Bondurant Mixson & Elmore (BME), an elite litigation boutique, is proud to join hundreds of law firms and legal advocacy groups in filing an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie’s challenge to Executive Order 14230, issued by the Trump administration.

The presidential order raises concerns about retaliation against law firms representing clients with opposing political views, undermining due process, freedom of expression and the separation of powers.

“Our firm is committed to the rule of law and the fundamental principles protecting the legal profession’s independence,” says partner Mike Terry. “We’re proud to participate in this effort to safeguard our community’s ability to represent clients without fear of governmental retaliation.”

The firm continues its long history of advocating for the rule of law. Founder Emmet Bondurant dedicated more than five decades to constitutional litigation, civil rights and fairness in the legal system. In 1964, he argued Wesberry v. Sanders before the U.S. Supreme Court, which established the principle of “one person, one vote.”

Last year, while accepting the ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest honor, Bondurant addressed an audience at the organization’s Annual Meeting. He stated: “Democratic values are under attack as they’ve never been in recent memory. The role of lawyers is critical… As lawyers, you are uniquely skilled; you have the power few others have to intervene and make the legal system work not merely for those of wealth and power but also for the least among us.”

Bondurant’s commitment to the rule of law continues in the work of the lawyers at BME today.

Click here to view the amicus brief.

A Fulton County jury has awarded nearly $100 million across two trial phases in a wrongful death case involving a fatal head-on collision and post-crash misconduct by the defendant, a trucking company.

The case centered on the defendant’s destruction and withholding of critical evidence, including dash cam data, driver logbooks, and the plaintiff’s vehicle’s airbag module, following a 2017 crash that claimed the life of a 46-year-old man. A judge’s 27-page spoliation order concluded the defendant had tampered with key evidence and played a central role in both phases of the trial.

The firm’s Michael Terry was part of the plaintiff’s trial team and will handle the anticipated appeal.

Read more here.

Michael Terry, acting as appellate counsel, recently helped secure a $13.7 million attorneys fee award in a case linked to a record-setting $45.8 million medical malpractice verdict obtained by Stone Law Group in 2017. The award was initially vacated last January, but a Fulton County State Court judge reentered the eight-figure payout earlier this week.

Terry shared the brief writing and strategic planning along with attorneys from Stone Law Group, argued the fee motion in the trial court, and made the oral arguments on appeal.

Read more here.