DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James, state Rep. Elena Parent and DeKalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez are among the top lawyers in Georgia under 40, according to the Fulton County Daily Report.

The newspaper selected 10 other attorneys for the honor, which highlighted accomplishments in various areas of law.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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