If you are hiring a lawyer in connection with an employment lawsuit, there are certain pieces of information that you will automatically know to tell your lawyer (or your lawyer should know to ask for): where you worked, what kinds of actions you were subjected to, what adverse... Read More
This article kicks off our “employment law fact or fiction” series in which we will discuss some of the most frequently asked questions that the attorneys at Parks, Chesin & Walbert are asked by clients and potential clients. Few issues are black and white; most are shades... Read More
In a case that highlights the importance of having legal counsel actively involved when drafting contracts having financial significance, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County that a postnuptial agreement entered into between a... Read More
In the Vendor’s Guide to Georgia Procurement Law, Matt explains the nuts and bolts of Georgia contract procurement law from a vendor’s perspective. Read More
Marilynn Stacey-Suggs, the former Athletics Director of Savannah State University, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, which operates SSU, discriminated against her based on her sex and retaliated against her for... Read More
On January 12, 2012, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that police officers violated the 14th Amendment by allowing a prolonged attack by a police dog. Read More
Following a four-day jury trial in Fulton County Superior Court, A. Lee Parks and Larry H. Chesin of Parks, Chesin & Walbert, obtained a jury verdict today in favor of a class of firefighters in the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department. Read More