(Main Office)

Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C., has become one of the preeminent law firms in suburban Atlanta by offering unparalleled legal representation in real estate, business, civil litigation, land use and development, estate planning matters and criminal law.

The firm was founded in 1988, and since that time has grown from two to thirty attorneys, and over seventy employees, making us the largest business law firm in Gwinnett County. Our roots in Gwinnett County reach back much further, however, as some of our attorneys have practiced here since the mid-1970's. Others are life-long or long-time residents of Gwinnett. Our firm's local ties are complemented by the fact that several of our lawyers practiced with prominent Atlanta firms prior to joining our firm and have relationships stretching across the metropolitan Atlanta area and the entire Northeast Georgia region. These local and regional relationships continue to foster the firm's growth.

Statement of Practice

Real Estate and Banking, Business, Civil Litigation, Government Relations, Estate Planning, Criminal Law.

Clients

Our clients include many prominent local banks, developers, technology companies, small business owners and professionals, as well as regional and national banks and businesses such as United Community Bank, SunTrust Bank, Colonial Bank, Brand Banking Company, Flag Bank, The Georgian Bank, Wachovia Bank, Quantum National Bank, Peachtree Bank, Bank of North Georgia, Branch Banking & Trust Company, First Charter Bank, Kids 'R' Kids International, Emory Eastside Medical Center, Medieval Times, HCA, Preferred Real Estate Investments, Breedlove Companies, Post Properties, Pappas Restaurants, Wayne Mason, John D. Stephens, Horizon Software International, Highwinds Software, Highwinds Media Group, eVestment Alliance, KWC America, McCormick International USA, Kyodo America Industries, Time Plus Payroll Services, Riverbrooke Capital Partners, Gaultney Development Company, Brand Properties, Weeks Properties, Richport Properties, Solution Property Group, Northeast Atlanta Beltline Group, Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation, Keller Williams Atlanta Partners, Millard Bowen Communities, Brayson Homes, Crown Park Homes, Chicago title Insurance Company, American Tower Corporation, Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate.

Address

One Sugarloaf Centre {newline}Suite 4000
1960 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, GA 30097, (Gwinnett Co.)

Phone

Phone: 770-822-0900
Fax: 770-822-9680

Website

http://www.atclawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS

Thomas J. Andersen (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, December 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: Duke University; Oglethorpe University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1974). Named Georgia Super Lawyer, Real Estate, Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law. Instructor, Negotiable Instruments, American Institute of Banking, 1982-1983. Member: Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Thomas J. Andersen

Thomas T. Tate (Member) born Houston, Texas, March 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Atlanta (Member, Litigation Section) and Gwinnett County Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Litigation Section); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Health Care; Zoning Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Thomas T. Tate

Kathleen B. Guy (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude in Real Estate, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Alpha Lambda Delta; Gamma Beta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Golden Key. Member: Atlanta, Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Franchise Law.Email: Kathleen B. Guy

R. Bradley Carr (Managing Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., cum laude with high honors, 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Atlanta (Member, Sections on: Business and Finance Law; Real Property Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Probate and Property Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Corporate and Banking Law; Real Property Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Electronic Commerce; Internet Law; Securities; Emerging Growth Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: R. Bradley Carr

Michael J. Hay (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). University of Georgia Law Review, Editorial Board, 1993-1994 and Managing Board, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Commercial Real Estate; Secured Lending; Business Law.Email: Michael J. Hay

T. Scott Duncan (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property Law Section, 1993—). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Secured Lending; Commercial Leasing.Email: T. Scott Duncan

James C. Joedecke, Jr. (Member) born Queens, New York, February 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, South Carolina and New York. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: James C. Joedecke, Jr.

Eugene W. Luciani (Member) born Freehold, New Jersey, February 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1995); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1997-1998 and Member, Editorial Board, 1998-1999, Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Author, "Does the Bad Faith Requirement in Accounting of Profits Damages Make Economic Sense?" 6 J. Intell. Prop. L. 69 (1998). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Technology Law Section); Gwinnett County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Computer and Software Law; Electronic Commerce; Internet Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Profit Corporations.Email: Eugene W. Luciani

Patrick John McDonough (Member) born Hackensack, New Jersey, January 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1994). Moot Court Board. District Attorney, Cordele Judicial Circuit, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense(100%).Email: Patrick John McDonough

Donald L. Swift, III (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, December 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1992; J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Donald L. Swift, III

Brian C. Carmony (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Berry College (B.S., 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta; Christian Legal Society. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Estate Section); Gwinnett County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Brian C. Carmony

Amy H. Bray (Member) born Fairport, New York; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta, Clerk Marshal, 1995-1998; Order of Advocates; Order of Barristers; Coordinating Director, Moot Court Society, 1997-1998. Recipient, Dean's Public Service Award, 1998. Named, Georgia "Super Lawyers Rising Star," Atlanta Magazine and Law & Politics, 2007. Director, Gwinnett Open Land Trust. Author: "What a Wicked (World Wide) Web: Helping Community Associations Deal With New Internet Issues" Journal of Community Association Law, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring 2004. Member: Gwinnett County and American (Member, Real Property Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Community Association Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Common Interest Community Law; Corporate Law; Condominium Law; Community Association Law; Country Club Law; Homeowners Association Law; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Conservation Easements; Easements; Mixed Use Development; Planned Unit Development Law; Property Management; Real Estate Mediation; Real Property Development; Residential Real Estate Development; Condominium Association Law.Email: Amy H. Bray

Render C. Freeman (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1989); University of Georgia (J.D., 1994). Member: Federal Bar Association (2003); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Propane Gas Defense Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation(10%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Plaintiffs Personal Injury(30%); Securities Litigation(20%); Personal Injury Defense(10%); Fiduciary Litigation(10%).Email: Render C. Freeman

Michael L. Sullivan (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. President, Student Bar Association. Member, Moot Court Intrastate Team, Richard B. Russell Moot Court Competition Quarter Finalist, Melvin J. England Mock Trial Semi-Finalist Team. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation.Email: Michael L. Sullivan

ASSOCIATES

Matt Steven Smith (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 31, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Matt Steven Smith

R. Matthew Reeves (Associate) born Americus, Georgia, October 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta. Order of the Barristers. Pupil, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. Third-Year Practice Prosecutor, District Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court, Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, 2002-2003. Civil Division Student Employee, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Georgia, 1997-1998. Campaign Aide, U.S. Representative (now U.S. Senator) Saxby Chambliss, 1998-2000. Page, U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by U.S. Representative Tillie K. Fowler, 1995. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: R. Matthew Reeves

Trinity M. Hundredmark (Associate) born Boynton Beach, Florida, May 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Moot Court Board; Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Business Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Trinity M. Hundredmark

Kristie L. Johnson (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2001); Mercer University (J.D., 2004). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Phi. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(40%); Employment Law(40%); Real Estate Litigation(20%).Email: Kristie L. Johnson

Eadaoin M. Waller (Associate) born Drogheda, Ireland, October 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Queens University, Belfast (B.A., LL.B.); University of Georgia (J.D., 2005). Member: Moot Court Board; Journal of Intellectual Property. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Technology Law.Email: Eadaoin M. Waller

Michael J. Blakely, Jr. (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, August 4, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); University of Georgia (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael J. Blakely, Jr.

Ryan D. Worsley (Associate) born Colquitt, Georgia, December 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: LaGrange College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2004-2006. Member: Gwinnett County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Ryan D. Worsley

M. Kathleen Hart (Associate) born Dothan, Alabama, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., International Business and Real Estate, summa cum laude, with honors, 2000); University of Georgia School of Law ( J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member, Order of the Coif. Executive Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review, 2005-2006. Law Clerk to the Honorable J.L. Edmondson, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Author: "Sticks and Stones and Shotguns at School: The Ineffectiveness of Constitutional Antibullying Legislation as a Response to School Violence," 39 Ga. L. Rev. 1109, 2005. Co-Author with: Ashley Alderman, "Vouchers and Vespers: The Need for an Uncertain Change in School Voucher Programs," Educ. L. & Pol'y F., 2005 (http://www.educationlawconsortium.org/forum/2005/papers/alderman.pdf). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Law.Email: M. Kathleen Hart

Jason W. Blanchard (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, June 15, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Augusta State University (B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 2001); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Litigation Group, at Andersen, Tate & Carr. Law Clerk to Justice Hugh P. Thompson, Supreme Court of Georgia. Member: Brainerd Currie Honor Society; Mercer Law Review, 2005-2006; Moot Court Board, 2005-2007. Competitor, Vale Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, Wilmington, Delaware. Certified Public Accountant. Senior Auditor, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland. Internal Auditor, Medical College of Georgia Health, Inc. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Gwinnett County Bar Association; American Association of Attorney-CPAs. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Jason W. Blanchard

James F. Duggan (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1998); Mercer University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Use.Email: James F. Duggan

Adam Hoipkemier (Associate) born East Lansing, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2004); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member, Georgia Law Review. Licensed Mediator with ODR. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.

James Merritt, Jr. (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2004); Mercer University Walter F. Georgia School of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient, Advanced Research, Writing & Drafting Certificate. Participant, 2nd round, Lawson Oral Argument Competition. Vice President, Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Condemnation.

OF COUNSEL

Ethel D. Andersen (Of Counsel) born Perry, Georgia, May 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1974); University of Georgia. Member, Emory Moot Court Society, 1974. Member, Georgia Law Review, 1973. Speaker, Basic Estate Planning Seminar, State Bar of Georgia, 2001-2002. Member, President (2004), Board of Directors, Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia. Member, Executive Committee, Leadership Gwinnett Alumni Council. Member, Planned Giving Committee, Gwinnett Hospital System Foundation. Member: Atlanta (Member, Estate Planning and Probate Section) and Gwinnett County Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Fiduciary Law Section). Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Ethel D. Andersen

Elizabeth L. Clack-Freeman (Of Counsel) born Marietta, Georgia, November 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Coker College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Law Clerk, Honorable William C. O'Kelley, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Georgia, 1999-2001. Author, "Title and Plaintiff's Replacement: A Prima Facie Consideration?" 50 Baylor L. Rev. 463 (1998). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Elizabeth L. Clack-Freeman