MEMBERS OF FIRM
J. Robert Williamson, Jr., (P.C.) (Member) born Morgantown, West Virginia, November 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, West Virginia, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1983); West Virginia University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1985-1986. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA Guide to America Leading Lawyers for Business; Georgia Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy and Workouts). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice; Bankruptcy; Chairman, Ethics Standing Committee, 1996-1998; Director, 1998-2003; Chairman, 2002-2003); West Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar; Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (Director, 2002; Treasurer, 2006-2008; President-Elect, 2008); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(75%); Commercial Workouts(15%); Civil Litigation(10%).Email: J. Robert Williamson, Jr., (P.C.)
J. Hayden Kepner, Jr. (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 2003, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1980); University of Houston (M.B.A., J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Houston Law Review. American Bankruptcy Institute, 1991. Director, Houston, 1991-2001 and Member, Atlanta, 2001, Turnaround Management Association. Author, "Mexico's New Foreign Investment Regulations: A Legal Analysis," Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1992. Adjunct Professor, International Financial Transactions, University of Houston Law School, 2000. Treasurer, National Funding Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2003. With: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 1991-2001; Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, 2001-2008. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member: Bankruptcy, 2001); State Bar of Texas; Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy, 2001). (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Bankruptcy(60%); Restructurings(30%); Civil Litigation(10%).
ASSOCIATE
Ashley Reynolds Ray (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, March 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1995); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1999). Member: Atlanta (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor/Debtor Rights; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Ashley Reynolds Ray
OF COUNSEL
John T. Sanders, IV (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, September 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, Georgia, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1981). Order of Lytae. Briefing Attorney to the Hon. Bert W. Thompson, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas, 1981-1983. Partner and Head of Litigation Department, Davidson & Troilo, San Antonio, TX, 1988-1997. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section). (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Bankruptcy.Email: John T. Sanders, IV
RETIRED
Frank W. Scroggins, (P.C.) (Retired Partner) (Retired).