The 14 month legal battle between rapper Ludacris – whose legal name is Chris Bridges – and Tamika Fuller over custody of their 13 month old daughter, Cai Bella Bridges has reached a dramatic conclusion. The lawsuit started in December of 2013, with Ludacris filing a Petition in Fulton County Superior Court seeking a legal legitimation of his daughter. Fuller…
Prior to the SPLOST vote in November 2014, Justin O’Dell spent countless hours dedicating himself to the merits of its value to Cobb County. He knew that the continuation of the SPLOST would mean improvements in transportation, public safety and quality of life for all residents of Cobb. As co-chair of the effort to Secure Cobb’s Future, Justin understood that the needs…
The 2015 Chairman’s Award was presented to Justin O’Dell at the 73rd Cobb Chamber Annual Dinner Celebration. This award recognizes outstanding leadership, dedication, commitment, support and enthusiasm to the Cobb Chamber. Justin devoted much of his time to the renewal of the SPLOST, securing Cobb’s future as a leader in job creation, protecting our community and providing a quality of life that’s second to none.…
While Chris Rock and Jeremy Renner have never shared time on the big screen, they currently have one thing in common: they are both dealing with newly filed divorce cases with the potential to get messy on the issue of custody. Rock filed for divorce in New Jersey Superior Court on December 23, 2014. In his Petition, Rock alleges that…
In addition to serving clients, Justin O’Dell worked tirelessly for months to Secure Cobb’s Future. His efforts as co-chair of the advocacy group for a 1% sales tax referendum to improve transportation, quality of life and public safety across Cobb county were met with victory as 53% of voters said yes. Mr. O’Dell took his courtroom experience in educating and…
Stephen Collins became a household name while playing the role of the family patriarch in the popular TV series “7th Heaven”, which ran from 1996-2007. On the show, Collins played a minister and devoted father to a family of five children. However, the shocking allegations from his divorce case paint a far different picture of Collins’ real life persona. Collins…
We are pleased to announce that Justin O’Dell has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters! Justin is the only attorney in Cobb County to hold this special certification and will offer his services to assist area Judges in a variety of ways. As a Special Master appointed by a Judge, Mr. O’Dell can provide time…
Justin O’Dell has been an advocate for positive changes in Cobb County for his entire career practicing law. He is committed to supporting improvements in transportation, quality of life and public safety for all residents of Cobb. On November 4th, voters in Cobb will have the opportunity to vote on a SPLOST approval that will provide funds for future projects…
Donald Sterling can’t catch a break these days. The disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers lost another major battle in Court last month, with a Judge ruling in favor of his estranged wife and allowing her to move forward with the sale of the team. Sterling appealed the ruling in a final effort to block the sale, but his…
Marc Anthony is going to have to start churning out more hits in order to keep up with the recent child support obligation he was ordered to pay. Dayanara Torres, Anthony’s first wife and the mother of his two oldest children, filed a child support modification action in November of 2013 seeking an increase in Anthony’s monthly child support payments. …
Celebrating Families is a weekly event in Judge Stedman’s drug treatment court program. Families in the program come together every week for a dinner, fellowship, parenting and life skills training. The staff at O’Dell Hungerford Blanchard & Booth partnered with Kiwanis volunteers, David Cohen and Julie Jacobs, to help serve food for the May 8th dinner. We enjoyed the interaction…
The View doesn’t look too good right now for Sherri Shepherd. The typically upbeat co-host of the daytime talk show “The View” is currently dealing with not one, but two separate custody battles. It has been widely reported that Shepherd’s current husband, Lamar Sally, initiated legal proceedings on May 2, 2014 seeking full legal and physical custody of their unborn…
