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01/27/2026

BEWARE of SCAMS
The Secretary of State requires annual renewals, they can even be renewed in 3-year increments. You may do this on the GA Sec of State website for about $50/year. There is NO reason for you to pay a third party $400 to do this for you and send you a poster.

These pictures are from an email I received for my law office professional corporation. Never mind that I don't actually owe anything this year because I chose the 3-year option already.

If you have questions about your business, corporation or LLC, please contact a lawyer immediately. I am happy to assist!

01/21/2025

The Perry Municipal Court is cancelled for this Wednesday 1/22 due to winter weather ❄️☃️

08/19/2024

Today I received a return receipt for a demand package I sent to an insurance company on March 18! That letter was finally delivered on July 15--FOUR MONTHS LATER--and the return receipt card made it back to me on August 19--ANOTHER MONTH LATER.

11/14/2023

UM Insurance: Get it and don't accept reduced coverage!

UM stands for uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance. It stands in place of, or in addition to, the liability insurance of someone who injures you in a car wreck. Instead of hoping the stranger that injures you has enough insurance, you can purchase UM insurance to act like their insurance and protect/pay you for your injuries.

The law requires each driver to have $25,000 in minimum liability insurance, but too often, someone is riding around without legal coverage. If they hit you, and you don't have UM, you will likely not recover anything for your damages. Even if they actually have the state minimum $25,000, your damages may exceed this amount. Without UM, you will not be made whole and recover all you deserve.

If you actually purchase UM, you will be asked if you want reduced or add-on UM coverage. By default, the law provides for add-on UM. This means that if a driver hits you and has $25k in liability coverage and you have $25k in UM add-on, then you can recover up to $50k for your injuries.

However, if you opted for reduced UM coverage, your UM coverage will be reduced by the amount of liability insurance. If you are hit by someone with state minimum $25k in liability and you have $25k in reduced UM, you will only have $25k total available to you.

Too often, insurance companies push people to choose reduced coverage so that they can save a few dollars off their premium. Most people do not understand that they are giving up $25,000 for that slightly smaller premium.

Be sure to speak with your insurance agent, or even contact me, to further discuss the UM coverage you should have. This is not a conversation you want to have with an attorney, like me, after an accident and find out you don't have the protection you need.

06/10/2022

Well, that's an interesting personal injury claim against GEICO auto insurance...

Geico has filed a federal lawsuit arguing the woman's claim is not covered by the man's insurance policy

03/10/2021

Wow!

A Michigan man charged in a domestic violence case allegedly appeared at a court hearing remotely from the victim's house last week -- despite a no-contact order compelling him to stay away from her.

12/07/2020

As we near the end of 2020 ...
"Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands." - Judge Learned Hand

09/02/2020

Congratulations to JUDGE Connie Williford!
We are fortunate to have her on the Bench.

Kemp's newly named judges are Connie Williford and Gregory Voyles.

08/31/2020

Show your love to a litigating lawyer today.
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08/25/2020

Mask mandates passed by Macon-Bibb Commissioners.

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MACON, Ga. -- Macon-Bibb Commission approved two mask ordinances that would require mask to be worn in the county, Mayor Pro Tem Al TIllman is the sponsor of both ordinances. "Different municipalities across the state and country just want to send a message to its citizens that we are strongly suppo...