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In the November/December 2022 issue of Risk & Insurance, Melissa Segel was quoted in an article highlighting strategies for mitigating risk from insurance fraud.

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Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is once again honored to be recognized in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings.

Following the Georgia legislatures decision to amend changes to Georgia’s settlement statute for claims involving minors in May 2022, Gillian Crowl provided perspective on the changes for an article published by the Daily Report on Halloween 2022 – a holiday that sees an uptick in car accidents involving child pedestrians.

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Crowl also detailed the rule update in the firm’s Fall 2022 Tort Report, which is available here.

Mike Rosetti spoke with the Daily Report for an October 28, 2022 article discussing the firm’s continued strategy for recruiting and growing the firm to effectively address clients’ growing needs for litigation counsel, including the relocation of Swift Currie’s offices in Atlanta and Birmingham to sustain future growth.

Following the increased payouts for workers’ compensation claims that took effect July 1 under House Bill 1409, Jeff Stinson discussed the update and potential effects on claims with the Daily Report.

In a June 28, 2022 article in Risk & Insurance exploring workers’ comp trends that payers and providers should have on their radar, Jeff Stinson discussed issues in the Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) space.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 21, 2022 ruling in United States v. Washington, Crystal McElrath provided insight to the Society for Human Resource Management’s coverage on the decision and its implications for workers’ compensation law.

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Swift Currie attorney Sara Alexandre was profiled in an April 20, 2022, article from VoyageATL. In this article, Alexandre discusses turning points in her life as a second-generation American born in New York, involving her family life, schooling, important figures and her lifelong love of learning that eventually led her to a career in law.

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Following the end of Georgia’s legislative session, Bobby Potter and Steve Schatz were quoted in an April 8, 2022 article about four new laws that litigators should know and provided insight on the passage of H.B. 961, which fixes what was widely perceived in the legal community as an unintended error in Georgia’s apportionment statute.

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