MADD proposes ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers
As an Atlanta personal injury trial lawyer, I have been pleased to sponsor the Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Georgia web site. (See the extremely small print with no hyperlink at the very bottom of...
View ArticleGwinnett mom killed by drunk speeding through neighborhood
This news story brings out the old prosecutor in me. Sunday evening in Gwinnett County, a young mom walked out to the street to tell a driver who had repeatedly sped through her neighborhood to slow...
View ArticleVictims of drunk driving can seek justice in civil lawsuits
Drunk drivers may be held financially accountable for injury or wrongful death. Continue reading...
View ArticleDUI in BMW kills woman in Atlanta, freed on bond
On September 4th in Atlanta, Angel Rivers, 21, was ejected and killed in a fiery crash when the Chrysler in which she was an occupant was rear-ended by a drunk driver. Witnesses saw Donis Hodges...
View ArticleShould all convicted drunk drivers be required to pay for ignition interlocks...
Should all convicted drunk drivers be required to use an ignition interlock device at their expense as a condition of probation? Ignition interlocks, or in-car breathalyzers, are devices that can be...
View ArticleTrial preparation – field investigation
As president of the State Bar of Georgia, I often have occasion to speak at events that extend beyond my own personal injury, wrongful death and commercial trucking law practice. The following is...
View ArticleWhen drunk bought 12 pack, then killed 6, convenience store accountable under...
The Georgia Supreme Court issued a landmark decision today, in FLORES et al. v. EXPREZIT! STORES, holding that a convenience store that sold a 12 pack of beer to a visibly intoxicated customer could be...
View ArticleThe learning curve of a bar president
In the past 10 days this plaintiffs’ trial lawyer, in the capacity of State Bar of Georgia president, has co-presided over a joint meeting of the State Bar Executive Committee and the Georgia Supreme...
View ArticleGeorgia cracks down on boating under the influence
Every summer thousands of metro Atlanta residents take to the surrounding lakes in boats. And every summer we see fresh cases of boating accidents, often collisions between watercraft in which someone...
View ArticleA year of bright ideas in advocacy
No matter how many years a lawyer has practiced, there is no end to the need for exposure to bright new ideas from the best lawyers around the United States. Over the past year, I had the opportunity...
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