I was just reading about devastating wreck in DeKalb County caused by two racing motorcycles. The photographs from this wreck make it clear this was an horrific wreck. The victims are lucky to be alive. It is also unbelievable that one of the racing motorcyclists, who, apparently, slid up under…
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Seizure Causes Fatal Car Wreck in Clayton County
On Saturday, a head on collision in Clayton County left one dead and another in critical condition in Atlanta Medical Center. Mookie Blaylock, former Atlanta Hawks All-Star, drove over the median into southbound lanes on Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro, GA and ran into a van head on, killing the passenger…
DeKalb County Bicycle Wreck Results in Death
Traveling on a bicycle can be extremely beneficial to ones health and environment, but can be exceptionally dangerous, particularly in a busy city filled with anxious, and often careless drivers such as Atlanta. Drivers are multitasking constantly, and with so many other tasks to complete, looking out for bikers and…
Your Uninsured Motorist Coverage Covers You When You Are a Pesdestrian and Hit by a Hit and Run Vehicle
As a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney who handles a wide variety of car wreck cases in Atlanta and the surrounding Metro area, I am sometimes, though not that often, asked to represent people in hit and run incidents. I say not that often because I don’t think many people know…
Law Day 2013
May 1st is traditionally known as “Law Day” in America, a day in which the rule of law is celebrated. It was officially designated “Law Day” by Congress in 1961. Law Day underscores how law and the legal profession contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share. Georgia lawyers have…
All I Really Know About Professionalism I Learned in Golf
You probably recall Robert Fulghum’s popular book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, which was first published in 1988. Its premise was that the world would be a better place if we simply adhered to the basic rules of kindergarten, such as sharing, being kind to…
State Bar of Georgia Has Successful 2013 Legislative Session
Here is my last weekly update of the 2013 Georgia General Assembly Session for the State Bar of Georgia, which was extremely successful for the State Bar with the passage of the Juvenile Justice Reform bill and the passage of an amendment making legal malpractice claims nonassignable to third parties.…
DeKalb Bar Association Honors Judge Clarence Seeliger
As President of the State Bar of Georgia, I recently had the distinct honor and high privilege of being the keynote speaker for the DeKalb Bar Association’s Annual Bench & Bar Dinner at the Emory Conference Center. This year the DeKalb Bar honored Judge Clarence Seeliger, a trailblazer in Civil…
Georgia State Bar Honors Community Service
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT ROBIN FRAZER CLARK 14TH ANNUAL JUSTICE ROBERT BENHAM COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS STATE BAR OF GEORGIA FEBRUARY 26, 2013 It was with great pleasure and honor that I delivered remarks last night at the Fourteenth Annual Justice Robert Benham Community Service Awards. These awards honor Georgia Bar members…
Reforming Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System
Here is my op/ed piece that is appearing tomorrow in the Savannah Morning News and the Columbus Ledger Enquirer. Clark: Reforming Georgia’s juvenile justice system: It’s time Posted: February 24, 2013 – 12:27am By ROBIN FRAZER CLARK Crossover day, the 30th-day deadline for legislation to pass either the House of…