PARTNERS OF FIRM
John W. Timmons, Jr. (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 11, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Georgia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1967); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Director, Legal Aid and Defender Society of the University of Georgia School of Law, 1973-1976. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairman and Trustee, General Practice and Trial Section); Western Circuit Bar Association (President, 1986-1987); Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (Trustee); Marine Corps Association of Georgia Lawyers (Past President). Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. [Captain, Judge Advocate, United States Marine Corps, 1970-1973]. Reported Cases: Cox v. Schweiker, 684 F.2d 310 (11th Cir., 1982); Blue v. Blue, 243 Ga. 22 (1979); Hartkopf v. Heinrich Ad. Berkmann, 200 Ga. App. 355 (1991); Galgano v. State, 147 Ga. App. 284 (1978). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Domestic Relations.Email: John W. Timmons, Jr.
James C. Warnes (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Erskine College (A.B., cum laude, 1968); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1973). Judge, Athens Recorders Court, 1974-1977. Chairman, Athens Board of Zoning Appeals, 1978-1980. Member, 1980-1985 and President, 1982-1983, Clarke County Board of Education. Judge, Athens Municipal Court, 1985-1991. Member: Western Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Commercial Litigation.Email: James C. Warnes
Christopher T. Anderson (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 2001, Georgia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1989); University of Georgia, School of Law (J.D., 1994). Order of the Barristers. Assistant District Attorney, Western Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 2002-2004. Associate General Counsel, Real Legal, LLC, 1999-2002. Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1996-1999. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Western Circuit Bar Association (Chair, Family Law Section); American Bar Association; American Veterinary Medical Law Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Practice Areas: Divorce; Civil Litigation; Aviation Law.Email: Christopher T. Anderson
ASSOCIATES / COUNSEL
Penn Dodson (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1997); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2003). Partner, Dodson & Dodson LLC (2003-2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia; National Employment Lawyers Association, Georgia Affiliate (President, 2007; Board Member 2004-2007); Western Circuit Bar Association (Secretary, 2005-2006); National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice.Email: Penn Dodson
Cecilia P. Mercer (Associate) born New York, New York, April, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma (National Honor Society for Business Schools). Former Member, Board of Directors, Athens Area Habitat for Humanity. Member: Athens Area Association of Realtors; Athens Area Homebuilders; Women's Council of Realtors; American Cancer Society Leadership Board. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Adoption Law; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills.Email: Cecilia P. Mercer
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Paula C. Weaver
Samantha Williams
Danielle Muniz
Virginia H. Danson
Jennifer D. Givan
Tara N. Hodges
Fern M. Williams