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Cynthia Lynn Counts
Managing Member Counts Law Group
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Education
- The University of Georgia School of Law
- J.D.
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- Honors: First Place in First Year Russell Moot Court Competition; National Championship Team, Jessup International Moot Court Competition; Second Place in World; Jessup International Moot Court Competition: Best Brief Jessup International Moot Court Competition; Book Award for Employment Discrimination Class; graduated Cum Laude and Order of the Coif in top 10% of class.
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A. (1989) | English
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- Honors: Sogrosso Scholarship; Graduated with distinction in top 10% of class.
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Professional Experience
- Founder and Managing Member
- Counts Law Group
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- Associate
- Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
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- Associate
- Alston & Bird
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Strategies for Efficiently and Economically Winning a Media Case
- ABA Media, Privacy, & Defamation Law Committee Newsletter
- Taxpayer Money Always Needs Public Scrutiny -- No Exceptions
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Avoiding the Blitz: The MLRC Model Decorum Order for High Profile Cases
- Media Law Resource Center
- Georgia TV Station Wins Summary Judgment: News Broadcast was True; Plaintiff Failed to Show Fault
- Media Law Resource Center
- Georgia's Anti-SLAPP Statute Applied in Media Case: First Published Decision Applying Statute to Media Defendant
- Media Law Resource Center
Professional Associations
- Georgia Press Association
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- Georgia Press Association
- Member of First Amendment Committee
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- First Amendment Committee
- Co-Chair
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- ABA Torts and Insurance Practice, Media Law and Defamation Torts
- Member
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- Media Law Resource Center
- Member
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- ABA Women in Communications Law
- Member
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- Georgia State Bar
- Member
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- Georgia Bar's Media and Judiciary Seminar
- Sponsor and Organizing Committee Member
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- America to Anywhere for Arthritis Team
- Founding Member
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- Activities: Website can be accessed to learn more about the group: www.a2a4a.com. Ms. Counts helped raise over $140,000 for arthritis research.
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- ABA Torts and Insurance Practice, Media Law and Defamation Torts
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- ABA Women in Communications Law
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- Women in Communications Law Newsletter
- Co-Editor
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- The Alston & Bird Trial and Appellate Practice Review
- Managing Editor
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- Conference Planning Committee for Georgia Judges, Journalists, Lawyers and the First Amendment
- Committee Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
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Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Intellectual Property
Additional Practice Area
- Constitutional Law
Social Media
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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