2012 Legal Elite - Georgia Trend Magazine
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2012 Legal Elite - Georgia Trend Magazine
037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/19/12 1:26 PM Page 37 EDITED BY SUSAN PERCY AND CHRISTY SIMO FOR OUR 10TH ANNUAL LISTING of Georgia’s top attorneys, selected by their peers, we expanded the number of practice areas to 20 from last year’s eight to provide recognition in a broader range of specialties. Our methodology remains the same: We mailed ballots to a sampling of several thousand attorneys who are members of the State Bar of Georgia and whose practice areas correspond to the areas we are featuring. We also put a ballot on our website, georgiatrend.com, which could be downloaded or submitted online. This year our list includes lawyers who work in Appellate Law; Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights; Business Law; Corporate Law; Criminal Law; Elder Law; Entertainment/Sports Law; Environmental Law; Family Law; General Practice/Trial Law; Healthcare Law; Immigration Law; Intellectual Property; Labor & Employment Law; Personal Injury; Pro Bono & Nonprofits; Public Finance/ Bonds; Real Estate Law; Taxes/Estates/Trusts; and Technology Law. Any attorney who is a member of the state bar and lives and practices in Georgia was eligible to vote and to be voted onto the list. Respondents were not allowed to vote for themselves; they could vote for other members of their firms if they voted for an equal or greater number of attorneys outside their firms. The names of the top vote recipients appear in the following pages in alphabetical order. They are listed in the categories into which their peers voted them, although some may practice in more than one area. The listings are determined solely by lawyers’ votes; places on the list are not for sale, nor are they tied to paid advertising. Ballots were tallied and names verified by the Georgia Trend editorial staff. www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 37 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:30 AM Page 38 APPELLATE LAW Jake Arbes Atlanta www.arbeslaw.com C. Allen Garrett Jr. Josh B. Wages Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, PC Athens www.bbgbalaw.com Emmet J. Bondurant John D. Hadden Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP Atlanta www.bmelaw.com Turkheimer & Hadden LLC Atlanta www.haddenfirm.com David A. Webster Bruce P. Brown Jeffrey D. Horst Bruce P. Brown Law, LLC Atlanta www.brucepbrownlaw.com Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com The Weil Firm Atlanta www.theweilfirm.com A. Stephens Clay J. Scott Key Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com J. Scott Key, PC Decatur L. Thomas Clements Clements & Sweet, LLP Atlanta www.clements-sweet.com Mark H. Cohen Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Amy Lee Copeland Amy Lee Copeland, LLC Savannah www.federalappeals.pro Charles M. Cork III Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Kelly Koelker Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP Atlanta www.asherafuse.com Frank M. Lowrey IV Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP Atlanta www.bmelaw.com Oscar N. Persons Macon www.corklaw.com Burr & Forman, LLP Atlanta www.burr.com Laurie Webb Daniel C. Matthew Smith Holland & Knight, LLP Atlanta www.hklaw.com Weathington Smith, PC Atlanta www.weathingtonfirm.com Andrew H. Dekle Darren Summerville Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Summerville Moore, PC Atlanta www.summervillemoore.com Thomas J. Gallo Michael B. Terry Barnes & Thornburg LLP Atlanta www.btlaw.com Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP Atlanta www.bmelaw.com 38 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Atlanta Amy L. Weil BANKRUPTCY/ CREDITORS’ RIGHTS Samuel R. Arden Hartman, Simons & Wood, LLP Atlanta www.hartmansimons.com Jesse H. Austin III Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com Ronald E. Barab Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Atlanta www.sgrlaw.com Gary A. Barnes Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com R. Neal Batson Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com Shannon C. Baxter McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Matt Berry Berry & Associates Atlanta www.georgiadebtlaw.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:30 AM Page 39 Sarah R. Borders Robert M. Cunningham Neil C. Gordon King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com HunterMaclean Brunswick www.huntermaclean.com Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Heather D. Brown Betty Nguyen Davis Thomas M. Gore Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, PC Atlanta www.kkgpc.com The Law Offices of Betty Davis Atlanta www.bankruptcylawyeratlanta georgia.com McCorkle & Johnson, LLP Savannah www.mccorklejohnson.com Frank W. DeBorde Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Joseph J. Burton Jr. Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, LLP Atlanta www.mfllaw.com David S. Cartee Delta Air Lines, Inc. Atlanta www.delta.com Jeffrey W. Cavender Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com John A. Christy Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP Atlanta www.swfllp.com James C. Cifelli Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Richard B. Herzog Jr. C. Edward Dobbs Kathleen Horne Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs Atlanta www.phrd.com Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm, PC Savannah www.ifhlaw.com Mark I. Duedall Bryan Cave, LLP Atlanta www.bryancave.com William A. DuPre IV Miller & Martin, PLLC Atlanta www.millermartin.com Paul G. Durdaller Lamberth, Cifelli, Stokes, Ellis & Nason, PA Atlanta www.lcsslaw.com Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Margaret K. Clark Erich N. Durlacher Cole, Fleming & Clark, PC Savannah www.attorney-ga.net Burr & Forman, LLP Atlanta www.burr.com Ezra H. Cohen John D. Elrod Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Dennis J. Connolly Will B. Geer Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com The Law Offices of Will Geer Atlanta www.atlbankruptcyhelp.com David W. Cranshaw David A. Geiger Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Geiger Law, LLC Atlanta www.geigerlawllc.com Susan L. Howick Howick, Westfall, McBryan & Kaplan, LLP Atlanta www.hwmklaw.com John F. Isbell Thompson Hine, LLP Atlanta www.thompsonhine.com Leon S. Jones Jones & Walden, LLC Atlanta www.joneswalden.com Richard J. Joseph Stokes Lazarus & Carmichael, LLP Atlanta www.slclaw.com Joshua M. Katz Macey Wilensky Kessler & Hennings, LLC Atlanta www.maceywilensky.com Jeffrey W. Kelley Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 39 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:30 AM Page 40 Howard J. Kent Carolyn Peterson Richter BUSINESS LAW The Kent Law Firm Atlanta www.thekentlawfirm.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com James H. Aiken David B. Kurzweil James H. Rollins Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Holland & Knight, LLP Atlanta www.hklaw.com Alfred S. Lurey Paul M. Rosenblatt Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Gary W. Marsh Thomas Rosseland McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com Todd C. Meyers Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Martha A. Miller Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP Atlanta www.swtlaw.com John W. Mills III Barnes & Thornburg LLP Atlanta www.btlaw.com James C. Morton Atlanta www.jcm-law.com Stephen D. Palmer Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Shane G. Ramsey Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Michael R. Rethinger Law Offices of Michael R. Rethinger Atlanta www.atlantabankruptcylawinfo.com 40 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Shayna M. Steinfeld Steinfeld & Steinfeld, PC Atlanta www.steinfeldlaw.com Graham H. Stieglitz Burr & Forman, LLP Atlanta www.burr.com Kevin A. Stine Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com HD Supply Inc. Atlanta www.hdsupply.com Victor A. Allums PRGX Global, Inc. Atlanta www.prgx.com Todd M. Baiad Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Eric L. Barnum Schiff Hardin, LLP Atlanta www.schiffhardin.com Kristen M. Beystehner McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Theodore I. Blum Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Scott L. Bonder Fried & Bonder, LLC Atlanta www.friedbonder.com Ward Stone Jr. Wayne N. Bradley Stone & Baxter, LLP Atlanta www.stoneandbaxter.com McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Thomas R. Walker Edward C. Bresee Jr. McGuireWoods, LLP Atlanta www.mcguirewoods.com Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, LLP Atlanta www.mfllaw.com J. Robert Williamson Richard H. Brody Scroggins & Williamson, PC Atlanta www.swlawfirm.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Edward H. Brown Burr & Forman, LLP 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:30 AM Page 41 Atlanta www.burr.com Brian D. Burgoon The Burgoon Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.burgoonlaw.com Philip A. Cooper Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Cindy J.K. Davis Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Samuel R. DeSimone Jr. Earthlink, Inc. Atlanta www.earthlink.net Shattuck “Tucker” Ely Fellows LaBriola, LLP Atlanta www.fellab.com Andrea M. Farley Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Larry Freiman Menden Freiman, LLP Atlanta www.mendenfreiman.com Jonathan E. Hawkins Foltz Martin Hudson & Knapp, LLC Atlanta www.foltzmartin.com John M. Hewson III HunterMaclean Savannah www.huntermaclean.com Howard S. Hirsch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Kevin H. Hudson Linda T. Muir Foltz Martin Hudson & Knapp, LLC Atlanta www.foltzmartin.com The Saylor Law Firm, LLP Atlanta www.saylorlaw.com Robert W. Kamerschen Ricardo Nunez Equifax, Inc. Atlanta www.equifax.com HD Supply Inc. Atlanta www.hdsupply.com Robert J. Kaufman John R. Parker Jr. Kaufman Miller & Forman, PC Atlanta www.kauflaw.net Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Atlanta www.cokecce.com Bryan M. Knight Kim T. Phipps Knight Johnson, LLC Atlanta www.knightjohnson.com Bomar Rice, LLC Atlanta www.bomarrice.com Eric A. Koontz Damany F. Ransom Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Douglas P. Krevolin Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com Debra E. Kuper AGCO Duluth www.agcocorp.com Larry D. Ledbetter Ledbetter Wanamaker Glass, LLP Atlanta www.lwglaw.com John Lockett Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Alan E. Lubel Berman Fink Van Horn PC Atlanta www.bfvlaw.com Kevin A. Maxim The Maxim Law Firm, PC Atlanta www.maximlawfirm.com Jeremy C. Silverman McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com James Steinberg Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com George Gardiner Thompson V Novare Group Holdings LLC Atlanta www.novaregroup.com Mark G. Trigg Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Kevin L. Ward Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP Atlanta www.swtlaw.com Terry R. Weiss Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 41 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:31 AM Page 42 Scott A. Wharton Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Atlanta www.hkw-law.com Heather C. Wright The Wright Firm, LLC Atlanta www.thewrightattorneys.net CORPORATE LAW David W. Adams Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Joseph O. Blanco McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Theodore I. Blum Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Wayne N. Bradley McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Carolyn Zander Alford Richard H. Brody King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com James S. Altenbach Conrad D. Brooks Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com AXIS Capital Holdings Limited Alpharetta www.axiscapital.com Eric W. Anderson David Bumsted Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs Atlanta www.phrd.com Andritz Inc. Roswell www.andritz.com David S. Baker Mark A.B. Carlson Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Gerardo M. Balboni II Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com W. Benjamin Barkley Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Erik L. Belenky Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com Stanley W. Blackburn Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP 42 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Richard Cicchillo Jr. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Sherman A. Cohen Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Thomas S. Cullen HunterMaclean Savannah www.huntermaclean.com Josef A. DeLisle Miller & Martin, PLLC Atlanta www.millermartin.com W. Brinkley Dickerson Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Carl J. Erhardt Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Andrea M. Farley Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Steven E. Fox Rogers & Hardin Atlanta www.rh-law.com Brian Gannon Duane Morris LLP Atlanta www.duanemorris.com David W. Ghegan Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Elizabeth L. Gibbs Aaron’s Inc. Atlanta www.aaronsinc.com Thomas S. Gray Jr. Gray Pannell & Woodward LLP Atlanta www.gpwlawfirm.com Edward J. Hardin Rogers & Hardin Atlanta www.rh-law.com Howard S. Hirsch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 3:17 PM Page 43 Michael E. Hollingsworth II Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Nathan T. Johns Foltz Martin Hudson & Knapp, LLC Atlanta www.martin.com Walter E. Jospin Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com James P. Kelly Kelly Law Firm, PC Atlanta www.kellylawfirm.com Eric A. Koontz Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Douglas P. Krevolin Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com Robert J. LaPorta Delta Air Lines, Inc. Atlanta www.delta.com Frank Layson Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com Larry D. Ledbetter Ledbetter Wanamaker Glass, LLP Atlanta www.lwglaw.com Stephen E. Lewis Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com John G. Lientz Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Kyle P. Magee The Magee Law Firm Atlanta www.themageefirm.com James Maxson Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Ann-Marie McGaughey McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 43 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:31 AM Page 44 George D. Menden Menden Freiman, LLP Atlanta www.mendenfreiman.com Stephen A. Opler Ballard Spahr LLP Atlanta www.ballardspahr.com Larry S. Pike Holland & Knight, LLP Atlanta www.hklaw.com Timothy J. Ramsey Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com Thomas Rosseland Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com David I. Schulman Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Timothy M. Silvis Miller & Martin, PLLC Atlanta www.millermartin.com Gary E. Snyder Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Octavia N. Spencer AkzoNobel Inc. Norcross www.akzonobel.com James Steinberg Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com John W. Stephenson Jr. Troutman Sanders LLP 44 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com David A. Stockton Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Douglas R. Thompson Thompson & Singer Atlanta www.thompsonsinger.com Bruce D. Wanamaker Ledbetter Wanamaker Glass, LLP Atlanta www.lwglaw.com Eric L. Weiss Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP Atlanta www.swtlaw.com Scott A. Wharton Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Atlanta www.hkw-law.com Brandon R. Williams Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com John C. Yates Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Jeffrey A. Yost Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP Atlanta www.lockelord.com Brenda Joy Bernstein The Bernstein Firm, PC Atlanta www.bernsteinfirm.com James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Atlanta www.gpdsc.org Jeffrey H. Brickman Jeffrey H. Brickman, LLC Atlanta www.jeffbrickmanlaw.com Bernard S. Brody Brody Law Firm Atlanta www.brodylawfirm.com Michael L. Brown Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com Joseph R. Burby IV Bryan Cave, LLP Atlanta www.bryancave.com Douglas B. Chanco The Law Offices of Douglas B. Chanco, LLC Atlanta www.chancolaw.com Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis Cochran Larkins & Bever, LLP Atlanta www.cclblaw.com CRIMINAL LAW D. Scott Cummins E. Jay Abt Sternberger & Cummins, PC Newnan www.scalawfirm.com The Abt Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.abtlaw.com Steven P. Berne Law Offices of Steven P. Berne Atlanta www.bernelaw.com Jerome J. Froelich Jr. McKenney & Froelich Atlanta www.mckenneyfroelich.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:32 AM Page 45 Edward T.M. Garland Samuel Franklin Hart Jr. Seth D. Kirschenbaum Garland Samuel & Loeb, PC Atlanta www.gsllaw.com Dozier Law Firm, LLC Macon www.dozierlaw.com John Aspinwall Garland Michael M. Hawkins Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, LLC Atlanta www.topgeorgiaattorneys.com Garland Samuel & Loeb, PC Atlanta www.gsllaw.com The Hawkins Law Firm Atlanta www.hawkinsduilaw.com P. Bruce Kirwan Craig A. Gillen Troy P. Hendrick Gillen Withers & Lake, LLC Atlanta www.twitherslaw.com Troy Hendrick Law Firm Decatur www.troyhendricklaw.com LaMalva Geoffroy & Oeland, PC Conyers www.lgolawfirm.com Raymond V. Giudice Laura D. Hogue Raymond Giudice, PC Atlanta www.raygiudicelaw.com Hogue & Hogue, LLP Macon www.hogueandhogue.com Daniel P. Griffin Zahra S. Karinshak Miller & Martin, PLLC Atlanta www.millermartin.com Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com Atlanta David LaMalva Bryan B. Lavine Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Nicholas A. Lotito Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, LLC Atlanta www.topgeorgiaattorneys.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 45 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:33 AM Page 46 Bruce Maloy D. Benjamin Sessions Alex L. Zipperer Maloy Jenkins Parker Atlanta www.mjplawyers.com McIlhinney & Sessions, LLC Norcross www.ms-firm.com Zipperer Lorbenbaum & Beauvais, PC Savannah www.zlblaw.com Scott L. Marrah Randy Scott Slater ELDER LAW Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Slater & Wilensky, LLC Atlanta www.ga-legalteam.com Ashleigh B. Merchant Alex Susor The Merchant Law Firm, PC Marietta www.merchantlawfirmpc.com The Law Offices of Alex Susor, P.C. Atlanta www.alexsusor.com Stuart M. Mones James Pete Theodocion Stuart M. Mones, PC Atlanta www.moneslaw.com Augusta www.georgia-criminalattorney.com John J. Ossick Jr. Cook Noell Tolley & Bates, LLC Athens www.cntblaw.com Kingsland Wilmer “Buddy” Parker Maloy Jenkins Parker Atlanta www.mjplawyers.com Page Pate Edward D. Tolley Julie M. Wade The Wade Law Firm Savannah www.thewadelawfirm.com Chris L. Brannon Duhon & Brannon, LLC Atlanta www.duhonbrannon.com Jamie F. Clark Mediation Solutions, LLC Savannah www.mediationsolutionsga.com Victoria Collier The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier, PC Decatur www.elderlawgeorgia.com Dennis L. Duncan Sr. Dennis L. Duncan, PC, Law Offices Macon www.dennislduncanlaw.com Miles P. Hurley The Pate Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.pagepate.com Steven K. Weiner Noah H. Pines Howard Jarrett Weintraub Ruthann P. Lacey Ross & Pines, LLC Atlanta www.rossandpines.com The Law Offices of Howard J. Weintraub, PC Atlanta www.ga-criminaldefense.com Ruthann P. Lacey, PC Tucker www.elderlaw-lacey.com Joe D. Whitley Ira M. Leff & Associates Atlanta www.iraleff.com Richard A. Rice Jr. Bomar Rice, LLC Atlanta www.bomarrice.com Steven H. Sadow Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP Atlanta www.swtlaw.com Donald F. Samuel Garland Samuel & Loeb, PC Atlanta www.gsllaw.com 46 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Weiner Law Group Atlanta Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Tom Withers Gillen Withers & Lake, LLC Savannah www.gwllawfirm.com David M. Zagoria Webb & Zagoria, LLC Atlanta www.webbandzagoria.com Miles P. Hurley, PC Atlanta www.hurleyeclaw.com Ira M. Leff Daniel D. Munster Daniel D. Munster, PC Atlanta www.georgiaelderlaw.net David Paul Pollan The Pollan Law Firm Atlanta www.pollanlawfirm.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:33 AM Page 47 Debra A. Robinson Rob Hassett Jess L. Rosen Robinson & Miller, PC Alpharetta www.robinsonmiller.com Casey Gilson, PC Atlanta www.caseygilson.com Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Jacquelyn H. Saylor Gregory J. Heller Bobby Rosenbloum The Saylor Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.saylorlaw.com Atlanta Braves Atlanta www.braves.com Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Aron G. Weiner R. Charles Henn Jr. Bruce B. Siegal Weiner Shearouse Weitz Greenberg & Shawe, LLP Savannah www.wswgs.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com The Collegiate Licensing Company Atlanta www.clc.com ENTERTAINMENT/ SPORTS LAW Charles Hooker III Steven S. Sidman Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com The Sidman Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.sidmanlaw.com Evan Appel Appel Law, LLC Atlanta Joseph M. Beck Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Darryl B. Cohen Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen Atlanta www.ccealaw.com Michael S. Drucker The Collegiate Licensing Company Atlanta www.clc.com Lauren T. Estrin Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Atlanta www.turner.com Ronald B. Gaither Schiff Hardin LLP Atlanta www.schiffhardin.com Leonard M. Garside II Atlanta Susan S. Graddy Career Sports & Entertainment, Inc. Atlanta www.groupcse.com Alicia Grahn Jones James A. Trigg Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Joel A. Katz ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Gordon R. Alphonso Steven J. Labovitz McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com James A. Lamberth Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Lisa F. Moore The Moore Firm, LLC Atlanta www.themoorefirm.com Hayden Pace Pace Law, PC Atlanta www.pacelaw.com Diona M. Potter Potter Sieg, LLC Decatur www.pottersieg.com McGuireWoods, LLP Atlanta www.mcguirewoods.com Patricia T. Barmeyer King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com John C. Bell Jr. Bell & Brigham Augusta www.bellbrigham.com Beth Blalock Georgia Conservancy Atlanta www.gaconservancy.org Gregory W. Blount Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta ww.troutmansanders.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 53 www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 47 Legal Elite Profiles pages-12:Legal Elite Profiles pages 11/19/12 2:44 PM Page 92 a d v e r t i s i n g Gerardo M. Balboni Lloyd Bell Frederick S. Bergen Practice Areas: • Corporate Law • Mergers and Acquisitions • Securities • Software Licensing, Distribution & Outsourcing • Technology • Venture Capital Practice Areas: • Catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death Practice Areas: • Personal Injury • Wrongful Death • Products Liability • Medical Malpractice Gerry Balboni has over twenty years of corporate law experience representing companies and individuals that buy, sell, and invest in growth businesses. He represents growth companies seeking venture capital investment, venture capital and private equity funds, buyers and sellers of businesses, and licensors and licensees of technology and software. Gerry often speaks to groups on topics such as software licensing, acquisition of technology companies, venture capital, and controlling legal costs in corporate finance transactions. Lloyd Bell has tried over 100 serious injury and wrongful death trials in both state and federal Courts throughout Georgia and the Southeast United States. Mr. Bell focuses his practice on representing people who have experienced serious injury or wrongful death arising out of trucking or car accidents, premises liability and medical negligence. Mr. Bell also has significant experience representing people who have suffered traumatic brain injury, and is the past Chairman of the Board of Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, a vocational rehabilitation facility helping people with brain injuries re-enter the workforce and regain their quality of life. Krevolin & Horst, LLC Bell Law Firm Fred Bergen represents individuals in personal injury, wrongful death and products liability cases, with a concentration in medical malpractice actions throughout Georgia. He has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Super Lawyer, and Top 100 Attorneys in Georgia. He is admitted to practice in all lower and appellate Georgia Courts, U.S. District Courts in Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, 5th, and 11th Circuits; and U.S. Supreme Court. He graduated from Mercer Law School in 1986. Bergen & Bergen, P.C. One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com 400 Colony Square, Suite 1900 1201 Peachtree St., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30361 Tel: 404.249.6768 Fax: 404.249.6764 www.BellLawFirm.com BJ Bernstein Stanley G. Brading Chris L. Brannon Practice Areas: • Criminal Defense • Civil Litigation Practice Areas: • Corporate Law • Health Care • Tax Law/Bond Financing Practice Areas: • Long-Term Care Planning • Veteran’s Benefit Planning • Medicaid Planning • Estate Planning • Special Needs and Disability Planning • Guardianship and Conservatorship • Probate and Trust Administration • Medicaid Application and Eligibility Issues BJ Bernstein has spent 25 years practicing law in Georgia. She practices criminal defense law with experience in both trial and appellate work. She also handles civil trial litigation. BJ and her firm, The Bernstein Firm, handles all types of criminal cases from serious felonies such as murder, white collar fraud, and assault to misdemeanor and traffic offenses. Her civil work has included wrongful death, personal injury and church abuse. She has been recognized with many awards including the John Jay College Justice Award. BJ is also frequently sought for commentary on legal issues for network and cable television. The Bernstein Firm, P.C. 1180 Peachtree Street, Suite 2210 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.522.1200 Fax: 404.810.9092 Email: [email protected] www.bernsteinfirm.com Stan Brading practices in the areas of corporate, real estate, health care, and tax law, with specialization in tax-exempt bond financing and tax credits. He has extensive experience in the representation of health care facilities and has closed over $900 million of taxexempt bond financings related to such facilities, including assisted living, seniors housing and continuing care retirement communities. In addition, he has specialized expertise in the low-income housing tax credit and entertainment tax credit and the specialized legal issues relating to acquisitions and investments involving these tax credits. Stan has an L.L.M. in Taxation and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Krevolin & Horst, LLC One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com 123 E. Charlton Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 Tel: 912.233.6600 Fax: 912.233.6660 Email: [email protected] Mr. Brannon is the founding partner and owner of The Brannon Law Firm, LLC. Mr. Brannon is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Georgia Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association. The Brannon Law Firm, LLC is an elder law and special needs law practice servicing the Metro Atlanta area. We help aging adults, people with disabilities and their families meet and plan for their care needs and preserve their assets through careful planning. The Brannon Law Firm, LLC 201 17th Street NW, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30363 Tel: 678.538.6695 Email: [email protected] www.georgia-elderlaw.com Legal Elite Profiles pages-12:Legal Elite Profiles pages 11/19/12 2:44 PM Page 93 a d v e r t i s i n g Bernard S. Brody Edward (Ned) Flynn, III Barbara H. Gallo Practice Areas: • Criminal Defense • General Litigation Practice Areas: • Wrongful death • Serious Injuries: • Auto, Trucking & Motorcycle Accidents • Injuries on dangerous property • Brain & Spinal Injuries • All surgery and paralysis cases Ned Flynn has over 30 years experience as a trial attorney, and has handled many personal injury jury-trials throughout Georgia. His goal is to provide every client with superior legal representation with the care, dignity and compassion every client deserves. Mr. Flynn’s practice focuses on cases involving wrongful death, and representing people with serious injuries, particularly from trucking, motorcycle, bicycle and car accidents, and injuries while on dangerous property. He has handled numerous cases involving surgery, paralysis, traumatic brain injury, as well as scars and severe burns, enabling him to best serve clients with these injuries. Practice Areas: • Environmental • Environmental Litigation Bernard Brody is an accomplished Georgia trial lawyer with a successful track record of resolving complex criminal cases. He has particularly distinguished himself with his ability to defend and dispose of some of the most difficult sex offense cases involving teachers, doctors, lawyers, police officers and other well respected individuals. Bernard has handled well over 500 criminal cases and over a hundred of these involved serious sex offense allegations. He has also handled over 40 appeals in both State and Federal Courts. Bernard has been involved in a number of high profile cases and has provided expert legal commentary on CNN, truTV’s In Session and HLN’s Dr. Drew. Brody Law Firm Flynn & Gottlieb, P.A. Barbara is listed as one of Georgia’s leading environmental attorneys in a number of publications. Barbara handles permitting, compliance, and enforcement issues in all areas of environmental law; handles civil and administrative litigation; advises on legislative and rulemaking issues; assists in corporate and real estate transactions, including brownfield transactions, conservation easements, and mitigation banking; advises on the development and implementation of sustainable practices; and advises on climate change issues and how they impact business decisions. Before going into private practice, Barbara served in the Georgia Attorney General’s office for almost 12 years, representing primarily the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Krevolin & Horst, LLC 800 Johnson Ferry Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30342 Tel: 404.497.8015 Fax: 404.497.8019 Email: [email protected] www.lawFG.com One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com Amy M. Hoffman Jeffrey D. Horst Zahra S. Karinshak Practice Areas: • Medical malpractice defense • Product liability defense • General liability defense Practice Areas: • Appeals • Arbitration • Corporate Governance • Contracts • Insurance Coverage • Intellectual Property • Officer/Director • Securities • Trade Secrets Practice Areas: • Complex Civil Litigation • Corporate Internal Investigations • White Collar Crime • Whistleblower/Qui Tam 1201 Peachtree Street, Suite 1900 Atlanta, Georgia 30361 Tel: 404.577.9557 Fax: 404.759.2886 Email: [email protected] www.brodylawfirm.com Amy is a graduate of Georgia Southern University (B.S., 1997)and Florida State University College of Law (cum laude, 2001). She is a partner at Weathington Smith and concentrates her practice on the defense of healthcare providers and entities in professional and general liability actions as well as medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. She has been named as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star (2009-2011) and Super Lawyer (2012) in the area of medical malpractice. Amy is licensed in Georgia and Florida and can be contacted at: Weathington Smith 191 Peachtree St, NE STE 3900 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel: 404.524.1600 Email: [email protected] www.weathingtonsmith.com Jeff has been recognized by his peers as one of the most effective business litigators in Georgia. Many attorneys refer clients to Jeff because of his creative approach, trial experience, professionalism, and successful track record in handling cutting edge legal issues. He has tried cases in five states and has handled a number of high profile matters covered in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other media. Jeff recently won a defense verdict for the CEO and EVP of a large Georgia financial institution in a shareholder derivative trial. Highly recommended by her peers, Zahra focuses her practice on white collar criminal matters, corporate internal investigations, qui tam/false claims act/whistleblower suits, and complex civil litigation. For 8 years, Zahra served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. As a federal prosecutor, Zahra gained extensive experience in conducting grand jury investigations, trials and prosecuting cases involving fraud, public corruption, money laundering, violent crimes, and immigration. Zahra also has briefed and argued cases before the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to serving as a federal prosecutor, Zahra served as the Deputy Executive Counsel to Georgia Governor Roy Barnes. Krevolin & Horst, LLC Krevolin & Horst, LLC One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com Legal Elite Profiles pages-12:Legal Elite Profiles pages 11/19/12 2:44 PM Page 94 a d v e r t i s i n g Robert J. Kaufman Douglas P. Krevolin Charles Kuck Practice Areas: • Litigation Practice Areas: • Entrepreneurs • Emerging-growth Companies • Owner-managed Businesses • Real Estate Developers • Lenders Practice Areas: • Immigration For over 37 years Robert J. Kaufman has practiced extensively at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts in many areas of litigation including breach of fiduciary duty securities and other complex business litigation matters throughout Georgia and the U.S. He also advises clients on business formations, transactions, M & A, and restrictive covenants including covenants not to compete. Rob is a faculty member at Emory Law School’s Trial Techniques Program, and an arbitrator for the State Bar Fee Arbitration Panel. Rob has also lectured and published articles on restrictive covenants in employment agreements, trade secrets act, and the use of technology for more effective depositions. For more than 30 years Doug Krevolin has represented clients in acquiring all types of real property from raw land to shopping centers, apartment projects, office buildings and hotels, as well as the development, financing and leasing of properties. Doug is outside general counsel to numerous businesses and regularly advises clients on formation, financing, acquisitions and sales, contracts and corporate governance matters. Doug is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Emory Law School. Charles Kuck is the Managing Partner of Kuck Immigration Partners. He is the former National President of AILA and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Georgia. Mr. Kuck has 23 years of experience practicing immigration law, has testified before Congress on immigration matters, and is frequently quoted in the local and national press on immigration. Kaufman, Miller & Forman, P. C. Krevolin & Horst, LLC Kuck Immigration Partners L. Robert Lovett Alan E. Lubel John G. Mabrey Practice Areas: • Civil Litigation • Environmental Law • Natural Resources and Mining Law • Business Law Practice Areas: • Civil Litigation and Trial Practice • Business Litigation • Intellectual Property Law Practice Areas: • Medical Malpractice • Nursing Home Abuse • Wrongful Death • Catastrophic Injury 8215 Roswell Rd, Bldg. 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30350 Tel: 770.390.9200 Fax: 770.395.6720 Email: [email protected] www.kauflaw.net Bob is founding partner of Lovett & Myers, LLC. A law firm founded upon the principle that the practice of law offers a unique opportunity to serve our clients in the civil justice system. Since 1985, he has successfully engaged in trial practice and has extensive experience in civil litigation. He has represented clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts in Georgia in matters involving personal injury, business and environmental law. Bob is a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s General Litigation, Environmental and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association’s Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section, ATLA and GTLA. Lovett & Myers 530 Forest Hill Road Macon Georgia 31210 Tel: 478.476.4500 www.lovettandmyers.com One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com Alan E. Lubel’s practice for over 35 years has been devoted to representing clients in litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the country both on the trial and appellate levels. His experience in over 100 trials and arbitration proceedings has involved a wide range of business disputes on behalf of companies and individuals, including business torts, intellectual property, unfair competition claims, insurance coverage, ERISA, and health care. A 1975 graduate of Emory University School of Law, he is Of Counsel to the firm Berman, Fink, Van Horn, P.C. and serves as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia. Law Office of Alan E. Lubel P.C. 3475 Piedmont Road, Suite 1100 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Tel: 404.917.1080 Fax: 404.233.1943 Email: [email protected] www.lubellaw.com 8010 Roswell Road, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30350 Tel: 404.816.8611 Fax: 404.816.8615 Email: [email protected] www.immigration.net John Mabrey has dedicated the past 22 years representing clients who have been seriously injured or killed by someone else’s negligence. John has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. John is board-certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. John has been selected by his peers to Georgia Super Lawyers every year since 2007. John was also featured in Jezebel magazine’s “Attorneys of Distinction” series. John represents clients throughout the Atlanta metro area, as well as the entire state of Georgia. The Mabrey Firm, P.C. 5447 Roswell Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30342 Tel: 404.841.4991 Email: [email protected] www.mabreyfirm.com Legal Elite Profiles pages-12:Legal Elite Profiles pages 11/19/12 2:44 PM Page 95 a d v e r t i s i n g David Pardue Page Pate Hemant M. Piduru Practice Areas: • Complex Business Litigation • Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Areas: • Criminal Defense • Federal Trial Practice • Qui Tam/Whistleblower • Civil Litigation Practice Areas: • Corporate Law • Commercial Real Estate & Financing • Mergers & Acquisitions • Venture Capital David Pardue has practiced in Georgia for twenty years leading cases in all forms of complex business and intellectual property cases, representing large and small companies in disputes involving contracts, trademark, noncompetes, RICO, trade secret, copyright, real estate, fiduciary duties, insurance coverage, real estate, and FLSA claims. He aggressively works hard to solve difficult issues and guide each client to the best results possible. Mr. Pardue is Vice-Chair of the Trade Secrets Subcommittee in the American Bar Association Litigation Section, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee. He also writes two blogs – Trade Secrets and IP Today and Georgia Real Estate Litigation. Kaufman, Miller & Forman, P.C. Page Pate is an Atlanta trial lawyer and founding partner of The Pate Law Firm. Page has successfully represented clients in federal and state cases across Georgia and the Southeast. He previously served as Chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and he is an active member of the National and Georgia Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Page graduated with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy. He is a frequent expert commentator on legal issues for public broadcasting and other media outlets. Hemant counsels individuals and senior management on a variety of business, strategic and risk management issues. Hemant specializes in commercial real estate with an emphasis on acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing. Hemant also specializes in corporate law with an emphasis on corporate formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, employment, and intellectual property. Recently he served as lead real estate counsel on a $147 million bond issuance to fund a senior citizen community and served as company co-counsel on a $33.8 million private equity investment. Krevolin & Horst, LLC 8215 Roswell Road, Building 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30350-6445 Tel: 770.390.9200 ext. 20 Fax: 770.395.6720 Email: [email protected] www.kauflaw.net The Pate Law Firm 101 Marietta Street, Suite 3300 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel: 404.223.3310 Email: [email protected] www.pagepate.com One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW; Suite 3250 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.888.9700 Email: [email protected] www.khlawfirm.com Tera Reese-Beisbier Jackie Saylor Murray Saylor Practice Areas: • Family Law • Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Areas: • Estates & Trusts • Probate Administration • Business Law Practice Areas: • Taxes, Trusts & Estates • Probate Law • Business Law and Contracts Tera focuses on family law, which encompasses divorce, custody/visitation, child support, domestic violence issues, modifications of previous family law orders, adoptions, and contempt actions. Tera also enjoys her mediation practice wherein she assists parties in settling disputes in a neutral environment. Tera’s success is evidenced by the fact that nearly 100% of her clients come through referrals from other attorneys, counselors/psychologists, and clients. Tera speaks frankly and honestly with clients to achieve realistic results in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Tera is an Executive Committee Member-at-Large for the Family Law Section of the Georgia Bar Association. Reese-Beisbier & Associates, P.C. 407 East Maple Street, Suite 204 Cumming, Georgia 30040 Tel: 678.947.2988 www.rbafamilylaw.com Jackie is Secretary of The Atlanta Bar Association and serves on the Board of the Estate Planning and Probate Section. She focuses on Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Probate & Estate Administration, Business Planning & Business Law. Jackie has received the Georgia Women’s Institute Award for Business & Law and State Bar of Georgia Community Service Award. Jackie received her J.D. from Mercer Law School. The Saylor Law Firm LLP 1175 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia 30361 Tel: 404.892.2180 Fax: 404.892.2400 Email: [email protected] www.saylorlaw.com Murray is Past President of both the Atlanta Tax Forum and the American Association of Attorney-CPAs where he chaired the Estate Planning Committee. He serves as Vice President/ President Elect of the Tax Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Murray is a CPA, an Accredited Estate Planner and a Personal Financial Specialist. He focuses on Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Tax Planning, Tax Return Preparation, Tax Controversy and Employee Benefits, Business Planning and Contracts. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and his J.D. from Temple University. The Saylor Law Firm LLP 1175 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia 30361 Tel: 404.892.4007 Fax: 404.892.2400 Email: [email protected] www.saylorlaw.com Legal Elite Profiles pages-12:Legal Elite Profiles pages 11/19/12 2:44 PM Page 96 a d v e r t i s i n g C. Matthew Smith Evin L. Somerstein Practice Areas: • Medical malpractice defense • Product liability defense • Employment litigation defense • Commercial and business-related litigation • Appellate litigation Practice Areas: • Family Law • Collaborative Law Matt is a named partner in Weathington Smith, a civil litigation boutique firm that focuses on representation of physicians, hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers in professional malpractice lawsuits and related matters. He also defends manufacturers of medical devices and consumer products in suits alleging improper design, manufacture, and marketing. Matt has extensive experience trial experience in the state and federal courts throughout the state. He likewise has successfully represented clients in appeals before the state and federal appellate courts in Georgia. Matt obtained his law degree fromthe University of Georgia in 2000. Weathington Smith 191 Peachtree St, NE STE 3900 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel: 404.524.1600 www.weathingtonsmith.com L. Thomas Clements Evin L. Somerstein practices both family law litigation and collaborative law, assisting clients in complex divorce and custody matters, alimony, child support, division of estates, and prenuptial agreements. Evin’s beginning in criminal defense created his compelling courtroompresence, and his unique style has earned him the respect of judges, attorneys, and clients alike. As afounding member of the Atlanta Collaborative DivorceAlliance, Evin is proud to produce creative solutionsfor clients through collaborative law. Evin frequentlylectures at seminars and is a regular Radio Guest Speaker on Q100, The Bert Show’s “Ask the Divorce Attorney.” He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law and 1989 graduate of the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism. Practice Areas: • Workers’ Compensation Litigation • Appellate Law • Personal Injury Clements & Sweet, LLP 1355 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: 404.688.6700 Email: [email protected] www.clements-sweet.com Jennifer Auer Jordan Practice Areas: • Trial Practice • Professional Malpractice • Consumer Law • Appellate Practice • Business Litigation • Election Law Bird Law Group, P.C. Hunter, Weinstein & Somerstein, LLC 1000 Abernathy Road Northeast, Suite 1115 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Tel: 770.512.7776 2170 DeFoor Hills Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 Tel: 678.553.3320 Fax: 404.872.3320 Email: [email protected] www.birdlawgroup.com William P. Langdale III Job J. Milfort Jonathan Pope Practice Areas: • Personal Injury/Wrongful Death • Commercial Litigation • Banking Law Practice Areas: • Employment Law • Business Disputes Practice Areas: • Personal Injury Law • Plaintiff Langdale Vallotton, LLP Prioleau & Milfort, LLC Hasty Pope LLP 1007 N. 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Stack Stack & Associates, PC Atlanta www.stack-envirolaw.com Tracy L. Starr Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Andrew M. Thompson Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Atlanta www.sgrlaw.com Stacey D. Turner Georgia Power Co. Gerald Morris Carr Alan W. Connell Connell & Wheeler Thomaston www.connellwheeler.com Kathleen B. Connell Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC Atlanta www.bcntlaw.com Rebecca Crumrine Hedgepeth, Heredia, Crumrine & Morrison, LLC Atlanta www.hhcmfamilylaw.com Leigh F. Cummings Warner Bates McGough & McGinnis Atlanta www.wbmfamilylaw.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:36 AM Page 55 Adam M. Gleklen Kessler & Solomiany Family Law Attorneys Atlanta www.ksfamilylaw.com Gary P. Graham Stern & Edlin, PC Atlanta www.stern-edlin.com John T. 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Ervin Chandler Law, LLC Atlanta www.chandler-law.net Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Eric S. Fisher Theodore Freeman Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Atlanta www.fmglaw.com Blake H. Frye Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Atlanta www.hkw-law.com Kevin C. Gallagher Interface, Inc. Atlanta www.us.interfaceinc.com Frank G. Goldman Frank G. Goldman PC Atlanta www.fggpc.com Ernest LaMont Greer Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Maggie M. Heim Schklar & Heim, LLC Atlanta www.atlantalawfirm.net William B. Hill Jr. Ashe, Rafuse & Hill LLP Atlanta www.AsheRafuse.com Richard K. Hines V Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 57 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:37 AM Page 58 I. Gregory Hodges Steven M. Kushner Briant Mildenhall Oliver Maner, LLP Savannah www.olivermaner.com Fellows LaBriola, LLP Atlanta www.fellab.com Katz Stepp Wright & Fleming, LLC Decatur www.robertnkatz.com Leamon R. Holliday III Stephen T. LaBriola Edward M. Newsom Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Fellows LaBriola, LLP Atlanta www.fellab.com Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP Atlanta www.smithmoorelaw.com Jeffrey D. Horst Joyce Gist Lewis Blaine A. Norris Krevolin & Horst, LLC Atlanta www.khlawfirm.com Shingler Lewis LLC Atlanta www.shinglerlewis.com Wiggins Norris Coffrey, PA Bogart www.wnc-law.com David E. Hudson Edward H. Lindsey Jr. Patrick T. O’Connor Hull Barrett, PC Augusta www.hullbarrett.com Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP Atlanta www.gmlj.com Oliver Maner, LLP Savannah www.olivermaner.com John Lockett Kaufman, Miller & Forman, PC Atlanta www.kauflaw.net Jennifer Auer Jordan Bird Law Group, PC Atlanta www.birdlawgroup.com Carlton E. Joyce Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com John R.B. Long David L. Pardue Roy E. Paul John R.B. Long, PC Augusta Bart, Meyer & Company, LLP Savannah www.bart-law.com Anthony C. Kalka Robert R. Long Christopher W. Phillips The Kalka Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.kalkalaw.com Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com HunterMaclean Savannah www.huntermaclean.com W. Thomas Kemp III Alan E. Lubel Todd J. Poole Kemp Law Firm, LLC Atlanta Berman Fink Van Horn PC Atlanta www.bfvlaw.com Poole Law Group Decatur www.poolelawgroup.com James G. Killough The Saylor Law Firm, LLP Atlanta www.saylorlaw.com F. Carlton King Jr. FordHarrison LLP Atlanta www.fordharrison.com Bryan M. Knight Knight Johnson, LLC Atlanta www.knightjohnson.com 58 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend James B. Manley Jr. Steven R. Press McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com J. Scott McClain Delta Air Lines Atlanta www.delta.com Mathew M. McCoy McCorkle & Johnson, LLP Savannah www.mccorklejohnson.com Jill D. Prussack Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP Atlanta www.swtlaw.com Henry M. Quillian III Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:37 AM Page 59 Thomas E. Reilly Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Richard Robbins Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC Atlanta www.robbinsfirm.com Wm. Parker Sanders Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Atlanta www.sgrlaw.com Edwin J. Schklar Schklar & Heim, LLC Atlanta www.atlantalawfirm.net Richard H. Sinkfield Rogers & Hardin Atlanta www.rh-law.com Jack G. Slover Jr. Hall Booth Smith, PC Atlanta www.hallboothsmith.com Sean R. Smith Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com John C. Stivarius Jr. Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Atlanta www.elarbeethompson.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com John O’Shea Sullivan Savannah www.huntermaclean.com Thomas W. Tucker Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier Augusta www.augustalawoffice.com Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com R. Michael Barry Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Richard J. Valladares Armando L. Basarrate Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs Atlanta www.phrd.com Joe Waldrep Timothy H. Bendin Waldrep Mullin & Callahan, LLC Columbus www.waldrepmullin.com Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC Atlanta www.bsllaw.net John L. Watkins Robert N. Berg Barnes & Thornburg LLP Atlanta www.btlaw.com Epstein Becker & Green, PC Atlanta www.ebglaw.com Terry R. Weiss James W. Boswell Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com Peter Werdesheim Lori G. Cohen Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP Atlanta www.carlockcopeland.com Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Harry J. Winograd Wade K. Copeland Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com Carlock Copeland & Stair Atlanta www.carlockcopeland.com William N. Withrow Jr. McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Arthur R. York Hicks Casey & Foster, PC Marietta www.hickscasey.com Burr & Forman, LLP Atlanta www.burr.com HEALTHCARE LAW John M. Tatum Thomas William Baker HunterMaclean Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Emily C. Crosby Jesse A. Davis III Davis Adams, LLC Decatur www.davis-adams.com Marcella C. Ducca Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 59 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:37 AM Page 60 T. Mills Fleming HunterMaclean Savannah www.huntermaclean.com Gina Ginn Greenwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Macon www.bakerdonelson.com Glenn P. Hendrix Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Christiana Callahan Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com James P. Kelly Kelly Law Firm, PC Atlanta www.kellylawfirm.com Michele P. Madison Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Daniel J. Mohan Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Rebekah N. Plowman Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com James C. Rawls McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Glen A. Reed King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com Allison M. Richardson Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. 60 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Atlanta www.piedmont.org Hedy Silver Rubinger Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Gregory G. Sewell Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Richard L. Shackelford King & Spalding, LLP Atlanta www.kslaw.com Phillip H. Street Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com Sara K. Thompson Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Sidney S. Welch Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com David P. Winkle Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Robert U. Wright Katz, Stepp, Wright & Fleming, LLC Decatur Barry Zipperman Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, LLC Atlanta www.topgeorgiaattorneys.com IMMIGRATION LAW Robert Banta Banta Immigration Law Ltd. Atlanta www.bantalaw.com Daryl Buffenstein Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLC Atlanta www.fragomen.com Rahim Dhanani Dhanani Law Firm, LLC Atlanta www.usavisaimmigration.com Christopher DiGiorgio Taylor English Duma, LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Joycelyn L. Fleming Ford & Harrison, LLP Atlanta www.fordharrison.com T. Mills Fleming HunterMaclean Atlanta www.huntermaclean.com Raazia K. Hall Jackson Lewis, LLP Atlanta www.jacksonlewis.com Sarah J. Hawk Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC Atlanta www.ogletreedeakins.com Christina V. Hendrix The Hendrix Law Firm, PC Decatur www.thevisafirm.com Robert N. Johnson Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Romy Kapoor The Kapoor Law Group Atlanta www.kapoorlaw.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:38 AM Page 61 Charles H. Kuck Eileen M.G. Scofield Kuck Immigration Partners, LLC Atlanta www.immigration.net Alston & Bird, LLP Atlanta www.alston.com James D. Levine Kyle Sherman McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLC Atlanta www.fragomen.com David Long-Daniels Greenberg Traurig LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Anton F. Mertens Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Atlanta www.sgrlaw.com Mark J. Newman Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Masae Y. Okura Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Laine S. Posel Dale M. Schwartz & Associates, LLP Atlanta www.immlawfirm.com Sandford A. Posner Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Atlanta www.elarbeethompson.com Erik S. Rodriguez Greenberg Traurig LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Dale Schwartz Dale M. Schwartz & Associates, LLP Atlanta www.immlawfirm.com Teri A. Simmons Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Kim Thompson Fisher & Phillips, LLP Atlanta www.laborlawyers.com Jeong-Hwa “June” Lee Towery INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Miles J. Alexander Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Luke Anderson Atlanta Technology Law Atlanta Marvin S. Arrington Jr. Arrington Law Firm Atlanta www.arringtonlawfirm.com Anthony Askew McKeon, Meunier, Carlin & Curfman, LLC Atlanta www.m2iplaw.com A. Bryan Baer Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Kalka & Baer, LLC Atlanta www.kalkabaer.com Karen Weinstock George J. Barry III Siskind Susser, PC Atlanta www.visalaw.com McGuireWoods Atlanta www.mcguirewoods.com David C. Whitlock Joseph M. Beck Miller & Martin Atlanta www.millermartin.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Natasha L. Wilson Brent R. Bellows Greenberg Traurig LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies, LLC Atlanta www.kipsllc.com Todd D. Wozniak Greenberg Traurig LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Carol Xuemei Zhang Zhang & Yan Law Offices Atlanta www.zylawyers.com Nathan C. Belzer Belzer PC Savannah www.belzerlaw.com Michael A. Bertelson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com www.georgiatrend.com I DECEMBER 2012 I 61 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:38 AM Page 62 William H. Boice Art Gardner Wab P. Kadaba Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Gardner, Groff, Greenwald & Villanueva, PC Atlanta www.gardnergroff.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Jamie L. Graham Bouhan, Williams & Levy, LLP Savannah www.bouhan.com Jeffrey T. Breloski Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com William H. Brewster Brad Groff Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Gardner, Groff, Greenwald & Villanueva, PC Atlanta www.gardnergroff.com Sidney R. Brown Jones Day Atlanta www.jonesday.com Christopher P. Bussert Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com W. Scott Creasman Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Alison Danaceau Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com Stephen M. Dorvee Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta www.agg.com Lloyd G. Farr Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Atlanta www.nelsonmullins.com Charles W. Forlida Miller & Martin, PLLC Atlanta www.millermartin.com 62 I DECEMBER 2012 I GeorgiaTrend Matthew C. Henderson HunterMaclean Savannah www.huntermaclean.com R. Charles Henn Jr. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com John Herman Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP Atlanta www.rgrdlaw.com Steven G. Hill Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Atlanta www.hkw-law.com Scott A. Horstemeyer Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP Atlanta www.tkhr.com John P. Hutchins Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Amanda Groover Hyland Taylor English Duma LLC Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Benjamin W. Karpf Douglas R. Kertscher Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Atlanta www.hkw-law.com Gregory J. Kirsch Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Atlanta www.sgrlaw.com Thad C. Kodish Fish & Richardson PC Atlanta www.fr.com Jeffrey R. Kuester Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Michael Lasky Burr & Forman, LLP Atlanta www.burr.com David M. Lilenfeld Lilenfeld PC Atlanta www.lilenfeldpc.com William Long McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Lisa F. Moore The Moore Firm, LLC Atlanta www.themoorefirm.com William H. Needle Ballard Spahr LLP Atlanta www.ballardspahr.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:38 AM Page 63 Lawrence K. Nodine Dean W. Russell Tim Tingkang Xia Ballard Spahr LLP Atlanta www.ballardspahr.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Atlanta www.mmmlaw.com Charles A. Pannell III Douglas D. Salyers LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Peter G. Pappas Ryan A. Schneider Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLC Atlanta www.sutherland.com Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Cynthia Parks Mark L. Seigel Parks IP Law, LLC Atlanta www.parksiplaw.com The Seigel Law Firm LLC Atlanta www.addipvalue.com Ash D. Patel Jeffrey B. Sladkus Thompson Hine, LLP Atlanta www.thompsonhine.com The Sladkus Law Group Atlanta www.sladlaw.com Charles E. Peeler Charmaine D. Smith Flynn Peeler & Phillips, LLC Albany www.fpplaw.com Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com W. Andrew Pequignot Mitchell G. Stockwell Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Michael J. Powell Kate D. Strain Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Atlanta www.bakerdonelson.com Belzer PC Savannah www.belzerlaw.com John S. Pratt Todd Partners, PC Atlanta www.toddpartners.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com F. Richard Rimer Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Jack D. Todd Jonathan K. Waldrop Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP Atlanta www.kasowitz.com Bobby Rosenbloom Tiffany L. Williams Greenberg Traurig, LLC Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Laura R. Anthony Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Atlanta www.elarbeethompson.com R. Lawrence Ashe Jr. Ashe, Rafuse & Hill LLP Atlanta www.AsheRafuse.com R. Daniel Beale McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta www.mckennalong.com Theodora C. Beck Clements & Sweet, LLP Atlanta www.clements-sweet.com Joshua I. Bosin Holland & Knight, LLP Atlanta www.hklaw.com Catherine M. Bowman The Bowman Law Office, LLC Savannah www.thebowmanlawoffice.com Edward D. Buckley Buckley & Klein, LLP Atlanta www.buckleyklein.com Samuel S. 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Pontz Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Diane L. Prucino Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Atlanta www.kilpatricktownsend.com Nancy E. Rafuse Ashe, Rafuse & Hill LLP Atlanta www.AsheRafuse.com Melinda M. Renshaw InterContinental Hotels Group Atlanta www.ihg.com Robert D. Rigrish Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, PC Atlanta www.brawwlaw.com Adriana Midence Scott Jackson Lewis LLP Atlanta www.jacksonlewis.com David E. Slovensky AGL Resources Inc. Atlanta www.aglresources.com John T. Stembridge Andrews & Stembridge, LLC Atlanta www.andrewsstembridge.com Marc A. Taylor Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com 037_GT_Dec_LEGAL ELITE_GT.April 11/16/12 9:39 AM Page 65 Meg Taylor Fredrick S. Bergen Edward D. Flynn III Delta Air Lines, Inc. Atlanta www.delta.com Bergen & Bergen, PC Savannah www.bergenandbergen.com Flynn & Gottlieb, PA Atlanta www.lawfg.com Joshua H. Viau James E. Butler Jr. Joseph A. Fried Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Atlanta www.elarbeethompson.com Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP Columbus www.butlerwooten.com Fried Rogers Goldberg, LLC Atlanta www.frg-law.com Joseph A. White Andrew B. Cash Michael G. Geoffrey Cash, Krugler & Fredericks, LLC Atlanta www.ckandf.com LaMalva Geoffroy & Oeland, PC Conyers www.lgolawfirm.com Fried & Bonder, LLC Atlanta www.friedbonder.com Stanford G. Wilson Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Atlanta www.elarbeethompson.com Todd D. Wozniak Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com John F. Wymer III Paul Hastings LLP Atlanta www.paulhastings.com PERSONAL INJURY Mark W. Alexander Stewart Melvin & Frost, LLP Gainesville www.smf-law.com Jeffrey S. Bazinet Peters & Monyak, LLP Atlanta www.petersmonyak.com Lloyd N. Bell Bell Law Firm Atlanta www.belllawfirm.com Timothy H. Bendin Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC Atlanta www.bsllaw.net Robin Frazer Clark Robert F. Glass Robin Frazer Clark, PC Atlanta www.gatriallawyers.net Cash, Krugler & Fredericks, LLC Atlanta www.robertglasslaw.com Lori G. Cohen Alan Hamilton Greenberg Traurig, LLP Atlanta www.gtlaw.com Shiver Hamilton, LLC Atlanta www.shiverhamilton.com Donnell J. Collins John Alexander “Sean” Hannay Hall Booth Smith, PC Atlanta www.hallboothsmith.com Sharon W. Ware & Associates Atlanta N. Karen Deming Phillip C. Henry Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta www.troutmansanders.com Henry Spiegel Milling, LLP Atlanta www.hsm-law.com Foy R. Devine Andrew J. Hill III Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta www.taylorenglish.com Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, & Ashley, PC Athens www.bbgbalaw.com S.K. Rod Dixon Dixon Mills, LLC Atlanta www.dixonmillslaw.com Brian J. Duva Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, LLP Atlanta www.mfllaw.com Scott A. Farrow Amy M. Hoffman The Weathington Firm, PC Atlanta www.weathingtonfirm.com Lloyd W. 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