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  • Seller impersonation fraud: a video call is not proof
    Real Estate Closings | AI Governance

    A Video Call Is Not Proof of Identity: Seller Impersonation Fraud in the AI Era

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onOctober 20, 2026

    An 86-acre vacant tract. A buyer under contract at about $1.16 million. A seller who says she lives in Vietnam. Nobody on the deal ever…

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  • AI verification: Your paralegal checked the AI. Did you? Forensic Case File from The Ethically Engineered Attorney
    AI Governance | Forensic Case File

    Your Paralegal Checked the AI. Did You?

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onOctober 13, 2026

    The brief was due, and the lawyer was in court. Between recesses, he added new quotations to the brief. An AI tool had helped draft…

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  • One-party consent and AI meeting notetakers, a Georgia law firm governance risk
    Myth-Busting | AI Governance

    “Georgia Is One-Party Consent” Is Not a Notetaker Policy

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onSeptember 23, 2026

    Thursday, 2:15 p.m. You are forty minutes into a closing call. The lender is walking through the payoff. Your client is explaining, in more detail…

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  • Attorney-client privilege and AI chatbot conversations, Georgia law firm risk
    Shadow AI Scenario

    Your Client Talked to an AI Before They Called You. Is That Conversation Privileged?

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 26, 2026

    A federal court held that a client’s own exchanges with a consumer AI platform were protected by neither the attorney-client privilege nor the work product…

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  • Your AI vendor contract already decided who pays, Georgia AI governance
    AI Governance | Closing Process | Real Estate

    Your AI Vendor Contract Already Decided Who Pays

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 17, 2026

    Picture the closing table. The file is clean on its face. Everyone is present. One number on one line came out of a tool. The…

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  • Georgia SB 540 and your law firm's AI intake chatbot
    AI Governance

    Georgia’s New AI Chatbot Law and Your Firm’s Intake Bot: What SB 540 Actually Covers

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 18, 2026

    A Tuesday morning reality check. You open your inbox and Georgia SB 540 is the headline waiting. Georgia has enacted a sweeping AI chatbot law,…

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  • AI hallucinations in Georgia courts: the order you did not draft
    AI Governance

    AI Hallucinations in Georgia Courts: The Order You Did Not Draft

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 11, 2026

    Picture your last closing. Now count the documents you signed that you did not write. The title commitment came from the agency. The closing instructions…

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  • Georgia AI ethics opinion gap explained by The Ethically Engineered Attorney
    Artificial Intelligence

    Georgia Has No AI Ethics Opinion. Georgia Lawyers Are Being Sanctioned Anyway.

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 8, 2026

    There is no Georgia AI ethics opinion for lawyers, and Georgia attorneys have still been penalized for AI-related filings. The Court of Appeals of Georgia…

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  • Shadow AI law firm risk: The Ethically Engineered Attorney on Georgia AI governance
    AI Governance

    The AI Failure Already Happening in Firms That Look Exactly Like Yours

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onAugust 8, 2026

    Shadow AI law firm exposure starts the same way: unapproved AI use by staff whose output reaches client filings without verification. Georgia firms face real…

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  • Illustrative featured image depicting Georgia Real Estate Inventory Trends 2025: A stylized Georgia state outline with a central house icon, rising inventory bars, and a balanced scale symbolizing market stabilization and buyer opportunities.
    Real Estate | First-Time Homebuyer

    Georgia Housing Trends 2025: Year-End Inventory Outlook

    ByJuniata Ford Updated onNovember 3, 2025

    The Evolving Landscape: Georgia Real Estate Inventory Trends 2025 After two decades handling thousands of real estate closings across Georgia, I’ve witnessed major market cycles….

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