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
Laura E. Woodson (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Ms. Woodson earned her J.D. from the University of Georgia Law School, cum laude. She served on the Georgia Law Review as Notes Editor from 1989-1990 and on the Editorial Board from 1988-1989. Prior to coming to Scroggins & Williamson, Ms. Woodson practiced at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, and in a small firm specializing in Chapter 11 cases. Her practice is concentrated in representation of corporations, trustees, committees of unsecured creditors, and creditors in financial reorganizations and liquidations, and in out-of-court workouts. In the course of her practice, she has had extensive experience representing the various parties involved with financially struggling companies. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2000-2001); State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Bankruptcy Section; 2003-2004); Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (Director, 2002-Present; Chair of Program and Faculty Committee; Past Chair of Materials Committee; Chair of Technology Committee); International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (Director, Georgia Chapter). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Law.Email: Laura E. Woodson
RETIRED
Frank W. Scroggins, (P.C.) (Retired Partner) (Retired).