Dear Friends,
Months into the global pandemic, I think we're all feeling the same thing: exhaustion. It is exhausting to maintain the levels of stress and fear about our health and the health of our loved ones for months on end. This emotional burnout can also cause tensions in our relationships with friends and family, and you've probably noticed greater than usual pressure and shorter tempers in many of the people around you or even in yourself.
This is to be expected. These are not normal times, and we shouldn't expect normal behaviors - from those around us or from ourselves. In this time, I think it's especially important to be kind and patient, to others and to yourself. Take a beat; take a breath. Remind yourself that everyone's doing the very best they can under trying and exhausting circumstances and cut them some slack. We're all in this together.
I hope each and every one of you is staying safe and healthy in these crazy times and hope we'll be able to see each other soon.
Bill Gentry
Gentry Law Firm LLC
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Fourth Extension of the Judicial Emergency
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Georgia's statewide judicial emergency has now been extended for a fourth time, this time through August 11th. Although most jury proceedings will still be prohibited, the Courts are making concerted efforts to keep making forward progress whenever and wherever possible. Chief Justice Harold Melton has recommended heightened technology use and reinstated many extended deadlines for civil and criminal cases in order to limit the backlog.
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to read the order in its entirety.
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As you may know, this year, I am a sponsor of Smith-Gilbert Gardens's butterfly house,
A Garden with Wings
. Open through August 1st, the butterfly house makes for a great change of pace and an outstanding way to get your kids out of the house! To maintain social distancing, there will be timed tickets available for advance purchase and no more than 12 people allowed in at once.
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to read the full article on the butterfly garden in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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As many of you may know, Google reviews are one of the best resources for lawyers - and for potential clients. If you haven't had a chance yet, please head on over to the Gentry Law Firm's Google Reviews to take a look - or maybe even leave a review!
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to leave a brief review of your experience with our firm!
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Congress established a reservation for the Creek Nation. An 1833 Treaty fixed borders for a “permanent home to the whole Creek Nation of Indians,” 7 Stat. 418, and promised that the United States would “grant a patent, in fee simple, to the Creek nation of Indians for the [assigned] land” to continue “so long as they shall exist as a nation, and continue to occupy the country hereby assigned to them,” id., at
419. The patent formally issued in 1852.
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to read the full Supreme Court opinion.
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15 Stress-Reducing Activities You Can Do at Home, According to Experts
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Stress looks different for different people, but it’s usually some version of your brain and body crankily pushing back against all you’re trying to manage. The question is, what can we do to relieve stress, especially if we’re stuck inside? Because not to stress you out further, but both chronic and acute stress can have negative impacts on our health, and can lead us to engage in less-than-wise escapist habits.
Click
here for more helpful information on healthy stress relief that you can do from your own home.
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