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All About the Governor’ 13 Choices for New Supreme Court Justices

Written by Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Daily Report | Nov 8, 2016 | News

As the country votes for a new president after a bitter campaign that focused heavily on the power to fill an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, Gov. Nathan Deal is about to fill three positions on the Georgia Supreme Court. The governor will soon appoint justices to fill two […]

State Bar of Georgia Honors Robbins Firm Attorney for Successful Representation of Military Veteran

Written by Firm | Oct 14, 2016 | Results

Earlier this year, the Robbins Firm completed its successful representation of a United States Navy veteran before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims after the Veterans Administration denied his claim for benefits due as a result of his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.  In connection with that representation, the […]

Firm Secures Judgment Invalidating Annexations by the City of Atlanta

Written by Firm | Sep 10, 2016 | Results

Judge Dempsey of Fulton Superior Court granted a petition to invalidate several annexations by the City of Atlanta filed by Robbins Firm attorneys Josh Belinfante and Kimberly Anderson on behalf of citizens in unincorporated South Fulton County.  Judge Dempsey held an expedited hearing in the case, where he heard testimony […]

Fulton County Judge Overturns Atlanta’s Annexations

Written by Elly Yu - WABE | Sep 9, 2016 | News

A Fulton County judge ruled on Thursday that Atlanta’s recent annexations of several neighborhoods in unincorporated South Fulton are not valid. Atlanta annexed five neighborhoods in the area earlier this year – neighborhoods that could become part of a different city: the city of South Fulton. In November, voters in the […]

Atlanta Cannot Keep Five Areas It Annexed From Fulton, Judge Says

Written by Arielle Kass - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Sep 8, 2016 | News

A Fulton County judge has overturned the recent annexations of five South Fulton neighborhoods into the city of Atlanta, saying the city’s process was flawed. Atlanta had rushed the annexations in an attempt to expand its borders before residents in unincorporated Fulton County vote this fall on whether to form […]

Firm Aids Military Veteran After VA Denied Benefits Claims

Written by Firm | Jul 25, 2016 | Results

The Robbins Firm successfully represented a United States Navy veteran before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims after the Veterans Administration denied his claim for benefits due as a result of his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder. After reviewing the firm’s appeal brief, VA appellate counsel agreed that the […]