Atlanta law firms, on average, saw slower revenue and demand growth in 2023 than the prior year, but they managed to grow profits faster, partly due to changes in leverage, according to bank survey data. According to data from Wells Fargo Private Bank Legal Specialty Group, Atlanta-based firms grew revenue…

A Virginia judge granted a federal prison electrical supervisor’s motion for reconsideration, after an employee brought a Bivens claim against him, following recent precedent from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed plaintiff Earlson Tso’s Bivens claim against…

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is considering whether the management company of a Portland McDonald’s franchise can be held vicariously liable after one of its employees yelled a racial slur to a customer he had served in the drive-thru. James Clifford, a partner of Clifford & Clifford in Portland, on…

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis systematically misappropriated a portion of its salaried senior  attorneys’ compensation beginning around 2018, according to a class action suit filed by a former partner in Pennsylvania federal court on Wednesday.  Former Schnader Harrison income partner Jo Bennett sued the firm and 34 of its equity partners,…

DuBose Miller, LLC 01/23/2024Daily Report TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Atlanta Judicial Commission is now accepting nominations for the position of Municipal Court Judge for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court. Members of the bar may nominate themselves or others,…

Shale oil producers have brought in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Kirkland & Ellis and other Big Law firms to defend against a growing number of lawsuits accusing them of conspiring to keep gas prices high since early 2021. Five lawsuits, all filed within the past month, name eight companies that…