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Doubling Down: Supreme Court Of Georgia Allows For Seemingly Double Recovery Of Attorney’S Fees, Katie Anderson

Mercer Law Review

Never settle. Good words to live by, unless you are a civil defendant living in the state of Georgia. Following the Supreme Court of Georgia’s decision in Junior v. Graham, defendants in civil actions might have more of an incentive to settle their cases after the court allowed for a seemingly double recovery of attorney’s fees.

Georgia courts have consistently upheld the public policy of barring double recovery. Damages in civil actions are intended to make a plaintiff whole, not punish a defendant. However, in Junior, the court held that two statutory provisions, despite their similar measure of damages, did …

Persuasion Principles For Lawyers, Jarome E. Gautreaux

Mercer Law Review

Lawyers spend a lot of time trying to persuade others. In this, they are not unlike most every other human being. Whether one spouse is trying to get the other to attend a sporting event they normally wouldn’t enjoy, or a car salesperson is trying to convince a potential buyer to buy the latest model convertible, or a doctor is trying to get their patient to stop smoking, all of us engage in persuasion a large portion of the time. It isn’t a stretch to say that persuading others, or at least trying to, is part of the fabric of …

The Flag In My Drawer, Patrick Dawson

Mercer Law Review

This is my personal “Confederacy essay.” It is about my journey to understanding, and it was a long time coming. I write it for folks like me, namely those who have honestly not thought through this issue all that well. I write it also for my friends and anyone who cares. This essay’s roots are in a past Facebook discussion about the state of America, which I still think is a great nation. A friend of mine, far less convinced than I, told me bluntly to “get your Confederate flag out of the drawer.” I responded, truthfully, that I do …