(Main Office)

Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP was founded upon a commitment to provide quality legal services in an economic and efficient manner. Since its formation in 1983, the firm has become one of the fastest growing law firms in the Southeast and has more than tripled in size.

While primarily a litigation firm, Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP has added related practice groups in recent years to meet the needs of its local, regional and national clients. The firm is organized into specific practice areas in order to maximize the expertise of its lawyers and better serve its clients.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: The attorneys of Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP hold leadership positions in many organizations of importance to its clients. The firm's lawyers have served as members and officers of numerous state, national and international organizations, including the Atlanta and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Defense Research Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

Statement of Practice

Civil Trial Practice: Business Litigation, Civil Rights, Commercial Litigation, Construction and Design Law, Copyright Litigation, Corporate Law, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Regulation, Estate Planning, Government Liability, Health Care, Insurance (Accident Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Casualty Insurance, Life and Health Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Fire Insurance, Property Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance), Labor and Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Law, ERISA, National Labor Relations Act, Occupational Safety and Health, Wage and Hour Law), Intellectual Property, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Products Liability, Sports Law, Taxation, Trademark Litigation, Transportation and Workers Compensation.

Firm Affiliations

THE HARMONIE GROUP

Representative Clients:

ACE USA
Admiral Insurance Co.
Air Tran Airways
American International Group (AIG)
Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Bobby Dodd Institute
Broadspire Services, Inc.
Cambridge Integrated Services Group
Chamption Insurance
Chubb Insurance
Church Mutual Insurance Co.
CNA Insurance Co.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Colony Insurance Co.
Cox Enterprises
Dekalb County, [GA] Board of Education
Essex Insurance Co.
ExxonMobil Risk Management
Federated Department Stores
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Ford Motor Company
Fulton County, [GA] Board of Commissioners
Gallagher Bassett Services
GEICO
General Motors Corp.
Georgia Administrative Services, Inc.
Georgia Municipal Association Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund
Hanover Insurance Co.
The Hartford Insurance Co.
Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits/Florists' Mutual Insurance Co.
Kemper Auto and Home Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Lithonia Lighting
Nautilus Insurance Co.
Penn-America Insurance Company
Public Storage
Quanta Services
Racetrac Petroleum, Inc.
RARE Hospitality Inc.
Regis Corp.
Sentry Insurance Co.
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Specialty Risk Services, LLC
Travelers Property & Casualty
USAA Property & Casualty Co.
Wachovia
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Weyerhaeuser Co.
XL Environmental.

Address

880 West Peachtree Street P.O. Box 7600 (30357-0600)
Atlanta, GA 30309, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 404-885-1400
Facsimile: 404-876-0992

Website

http://www.deflaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

W. Wray Eckl (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Virginia and Alabama; 1964, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1959); University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; University of Virginia (LL.B., 1962). Law Clerk, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, 1962. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Trial Attorneys of America; American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [Captain, JAGC, U.S. Army, 1962-1965; Third Army Claims Officer. Recipient, Army Commendation Medal]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Long Term Care; General Litigation; Insurance Law; Excess Insurance.Email: W. Wray Eckl

John A. Ferguson, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1973); University of Georgia (J.D., 1976). Staff Member, 1974-1975 and Research Editor, 1975-1976, Georgia Law Review. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John A. Ferguson, Jr.

John P. Reale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1971); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Property Insurance Litigation; Sports Law and Professional Athlete Representation.Email: John P. Reale

Stevan A. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: General Liability; Products Liability; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Stevan A. Miller

H. Michael Bagley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1977); University of Georgia (J.D., 1980). Co-Author, Survey of Georgia Law, Mercer L.Rev., 1989-2008. Chair, Property Insurance Committee, 1995, CLE Board, ABA Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-1999. Member, 1998-1999, and Chair, 2000-2004, Formal Advisory Opinion Board, State Bar of Georgia. Member: Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Property Insurance Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: H. Michael Bagley

Hall F. McKinley III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1978); University of Georgia (J.D., 1981). Member, Moot Court. Co-Author: "Selection of Counsel and Control of Litigation with Self-Insured Retentions," 32 Tort and Insurance L.J. 769, 1997. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; General Liability; Insurance Law; Automotive and Transportation Law.Email: Hall F. McKinley III

G. Randall Moody (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.S., 1978); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Criminal Law and Legal Profession; William Edward McCurdy Award in Torts. Associate Editor, Mercer Law Review, 1981-1982. Co-Author: "Selection of Counsel and Control of Litigation with SIRS," 32 Tort and Insurance L.J. 769, 1997. Member: American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Risk and Insurance Management Society; American Society of Industrial Security; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Council on Litigation Management. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; General Litigation(5%); Products Liability(10%); Premises Liability(30%); Insurance Law(30%); Transportation Law(15%); Insurance Coverage Litigation(5%).Email: G. Randall Moody

Paul W. Burke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1984, Georgia; 2001, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1980); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). First Place, Freshman Moot Court Competition. Casenote and Comment Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1982-1983. Member, National Moot Court Team, Cravens Competition. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Georgia, 2001. Vice-Chair, ABA Property Insurance Law Committee. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Transportation Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul W. Burke

Daniel C. Kniffen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, 1982-1984 and Editor-in-Chief, 1983-1984, Mercer Law Review. Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Daniel C. Kniffen

John C. Bruffey, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1979); Campbell University (J.D., 1984). Member, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team, 1983. Member, Campbell Law Observer. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John C. Bruffey, Jr.

John G. Blackmon, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1976); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Member, Mercer Law Review, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John G. Blackmon, Jr.

Gary R. Hurst (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1975); Rutgers School of Law-Camden (J.D., 1978); University of Georgia (M.P.A., 1985). Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1978-1984; Kendall, Kendall & Hurst, 1984-1987; Mack, Eason and Bernstein, 1987-1988. Member, 1985-1997 and Chairman, 1994-1995, DeKalb County Board of Registration and Election. Member, Georgia State Games Commission, 1989-1997. Leadership DeKalb, 1991-1992. Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American, National, Gate City and Atlanta Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Gary R. Hurst

Katherine D. Dixon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1983); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Profession. Executive Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1989-1990. Co-Author, Survey of Workers' Compensation, Mercer L. Rev., 1997-2006 and ongoing. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Katherine D. Dixon

Bruce A. Taylor, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: St. Andrew's Presbyterian College (B.A., 1974); Emory University (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, 1992-1995. Member: American and Atlanta Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Transportation; Trucking Law; Civil Rights; Governmental Liability.Email: Bruce A. Taylor, Jr.

Joseph C. Chancey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Florida State University (J.D., with highest honors, 1985). Order of the Coif. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1983-1984. American Jurisprudence Award Winner: Contracts, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Conflicts of Laws. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Joseph C. Chancey

David A. Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: David A. Smith

James P. Anderson (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, February 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.I.E., 1987); Georgia State University (J.D., 1991). Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney SAUSA , Southern District of California, 1994-1995. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); Lawyers' Club of Atlanta. [Capt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps, 1988-1995]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: James P. Anderson

Julie Y. John (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., magna cum laude, with high honors, 1984); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Omicron Delta Kappa; Golden Key; Curia Honoris. Member: Moot Court Board; Trial Advocacy Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for: Civil Procedure; Constitutional Law. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1986-1987. Chairman, Cumberland Research Board, 1986-1987. Assisted with the article: "Have Four Vote Certiorari Cases Been Unimportant? Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Justice Stevens' Argument," Vol. 16, Cumberland Law Review, 1985-1986, 1985-1986. Former Administrative Law Judge and Executive Director of the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation. Voted Georgia SuperLawyer, 2004-2007. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Julie Y. John

Sandra S. Cho (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A.); Washington College of Law of the American University (J.D.). Editor for The Administrative Law Journal. Staff Attorney, Superior Court of Bibb County. Past Co-Chair, ICLE Workers' Compensation Seminar. Represents employers, insurers, and self-insurers across the state before the State Board of Workers' Compensation and in the superior and appellate courts. Hiring Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Diversity Committee. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Integrated Claims Management Systems of the State Board of Workers' Compensation. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Foundation of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Lawyers' Professionalism and Ethics Committee); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Sandra S. Cho

Terrence T. Rock (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1993, Georgia; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1983); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Terrence T. Rock

Barbara A. Marschalk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., History, cum laude, 1995); Georgia State University (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court. President, Student Trial Lawyers Association, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Committee Chair, Younger Lawyers' Division); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Health Lawyers Association; Lawyer's Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: Barbara A. Marschalk

Robert L. Welch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: West Georgia College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1989); Georgia State University (M.S., in Finance, 1998). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense; General Liability; Reinsurance.Email: Robert L. Welch

Michael L. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., 1994). Economics and Finance Honor Society (1989-1990); Judicial Review Board - Associate Justice (1990); Moot Court, Jessup International Team (1993); Moot Court Managerial Board (1994). Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section); Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (DRI); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyer's Club. Practice Areas: Motor Carrier Defense; Trucking Law; Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Mold Litigation.Email: Michael L. Miller

Andrew D. Horowitz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia, New York and New Jersey. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1989); Emory University (J.D., 1994). Member, Moot Court Society. Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Clarence R. Vaughn, Jr., Former Chief Judge, Rockdale Judicial Circuit. Member: American Bar Association (Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; General Liability; Trucking Law; Automobile Liability; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage.Email: Andrew D. Horowitz

J. C. Roper, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Samford University (B.S., Publication Administration and Business, 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1995). Member, Moot Court. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; First Party Insurance Defense.Email: J. C. Roper, Jr.

Brian Thomas Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; DePauw University (B.A., Economics and Philosophy, 1997); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2000). Moot Court; Recipient, Advocates Prize, Advanced Legal Research Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Tennessee College of Law; Member, Tennessee Business Law Journal. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; First and Third Party Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Property Subrogation; Premises Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Brian Thomas Moore

Burke A. Noble (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1993); Mercer University (J.D., 1998).Email: Burke A. Noble

James Janarious (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: James Janarious

Brian W. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Samford University (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2000). Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau. Practice Areas: Torts; Insurance; Motor Carrier Law; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Casualty Insurance.Email: Brian W. Johnson

Douglas Kevin Burrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1986; M.B.A.,1994; J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: National Bar Association; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Liability; Commercial Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Trucking Law.Email: Douglas Kevin Burrell

ASSOCIATES

Robert D. Goldsmith (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Staff Member, 1978-1979 and Senior Editor, 1979-1980, Georgia Law Review. Winner, Best Brief: Richard B. Russell, 1978; Herman Talmadge, 1979 and 1980, Moot Court Competition. Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyer of the Year, 1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1988. President, University of Georgia Law School Association Council, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Robert D. Goldsmith

Anne Marie Pritchett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2005; J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Anne Marie Pritchett

Donald P. Walker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2005); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). H. T. O' Neal Scholar. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Trucking Law; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense.Email: Donald P. Walker

Nicholas P. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1998); Georgia State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Reported Cases: Roy v. Garden Ridge, LP, 283 Ga. App. 74, 640 S.E.2d 665 (2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Construction Defects.Email: Nicholas P. Smith

Nicholas S. Salter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2001); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 2004). Previously Assistant District Attorney, Cobb Judicial Circuit. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Nicholas S. Salter

John D. Bennett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2005); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Recipient, Verner F. Chafin Scholarship. Member, Editorial Board (2006-2007) and Articles Editor (2007-2008), Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John D. Bennett

Karen K. Karabinos (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia; 1991, Texas. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: First Party Insurance.Email: Karen K. Karabinos

Brandon Michael Rhodes (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1991); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient, ABA Book Award in Land Use. Law Clerk to the Judges of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1994-1996. Assistant State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1996-1999. Practice Areas: Litigation; General Liability Defense; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Appeals; Commercial Law; Entertainment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; Products Liability; Amusement Park Liability; Marina Liability.Email: Brandon Michael Rhodes

Megan Mathews Noble (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Bethany College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 1999); Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (M.P.A., 2000). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Megan Mathews Noble

David M. Thomas (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Scholastic Excellence. Editor, Pharmacy Law Journal, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Trucking Law; Construction Liability; Automobile Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice.Email: David M. Thomas

Andrew Nelson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Andrew Nelson

Christopher A. Bennett (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Stetson University (B.A., 1988); Mercer University (J.D., 1993). Secretary, Student Bar Association, 1992-1993. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Douglas County Bar Association (Treasurer, 2000-2002; President, 2002-2004); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Christopher A. Bennett

Aarati T. Subramaniam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Aarati T. Subramaniam

Bonnie S. Morris Timms (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Atlanta and Georgia Bar Associations Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Bonnie S. Morris Timms

Andrew C. Haeberle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1998); Mercer University (J.D., 2002). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation.Email: Andrew C. Haeberle

Andrea R. Mitchell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Spelman College (B.A., 1987); Georgia State University (M.Tax, 1995; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Andrea R. Mitchell

J. Benson Ward (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., History, 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: First Party Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: J. Benson Ward

Matthew A. Nanninga (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1999); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2005).Email: Matthew A. Nanninga

Ryan V. Klee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Head Note Editor, Vermont Law Review; Production Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law; Member, Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law; Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Ryan V. Klee

Dean A. Dellinger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2000); Campbell University Law School (J.D., 2005).Email: Dean A. Dellinger

Cassandra Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Employment Law.Email: Cassandra Williams

Stephen Graham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2003); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Stephen Graham

Matthew Walker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Matthew Walker

Chad E. Jacobs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2002, Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Berry College (B.A., History, 1995); University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 2001). Board of Advocates, National Moot Court Competition. Recipient: Best Oralist; Appellate Advocacy Prize, Altheimer Intraschool Moot Court Competition, 2001. Chair, Altheimer Intraschool Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Hugh W. Stone and Judge David E. Barrett, Superior Courts, Enotah Judicial Circuit. Assistant Attorney General, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, 2003-2007. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Arkansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Litigation.Email: Chad E. Jacobs

Kathryn Westberry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., Philosophy, 1999); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004-2006. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Casualty Litigation; Construction Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Kathryn Westberry

Nathan E. Woody (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Georgia State University (J.D., 2005). Formerly with Richter, Head, Shinall & White. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Employment Law.Email: Nathan E. Woody

Sunil J. Cherian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 2002); Stetson University (J.D., 2006). Recipient, William Blews Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Work. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Sunil J. Cherian

Mark E. Irby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2005). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Mark E. Irby

Patricia P. Cunningham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., Political Science, 1990; M.A., Communication Arts, 1992); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Patricia P. Cunningham

E. Andrew Treese (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1994); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Member, Student Trial Lawyers Association. Pupil, Bleckley Inn of Court, 2006-2007. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Liability.Email: E. Andrew Treese

John E. Adkisson, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Management, 2003); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John E. Adkisson, III

Taylor J. Stevens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2004); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; First Party Insurance.Email: Taylor J. Stevens

Eric R. Mull (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Berry College (B.S., Government, 2004); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Recipient, Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing. Author, "Holy Moses: What Do We Do with the Ten Commandments," 57 Mercer Law Review, 2006. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; First Party Insurance; General Liability; Subrogation.Email: Eric R. Mull

Gary D. Beelen (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1984); University of Akron (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to Ohio Court of Appeals, Seventh District. Intern: U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Security Exchange Commission. Member: Gwinnett County, Ohio State (Member, Real Property Section) and American (Member, Real Property Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property Section); American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gary D. Beelen

Elizabeth T. Hampson (Associate) born Warren, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2004); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Elizabeth T. Hampson

Abdollah (Abdi) Ammari (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.S., 1993); Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Business Litigation; Business Transfers.

Christina Elliott Campbell (Associate) born Cleveland, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1998); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2003). Member: National Trial Team, 2002-2003; Moot Court Team, 2001-2002. Member, Tennessee Law Review. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; Georgia Tech Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Christina Elliott Campbell

Sarah-Elizabeth Herrup (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2007, Massacusetts; 2008, Georgia. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 2002); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Sarah-Elizabeth Herrup

J. Chadwick Torri (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Mercer University (J.D., 2004). Member: Mercer Law Review, 2004; Mercer Moot Court Board, 2004. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: J. Chadwick Torri

Meredith Riggs Guerrero (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2001); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Meredith Riggs Guerrero

Keith M. Hayasaka (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1998); Georgia State University, College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Premises Liability; Construction Litigation.Email: Keith M. Hayasaka

Douglas G. Smith, Jr. (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Georgia (J.D., 1991). Member: Order of Barristers; Jessup Moot Court Team. National and International Champions, 1990, University of Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Transportation Lawyers Association; The Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Trucking Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability.Email: Douglas G. Smith, Jr.

David Scott Thompson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Commerce, with distinction, 2001); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Mu. Member: University of Virginia Atlanta Alumni Club Executive Board; Adams Crossing Homeowners' Association Landscape Committee. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: David Scott Thompson

Ingrid E. Nuss Rojas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Ingrid E. Nuss Rojas

OF COUNSEL

Charles L. Drew (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1954, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (LL.B., 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. Chairman, Governor's Legal Advisory Committee on Workmen's Compensation, 1973-1975. Member, State Board of Workmen's Compensation Legal Advisory Committee, 1976-1978. [1st Lt., JAGC, Strategic Air Command, USAF, 1955-1957; Capt., 116 Fighter Interceptor Group, 1958-1964]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.

Judy Greenbaum Croy (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., magna cum laude and with honors, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1980-1981. Member, Governor's Workers Compensation Advisory Commission, 2000-2001. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Reported Cases: Sutton v. Quality Furniture, 381 S.E.2d 389, 191 Ga. App. 279; Jose Andrade Painting v. Jaimes, 428 S.E.2d 640, 207 Ga. App. 596. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Judy Greenbaum Croy

Kelleen H. Hubbs (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1993, New York; 1995, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1988); Georgetown University (J.D., 1991). Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kelleen H. Hubbs

Clayton H. Farnham (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1961); University of Georgia (LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Student Editorial Board, Georgia State Bar Journal, 1966-1967. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1967. Law Clerk to Hon. Newell Edenfield, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Georgia, 1968-1969. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Property Insurance Law Committee, 1980-1981; Council, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1989-1992); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Property Insurance Law Committee, 1987-1989). [Lt., USNR, 1961-1964]. Practice Areas: Property Insurance Law; Mortgage Insurance Law.Email: Clayton H. Farnham