community in Powder Springs, Georgia, teenagers admitted that it is easier to obtain alcohol from parents and other adults than to go through the charade of using ... drinking requires a collaboration of law enforcement agencies, high school and college authorities, and the families themselves. In Cobb County which has woken up to the harsh and unpleasant realities of teen drunk driving, a Cobb Alcohol Task ...

A Cobb County Superior Court judge awarded $2.5 million to Susan Farhadi, a woman who was defrauded by Vesta Strategies. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Apparently, the lawsuit alleged civil fraud claims, RICO and breach of fiduciary duty. Because Vesta is no longer in business, it is unclear whether the lawsuit was defended, or whether the judge simply made a decision on damages after entering a default judgment against the company. As the economy continues to worsen, it ...