I am a labor and employment lawyer practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. I graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 2000 and am currently an associate attorney at Adam J. Conti, LLC. I have also practiced in the fields of personal injury law, medical malpratice, and constitutional torts (such as prisoner's rights and abuse of police authority).
I came to Christ in 2006 after twenty years of atheism. I am a member of Perimeter Church (Presbyterian Church of America) in North Fulton County. I hope that my articles here will help people learn more about Christ and our legal system.
Many states in the United States, as well the Canadian provinces and other nations with legal systems based on the British model, have established "small claims" courts to hear civil suits for modest amounts of damages. These courts go by a variety of names (such as "Magistrate's Court") and may also handle other functions such as resolving landlord and tenant disputes or issuing arrest warrants. This article discusses factors to consider before filing civil suits in small claims courts. In any situation where you are seriously injured and/ or have more than $10,000 in property damage, you...
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