News and Updates

Joe H. Tucker, Jr. and Yvonne B. Montgomery, of Tucker Law Group, LLC were invited attendees at the 3rd International Trade Fair of Legal Profession presented by the Barcelona Bar Association in Barcelona, Spain. Lawyers from 16 different countries attended the meeting which culminated in a gala dinner and dance.  The event provided participants an ...

Emery Harlan has been named one of Savoy’s 2015 Most Influential Black Lawyers.  The lawyers recognized are profiled in Savoy’s Spring 2015 magazine and were selected for their areas of expertise, annual billing, firm leadership, pro bono work, community service, and overall reputation.  [ read more ]

Representing the National Association of Immigration Judges pro bono, the lawyers at Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP filed  an Amicus Curiae brief in support of an Iranian-American immigration judge’s federal lawsuit against the Executive Office For Immigration Review (“EOIR”), a branch of the Department of Justice.  This case arose out of the EOIR’s blanket and ...

In a published opinion, the California Court of Appeals reversed a $4 million jury verdict against Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP’s client, a major electrical utility, in the first known case involving claims of personal injury and emotional distress allegedly caused by stray electricity.  Click here to read the Wilson article. Click here to read the Lim Nexus ...

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Nancy is a partner at Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Stern LLP and co-chair of NAMWOLF’s IP PAC. More information, including the webcast, is available at this link: http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2015/2/hearing-the-u-s-copyright-office-its-functions-and-resources. Following are some key times on the video: hearing begins at :28, introductions at :38, Nancy’s testimony at :51, Q&A at 1:01, a recess for House votes ...

BSP recently won summary judgment in a federal court opinion clarifying when vehicle-rental companies in Michigan are obligated to provide no-fault coverage.   The court ruled in favor of U-Haul Co. of Arizona against a plaintiff truck renter seeking no-fault PIP benefits under Michigan’s No-Fault Act for an accident that occurred in Tennessee. [ read more ...

Shingler Lewis managing partner Joyce Gist Lewis has been recognized by her peers as being among the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Georgia for 2015.  The Top 50 List is comprised of lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Georgia nomination, research and blue ribbon review process. [ more…] Shingler Lewis is a business ...

A. Elizabeth (Lizz) Patrick has been selected to the 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers list. Ms. Patrick has been selected to the list every year since 2004. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. [ read more.. ]  

Congratulations to Elizabeth “Lizz” Patrick. Ms. Patrick was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Construction Law. [read more]