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Address
3445 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1276 (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Criminal Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Civil Litigation. Corporation, Tax, Insurance, Probate and Trust Law. Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Family and Domestic Relations, Workers Compensation and Criminal Defense Law. Year Established: 1955
Firm Size: 22
Representative Clients:American Buildings Company American Healthcare Indemnity Company American International Group Broadspire Brock Built, LLC Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Chubb Insurance Group Clayton County Board of Commissioners Fidelity Title Insurance Company FedEx Freight First American Title Insurance Co. Florida Physicians' Insurance Corp. Fulton County School System Gulf States Manufacturers Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa The Hertz Corporation Home Depot, Inc. Insurance Network Services, Inc. Kairos Development Corporation Kirby Building Systems The Limited, Inc. McBurney Corporation Mercury Insurance Company Midtown Bank and Trust Nordstrom, Inc. Novare Group Odyssey Healthcare Group, LLC Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Piedmont Medical Center Pilot Travel Centers, LLC Professional Transportations, Inc. Regions Bank Scott Wetzel Services, Inc. Sentry Select Insurance Company Southern Regional Medical Center Tolar Construction Company Travelers Insurance Company Tumlin Enterprises, Inc. Wachovia Bank, N.A. Wachovia Mortgage Company Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Whole Foods Group Wood Partners.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co. Fidelity Title Insurance Co. First American Title Insurance Co.
Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
Address3445 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30326-1276, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 404-266-9171 Telecopier: 404-262-7531 Fax: 404-364-3138

Website http://www.mclain-merritt.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesAlpharetta, Georgia Office: 11625 Rainwater Drive, Suite 125, 30004. Telephone: 770-200-7000. Fax: 770-200-7001.
James P. McLain (1923-2008).
M. David Merritt (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1955); Graduate School Emory University; Emory University (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Banking and Litigation.Email: M. David Merritt
Christopher D. Olmstead (Member) admitted to bar, 1970, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1964); Emory University (J.D., 1969). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Georgia Chapter, 1993-1995). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Chairperson, Family Law Section, 1990-1991). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Family Law.Email: Christopher D. Olmstead
Robert B. Hill (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia; 1988, Alabama. Education: Western Carolina University; University of Georgia (J.D., 1973). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Products Liability.Email: Robert B. Hill
Howard M. Lessinger (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Howard M. Lessinger
Thomas C. Holcomb (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1976, Minnesota. Education: Phillips Universität, Marburg, West Germany; Davidson College; University of Georgia (J.D., 1975). Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1975. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Self-Insurers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Employment Law.Email: Thomas C. Holcomb
William S. Sutton (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude) Phi Beta Kappa; Emory University (J.D., 1976). Assistant District Attorney, Alcovy Judicial Circuit - Georgia, 1976-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1978-1981. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Insurance Law; Employment Law); Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Section). [U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law; Commercial Trucking Defense.Email: William S. Sutton
Neil S. Morrisroe (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Bowling Green State University; The Ohio State University (J.D., 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma. Robert K. Barton Scholar. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Corporate Banking Law; Real Property Law); Georgia Real Estate Attorney's Association (Board of Directors, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate and Banking Law.Email: Neil S. Morrisroe
Albert J. DeCusati (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: Yale University; Emory University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Society. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Litigation). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability; Employment Law.Email: Albert J. DeCusati
Julie Childs (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1971; J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member of Staff, Georgia Law Review, 1977-1978. Leadership DeKalb, 1987-1988. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Estate Planning Council; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Board Member, Atlanta Estate Planning and Probate Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Julie Childs
Jeffrey E. Hickcox (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A.; M.B.A., 1985; J.D., 1985). Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1983-1984. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Litigation). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.Email: Jeffrey E. Hickcox
C. Edward Goodgame (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee; 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 1985-1990. Member: Chattanooga, Atlanta and Tennessee Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property Section). (Also at Alpharetta). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.Email: C. Edward Goodgame
K. Brent Warren (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; 1993, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Georgia. (Also at Alpharetta). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: K. Brent Warren
Travis D. Lackey (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Tulane University; University of Mississippi (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Travis D. Lackey
Clayton E. Robertson (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Florida; Florida State University (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Clayton E. Robertson
——————————Anthony J. Bagiatis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia; Mercer University (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Property Law.Email: Anthony J. Bagiatis
John C. Stunda (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College; University of Alabama (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: John C. Stunda
Ashley C. Alexander (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Tort Defense; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Ashley C. Alexander
Dawn M. Rivera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Florida; University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Dawn M. Rivera
Thea A. Nanton-Persaud (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: York University (with honors); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006). President, Black Law Students Association, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Thea A. Nanton-Persaud
Meredith L. Lucente (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Loyola University, Chicago; Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Meredith L. Lucente
Kerensa E. Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia; Mercer University, George F. Walter School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Delta Gamma Sorority. Member: Association of Women Law Students; Legal Aid Volunteer Association. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate(100%).Email: Kerensa E. Davis
Ernest L. Beaton, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: Jacksonville University; University of Georgia (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contract Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Ernest L. Beaton, IV
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELRichard W. Berger Education: University of Wisconsin; Loyola University School of Law (M.J., 1988).Email: Richard W. Berger
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