Valdosta lawyer William “Pope” Langdale last week was named as the new President of the powerful Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He will serve for one year, taking over for outgoing President Darren Penn. A partner at Langdale Vallotton, LLP, Langdale takes the reins at one of the state’s most prominent associations, and one that has close ties to politics statewide. For Pope Langdale and the group he now heads up, the ship is RISING…
Ga. Senate voices support for police training center
The Georgia Senate last week found time to vote on a couple of issues other than the redistricting process they were called back to Atlanta to sort out – one of those being the Atlanta law enforcement training center that has become a focus of national controversy. On Friday a resolution was introduced voicing support for the facility, which the Senate broadly supported by a 46-5 margin. All those opposed were Democrats, (three more abstained from voting) but the vote shows widespread support just as recent polls have. Georgia support for the state of the art training facility for police and other law enforcement is RISING…
