MEMBERS OF FIRM
C. Neal Pope, (P.C.) (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 24, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama; 1985, Georgia; 1986, Florida and District of Columbia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1961); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1966). Member: Russell County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1974); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Representative to ATLA, 1986; Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee to Eleventh Circuit, 1985-1987); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Lt., U.S Marine Corps, 1961-1963]. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Law; Medical Device Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation.
Paul V. Kilpatrick, Jr. (Member) born Hendersonville, North Carolina, March 28, 1941; admitted to bar, 1964, Georgia; 1986, Florida; 1987, Alabama; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1963; J.D., 1965). Tradition of Excellence Award Winner 2007. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1991; Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1994; President, 1992-1993; Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 2000-2006); The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul V. Kilpatrick, Jr.
Earle F. Lasseter (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, December 26, 1933; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama; 1971, District of Columbia; 1978, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1957); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1966). Member, Alabama Law Review, 1964-1966. Member: Columbus and American (Treasurer, 1999-2002; Member: Board of Governors, 1996-2002; House of Delegates, 1991-2005; Nominating Committee, 1992-1995; Rules and Calendar, 1994-1996; Chairman, General Practice Section, 1991-1992) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-); The District of Columbia Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. [Col., JAG, U.S. Army, 1966-1988]. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness.Email: Earle F. Lasseter
Wade H. Tomlinson, III (Member) born Tampa, Florida, February 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Associate Editor, Torts and Insurance Law Journal, 1995-1997. Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1987-1989 and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Consumer Protection; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation.Email: Wade H. Tomlinson, III
Alan G. Snipes (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, December 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Class Action Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Alan G. Snipes
David C. Rayfield (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2002, Georgia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., 2001). Member: Columbus, Russell County (President, 2005-2006; Vice President, 2003-2005) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; American Association for Justice; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Alabama Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Death; Insurance Litigation.Email: David C. Rayfield
OF COUNSEL
Teresa Pike Tomlinson (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Sweet Briar College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court (Barrister, 1995-1997). Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Product Liability Law; Wrongful Death.Email: Teresa Pike Tomlinson
ASSOCIATE
Amelia G. Helmick (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2002); University of Georgia (J.D., 2005). Member: Georgia Law Review; University of Georgia Moot Court Board; University of Georgia Mock Trial Board; Order of the Barristers; Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court (Student Member, 2004-2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Business Litigation; Tort Liability; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury.Email: Amelia G. Helmick