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| | Address | | 923 Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 5047 | | Macon, Georgia 31208-5047 | | (Bibb & Jones Cos.) | | | |
| | | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business and Transactions; Construction; eBusiness/Technology; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Equipment Leasing; Estate Planning/Probate; Financial Services and Transactions; Government Investigations and Litigation; Gulf Coast Reconstruction; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Finance; Public Policy - Federal; Public Policy - State; Real Estate; Subprime Mortgage; Taxation - Federal and State/Local; Transportation. | Firm Profile:
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 540 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in Beijing, China. Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations. Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository. Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world. | | Firm Size: 540 | Law Firm Affiliations:
A world wide association of independent law firms created to meet the increasing complex and varied needs of clients throughout the world and to respond to the challenges of the international legal commercial market. | Representative Clients:
Georgia Oilmen's Association; McDonald's Corporation; Tricor International Realty, Inc.; The Jones Company/Flash Foods, Inc.; Fuel South, Inc.; Long Valley Development Company; Autry Petroleum Co.; City of Warner Robins; BB&T; Morris State Bank; Friendly Gus Food Stores, Inc.; Children's Friend, Inc.; Mercer University; Kemper Insurance Company; Southern Intermodal Logistics, Inc.; Bread Basket Food Stores, Inc.; Georgia Sweets, Inc.; Advanced Account Management, Inc.; C.E. Garbutt Construction Company; Grant-Cook Equipment Company; Yeomans Wood & Timber Company; Barney A. Smith Lincoln-Mercury; Coastal Gulf Oil, Inc.; Dixie Bonded Warehouse & Grain Co.; Helmsman Management Corporation, Inc.; Idle Hour Golf & Country Club; Langley Land Company; South Construction Company, Inc.; Osan Petroleum/Atlantic Oil Co.; Emerald Petroleum Co.; Davis Oil Company; Midstate Oil Company; Patten Seed Company; Superior Insurance Co.; Golden Pantry Food Stores; Mid-State Oil Company; Georgia Association of Convenience Stores; The Ben Tobin Companies, Ltd.; Century Retail, Inc.; CNL APF Partners, LLP; Diversified Realty Corporation; Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.; Inland Southern Management Corporation; Lewis & Raulerson, Inc.; Motiva Enterprises, LLC; National Retail Properties, Inc.; Petroleum Realty Investment Partners; Shell Oil Company; Walgreen Company; Davis Oil Co.; Mid-South Restaurants, Inc.; Mid-South Ventures, LLC; Target Corporation. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Other Office Locations of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S.A.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | Charles L. Ruffin (Shareholder) born Savannah, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., with honors, 1977); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Spade Honor Society. Member: Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and Macon Bar Association; Moot Court Society; Intrastate Special Moot Court Team; National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert E. Varner, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1981-1982. Emory Law School Council 2003—. Georgia Counsel, Owners Counsel of America. President, Downtown Rotary Club of Macon, Paul Harris Fellow, 1994-1995. Board Member: Central Georgia Chapter, American Red Cross, 1990-1994; Leadership USA, 1995-1996; Leadership Georgia, 1993-1994; Leadership Macon, 1983-1984. Recipient, Best Lawyers in America, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, 2007. Member: Atlanta, Macon (President, 2004, President-elect, 2003-2004, Treasurer, 2002-2003) and American (Member, Condemnation Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Board of Governor, Chairman: Eminent Domain Section; Bench and Bar Committee, Advisory Committee on Legislation); Lawyers Club of Atlanta (Membership Committee). Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Commercial Litigation; Zoning; Land Use Regulation; Trial Practice. Email: Charles L. Ruffin | | ASSOCIATES | | Carl R. Varnedoe (Associate) born Hinesville, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1999); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 2003). Member, Mercer Moot Court Board, 2002-2003. Author and Presenter: "Award of Attorney's Fees in Georgia Condemnation Cases: Ethical Issues and Other Grounds for Fee Awards," ICLE Eminent Domain Section, State Bar of Georgia Annual Eminent Domain Program (January 17, 2008). Co-Author: "Taking an Eminent Domain Case to Trial," National Business Institute (2004). Member: Macon Bar Association (YLD President, 2007-2008; YLD Vice-President, 2006-2007; YLD Treasurer, 2005-2006); State Bar of Georgia (Member: Eminent Domain Section; YLD, Board of Directors, 2006—; YLD Leadership Academy); American Inn of Court (William Augustus Bootle Chapter, 2005—). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Litigation. Email: Carl R. Varnedoe | | Ivy Cadle (Associate) born April 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S. in Biology, cum laude, 2000; M.Acc., 2002); Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law (J.D., 2007). Co-Author: "Georgia Association of Convenience Store Annual Conference: Annual Update in Eminent Domain Law," 2008; "National Business Institute: Annual Update in Eminent Domain Law," September 20, 2007; "Understanding the Income Approach to Valuation," American Law Institute-American Bar Association Course of Study 2008, Condemnation 101: Fundamentals of Condemnation Law on Land Valuation. Representative, Georgia State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Middle District). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Ivy Cadle | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Memphis, Tennessee Offices: 20th Floor, First Tennessee Building, 165 Madison Avenue, 38103. Telephone: 901-526-2000. Telecopier: 901-577-2303 and 6060 Poplar Avenue, Suite 440, 38119. Telephone: 901-579-3100.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: Commerce Center, Suite 1000, 211 Commerce Street, 37201. Telephone: 615-726-5600. Telecopier: 615-726-0464.
Chattanooga, Tennessee Office: 1800 Republic Centre, 633 Chestnut Street, 37450-1800. Telephone: 423-756-2010. Telecopier: 423-756-3447.
Knoxville, Tennessee Office: 2200 Riverview Tower, 900 South Gay Street, 37902. Telephone: 865-549-7000. Telecopier: 865-525-8569.
Johnson City, Tennessee Office: 100 Med Tech Parkway, Suite 200, P.O. Box 3038, 37604. Telephone: 423-928-0181. Telecopier: 423-928-5694; 423-928-3654; Kingsport: 423-246-6191.
Huntsville, Tennessee Office: One Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 600, 37756. Telephone: 423-663-9148. Fax: 423-663-2076.
Washington, D.C. Office: Lincoln Square, 6th Floor, 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., 20004. Telephone: 202-508-3400. Telecopier: 202-508-3402.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 4268 I-55 North, Meadowbrook Office Park, 39211. Telephone: 601-351-2400. Telecopier: 601-351-2424.
Oxford, Mississippi Office: 5 University Office Park, 2094 Old Taylor Road, Suite 250, 38655. Telephone: 662-234-0350. Telecopier: 662-234-0360.
Atlanta, Georgia Offices: 6 Concourse Parkway, Suite 3100, 30328. Telephone: 678-406-8700. Telecopier: 678-406-8701 and Monarch Plaza, Suite 1600, 3414 Peachtree Road NE, 30326. Telephone: 404-577-6000. Telecopier: 404-221-6501.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: Wachovia Tower, 420 North Twentieth Street, Suite 1600, 35203. Telephone: 205-328-0480. Telecopier: 205-322-8007.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office: 1 American Place, Suite 810, 301 N. Main Street, 70825. Telephone: 225-381-7000.
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600, 70170. Telephone: 504-566-5200.
Mandeville, Louisiana Office: 3 Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 201, 70471. Telephone: 985-819-8400. Telecopier: 985-819-8484.
Beijing, China Representative Office: BDBC International, LLC.
London, England Representative Office.
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