Cary Ichter Joins the Board of the Academy of Court Appointed Masters

February 13, 2012

The Academy of Court Appointed Masters (“ACAM”) held its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, from January 27-28, 2012.   At that meeting, Cary Ichter was elected to join to Board of ACAM.  Additionally, Mr. Ichter spoke on a panel at that meeting on “The Experience of ACAM Members as Master.”  This is the second time [...]

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Ichter Wins Defense Verdict in $5 Million Guaranty Case

February 13, 2012

In August 2009, Gwinnett Community Bank (“GCB”) filed a lawsuit in Gwinnett County State Court seeking to enforce a personal guaranty against W. Jeff Brooks.  Mr. Brooks was a successful home builder and real estate developer in 2006, when GCB claimed he signed a guaranty, agreeing to repay up to $3.926 million of a real [...]

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Ichter Thomas Client Obtains $443,059 Judgment in AAA Employment Arbitration

February 13, 2012

On December 16, 2011, Jim Griffin, the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of J.E. Dunn Southeast, Inc. d/b/a R.J. Griffin & Company, a general contracting firm, obtained an award against J.E. Dunn Construction Company, the parent company, in the principal amount of $443,059. Mr. Griffin founded R.J. Griffin & Company in 1985.  After [...]

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Ichter Thomas Obtains Reversal of District Court Ruling and, On Remand, Additional $192,919 in Attorneys’ Fees

February 13, 2012

In August 2010, Aetna Group USA, Inc. (“Aetna”), which produces and sells stretch wrappers, bundlers, shrink wrappers, and cartoning and taping machines, obtained summary judgment against AIDCO International, Inc., and requested certain damages, including $192,919 in attorneys’ fees. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia awarded Aetna $644,245 but denied Aetna’s [...]

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Ichter Thomas Obtain Favorable Awards Following Two (2) Arbitration Hearings in Three (3) Weeks

January 23, 2012

In November 2010, Cary Ichter and Dan Davis of Ichter Thomas, LLC, participated in two (2) arbitration hearings within three (3) weeks—one before the AAA Employment Arbitration Tribunal and another before the Financial Industry Regulatory  Authority—and obtained, on their clients’ behalf, successful awards in both cases for an aggregate recovery of $656,784. In the first hearing, which [...]

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Debbie Goldman Wins 2011 Board Member of the Year Award!

January 13, 2012

Chamber Annual Meeting  Debbie Goldman is honored at Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Cox Enterprises on January 11, 2012. She was awarded the Board Member of the Year Award for 2011. The luncheon speaker was former Governor Sonny Perdue.

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Cary Ichter Leads Team in over $300 Million in Bond Validations

January 3, 2012

Since November 2, 2010, when the Georgia Supreme Court issued its decision in the Sherman v. Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors, and Sherman and like-minded opponents declared victory in their efforts to stop bond validations in sale leaseback transactions in Fulton County, the Development Authority of Fulton County has advocated bond validations before the [...]

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Ichter Thomas Client Obtains $213,725 Judgment in Financial Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Dispute Resolution, Inc. Arbitration

December 15, 2011

On December 7, 2011, William J. (Jeff) Brooks—represented by Ichter Thomas—obtained an award against Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, the second-largest brokerage firm in the United States, and Mr. Brooks’ former financial advisor, in the amount of $213,725 following arbitration pursuant to FINRA rules.  FINRA is the largest independent regulator of all securities firms doing business [...]

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Cary Ichter listed in CHAMBERS USA

December 9, 2011

Cary Ichter, Managing Partner for Ichter Thomas, LLC, was recently listed in the preeminent publication CHAMBERS USA published by Chambers and Partners.  ‘”This publication has published the leading directors for the legal profession for more than twenty years… based on independent research from interviews of client/lawyers around the world to identify those who perform best [...]

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IT – Partners have Preeminent AV Rating!

December 9, 2011

IT partners Cary Ichter, Jim Thomas and Renee Huskey have an AV®  Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  This is the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards in the profession.  The significance of this rating is that they are generated from confidential evaluations of lawyers and members of the judiciary located in the United States [...]

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