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The Candler Building
127 Peachtree Street, Suite 800
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
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(Main Office) Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith, Sistrunk and Sams P.C. is engaged solely in the practice of litigation, trials and appeals before the state and federal courts and various administrative agencies. The firm is dedicated to providing effective and efficient representation of its clients in litigation matters encompassing a broad array of substantive areas of practice, but with special focus on litigation of common law and statutory and contract cases, personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability cases, environmental litigation and commercial, corporate and business disputes. The members of the firm are committed to the notion that trial advocacy represents a unique legal practice demanding a total commitment to and refinement of advocacy skills through experience in an active trial practice. The firm undertakes litigation and the trial of cases throughout the State of Georgia and, for particular matters, in other jurisdictions. Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation. Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Products Liability, Environmental Litigation and Personal Injury. Firm Size: 5
Samuel A. Cherry, Jr. (Member) born Dothan, Alabama, November 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama; 1977, U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Samford University (B.S., 1972); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Houston County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member; Board of Governors); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member). (Resident, Dothan, Alabama Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Auto Negligence; Consumer Fraud; Consumer Class Actions; Insurance Disputes.
J. Keith Givens (Member) born March 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1982, Florida; 1983, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, Northern District of Florida, and Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, 10th and 11th Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, in Psychology, 1977; B.S., cum laude, in Business, 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Finalist, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, 1980. Author, "Presenting Damages in the Catastrophic Injury Case," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal. Past President, Southeast Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Houston County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee; President-Elect, 1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member; Board of Governors); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident, Dothan, Alabama Office). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability.
Jock M. Smith (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Tuskegee Institute (B.S., with honors, 1970); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1973). Professor: Afro-American Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton; Political Science, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1974-1977. County Attorney, Macon County Alabama, 1990. Administrative Law Judge, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, 1993-1994. Municipal Judge, Camp Hill, Alabama, 1994-1994. Member: Macon County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1995-1998; Executive Committee, 1996; Tort Reform Negotiation Team, 1994); Alabama Civil Justice Foundation.
Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr. (Member) born Orangeburg, South Carolina, April 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Duke University (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Blue Key; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Duke Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems, 1981-1982. Partner, Love and Willingham, 1988-1994; Associate, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, 1982-1988. Member: Atlanta, Gate City and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Negligence Defense; Products Liability Litigation; Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr.
Jane Lamberti Sams (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., Chemistry, cum laude, 1985); University of Virginia (M.E., Chemical Engineering, 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Associate Justice, Vanderbilt Moot Court Board; Captain, Jessup International Moot Court Team; Best Brief, Mock Trial Competition; Recipient, Johnson & Gibbs Appellate Advocacy Award. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Litigation; Litigation.Email: Jane Lamberti Sams
——————————Shean D. Williams (Associate) born Durham, North Carolina, June 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Miami University of Ohio (B.S., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Sports Law; Entertainment Law.Email: Shean D. Williams
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