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Georgia ‘psychoeducation’ case gets outside lawyer

Written by Firm | Dec 18, 2015 | News

Georgia still hasn’t formally – in public, at least – responded to the federal government’s charge that it runs an illegal, segregated school system for children with behavioral disorders. But the state has hired a lawyer to mount its defense, and talks with the U.S Department of Justice are under […]

Firm Settles Federal Government Contracting Dispute

Written by Firm | Jan 5, 2015 | Results

Robbins Firm associate Matt Parrish recently settled a dispute between a federal government contractor and its subcontractor over almost $1 million in damage to property of the U.S. Treasury occuring as a result of Hurricane Irene in late August 2011. Matt was able to reach a settlement for the client […]

Senator-Elect to Georgia Lawyers: Judges ‘Shouldn’t Create Law’

Written by Firm | Dec 16, 2014 | News

In one of his first public speaking engagements since being elected to the Senate last month, David Perdue on Tuesday told a gathering of mostly conservative Georgia lawyers that judges “shouldn’t create law.” Perdue’s remarks came at a lunch meeting of the local lawyers’ chapter of the Federalist Society, held […]

Firm Obtains Dismissal of Voter Registration Lawsuit

Written by Firm | Oct 28, 2014 | Results

We represented a county that was sued by various voter advocacy groups. Our client, along with several other counties and the Georgia Secretary of State, was accused of failing to carry out their legal duty to process voter registration applications prior to November’s statewide election. We filed a motion to […]

Supreme Court of Georgia Raises Bar for Suits Against the State

Written by Firm | Oct 1, 2014 | Updates

Last month, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that strict compliance with pre-suit requirements is necessary in order to bring a tort claim against the State. In Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Ga. v. Myers, the Court held that a plaintiff must “strictly comply” with the Georgia […]

Bid Protest Won on Behalf of Incumbent State Contractor

Written by Firm | Sep 5, 2014 | Results

We represented a client in a successful protest of a Georgia Department of Administrative Services (“DOAS”) Notice of Intent to Award (“NOIA”) a contract with a Georgia state agency to another supplier. After the State indicated its intent to terminate its contract with our client, we acted quickly to protect […]