The Daily Report Recognizes DEF's newly Elected Partners
January 2, 2020 BY DEF Admin | Firm News
"The Daily Report recognized DEF’s four newly elected partners, who all happen to be women. Already partner, Jennifer Parrott, has been promoted to equity partner, while Vivian Fisher, Whitney Lay Greene and Melody Kiella have been announced as partners.
The Daily Report article highlights our firm’s first ever partnership class composed of all women. “Drew Eckl’s partnership did not overtly aim to elect an all-female class, said the Atlanta firm’s managing partner, Joe Chancey, but it does point to an increased focus, as at many firms, on supporting women lawyers." ... Continue Reading
Congratulations to DEF attorney Melody Kiella for her appointment to ABA TIPS
November 13, 2017 BY DEF Admin | Firm News
Her leadership appointment is in recognition of her commitment to TIPS and her reputation among the 20,000 TIPS members. ... Continue Reading
The ELD Mandate: Feeding the Reptile with Voluminous Electronic Data
November 06, 2017 BY DEF Admin | Publications & Presentations
Five years ago, Congress passed the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, which ordered the Secretary of Transportation to regulate commercial motor vehicles by requiring most of them to be equipped with electronic logging devices ("ELDs") for purposes of improving compliance with hours-of-service regulations. 49 U.S.C. ยง 31137(a)(1). ... Continue Reading