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If you are a business owner or a corporate executive, you already know that a “deposition” is out-of-court, oral testimony. Depositions are a part of the discovery process in which both sides gather information in preparation for a trial. Depositions are commonly used in litigation and are almost always conducted outside of court by the … Continue reading Tips For Preparing Your Executive Team For Deposition

Evidentiary Issues Prepare for the relaxation of evidentiary rules in ICC arbitrations. First, remember that hearsay will come in to most ICC arbitrations, but the arbitrator may determine what weight and credibility will be given to such hearsay. Second, motions to exclude such as Daubert motions are less likely to be granted than in a … Continue reading International Arbitration Part 3 – Traps, Tricks, and Practice Pointers

Collegiality Rules in Arbitration Whatever your general proclivity is with opposing counsel, civility and collegiality are critical in ICC arbitrations. Throughout the process, there will be many decisions that you will need to recommend to the arbitrator with opposing counsel. The framework for many of the procedures is not defined as in court litigation under … Continue reading International Arbitration Part 2: Traps, Tricks and Practice Pointers

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration has been growing as an alternative to litigation. Atlanta is becoming a hub for international arbitration along with the busiest airport in the world, Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.  Depending on the process set out by the arbitrator, international arbitration can serve as an efficient substitute for litigation. However, … Continue reading International Arbitration – Traps, Tricks and Practice Pointers

Tucker Continues the Trend of Cityhood On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, the City of Tucker became the eighth new city to be incorporated in the Metro Atlanta area in the past ten years.  Voters came up short by just a few hundred votes from creating a ninth city, LaVista Hills. Proponents of municipal incorporation point … Continue reading New Cities and the Effects on Zoning and Special Use Permits

There is so much documentation related to foreclosure that it may be difficult to understand all of the nuances for a successful process. Mark Walker is a foreclosure attorney who can help walk you through the process from beginning to end. Georgia Real Property Foreclosure Part 3 in a series by Hecht Walker Partner Mark Walker Once … Continue reading Georgia Real Property Foreclosure

The real property tax appeal process is a stringent and technical process and must be strictly adhered to or you may lose your appeal rights altogether. Recent legislation has changed the procedures for notifying property owners and for filing appeals, which may affect your right to file an appeal. Much of the appeals process has remained … Continue reading Is It Too Late To Appeal Your 2015 Property Tax Assessment?

Many companies utilize non-compete agreements as they may offer critical short-term protection of information and assets. There are many reasons to consider using a non-compete agreement.  In most states, including GA, employers may require certain employees to sign non-compete agreements to prevent employees from taking proprietary information and valuable training to a different company for … Continue reading Non-Compete Agreements: Are the Benefits Worth the Risk for Your Business?

The time for negotiation has passed.  You have exhausted other options and determined it is time to foreclose on the property to recoup what you can. While not simple, foreclosure will ultimately allow you to take back the property, in order to help resell it, hopefully to a more solvent buyer. There are many details … Continue reading You Can’t Get Blood From a Turnip or Money From a Business in Bankruptcy, So What Can You Do?