(Main Office)

The firm was initially founded in 1993 by Richard Chandler and Walt Britt. Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck, LLC maintains a widely diversified practice that encompasses areas generally associated with a full service firm. As counsel to a number of entities comprising state, county, and local government, the firm enjoys an expertise in the eminent domain, land use, zoning and civil rights issues. The firm also maintains an active criminal defense practice, representing clients charged with major felonies including capital cases, drug trafficking and sex crimes. The firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

General Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Real Estate, Local Government Law, Criminal, Business and Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Trust and Probate Law, Corporations, Election Law.

Representative Clients:

State Department of Transportation
State Department of Natural Resources
City of Buford
City of Suwanee
Town of Braselton
Forsyth County, Georgia
Buford Board of Education
BB&T
Mutual Saving Credit Union
Housing Authority of the City of Buford
Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc.
SouthTrust Bank
Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc.
Eric Chafin Homebuilders
AMICA Mutual Insurance Company.

References:

Peoples Bank & Trust
Bank of North Georgia
Brand Banking Company
United Community Bank.

Address

4350 South Lee Street P.O. Box 1749
Buford, GA 30518, (Gwinnett & Hall Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 770-271-2991
Fax: 770-271-2986

Website

http://www.cbjblawfirm.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Richard B. Chandler, Jr. (P.C.) (Member) born Chamblee, Georgia, June 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Special Attorney General. Member: Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Estate, Probate and Eminent Domain Sections). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation.Email: Richard B. Chandler, Jr. (P.C.)

Walt M. Britt, (P.C.) (Member) born Gwinnett County, Georgia, July 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia and Court of Appeals of Georgia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1978); Atlanta Law School (J.D., 1981). Member: Gwinnett County Bar Association (Founding Member, Criminal Law Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Criminal Law Section); Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Election Law.Email: Walt M. Britt, (P.C.)

Gregory D. Jay, (P.C.) (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1993). Phi Kappa Phi. Notes Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Author: "Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act - Commercial Activity Exception," 21 Ga. J. Int'l. & Comp. L. 539. Member: Gwinnett County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Local Government Law; School Law); International Municipal Lawyers Association; Georgia Council School Board Attorneys; National School Board Attorney Association. Practice Areas: Local Governmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning; School Law; Election Law.Email: Gregory D. Jay, (P.C.)

Luther H. Beck, Jr., (P.C.) (Member) born Clayton, Georgia, June 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1988); Georgia State University (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, 1989-1991). Best Oralist, 1990 National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition. Author, "Wiretaps in Georgia," Criminal Law Section Newsletter, August 1991. Special Assistant Attorney General. Member: Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairperson, Eminent Domain Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Luther H. Beck, Jr., (P.C.)

John H. Zwald, (P.C.) (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, April 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.ED, 1980); Western Kentucky University (M.S., 1987); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1990). Recipient, The McClung Medal. Vice Chairperson Moot Court Board; National Moot Court Team. Order of Barristers. Inns of Court. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Zoning Law; Land Use; Eminent Domain; Civil Litigation.Email: John H. Zwald, (P.C.)

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Russell Little (Associate) born Tupelo, Mississippi, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., 1992); University of Georgia (J.D., 1996). Member: Gwinnett County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Civil Litigation.Email: Russell Little

David Sergio, (P.C.) (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, June 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia; Court of Appeals of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Holy Cross College (A.A., 1988); Indiana University (B.A., 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1996). Board Member, City of Suwanee Downtown Development Authority. Title Insurance Agent for: TICOR Title Insurance Company; Georgia Fund/First American Title Insurance Company. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property Section); Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Residential Closings; Commercial Closings; Business Closings; Foreclosures.Email: David Sergio, (P.C.)