MEMBERS OF FIRM
Thomas L. Bass (Managing Partner) born Melbourne, Florida, October 31, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer in Business Law, Mercer University, 1971-1975. Member, Board of Associates, 1974-1988, Member, 1988 and Chairman, 2002-2008, Board of Trustees, Wesleyan College. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Trusts, Estates and Wills; Corporate Law.Email: Thomas L. Bass
Albert P. Reichert, Jr. (Partner) born Emory University, Georgia, October 11, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., with honors, 1961); Harvard University (LL.B., 1964). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer in Commercial Law, Mercer University Law School, 1983. Vice President, Harvard Journal on Legislation, 1963-1964. Trustee, Georgia Federal Tax Conference, 1980. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section, 1981); State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Fiduciary Law Section, 1982-1983; Chairman, Taxation Section, 1984-1985; Member, Trust Law Revision Committee, 1987-1991 and 2003; Member, Probate Code Revision Committee, 1992-1998; Member, Guardianship Law Revision Committee, 1997-2005; Chairman, Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency, 1993). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts, Estates and Wills; Corporate Law.Email: Albert P. Reichert, Jr.
W. Donald Handberry, Jr. (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, April 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1997); Augusta State University (M.B.A., 2000); Mercer University (J.D., 2003). Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; William A. Bootle American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: W. Donald Handberry, Jr.
Eugene S. Hatcher (Partner) born Kewanee, Illinois, April 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.I.M., 1968); Mercer University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Eugene S. Hatcher
Jonathan A. Alderman (Managing Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, August 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Adoption Law.Email: Jonathan A. Alderman
William C. Prather (Attorney) born Augusta, Georgia, September 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Gamma Iota Sigma; Sigma Nu Phi (Vice Chancellor, 1983-1984). National Articles Editor, Alabama Real Property, Probate and Trust Newsletter, 1983-1984. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Torts and Insurance Practice Section; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee; Insurance Regulation Committee; Life Insurance Committee); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Standing Committees: Legislation, Bench and Bar). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Government Affairs; Regulatory Law; Insurance Law; Business Law.Email: William C. Prather
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Jeremy Michael Attaway (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, July 03, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2003). Recipient, CALI Award. Participant, Corporate Representation Seminar. Law Clerk, Ocmulgee Circuit Superior Courts, 2004-2005. Member: Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member: General Practice, Trial, Tort and Insurance Law Sections; Executive Counsel, Young Lawyers Division, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Construction Law; Business Law; Personal Injury.Email: Jeremy Michael Attaway
Kim Holland Stroup (Associate) born Dublin, Georgia, August 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.H.E., magna cum laude, 1983); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1987-1988. Adjunct Professor, Mercer School of Law, Legal Analysis and Advanced Legal Writing Group, 2004-2007. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Kim Holland Stroup
Larry K. Moore (Associate) born Fitzgerald, Georgia, November 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Mercer University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Macon Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Wills and Estates; Criminal Law.Email: Larry K. Moore
OF COUNSEL
Albert P. Reichert (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Georgia, 1914; admitted to bar, 1947, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1936); Duke University (M.A., 1937); Mercer University (LL.B., cum laude, 1948). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Lecturer, Walter F. George School of Law, 1953-1974. Member, Board of Visitors, Emory University, 1961-1972. Commissioner of Internal Revenue's Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt Organizations, 1970-1971. Member, 1974-1979 and Chairman, 1979, State Board of Bar Examiners of Georgia. Member, Supreme Court of Georgia Board to Determine Fitness, 1980-1989. Trustee, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, 1984. Member: American Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Georgia State Chairman, 1986-1990); American Bar Foundation. [U.S. Naval Reserve, Pacific Theater, 1944-1946].