REPRESENTATIVE APPELLATE DECISIONS OF FIRM ATTORNEYS
GEORGIA APPELLATE DECISIONS
Apollo Travel Services v. Gwinnett County Bd. of Tax Assessors
230 Ga. App. 790, 498 S.E.2d 297 (1998). (ad valorem tax)
Atlanta Journal v. Clarke
269 Ga. 33, 497 S.E.2d 358 (1998). (selection of county legal organ)
Brian Realty Corp. v. DeKalb County
229 Ga. App. 185, 493 S.E.2d 595 (1997). (complex tax issue)
Bump-Aire Corp. v. Rogers
236 Ga. App. 422, 512 S.E.2d 326 (1999). (contract)
Carroll County, et al. v. Lawrence Shadix, et al.
272 Ga. 631, 533 S.E.2d 706 (2000), rev’g, 239 Ga. App. 191, 521 S.E.2d 99
(1999).
247 Ga. App. 305, 543 S.E.2d 732 (2000), aff’d, 274 Ga. 560, 554 S.E.2d 465
(2001).
(local option sales tax)
City of Social Circle v. Sims
228 Ga. App. 582, 492 S.E.2d 240 (1997). (municipal liability for roads)
Davis Co. v. Department of Transportation
262 Ga. App. 138, 584 S.E.2d 705 (2003) (condemnation)
Fulton County School Employees Pension Fund v. Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
176 Ga. App. 612, 337 S.E.2d 57 (1985). (pension provision interpretation)
Garner v. Georgia Transmission Group
235 Ga. App. 889, 510 S.E.2d 624 (1999). (condemnation)
General Electric Capital Computer Services v. Gwinnett County Board of Assessors
240 Ga. App. 629, 523 S.E.2d 651 (1999), aff’d 273 Ga. 175, 538 S.E.2d 746
(2000).
(ad valorem taxation)
Govea v. City of Norcross
2004 WL 2786361 (Ga. App., 11/23/04)
Gwinnett County v. King
218 Ga. App. 800, 463 S.E.2d 511 (1995). (civil rights)
Gwinnett County v. Yates
265 Ga. 504, 458 S.E.2d 791 (1995). (merit system)
Gwinnett County Bd. of Tax Assessors v. Network Publications, Inc.
208 Ga. App. 15, 429 S.E.2d 696 (1993). (ad valorem tax)
Hanson v. City of Roswell
262 Ga. App. 671, 586 S.E.2d 341 (2003) (inverse condemnation)
Henderman v. Walton County Water and Sewage Authority
271 Ga. 192, 515 S.E.2d 617 (1999). (Immunity from liability for water
system)
Henderson v. Sherrington
189 Ga. App. 498, 376 S.E.2d 397 (1988). (merit system)
Hormel Food Corp. v. DeKalb County Bd. of Tax Assessors
264 Ga. App. 10, 589 S.E.2d 836 (2003) (ad valorem taxation)
Hulse v. Joint City-County Bd. of Tax Assessors
219 Ga. App. 309, 464 S.E.2d 890 (1995). (ad valorem tax)
Jacobs v. Shaw
219 Ga. App. 425, 465 S.E.2d 460 (1995). (false arrest)
Jamestown Associates v. Fulton County Bd. of Assessors
228 Ga. App. 360, 445 S.E.2d 1 (1994). (inverse condemnation)
Kordares v. Gwinnett County
220 Ga. App. 848, 470 S.E.2d 479 (1996). (nuisance)
Krieger v. Walton County
271 Ga. 791, 524 S.E.2d 461 (1999). (home rule)
Liberty Realty Services, Inc. v. Roswell
No. S00D1643 (Ga. July 18, 2000) (annexation/zoning)
Manning v. Robinson
223 Ga. App. 139, 476 S.E.2d 889 (1996). (personal injury)
McDougald v. Winder
254 Ga. App. 537, 562 S.E.2d 826 (2003). (police pursuit)
Millan v. Residence Inn by Marriott
226 Ga. App. 826, 487 S.E.2d 431 (1997). (premises liability)
City of Roswell v. Outdoor Systems
274 Ga. 130, 549 S.E.2d 90 (2001). (billboard litigation)
Peachtree Winfrey Associates v. Gwinnett County Bd. of Tax Assessors
197 Ga. App. 226, 398 S.E.2d 253 (1990). (civil procedure)
Puckett v. Gwinnett County
200 Ga. App. 53, 406 S.E.2d 561 (1991). (trespass)
Rodriguez v. Kraus
619 S.E.2d 800 (2005). (false arrest)
Roey v. Allstate Ins. Co.
177 Ga. App. 434, 339 S.E.2d 404 (1986). (insurance /arson)
Simmons v. Board of Trustees Policeman’s Pension Fund
167 Ga. App. 511, 306 S.E.2d 759 (1983). (pension interpretation)
SMD, LLP v. City of Roswell
252 Ga. App. 438, 555 S.E.2d 813 (Ga.App.,2001). (sign regulation)
Stancil v. Gwinnett County
259 Ga. 507, 384 S.E.2d 666 (1989). (county historic preservation)
Strohecker v. Gwinnett County Police Dept.
182 Ga. App. 853, 357 S.E.2d 305 (1987). (record expungement)
Thompson v. Chapel
229 Ga. App. 537, 494 S.E.2d 216 (1997). (civil rights)
Williams v. City of Social Circle
225 Ga. App. 746, 484 S.E.2d 687 (1997). (sidewalk slip and fall)
FEDERAL DECISIONS
Almand v. DeKalb County, GA
103 F.3d 1510 (11th Cir. 1997), cert. denied. (rape/civil rights)
Atkinson v. City of Roswell
207 F.3d 664 (11th Cir. 2000) (Table). (employment/civil rights)
Childs, et al. v. Gwinnett County
264 F.3d 1146 (11th Cir. 2001) (Table). (FLSA/retaliation)
Constructivist Foundation, Inc. v. DeKalb County
526 U.S. 1113, 119 S. Ct. 1759, 143 L. Ed.2d 790 (1999) (Mem.). (ad valorem
tax)
Davis Bros. Inc. v. Thornton Oil Co.
12 F. Supp. 2d 1333 (M.D. Ga. 1998) (environmental)
Evans v. City of Zebulon, GA.
407 F.3d 1272 (2005) (civil rights)
Glenda Cowart v. City of Commerce
212 F.3d 600 (11th Cir. 2000) (Table). (false arrest/civil rights)
Ensley v. Soper
142 F.3d 1402 (11th Cir. 1998). (excessive force/civil rights)
Fulton v. City of Roswell
982 F. Supp. 1472 (N.D. Ga. 1997). (false arrest/civil rights)
LaRoche Industries, Inc. v. AIG Risk Management, Inc.
959 F.2d 189 (11th Cir. 1992) (contract)
Moore v. Gwinnett County
967 F.2d 1495 (11th Cir. 1992). (excessive force/civil rights)
Solomon v. Zant
888 F.2d 1579 (11th Cir. 1989). (inmate medical treatment/civil rights)
Stepp v. Wiggins
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Appeal No. 00-15674-DD. (discrimination/civil
rights)
Wilburta T. Holden Living Trust v. Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors
517 U.S. 1167, 116 S. Ct. 1566, 134 L. Ed.2d 665 (1996) (Mem.). (ad valorem
tax)
RECENT CASES TRIED
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(Civil Rights)
Gwinnett County, Georgia v. Grady Howington
Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
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(Condemnation - Special Master)
City of Roswell v. Land Acquisition Investments, LLC
Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia
Civil Action File No. 2004-CV-83096
(Condemnation)
Shane and Melissa Reidling v. City of Winder
Superior Court of Barrow County, Georgia
Civil Action File Nos. 02-CV-000219-A and 02-CV-1788-A
(Sewer Backup)
