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Page Pate helps get charges dismissed in Savannah drug conspiracy case

January 26, 2010

Our firm was hired last year to represent a Savannah man accused of being a co-conspirator in a major drug trafficking case. The alleged drug conspiracy involved 10 kilograms of cocaine that was being transported by van from Atlanta to Savannah. After we successfully suppressed an illegal wiretap and our client’s statements, prosecutors agreed to […]

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Georgia employment lawyers allege that AT&T failed to pay employees for overtime work

January 22, 2010

AT&T has recently come under fire for allegedly failing to pay certain employees for overtime as is required by federal law. In a Georgia lawsuit filed last month, AT&T employees claimed that the company broke the law by classifying first-level managers as exempt from overtime pay. Such lawsuits have increased in Georgia and around the […]

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Gwinnett County grand jury investigates public corruption allegations involving land purchases

January 21, 2010

The District Attorney for Gwinnett County has impaneled a special grand jury to investigate four land purchases made by county officials. The reason for the investigation centers on the purchase price of the parcels of land and possible political connections between county commissioners and land developers. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Closed door […]

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Macon Ga criminal lawyer represents Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy in federal internet sex crimes trial in Atlanta

January 13, 2010

A former Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy stands trial in federal court for allegedly enticing a child for sex. Prosecutors told jurors that he arranged to meet a mother and her 7-year-old child for sex in Sandy Springs. His criminal defense attorney argued that he was role-playing and never intended to have sex with the child. […]

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Rotten tires can blow out and cause serious injuries and death

January 6, 2010

Cobb County police say a rotten tire caused fatal blow out on I-20 Investigators with the Cobb County Police Department have determined that a rotten tire caused a car accident on I-20 which killed two people. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The wreck occurred just a couple days before Christmas. Police say a […]

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