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Monthly Archives: February 2019

Barnes Law Group Withdraws as Counsel for Republicans in Voting Rights Case

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Fulton County Daily Report | Feb 19, 2019 | News

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes and partner John Salter have quietly withdrawn from a federal voting rights case where for 15 months they defended Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, then secretary of state, in a fight over whether a judge should force the state to return to paper ballots before the […]

The Jolt: Brian Kemp named a high-clout judicial commission. Here’s the law firm that won

Written by Jim Galloway, Greg Bluestein, & Tamar Hallerman - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Feb 8, 2019 | News

On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced his selected 25 attorneys who will make up one of the most influential bodies under his oversight — the Judicial Nominating Commission, which builds short lists for vacancies on court benches throughout the state. It’s fair to say that the Robbins Firm, former home […]