Edward L. Savell (1921-2006).
OF COUNSEL
John M. Williams (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Tennessee, 1923; admitted to bar, 1950, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1949; J.D., 1950). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Mark S. Gannon (Member) born Stuttgart, Germany, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: Marquette University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1976). Member: Atlanta (Chairman, 1989-1990 and Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1991, Workers Compensation Section) and Decatur-DeKalb Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Sections on, Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Member, 1996-2003 and Chairman, 2001-2002, Executive Committee, Workers Compensation Section; Member, Workers Compensation Advisory Council; Member, 1994 and Chairman, 2001, Rules and Mediation Committee; Member, Governor's Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission, 2000-2001; Co-Chairman, Medical Committee; Member, Governor's Workers' Compensation Review Commission, 2001-2003); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Mark S. Gannon
William E. Turnipseed (Member) born Washington, D.C., 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of Claims, Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with Distinction, 1968); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta, Decatur-DeKalb County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Products Liability; Insurance Defense.
Jennifer H. Chapin (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan; Wesleyan College (B.A., 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., 1986). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: ADR; Workers Compensation; Litigation); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Workers' Compensation.Email: Jennifer H. Chapin
Gregg M. Porter (Member) born Long Island, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1992); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member, 1993-1995 and Associate Notes and Comments Editor, 1994-1995, Georgia State University Law Review. Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 1995. Member: State Bar of Georgia.Email: Gregg M. Porter
Matthew J. Ashby (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, March 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., Biology, 1992); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable C. Michael Roach, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, 1995-1997. Lecturer and Author: Premises Liability, Georgia Magistrate Court Conference, October 2001; "The Defense Perspective: How We Get Summary Judgment," Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 Premises Liability Seminar. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Professional Liability; Motor Vehicle Defense; Trucking Defense; Insurance Law; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Employment Discrimination; Products Liability.
Mary E. Wilson (Member) born Oakland, California, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, Georgia. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.S., 1981); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Adoptions.Email: Mary E. Wilson
Susan C. Speer (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: State Bar of Georgia.Email: Susan C. Speer
Cannon C. Alsobrook (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, June 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., Political Science/Sociology, with honors, 1994); University of Georgia (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta, 1995-1997. Former Member, Duke Alumni Interview Committee. Former District 6 Representative, Young Lawyer Alumni Committee, University of Georgia. President, Law Practice & Technology Association, 1995-1997. Reported Cases: Denson Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Oglesby, 266 Ga. App. 147 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage.Email: Cannon C. Alsobrook
ASSOCIATES
Laurel Schmitt (Associate) born Mayfield Heights, Ohio, April 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Georgia State University Intrastate Moot Court Team; National Moot Court Team; Moot Court Society. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.
Mark Boyd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (J.D., 2008).Email: Mark Boyd
Lindsey McCall Pence (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., Journalism, 2004); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Lindsey McCall Pence
Matthew D. Schreck (Associate) born Medina, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Connecticut Bar Association.
Lynda S. Parker (Associate) born Naperville, Illinois, December 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 1994); Emory University (J.D., 1997). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.
Edward Philip Denker (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Georgia; George Defense Lawyers Association. (Also Associate, The Mathis Law Firm, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; General Liability Defense.
Christian A. Pecone (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1997); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2000). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Rucker v. State, S.E. 2d, 2004 WL 237408, Ga. App. Feb 10, 2003; Chiasson v. State, 250 Ga. App. 63, 5495E 2d 503, May 23, 2001. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; General Liability; Subrogation; Criminal Defense.
Anthony C. Procacci (Associate) born Camden, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 1996). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.
Jeffrey A. Van Duyne (Associate) born Largo, Florida, July 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2002); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Jeffrey A. Van Duyne
Hope T. Ries (Associate) born Marietta, Georgia, January 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2001); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Hope T. Ries
Andrea G. Meucci (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Georgia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Andrea G. Meucci
Kasi R. Whitaker (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, June 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: North Georgia College and State University (B.S., summa cum laude, Criminal Justice, 2000); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Young Lawyers Division, 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Kasi R. Whitaker