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Address
405 Washington Street, N.E., P.O. Box 1
Gainesville, Georgia 30503 (Hall Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.3
out of 5
(Main Office) The firm offers a full range of legal services to clients in business and private matters. The firm of Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP has served clients since the early 1900's within a wide array of legal practice areas including the following: General Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Medical and Professional Malpractice Defense; Municipal Law; Commercial Transactions; Corporate and Business Law; Employment Law; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Immigration Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures; Probate, Estate and Tax Planning; Elder Law; Bankruptcy/Creditors Rights; Health Care Law; and Domestic Relations. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Workers Compensation Defense, Medical and Professional Malpractice Defense, Municipal Law, Commercial Transactions, Corporate and Business Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Insurance Law, Insurance Defense, Immigration Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures, Probate, Estate and Tax Planning, Elder Law, Bankruptcy/Creditors Rights, Health Care Law, Domestic Relations. Year Established: 1883
Firm Size: 16
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Housing Authority of City of Gainesville
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.
COUNSEL FOR: CNA Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Georgia Association of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
Allstate Insurance Co.
Encompass Insurance Co.
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Citisco
Atlantic Dry Ice Co.
Featherbone Communiversity
Koch Foods, Inc.
Unisia Steering Systems
Chicopee Woods Area Park Commission
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.
Temple-Inland, Inc.
Hamilton State Bank
Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung
John Wieland Homes-Hall
Liberty National Life Insurance
Mansfield Oil Company
NNP-Looper Lake, LLC
Park Avenue Bank
Georgia Poultry Improvement Association
R-Ranch Owners' Association, Inc.
Southern Neurophysiology
USA Slide, Inc.
MYCELX Technologies Corporation
Jacobs Media Corporation
Wayne Clark & Associates, Inc.
Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Company.
Former Names(Successors to Dunlap & Dunlap; Whelchel, Dunlap & Gignilliat; Whelchel & Dunlap; Carrey, Jarrard & Walker)
Address405 Washington Street, N.E. P.O. Box 1
Gainesville, GA 30503, (Hall Co.)
PhonePhone: 770-535-4001
Telecopier: 770-532-7361
Website
http://www.wdjwlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
William P. Whelchel (1895-1975).
Samuel C. Dunlap (1848-1920).
Edgar B. Dunlap (1892-1955).
James A. Dunlap (1920-2005).
R. Thomas Jarrard (1943-2007).
MEMBERS OF FIRMWilliam A. Bagwell (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, December 29, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: North Georgia College; University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Judge, Juvenile Court, Hall County, 1968-1973. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern (President, 1978-1979) Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1974-1978); American Bar Foundation; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Georgia Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Business; Commercial; Health Care; Insurance Defense; Zoning Law.Email: William A. Bagwell
William L. Rogers, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1968); University of Georgia (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association (President, 1988-1989); State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condemnation Law.Email: William L. Rogers, Jr.
John A. Gram (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, July 4, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: University of Tampa (B.S., 1970); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate; Banking.Email: John A. Gram
Edgar B. Dunlap, II (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, March 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1971); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Law Clerk to Judge Griffin B. Bell, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1974-1975. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Estate Planning; Taxation.Email: Edgar B. Dunlap, II
Thomas M. Cole (Member) born Buffalo, New York, February 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: Augusta College; University of Georgia (J.D., 1978). Assistant District Attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, 1978-1981. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Thomas M. Cole
Christopher J. Walker, III (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, January 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Superior Court Judge Walter C. McMillan, 1980-1981. Assistant District Attorney, 1981-1982. Chief Assistant District Attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, 1983. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Wrongful Death; Insurance Law; Fire and Casualty Insurance Claims.Email: Christopher J. Walker, III
Madeline S. Wirt (Member) born Mineral Wells, Texas, September 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Georgia State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Vice President, Moot Court Board, 1985-1986. President, Environmental Law Society, 1985-1986. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Commercial; Health Care; Employment Law; Immigration Law.Email: Madeline S. Wirt
J. Kevin Tharpe (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., Communications, 1984 ); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1988). Former IRS Estate and Gift Tax Attorney, 1990-1992. President, Gainesville Estate Planning Council, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Fiduciary Section); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Taxation; Probate.Email: J. Kevin Tharpe
Lucy Kimbrough Henry (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Georgia (J.D., 1990). Superior Court Law Clerk, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, 1992-1994. Assistant District Attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, 1994-1998. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Criminal Defense.Email: Lucy Kimbrough Henry
Emily C. Bagwell (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, July 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., cum laude, 1989); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Public Entity Law; Employment Law; Health Care.Email: Emily C. Bagwell
Bethany S. Magnus (Member) born Clinton, Mississippi, July 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Mississippi College (B.S.B.A., 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Healthcare Law; Tort and Insurance Practice). Practice Areas: Family Law; Juvenile Law; General Litigation.Email: Bethany S. Magnus
Cara R. Mitchell (Member) born Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 1987); Georgia Tech (M.S., 1989); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, Georgia Law Review. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation; Corporate; Immigration.Email: Cara R. Mitchell
Ryan Michael Reid (Member) born Griffin, Georgia, October 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1996; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense; Real Estate; Transactions.Email: Ryan Michael Reid
Jennifer L. Couch (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, November 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: North Georgia College (B.S., 2000); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jennifer L. Couch
ASSOCIATEDavid H. Dickerson (Associate) born Toccoa, Georgia, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2004); Mercer University (J.D., 2008).Email: David H. Dickerson
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