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Address
The Proscenium, Suite 1750
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7675 (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Our firm provides an alternative for business clients who expect excellent legal work on sophisticated matters, done in a responsive and cost-effective manner. We have extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas in handling complex business, commercial real estate, intellectual property, litigation and arbitration matters for both domestic and foreign companies. Our clients include manufacturers and distributors, emerging businesses, real estate developers and investors, healthcare providers, multiplex movie theatre operators, and businesses engaged in a variety of other industries. We offer personal and attentive service and provide quality legal work in a businesslike way. We offer alternative fee arrangements in appropriate matters. Our firm is successor to Welch Spell, PC founded in 1992. We are members of the BridgehouseLaw Alliance, an international alliance of independent law firms with offices or affiliates in Atlanta, Munich, London, Shanghai and Singapore, among other cities. www.bridgehouselaw.us. Statement of PracticeGeneral Business, Transactional, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Contracts, International Business Transactions, Trademarks, Copyrights, Shopping Center Multifamily and Retail Development, Healthcare Transactions, Licensing, Business and Strategic Planning, Manufacturing, Distribution, Noncompetes, Restrictive Covenants, Movie Theatres, Computer Law, Internet Law, Immigration, Employment Authorization Verification, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Physicians and other Professional Practices. General Civil and Business Litigation and Arbitration including: Complex Business Litigation, Non-compete Covenants and related Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and related Intellectual Property matters, Business Split-ups, Shareholder Disputes, Estate Disputes, Acquisition Disputes, and Executive Employment/Compensation Disputes. Firm Size: 9
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Flemish and German.
Representative Clients:Alimak Hek Inc.
Alliance Medical Physics, LLC
AmStar Entertainment, LLC (movie theatres)
AMVDIAM
Atlanta Environmental Management, Inc.
Avgroup, Inc.
Belt Corporation of America, Inc.
Be So Smart, LLC
City Capital Corp.
Cobb Theatres
Connolly Consulting Associates
Container Automation Systems, Inc.
The Delaney Co.
Expanded Technologies, Inc.
Strawbridge Studios, Inc.
Hospital Authority of Rockdale County
in2food, Inc.
Keystone Foods Corporation
Lantrac Properties
Matthew Butler & Architecture, LLC
Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Sentinel Offender Services, LLC.
Reference:SunTrust Bank.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
AddressThe Proscenium, Suite 1750
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309-7675, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 404-892-2100
Fax: 404-875-0798
Website
http://www.spellpless.com
Leroy Penn Spell, Jr. (Member) born Roseboro, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1970, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1967); University of Georgia Law School (J.D., 1970). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Associate Editor, Georgia State Bar Journal, 1969-1970. Law Clerk, Hon. Charles A. Moye, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Georgia, 1971-1972. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Treasurer, Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers, 1976-1977); State Bar of Georgia; American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel; Georgia Arbitrators Forum. Practice Areas: Business, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Complex Business Litigation; Trade Secrets; Noncompete Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Joint Ventures Disputes; Acquisition Disputes.Email: Leroy Penn Spell, Jr.
Laurance D. Pless (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Asheville School; Duke University (A.B., cum laude, with distinction in History, 1975); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench. Named Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine (Mergers and Acquisitions, 2004-2009). Member, Board of Trustees, 2002 and Vice Chair, 2005, Asheville School. Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001-2005. Member, U.S. Supreme Court Bar, 2001. Member: Atlanta Bar (Member: Board of Directors; Business and Finance Law Section, 1999-2006) and American Bar (Member: Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, 2004; M&A Dictionary Subcommittee, 2004) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Business Law Section; Corporate Code Revision Committee, 2007; International Trade in Legal Services Committee, 2008); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: General Business; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Noncompete Agreements; Restrictive Covenants.Email: Laurance D. Pless
Robert A. Sauro (Member) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, September 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1989, New York; 1994, Georgia. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Emory University (J.D., 1988). Member, Order of the Cross and Crown. Recent Developments Editor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 1987-1988. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Business; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology and Internet Law.Email: Robert A. Sauro
ASSOCIATEJessica L. Luke (Associate) born Asheville, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Communications, 2001); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Golden Key. Member: Moot Court Society; Moot Court Special Teams, 2004-2006. Mergers and Acquisitions Paralegal, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, 2001-2003. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restrictive Covenants; Contracts.Email: Jessica L. Luke
STAFF ATTORNEYSusan DuPre Midis (Staff Attorney) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; 1994, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1990). Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Tax Review, 1988-1990. Attorney: Raley & Sandifer, 2001-2003; Taylor, Zunka, Milnor & Carter, 1993-1995; Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, 1990-1993. Practice Areas: General Business; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contract Law.Email: Susan DuPre Midis
OF COUNSELJoseph G. Davis, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Danville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1969, Georgia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1966); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1968-1969. Patrick Wilson Merit Scholar. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Old Warhorse Lawyers Club. [Capt., USAR, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Movie Theater Law; Construction Contracts; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Joseph G. Davis, Jr.
William H. Ferguson (Of Counsel) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Awards. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. [LTJG, United States Navy, 1970-1973]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: William H. Ferguson
Georges A. Hoffmann (Of Counsel) born Uccle, Belgium; admitted to bar, 1979, Brussels, Belgium; 1985, Georgia; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (Ph.B., 1976; Lic. Jur., 1979); George Washington University National Law Center (LL.M., 1981). Hon. Consul of Luxembourg, 1995. Member: State Bar of Georgia (President, International Law Section, 1997). Languages: French, Spanish, Dutch, Flemish, and German. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; International Business Transactions; International Real Estate Law.Email: Georges A. Hoffmann
James E. Honkisz (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2003, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1970); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1974-1980. Legal Counsel for Coca Cola Company, including antitrust counsel, U.S. and abroad (1980-2003). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; International Law and Practice). Practice Areas: Antitrust; International Law; General Corporate; Distribution Law.Email: James E. Honkisz
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