Lawyers For Olens

Atty. Joe Kennedy said he wants to know if the deputies made inappropriate comments about the incident in which an officer, Trey Economidy, shot and killed a suspect.Kennedy filed court documents demanding that the city of Albuquerque release the Facebook usernames and passwords of the 57 police officers.City leaders looked at Economidy’s Facebook account and found that he put “human waste disposal” as his job description.Kennedy said, based upon the actions after the shooting and how the officers carried themselves, checking their Facebook pages could provide a lot of evidence. He wants to know if these officers were involved in that similar sort of banter and behavior.

Attorney General Olens intends to be proactive，find attorne，Hell also find himsfind attorneys fromelf in the middle of the kind of political battles his immediate predecessor， Thurbert Baker， eschewed. In 13 years， Baker rarely called a news conference or aAttorney General Olens intends to be proactive，find attornennounced a legislative agenda， as Mr. Olens did last week， just four weeks into his term.Whatever his motives， Mr. Olens wont be a wallflower.Before immediately ascribing ulterior motives， consider the story behind each of the legislative initiatives he is launching.His third initiative is a rewrite of Georgias Sunshine Law， good on a campaign promise made to the press. The office has already spent 20 hours on it， he estimates， sorting out the various nuances and court decisions about the existing law.He isnt seeking higher fines because he believes the legislators would be unlikely to approve them.

Attorney General-Elect Sam Olens announced his transition team this morning as he prepares for his January 10th swearing in. Co-Chairs for his team are Jimmy Franklin, Partner, Franklin Taulbee Rushing Snipes & Marsh and Past President, State Bar of Georgia 2001-2002; Bill Hutson, Retired Cobb County Sheriff; and Robert Ingram, Partner, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele and Past President, State Bar of Georgia 2005-2006.
The remaining transition team is as follows:
Patricia Barmeyer, King & SpaldingJosh Belinfante, Robbins LawMark Cohen, Troutman SandersErnest Greer, Greenberg TraurigSeth Harp, State SenatorRobert Highsmith, Jr., Holland & KnightBen Mathis, Freeman Mathis GaryPerry McGuire, Taylor English DumaClaud “Tex”, McIver, Fisher & Phillips

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens is looking to strengthen and clarify the state’s current Open Records and Open Meetings laws.
According to Olens’ office, state Rep. Jay Powell, R-Camilla, filed a bill on Monday in the House of Representatives that rewrites the Open Records Act and the Open Meetings Act.
The new measure would simplify the current laws and provide new safeguards for both the public and government officials, Olens said.
“While traveling around the state last year, I heard repeatedly from concerned citizens that our current Open Meetings and Open Records laws are more confusing than constructive,” Olens said in a statement.
“Georgians deserve a clear, coherent law that enforces good government practices and allows them to hold their elected officials accountable. I believ