https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Georgia Pulse Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 16:59:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331812 Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:50:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2333025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2333025 Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP renewed its calls for the Supreme Court of Georgia to reconsider an appellate panel's ruling that a breakaway law firm can't be forced to arbitrate a fee dispute, arguing the Georgia Court of Appeals' ruling last month "should not be allowed to become the law." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:48:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332728 Georgia saw 48.5% of people who sat for its February bar exam pass, representing a 6% decrease from 2024 when the state had its highest pass rate for a February bar exam since 2016, according to statistics released this week. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:56:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332880 Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:51:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332887?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332887 Private wealth firm Arkadios Capital has brought on a former longtime Alston & Bird LLP partner to serve as chief legal and corporate strategy officer, tapping him to be the founder and chief executive officer's "right hand," the Atlanta-based company announced Thursday. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:27:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332405 Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:54:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331332 Miller & Martin PLLC has boosted its litigation bench with a trio of attorneys in Georgia and Tennessee from Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC, Taylor English Duma LLP and a federal public defender's office. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:46:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332326?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2332326 A settlement has been reached in a Georgia law firm's proposed class action against Allstate Insurance Co. over allegations that it failed to pay title transfer fees and license registration fees to insured people who incurred total loss claims. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2330312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2330312 As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:55:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331643 Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:39:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331786?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331786 Georgia judges, a law school professor and the general counsel for the Georgia secretary of state are among the 13 applicants selected to be interviewed by the state's Judicial Nominating Commission for a vacant seat on the state Supreme Court. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:27:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331620?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331620 Two former employees of a plastics manufacturing plant are urging a Georgia federal court to disregard the company's attempt to push liability for an alleged bribery offer sent to their attorney onto a disgruntled former executive rather than the company's current financial director.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2324551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2324551 In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2329788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2329788 Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2323491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2323491 In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:41:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331128 Doctors and other former employees of Atlanta-area Polaris Spine and Neurosurgery PC have agreed to settle their ERISA claims alleging the center botched the distribution of their retirement benefits, also seeking a stay of Polaris' bid to have their Holland & Knight counsel disqualified over an alleged conflict. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:05:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2328747?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2328747 Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:05:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331018 Delta's chief external affairs officer, who also serves as the airline's legal chief, received about $9 million in total compensation for 2024, down from the roughly $13 million he received in 2023, a public filing says. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:04:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331029?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331029 Reed Smith LLP has added a Squire Patton Boggs LLP partner to its Atlanta office, strengthening its labor and employment practice after opening the office in January, the firm announced on Monday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:38:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2331154 Labor and employment law firm Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has named a co-leader for its trade secrets and unfair competition practice as managing partner of its Atlanta office, turning to an attorney with more than two decades of legal experience.