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Gwinnett board doing best to conduct business amid ‘racist pig’ fallout

Written by Tyler Estep - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Feb 10, 2017 | News

The well-timed chorus of coughing, meant to overwhelm whatever Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter was saying, reached a crescendo, then died down as his voice trailed off. When he tried to resume talking, it happened again. And again. And again. All four times during that Tuesday afternoon meeting, commission Chairman […]

Robbins Firm Defends Amusement Machine Contracts in Lottery Arbitration

Written by Firm | Feb 9, 2017 | Results

After customers of the firm’s client, an owner of bona fide coin operated amusement machines (“COAMs”), attempted to avoid their contractual obligations to our client, we took the dispute to arbitration under the auspices of the Georgia Lottery Corporation’s regulatory jurisdiction. The arbitrator’s final award upheld the validity of our […]

Cobb con man gets prison time in Kentucky scam, must return $500K

Written by Ben Brasch - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Feb 8, 2017 | News

A man who ran a fraudulent Cobb County business was sentenced to almost two years in prison by a Kentucky federal judge Monday. Eric Charlton Claxton, the 30-year-old self-described “real estate whiz kid,” will spend 21 months in prison for three charges of wire fraud, the Courier-Journal in Louisville reported.  He must […]

Firm Secures Dismissal of All Claims in Title Action

Written by Firm | Dec 14, 2016 | Results

The Firm recently obtained a dismissal of all claims brought against our client, a FinTech company in the alternative lending industry, in a Fulton County Superior Court matter. The Plaintiff, another lending company, brought an action to quiet title to land upon which both parties held security deeds and for […]

Deal announces City of South Fulton and City of Stonecrest commissions

Written by Office of the Governor - Press Release | Dec 13, 2016 | News

Gov. Nathan Deal today named the Governor’s Commission on South Fulton and the Governor’s Commission on Stonecrest. The General Assembly passed HB 514 and SB 208 in the 2016 legislative session, which created referendums to establish the City of South Fulton and the City of Stonecrest. Following approval, the governor […]

Court of Appeals Affirms Largest Professional Malpractice Award in 2015

Written by Firm | Nov 15, 2016 | Results

Our firm represented a small business owner who was assessed with severe back taxes and penalties for a defined benefits plan drafted by defendants. Defendants continually assured our client that this defined benefits plan complied with the law, in particular the IRS tax code, and failed to correct the drafting […]