Working Through Adversity

JurisdictionGeorgia,United States
CitationVol. 26 No. 5 Pg. 0044
Pages0044
Publication year2021
Working Through Adversity
No. Vol. 26, No. 5, Pg. 44
Georgia Bar Journal
April, 2021

Office of the General Counsel

BY PAULA FREDERICK

Your assistant forwards a call from a potential client.

"You probably don't remember me, but I live in Castleville, near the new recycling center," the potential client begins. "We met a couple of years ago when you helped Re-Use get its environmental permits, remember?"

"I remember meeting a lot of people at those neighborhood association meetings," you reply vaguely.

"We appreciated you coming out to explain things to us. I really liked how you handled all the neighbors' concerns. We thought the recycling center might bring a lot of traffic into the neighborhood, but it hasn't been a problem at all."

"I'm glad to hear things are going well," you respond. "How can I help you?"

"We just got word that a developer wants to build a gas station and convenience store across from the Re-Use Center. The city wants to change the zoning to allow it...

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