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Brinson Askew Berry Attorneys Named to Georgia Super Lawyers List
ive Brinson Askew Berry partners have been named to Super Lawyers Magazine’s 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers list. Bob Brinson, King Askew, and Bob Berry were honored as Georgia Super Lawyers. This marks the 20th time that Brinson has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, the...
Sarah Martin Voted Best of Rome 2023 Best Civil Attorney
For the second straight year, our partner Sarah Martin was voted Best Civil Attorney in 2023 Best of Rome, which is conducted by the Rome News-Tribune. Sarah’s practice includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving personal injury, employment...
Bob Berry Leads SPLOST Advisory Board
Brinson Askew Berry partner Bob Berry will lead efforts to promote the 2023 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that will be on the ballot on Nov. 7. The list of projects was finalized in early July and approved by committee representatives of the City of...
Rome Rolls Back Water Rate Hike After Water Pollution Lawsuit Settlement
June 22, 2023 - With the recent settlement in the City of Rome’s water pollution lawsuit, the city’s water department will be able to roll back rates to December 2018 rates. The rollback will be effective Sept. 1. Brinson Askew Berry represents the city. The City of...
Rome City Commission Agrees to Opioid Settlement
The Rome City Commission signed off Monday on a settlement with several major pharmaceutical companies regarding the long-running opioid crisis impacting governments and families across the country. Brinson Askew Berry represents the City of Rome, led the opioid legal...
Effort Started to Rename Federal Courthouse for Judge Murphy
A local group is asking the Georgia legislature to rename the Rome federal courthouse in honor of former Judge Harold L. Murphy who passed away on Dec. 28, 2022. Judge Murphy served four decades as a federal judge in Rome. In an article concerning the history of the...
We Remember Judge Harold Murphy – Mentor, Jurist, Family Man
We join with our fellow lawyers and friends in offering our condolences to the family of U.S. Federal Court Judge Harold L. Murphy, 95, who passed away Wednesday. He leaves a four-decade legacy of fairness and wisdom across the northwest Georgia judicial community....