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| | Address | | Bank of America Plaza, 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200 | | Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
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| Troutman Sanders LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Commercial Development and Real Estate Investments, Commercial Leasing, Community Association Law, Compensation and Employee Benefits, Complex Litigation, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Governmental, Government Business Transactions, Healthcare, International, Labor and Employment, Lending and Structured Finance, Media and Entertainment, Multifamily Housing, Nuclear Regulation, Products Liability, Project Development and Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate Finance, Special Investigations, Tax, Technology and Intellectual Property, Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, Tort Liability, Transportation, Trusts and Estates. | Firm Profile:
Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with over 600 attorneys serving clients from offices in Atlanta, Hong Kong, London, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, Shanghai, Tysons Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington, D.C. The full-service firm provides advice and counsel in over 30 legal practice areas and is committed to delivering professional service throughout all its locations. | | Firm Size: 600 | Law Firm Affiliations:
STATE CAPITAL GLOBAL LAW FIRM GROUP; TERRALEX; WORLD SERVICES GROUP (WSG) |
Other Office Locations of Troutman Sanders LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
London, England
| | PARTNERS | | Henry B. Troutman (1886-1978). | | Saba Ashraf (Partner) born Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, Georgia. Education: New York University, Stern School of Business (B.S., 1990); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1993); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1997). Member: American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Tax Committee, Business Law Section); Georgia Asian Pacific Bar Association (Board of Directors); IndusBar of Georgia (Board of Directors). Languages: Urdu. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Saba Ashraf | | Jeffery R. Banish (Partner) born Tarentum, Pennsylvania, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1990, North Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Georgia (J.D., with honors, 1985); University of Florida (LL.M., with honors, 1989). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina. Managing Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Compensation and Employee Benefits. Email: Jeffery R. Banish | | David M. Carter (Partner) born Hardwick, Vermont, April 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia (Ph.D., 1981; J.D., 1984). (Also at Richmond, Virginia Office). Practice Areas: Securities; Capital Markets. Email: David M. Carter | | Han C. Choi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1988); Yonsei University Korean Language Institute, Seoul, South Korea (1990); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Selected as a Georgia Rising Star by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine, 2005. Treasurer and Board Member, Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Founding Member, Korean-American Professional Association. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; International Law Society; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (Past President); Georgia Asian Pacific Bar Association (President); Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium (Board Member); Korean American Coalition (Member, Advisory Board); Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: Han C. Choi | | Carl E. Sanders (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, 1925; admitted to bar, 1947, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (J.D., 1948). Phi Delta Phi. Governor of Georgia, 1963-1967. Lecturer on Law, Augusta Law School, 1950-1952. Member: Georgia House of Representatives, 1954-1956; Georgia State Senate, 1957-1962. President Pro Tem, Georgia State Senate, 1960-1962. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Member, U.S. Intergovernmental Commission of Federal-State Relations, 1963-1965. Chairman, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Member, Executive Committee, National Governors' Conference, 1964-1965. Chairman, Southern Regional Education Board, 1965. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to National Commission on Urban Affairs, Advisory Council Office of Economic Opportunity, 1967. Member, National Citizens Committee for Public Television, 1969. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate as a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Corporation, 1968-1970. Served on the Commission on the Operation of the United States Senate, 1975-1976. Voted Young Man of the Year, Augusta, Georgia Jaycees, 1955. Voted one of five Outstanding Young Georgians, Georgia Jaycees, 1959. Recipient, Golden Key Award, National Education Association, 1965. Member, Athletic Hall of Fame, 1968. President, Alumni Society, University of Georgia, 1969-1970. Past Chairman, Japan-America Society of Georgia. Recipient, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Award, by the Emperor and Government of Japan, 1989. Member, Atlanta Committee, Olympic Games, 1996. Olympic Torch Bearer, Augusta, 1996. Practice Areas: Governmental Relations. Email: Carl E. Sanders | | Allen S. C. Willingham (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board and Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1977-1979. Co-Author: "Closing the Gate: Taking 'Junk Science' Out of Georgia's Courtrooms," 2002; "Leveling the Playing Field: A Simple Proposal for Litigation Reform," 2002. Instructor, Litigation, Georgia State University School of Law, 1984-1985. Faculty, Atlanta Bar Association College of Trial Advocacy, 1991-1992. Lecturer: "Effective Motion Practice in Georgia," Lorman Education Services-Atlanta, 1991; Chairman, 2nd Annual Georgia Product Liability Institute (ICLE-Atlanta, 1991); Environmental Claims Manager's Association Seminar, 1992; "For the Defense: Limiting Damages," NBI, Atlanta, 1993; "Circumstantial Evidence of Defect," 11th Annual Product Liability Institute, 2002; "Georgia Foundations and Objections - Impeachment," ICLE, 2003; "Discovery Wars- Who Wins?" GTA, 2006. Adjunct Scholar, Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Member: Atlanta, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Academy of Hospital Attorneys; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice Defense; Civil RICO; Class Action Defense; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Reinsurance; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice. Email: Allen S. C. Willingham | | James W. Addison (Partner) born Langdale, Alabama, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Commercial Development; Real Estate Investment. Email: James W. Addison | | Thomas William Baker (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1972); Georgia State University (M.B.A., 1978); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1981). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1980-1981. Chairman, e-Health Working Group, Georgia Electronic Commerce Association. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. (Chairman, Health Care Practice Group). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Law. Email: Thomas William Baker | | Gregory W. Blount (Partner) born Athens, Georgia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; 1983, Supreme Court of Georgia; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: North Georgia College (B.A., 1978); Mercer University (J.D., 1981). North Georgia College Foundation Scholar. Author: "From Marshes to Mountains, Wetlands Come Under State Regulation," 41 Mercer Law Review 865, 1990; "Recent Developments in Georgia Solid Waste Law Pile Up," 28 Ga. State Bar Journal 182, 1992 and "The New Nonpoint Source Battleground: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations," Natural Resources and Environment, Volume 14, #1 (Summer 1999). Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Division, 1981-1985. Executive Assistant-Legal, Department of Natural Resources, 1985-1987. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Director and Chairman, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member and Officer, Environmental Law Section). Reported Cases: Southern Federal Power Customers v. Caldera, 301 F. Supp. 2d 26 (D.D.C. 2004); Blackston v. Dept. of Natural Resources, 255 Ga. 15 (Ga. 1985). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Wetlands Protection; Wetlands Regulation; Local Government Law; International Environmental Law. Email: Gregory W. Blount | | John M. Bowler (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Executive Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Reported Cases: Gail Brewer-Giorgio v. Producers Video, Inc., 216 F.3d 1281 (11th Cir. 2000); BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. v. Lambert Publishing, 45 F.Supp.2d 1316 (S.D. Ala. 1999), aff'd, 207 F.3d 663 (11th Cir. 2000). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Media Law; Entertainment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: John M. Bowler | | Terry C. Bridges (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia; 1969, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Executive Vice President, New World Communications Group, Inc., 1993-1997. Sr. Vice President and General Counsel, Coleman Company, 1997. Executive Vice President, Andrews Group, Inc., 1993-1998. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Corporate Compliance; Corporate Securities; Corporate. Email: Terry C. Bridges | | Richard H. Brody (Partner) born Steubenville, Ohio, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman: Business Law Section, 2002-2003; Corporate Code Revision Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Investments; Structured Finance; Project Finance. Email: Richard H. Brody | | Randy E. Brogdon (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona; 2001, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1994). Recipient, University of Oklahoma's Regents' Alumni Award, 2000. Featured in The Arizona Business Gazette - Profiles in Success, 1998. Author: "Air Permits, Regulations, and Requirements," National Business Institute (2003); "EPA's Regional Haze Rule: Coming Into View," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Environmental Law Summer Seminar (2002); "The Information Age: No Right to Remain Silent Under the Clean Air Act," Georgia and Southeast Environmental News (2001); "Environmental Considerations in Indian Country," Arizona Environmental Law Manual, 1999, 2000; "Environmental Law: The Seven Deadly Sins Your Company Can't Afford to Commit," Arizona Journal, October, 1999; "The Promulgation and Appeal of EPA's Tribal Air Rule," CLE International, 1999; "Class I Redesignation—A Recipe for Sovereign Conflict," CLE International, 1998; Arizona State Bar, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Newsletter. Member: Georgia Coalition for Sound Environmental Policy; Committee on Environment, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, 1995-2000. Member: State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Arizona; Metro-Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (Member, Air and Transportation Subcommittee); Solid Waste Association of North America. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Quality Permitting and Compliance; Hazardous Waste Regulation; Environmental Auditing. Email: Randy E. Brogdon | | Robert H. Buckler (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Labor Law. Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1973-1976. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Labor Section); American Bar Association (Member, Labor Section). Practice Areas: Labor Relations (Management); Employment Discrimination; OSHA; Wage and Hour. Email: Robert H. Buckler | | John E. Buehner (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1999, Georgia. Education: Wabash College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Lending. Email: John E. Buehner | | Kaye Woodard Burwell (Partner) born Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona; 1986, Georgia. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1985); Emory University (LL.M., 1986). Member: State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Arizona; American and National Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Civil Litigation. Email: Kaye Woodard Burwell | | Maureen Theresa Callahan (Partner) born Ellsworth, Maine, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Estate Section); Commercial Real Estate Women of Atlanta (Graduate, Leadership CREW, 2000; Vice President of Leadership, 2001-2002); International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development. Email: Maureen Theresa Callahan | | Margaret Claiborne Campbell (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia; 1992, District of Columbia; 1994, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., with distinction and highest honors in History, 1987); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Notes and Comments Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Clean Air Act. Email: Margaret Claiborne Campbell | | Ezra H. Cohen (Partner) born Macon, Georgia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Georgia. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1964); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1969). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, David W. Pollard Achievement Award, Ethics and Professionalism in Bankruptcy Practice, Atlanta Bar Association, 2005. Contributing Author: "Cowan's Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 1979-1987. Editor, "Bankruptcy Law Casenotes," State Bar of Georgia, 1980-1985. Contributing Editor, "Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice," 1984—. Author, "Successor Liability in Section 363 Sales," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, November 2003. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Georgia, 1976-1979. Director: Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1979—. President, Columbia University Club of Atlanta, 1984—. Member, Emory Law School Council, 1986—. Member: Atlanta (Director, 1986-1988; President, Bankruptcy Section, 1986—) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (President, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1988—). American College of Bankruptcy (1996—). Reported Cases: Cohen v. Un-Ltd Holdings, Inc., 264 B.R. 790 (Bankr. E.D. 1999). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation. Email: Ezra H. Cohen | | Mark H. Cohen (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia; 1992, Arizona. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Co-Author: "Administrative Law (Annual Survey of Georgia Law 1997-1999)," 51 Mercer L. Rev. 103 (1999). Member, Board of Trustees, Georgia Wilderness Institutes, 2000—. Member, Board of Directors, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, 1999-2003; Executive Secretary, Governor Zell Miller, 1998; Executive Counsel, Governor Zell Miller, 1995-1998; Chief State Administrative Law Judge, 1995; Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Department of Law, 1988-1994; Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Department of Law, 1981-1988. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Administrative Law Section, 1992-1993); State Bar of Arizona; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Bleckley Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Kenny A. v. Perdue, 218 F.R.D. 277 (N.D. Ga. 2003); Georgia v. Ashcroft, 195 F. Supp. 2d 25 (D.D.C. 2002); Johnson v. Board of Regents, 263 F.3d 1234 (11th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Government Contracts; Health Care; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Mark H. Cohen | | John J. Dalton, P.C. (Partner) born New York, New York, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 1970, Georgia. Education: Fairfield University (B.B.A., 1964); Northwestern University (J.D., 1967). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member, 1986-1988 and President, 1987-1988, U.S. District Court Bar Council. Member: Atlanta (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986; Chair, Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, 1991-1997), Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Justice Project (Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2005, Board Chair, 2004). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, 1985; Chair, Georgia State Committee, 1996-1998; Regent, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Media and Entertainment Law; Special Investigations; Legal Professional Responsibility. Email: John J. Dalton, P.C. | | J. David Dantzler, Jr. (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1981). Member, Executive Board, Georgia Moot Court, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: J. David Dantzler, Jr. | | Frederick C. Dawkins (Partner) born Tuskegee, Alabama, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1989); University of Michigan (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; National Employment Law Council. Practice Areas: Employment Counseling and Litigation. Email: Frederick C. Dawkins | | N. Karen (Kay) Deming (Partner) born Valdosta, Georgia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Editorial Board, 1976-1977 and Research Editor, 1977-1978, Georgia Law Review. Co-Author, Georgia Chapter, Products Liability-50 State Handbook, 1994-1995 Edition, West Publishing Company, pp. 166-193. International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers. Master, Joseph Henry, Lumpkin American Inn of Court. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Board of Directors, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 1996-1999. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairperson, Products Liability Section, 1996); Defense Research Institute (Member, Steering Committee for the Medical Drug and Device Committee, 2003-2005; Co-Chair, Special Committee on European Products Liability Law). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice-Civil. Email: N. Karen (Kay) Deming | | Tyler B. Dempsey (Partner) born Johnson City, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1999). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Business Ventures. Email: Tyler B. Dempsey | | Hazen H. Dempster (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1980; J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Journal of International Law, 1981-1983. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Legal Opinion Committee and UCC Subcommittee, Corporate and Banking Law Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Secured Transactions; Leveraged Finance; Finance. Email: Hazen H. Dempster | | W. Brinkley Dickerson, Jr. (Partner) born San Mateo, California; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia and Illinois. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 1978; M.B.A./J.D., with honors, 1982). Managing Editor, Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 1982. Lecturer for SEC Institute: "Staying Out of Trouble . . . with the SEC," 1997—; "annual SEC Reporting Conference," 1999—; "M &A: Making the Marriage Work," 1997; "M &A: It Could Happen to You," 1998; "M&A: The Morning After," 1999. Lecturer, Chicago Bar Association, 1993-1998. Lecturer: Institute for Continuing Education in Georgia, 1999—. Author: "SEC Seeks to Modernize the Securities Offering Process," 8 WallStreetLawyer 7/8 (December 2004 and January 2005); "Three Contrarian Views: No Disclosure Committee, No Backup Certificates, and No Meeting Notes," 6 WallStreetLawyer 7 (December 2002); "Disclosure Controls and Procedures," 6 WallStreetLawyer 10 (October 2002); "Whit Capital Brings Order to the Internet," 3 WallStreetLawyer 8 (September 1999); "Up Against the Bulk Sales Act," 22 UCCL.J. 344 (1991). Member: Chicago (Chairman, Corporation and Business Law Committee, 1 997-1998; Chairman, Merger & Acquisition Subcommittee, 1993-1996) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: W. Brinkley Dickerson, Jr. | | Arthur H. Domby (Partner) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia; 1980, New York. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1973); University of Georgia (M.S., 1976); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1979). Member, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, 1975-1976. Member, New York Public Service Commission, Office of Opinions and Review, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor of Natural Resources, Emory University School of Law, 1987, 1989. Chair, Nuclear Energy Institute Lawyers' Committee, 2000-2001. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Nuclear Energy; Environmental Law; Natural Resources. Email: Arthur H. Domby | | William M. Droze (Partner) born Greenville, North Carolina, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., Journalism/English, 1984); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Kappa Tau Alpha; Phi Eta Sigma. Author: "Appellate Practice and Procedure," Mercer Law Review, 1990-1992, 1998-2000. Assistant Attorney General, 1987-1995. Senior Assistant Attorney General, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Environmental Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: William M. Droze | | Robert P. Edwards, Jr. (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Chicago (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures," "Application of Federal Antitrust Law to Energy Industries, and "Introduction to Federal Antitrust Law," Energy Law Transactions (Matthew Bender, 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Grand Jury Matters, Criminal Justice Section, 1977-1981; Member, Electricity Committee, Public Utility Law Section, 1981-1986). Reported Cases: Greensboro Lumber Co. v. Georgia Power Co., 844 F.2d 1538 (11th Cir. 1988); Greenwood Util. Comm'n v. Mississippi Power Co., 751 F.2d 1484 (5th Cir. 1985); Head v. Taylor, 538 S.E.2d 416 (Ga. 2000). Practice Areas: Public Utilities; Antitrust. Email: Robert P. Edwards, Jr. | | Mark Lee Elliott (Partner) born Wurzburg, Germany, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Author: "The New Kid on the Block: The Intelligent Building," Probate and Property, p. 59, May/June 1987. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark Lee Elliott | | Douglas E. Ernst (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1979); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1989). Staff Member, International Law Journal, 1988-1989. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Workouts. Email: Douglas E. Ernst | | Andrea M. Farley (Partner) born Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1993); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Corporate Securities. Email: Andrea M. Farley | | Scott A. Farrow (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review, 1984-1985. First Year Best Brief, 1984. Winner, Talmadge Moot Court Competition, 1985. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Business Litigation. Email: Scott A. Farrow | | Seth T. Ford (Partner) born Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Arkansas; 2000, Texas; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., English, 1994; J.D., 1997). Member, University of Arkansas National Trial Advocacy Team. Co-Champion, University of Arkansas Student Trial Competition, 1997. Judicial Clerk, Hon. Harry F. Barnes, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1997-2000. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Employment Law; Trial Practice); State Bar of Texas; Arkansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law Litigation. Email: Seth T. Ford | | Robert H. Forry, P.C. (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Federal District; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1970-1972. Member: Atlanta, Energy and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1975-1976). (Chief, Public Law Section). Practice Areas: Energy; Public Utilities. Email: Robert H. Forry, P.C. | | Robert D. Fortson (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973); Emory University (LL.M., 1980); Exeter University, Exeter, England. Blue Key; Phi Delta Kappa. Member, Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Secured Transactions; Affordable Housing. Email: Robert D. Fortson | | John P. Gallagher, (P.C.) (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., with distinction, 1981); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Chairman and Writing Director, Washington & Lee Legal Research Association, 1982-1984. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry. Member, Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia. Member, Associated General Contractors of Georgia. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Sections on: Construction; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Elections Committee, 1997-1998); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: John P. Gallagher, (P.C.) | | Ira Genberg (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Ira Genberg | | Richard Gerakitis (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978); Mercer University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1979-1980; President, 1980-1981); Order of the Barristers. Member: Moot Court Board, Mercer University, 1980-1981; National Moot Court Team, Mercer University, 1980-1981. Best Oralist, 1980, State Moot Court Competition. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Trustee and Chairman, Client Security Fund, 1989-1994). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Richard Gerakitis | | David W. Ghegan (Partner) born Charleston, South Carolina, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1995-1997. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking. Email: David W. Ghegan | | David F. Golden (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Miami University; Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1984); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1990). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Editorial Board Member, 1982-1983 and Managing Editor, 1983-1984, Georgia Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1981. Member: Atlanta (Former Chairman, Tax Section Board of Directors) and American (Member, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Former Chairman, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State and Local Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax Exempt Organizations; Industrial Development Bonds. Email: David F. Golden | | Larry E. Gramlich (Partner) born Independence, Missouri, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1983); Duke University (J.D., 1986). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Larry E. Gramlich | | Kevin C. Greene (Partner) born Cheverly, Maryland, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with high honors, 1974); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1976. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, Charles A. Moye, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1977-1979. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Utility Regulation; Federal Regulatory Policy; Utility Diversification; Utility Law. Email: Kevin C. Greene | | S. Jefferson Greenway (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Lee College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Law Clerk to Judge Barfield, 1994-1996 and Chief Judge Bowen, 1996-1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member: Real Property Law Section; Legislative Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance. Email: S. Jefferson Greenway | | Ralph H. Greil (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1975, Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to the Hon. Paul H. Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974-1975. Member: Atlanta, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Practice; Class Actions; Consumer Litigation; Litigation. Email: Ralph H. Greil | | John W. Griffin (Partner) born Rochester, Minnesota, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., cum laude, 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Joint Ventures; Commercial Leases. Email: John W. Griffin | | Robert W. Grout, P.C. (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Georgia; 1970, Supreme Court of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1966); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. President and Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Legal Research Group, 1968-1969. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Legal Opinion Committee of the Corporate and Banking Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Securities; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Transactions. Email: Robert W. Grout, P.C. | | Stanley H. Hackett, P.C. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, South Carolina; 1975, District of Columbia and Georgia. Education: Davidson College; University of South Carolina (B.S., 1967; J.D., magna cum laude, 1970); Harvard University (LL.M., 1971). Assistant Professor of Law, Boston University, 1970. Trial Attorney, 1971-1972 and Special Assistant to Chief Counsel, 1972-1973, Internal Revenue Service. Chief Legislative Assistant to Hon. Strom Thurmond, 1973-1974. Trustee, Georgia Federal Tax Conference; Board of Advisors, Georgia State Law School Tax Clinic. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Section on Taxation, 1985-1986); South Carolina Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Federal Tax; ERISA; Taxation. Email: Stanley H. Hackett, P.C. | | Ashley Z. Hager (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Co-Author: "Defamation by Conduct: Workplace Expulsion of the Terminated Employee," Ga. Bar J. Dec. 1995; "Employer Administration of Severance Pay Plans: Avoiding Misrepresentation Liability on Plan Modifications," ERISA and Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 1, 1996. Reported Cases: Cooper v. Southern Company, et al., 205 F.R.D. 596 (N.D. Ga. 2001); Coleman v. Georgia Power Company, 81 F.Supp.2d 1365 (N.D. Ga. 2000); Allen v. Georgia Power Company, 980 F.Supp. 470 (N.D. Ga. 1997). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Human Resources. Email: Ashley Z. Hager | | Brian C. Harms (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1997); Cornell Law School (J.D., International Legal Studies, 2000). Lambda Chi Alpha (President). Lead Articles Editor, Cornell International Law Journal. Author: "Holding Public Officials Accountable in the International Realm: A New Multi-Layered Strategy to Combat Corruption," 33 Cornell Int'l. L.J. 159, 2000; "Redefining 'Crimes of Moral Turpitude': A Proposal to Congress," 15 Georgetown Imm. L.J. 259, 2001. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Young Lawyers Division, Business Law Committee, 2000); International Swaps and Derivatives Association (North American Energy and Developing Products Committee); Edison Electric Institute; North American Energy Standards Board (Wholesale Electricity Quadrant). Transactions: Counsel for independent power provider and its subsidiaries in connection with $2.65 billion acquisition and financing of assets. The representation included drafting and negotiating real estate documents, capital contribution agreements, intercompany notes, intercompany services agreements and related documentation and transactions. Counsel for independent power provider on $2.25 billion corporate financing. The representation included drafting and negotiation of credit agreements, opinion letters and related documentation. Counsel for independent power providers, gas storage companies, regulated utilities and other entities for financial derivatives, physical supply agreements and other commodity agreements, including ISDA Agreements (interest rate swaps; commodity swaps; foreign exchange and currency option swaps; total return equity swaps), GISB/NAESB contracts and EEI agreements. Counsel for regulated utilities on control area and transmission issues and on PUHCA issues. Practice Areas: Project Development and Finance; International; Energy; Corporate and Securities; Commodity; Financial Derivatives. Email: Brian C. Harms | | Charles A. Hawkins (Partner) born Hollywood, Florida, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida and Georgia. Education: Stetson University (B .S., 1984); University of Florida (J.D., 1986). Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court Team. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employment-Related Litigation; Jury Trials; Appellate Practice; Restrictive Covenants. Email: Charles A. Hawkins | | Douglas A. Henderson (Partner) born Albany, Georgia, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1981); Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S., 1983); University of Michigan (M.S., 1990; Ph.D., 1990); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1993). Author: "Congressional Reform of Lender and Fiduciary Liability under CERCLA and RCRA," 114 Banking L.J. 210 (1997). Co-Author: "Property Owner Beware: The Georgia Superfund Takes Shape," 34 Ga. Bar J. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Douglas A. Henderson | | Jeffrey F. Hetsko (Partner) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia and Florida. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1972); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1978). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1977. Author: Note, "Debtor's and Creditor's Due Process: Applying the Balancing Standard," 29 University of Florida Law Review 554, 1977. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate. Email: Jeffrey F. Hetsko | | Steven J. Hewitson (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1998, Georgia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1994); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Previous Employment: Broad and Cassel, Orlando, Florida. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Parker v. Crider Poultry, Inc., 275 Ga. 361 (2002); Sprayberry Crossing Partnership v. Phenix Supply Co., 2005 Ga. App. LEXIS 761 (2005); United States, et al. v. Alabama Power Co., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10909 (N.D. Ala. 2005). Practice Areas: Environmental; Complex Litigation; Tort Liability. Email: Steven J. Hewitson | | Hollister (Holly) Anne Hill (Partner) born Fort Benning, Georgia, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.S., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., summa cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1988. Law Clerk, Fifth Circuit. Author: "Property Owner Beware: The New Georgia Superfund Takes Shape," 34 Georgia State Bar Journal 73 (1995) (with Douglas Henderson). Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia Law School of Law-Environmental Seminar, 1994-1999. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Environmental Regulation; Environmental Litigation. Email: Hollister (Holly) Anne Hill | | Michael D. Hobbs, Jr. (Partner) born Savannah, Georgia, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1993, Connecticut. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Officer, Moot Court Board. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Intellectual Property Section); Connecticut and American Bar Associations; INTA. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Advertising and Marketing; Publishing; Sweepstakes and Promotions. Email: Michael D. Hobbs, Jr. | | William W. Hopson (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, 1943; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.B.A., 1967); Georgia State University (J.D., 1991). Sigma Lamda Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in: Bankruptcy; Conflicts; Litigation. Licensed General Contractor, State of Florida, 1987-1991. Member, Commercial and Construction, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: William W. Hopson | | Lewis C. Horne, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1972); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A., 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). Secretary, American Junior Golf Association. Member: American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990). Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: Lewis C. Horne, Jr. | | John P. Hutchins (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia and South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Business Litigation; Privacy Law. Email: John P. Hutchins | | T. Jerry Jackson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S. in Economics, 1969); University of Georgia (J.D., 1972). Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review, 1970-1972. Deputy State Revenue Commissioner, 1979-1983 and Deputy Commissioner, 1983-1989, Tax Policy and Legal Affairs, Georgia Department of Revenue. Georgia State Revenue Commissioner, 1996-2003. Member: State Bar of Georgia. [U.S. Army, Capt.,Signal Corp]. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation; Unclaimed Property; Alcoholic Beverages. Email: T. Jerry Jackson | | Donald W. Janney (Partner) born Clinton, North Carolina, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Coal Contracts; Utilities Law. Email: Donald W. Janney | | John H. Johnson, Jr. (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina; 1987, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1976). Staff Attorney, Legal Branch, Enforcement Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 1977-1980. Chief, Air and Toxics Law Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 1980-1983. Chief, Hazardous Waste Law Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 1983-1986. Member: State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Environment, Energy and Resources Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: John H. Johnson, Jr. | | Michael E. Johnson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1991); Duke University (J.D., 1995; LL.M., 1995). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Torts; Contracts; Bidlake Award (Legal Writing). Note Editor, 44 Duke Law Journal 327 (1995). Reported Cases: Lamb v. First Union Brokerage Servs., 263 Ga. App. 733, 589 S.E.2d 300 (2003); Johnson v. First Union Nat'l Bank, 255 Ga. App. 819, 567 S.E.2d 44 (2002); Flanigan v. Exec. Office Ctrs., Inc., 249 Ga. App. 14, 546 S.E.2d 559 (2001) Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Health Care; Energy. Email: Michael E. Johnson | | Michael D. Kaufman (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1973); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Rossmore House: The Status of Interrogating Known Union Sympathizers," Labor Law Journal, July, 1985. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Committee of Practice and Procedures Under the National Labor Relations Act, Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1980-1981) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Bench and Bar Committee, 1980). Practice Areas: Labor (Management); Employment Discrimination; Wage and Hour; Labor and Employment. Email: Michael D. Kaufman | | Jeffrey W. Kelley (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: David Lipscomb College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Vanderbilt University; University of Illinois (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1974-1975. Member, John E. Cribbett Society, University of Illinois. Member, President's Council, University of Illinois, 2003—. Member: Atlanta, Federal and American (Member, Editorial Board, Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter, 2000-2002) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Pilot Project, Transition into Practice, 2000-2001); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Advisory Board, SE Seminar, 2004—); Turnaround Management Association. Fellow, Georgia Bar Foundation. (Chair, Bankruptcy Practice Group). Transactions: Counsel for chapter 11 debtors (e.g., Wolf Camera, Inc., et al; Counsel for DIP lenders (e.g., South Fulton Hospital, Bland Farms); Special Counsel for debtors/trustees (e.g. Nationwide Furniture, Gainesville P-H Properties, Inc.; Counsel for trustees in defaulted bond issues (e.g., Visionland; Mutual Benefit Life) Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey W. Kelley | | David C. Kirk (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1957; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (M.C.R.P., 1982); University of Michigan (J.D., 1999). Scholarly Writing Award, University of Michigan Law School, 1999. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; American Planning Association; American Institute of Certified Planners. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Real Estate; County Government Law; Government Affairs; Government Ethics; Government Relations; Legislative Practice; Local Government Law; State Legislative Practice. Email: David C. Kirk | | John Lamberski (Partner) born Passaic, New Jersey, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and New Jersey; 1987, Georgia. Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology (B.S., 1975); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy Contracts; Construction Contracts; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Project Development; Wholesale Power Contracts; Nuclear Energy; Whistleblower Litigation; Regulatory Investigations. Email: John Lamberski | | James A. Lamberth (Partner) born Coleman, Texas, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Wake Forest University; George Washington University (B.A., 1984; J.D., with honors, 1987). Member, George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics, 1985-1987. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: James A. Lamberth | | Bryan B. Lavine (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1984, Georgia. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1974); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1977); Emory University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Federal Tax; Criminal and Civil Tax Litigation. Email: Bryan B. Lavine | | Stephen E. Lewis (Partner) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., with honors and distinction, 1988; J.D., with high honors, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Alpha Psi; Order of the Coif. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; General Corporate. Email: Stephen E. Lewis | | Diane L. Lidz (Partner) born New York, New York, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Estate Law Section); Commercial Real Estate Women of Atlanta; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Retail Development; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Leasing; Shopping Center Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Diane L. Lidz | | A. William Loeffler (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; M.A., 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Georgetown University Law Journal, 1987-1989. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Consumer Credit Litigation; Class Actions. Email: A. William Loeffler | | Alan E. Lubel (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia and Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1975). Order of the Coif. Book Review Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1974-1975. Author: "Regulation of Advertising by Lawyers in Georgia," 18 Georgia State Bar Journal 6, August, 1981; "Practical Aspects of Computer Software Litigation," 28 The Atlanta Lawyer 24, Spring, 1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, Litigation, Georgia State University College of Law (1988—); Trained Mediator. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Business Torts; Intellectual Property; Health Care Law; Pension Litigation. Email: Alan E. Lubel | | J. Timothy Mast (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1993). Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench, Negotiation Team. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: J. Timothy Mast | | C. LeeAnn McCurry (Partner) born Carrollton, Georgia, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.N., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1990). Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Reported Cases: Sikes v. Teleline, Inc., 281 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 2002); BellSouth Telecomms., Inc. v. MCI Metro Access Transmission Servs., 278 F.3d 1223 (11th Cir. 2002); DTM Research, LLC v. AT&T Corp., 245 F.3d 327 (4th Cir. 2001); Alejandre v. Telefonica Larga Distancia de P.R., Inc. 183 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 1999); Parker v. Turpin, 60 F. Supp. 2d 1332 (N.D. Ga. 1999); Harper v. AT&T Corp., 54 F. Supp. 2d 1371 (S.D. Ga. 1999); Weathersby v. Associates Fin. Servs. Co., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6392 (E.D. La. 1999); Sikes v. AT&T Corp., 179 F.R.D. 342 (S.D. Ga. 1998); Morris v. Transouth Fin. Corp., 175 F.R.D. 694 (M.D. Ala. 1997); Ridgeview Inst., Inc. v. Wingate, 271 Ga. 512 (1999); Labovitz v. Hopkinson, 271 Ga. 330 (1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Product Liability. Email: C. LeeAnn McCurry | | Kevin G. Meeks (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2005, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Editorial Board, 1997-1998, and Managing Editor, 1998-1999, Georgia Law Review. Barrister, Bleckley Inn of Court. Special Assistant and Political Director, Georgia Governor Zell Miller, 1993-1996. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1999-2001. Author, Note, "From Sindell to Street Pushers: Imposing Market Share Tort Liability on Illegal Drug Dealers," 33 Ga. L. Rev. 315 (1998). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; Local Government); The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Administrative Law Section). (Also at Raleigh, North Carolina Office). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; State and Local Government Law; Federal Practice; Appellate Practice; Government Contracts; Election, Campaign and Political Law. Email: Kevin G. Meeks | | John T. W. Mercer (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Urban, State and Local Government Law); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Asset Sales and Acquisitions; Commercial Lending and Borrowing; International Project Development; Joint Ventures; Project Finance. Email: John T. W. Mercer | | Mary Anthony Merchant (Partner) born Madison, Florida; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (A.B. in Biology, cum laude, 1977); Florida State University; University of Florida, College of Medicine (Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, 1985); University of Florida, College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Biotechnology," Intellectual Property Law Update, John Wiley & Sons, 1996; "Surf's Up for Cybermarks," Intellectual Property Update, John Wiley & Sons, 1997; "Plant Patents Are Growing," John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Founder, Intellectual Property Group, University of Florida. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Bioethics Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); The Florida Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property. Email: Mary Anthony Merchant | | David Montgomery Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania; 1995, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., Biology, 1988); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Editor-in-Chief, Pace Environmental Law Review, 1991-1992. Recipient, Certificate in Environmental Law. Speaker: "TMDLs: This is Where it Gets Interesting," ABA Annual Conference, Chicago (Fall 2001); "Stormwater Issues," American Bar Association, Env. Issues in Region 4, Spring 2001; "EPA CAFO Regulations," Georgia Bar Environmental Section, April 1999; "Ethics," Georgia Bar Environmental Section, July 1998; "Protection of Water Quality; Defending Total Maximum Daily Loads," Key Issues in U.S. E.P.A. Region IV, Nov. 21-22, 1996; "Citizen Enforcement of Environmental Laws," Georgia Adopt-a-Stream Conference, Fall 1996; "Public Interest Environmental Law," Georgia State School of Law (Speech, February 1997); U. Georgia School of Law (Speech, Fall 1996). Author: "Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure: Is EPA following Congress' mandate?," 7 Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Issue 1 (1993); "The Divisibility of Harm Defense to Joint and Several Liability Under CERCLA," 23 Environmental Law Reporter 10, 529 (Sept. 1993); "Pre-enforcement Review of Administrative Orders to Abate Environmental Hazards," 9 Pace Environmental Law Review 675 (Spring 1992). Clinical Professor, 1995-1997 and Adjunct Professor, 2002, Emory School of Law. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Treasurer, Environmental Section, 2001). Special Agencies: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Reported Cases: Broward Garden Tenants Ass'n v. U.S. E.P.A., 157 F.Supp.2d 1329, 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 503 (S.D.Fla., Aug 9, 2001)(NO. 007557CIVGOLDSIMONTO); Trinity American Corp. v. U.S. E.P.A., 150 F.3d 389, 47 ERC 1071, 28 Envtl. L. Rep. 21, 575 (4th Cir. [N.C.], Aug 04, 1998)(NO. 97-2059); Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Fund, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, 953 F.Supp. 1541, 44 ERC 1251, 27 Envt. L. Rep. 20, 830 (N.D.Ga., Dec 11, 1996)(NO. CIVA1:95-CV-2550-FMH) 4.Upper Chatahoochee Riverkeeper Fund, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, 986 F.Supp. 1406, 46 ERC 1135, 28 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,330 (N.D.Ga., Nov 17, 1997)(NO. CIVA1:95-CV-2550-TWT). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Rights; Energy. Email: David Montgomery Moore | | Mark J. Newman (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1976); University of Miami (J.D., 1979). Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish, Portuguese and French. Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality Law(95%); International Law(5%). Email: Mark J. Newman | | Jeffrey J. Nix (Partner) born Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia; 1996, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wentworth Institute of Technology (B.S., Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1988). Co-Author: "Lender Liability to Third Parties," Chapter 13, Troubled Construction Loans - Law and Practice, Wiley Law Publications, Inc., 1991; "Georgia Public Contracting," Chapter 12, 50 State Public Construction Contracting, Wiley Law Publications, Inc., 1995; "Massachusetts Public Contracting," 50 State Survey, American Bar Association, 2000. Member: Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia; Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts; Associated General Contractors of Georgia; Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts; Construction Industries of Massachusetts. Panel Member, American Arbitration Association. Member: Atlanta, Boston, Massachusetts and American (Member: Forum Committee on Construction Industry; Public Contract Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Society of Civil Engineers. Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Jeffrey J. Nix | | Charles F. Palmer (Partner) born Rome, Georgia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Sigma Delta. Editorial Board, Emory Law Journal, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Advisory Committee on Legislation, 1992-1993; Chairman, Legislative Affairs Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Governmental Relations; Telecommunications; Transportation; Land Use. Email: Charles F. Palmer | | Evan H. Pontz (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1992); Univ. of Pennsylvania (M.G.A., 1994); Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1996). Author, "What a Difference ADEA Makes: Why Disparate Impact Theory Should Not Apply to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act," 74 N. Carolina Law Rev. 267 (1995). Co-Author, with Christopher S. Miller, Ph.D., "The Cost of Union-Management Cooperation: Criminal Sanctions for Employer Business Entertainment of Union Officials," Labor Law Journal, pg. 726-737 (December 1997). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Reported Cases: Tatom v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 228 F.3d 926 (8th Cir. 2000); Hilburn v. Murata Electronics North America, Inc., 181 F.3d 1220 (11th Cir. 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Evan H. Pontz | | Thomas O. Powell (Partner) born Newport News, Virginia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1976. Chair, Board of Directors, Bank Counsel Section, The Georgia Bankers Association. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. [Capt., USAFR, 1971-1983]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Banking. Email: Thomas O. Powell | | D.C. "Chip" Presten, III (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, 1989-1990 and Notes Editor, 1990-1991, Georgia Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; International; Corporate. Email: D.C. "Chip" Presten, III | | J. Kirk Quillian (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1973). Member: Atlanta (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Bar-Media Conference, 1990—); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: J. Kirk Quillian | | Shawn D. Rafferty (Partner) born Garden City, Michigan, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Washington and Michigan; 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1987; J.D., 1991). Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Aviation; Equipment Leasing; Commercial Lending; Corporate; Commercial Litigation; Finance. Email: Shawn D. Rafferty | | Neal H. Ray (Partner) born Norwood, Georgia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1965); University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Securities; Insurance; Corporate Law; Business Law; Partnership Law. Email: Neal H. Ray | | Roger S. Reigner, Jr. (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University (B.B.A. in Accounting, cum laude, 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1990). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Section on Taxation). [U.S. Navy, 1975-1980]. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Federal Tax; State Tax; Local Tax; Regulated Utilities. Email: Roger S. Reigner, Jr. | | Thomas E. Reilly (Partner) born Huntington Station, New York, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1992); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1996). Sigma Delta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Articles Editor, North Carolina Journal of Int'l Law and Commercial Regulation. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Entertainment and the Arts; Media Law. Email: Thomas E. Reilly | | Daniel S. Reinhardt (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1995-1999; Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, Chairman, 1997-2002); State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1995-1997). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability; Environmental. Emai |
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