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Cynthia Lynn Counts

Cynthia Lynn Counts

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Experience 5.0 star rating
Industry Recognition 5.0 star rating
Professional Conduct 5.0 star rating

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Overview

Practice Areas
  • 25% Libel / Slander
    17 years, 75 cases (5 examples)
  • 25% Privacy
    17 years, 60 cases
  • 15% Communications / Media
    17 years, 75 cases (3 examples)
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Contact Information
  • Counts & Associates
    1384 Lanier Place
    Atlanta, GA 30306
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Languages
  • English

About Me

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About me: Hello -- I love being a lawyer and particularly enjoy litigating any first amendment case. I have experience in numerous practice areas and have tried both... more

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Résumé

Licenses
  • 17 years since Cynthia Lynn Counts was first licensed to practice law in GA.

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Work Experience
Position Duration
Managing Member at Counts & Associates 2000–present
Senior Associate at Dow Lohnes & Albertson 1998–2000
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Education
School Major Degree Graduated
University of Georgia School of Law Law JD - Juris Doctor 1992

Awards
Award Name Granting Organization Date
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell 2009
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell 2008
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Associations
Position Association Name Duration
Member Georgia Bar Media and Judiciary Annual Conference Planning Committee 1994–present
Member American Bar Association, Forum on Communications Law, Women in Communications Law Subcomittee 1998–present
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Portfolio

Avvo Answers
Avvo Contribution: Contributor Level 3
Question: Can a student get out of lease if he is leaving...
Cynthia's answer: I would have to review your lease to give you a fully informed answer. Typically, a standard lease... more
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Publications
Article Publication Date
Georgia’s Anti-SLAPP Statute Applied in Media Case” First Published Decision Applying Statute to Media Defendant Boxcar Development Corp., et al. v. New World Communications of Atlanta Media Law Resource Center - Media Law Letter 2008
Co-Author - "Survey of Georgia Privacy Law", Libel Defense Resource Center Media Law Resource Center - 50 State Survey of Privacy Law 2001
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Cases
Title:
M.S. Koly and Delcath Systems, Inc., v. Elizabeth Enney, Case No. 3:06-CV-68-JTC
Practice Area:
Libel / Slander
Outcome:
12(c) motion for judgment on pleadings
Description:
Client won 12(c) judgment on the pleadings against a publicly traded corporation and its CEO. The District Court denied our motion for attorney fees...

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Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagement Name Conference Date
Deposition 101 in Libel and Privacy Cases Media Law Resource Center National Seminar 2008
Ways to Improve Relationships Between the Bar, Media and Judiciary LDRC Breakfast 2000
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