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Address
1500 Fickling & Co. Building
577 Mulberry Street, P.O. Box 5088
Macon, Georgia 31208-5088 (Bibb & Jones Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. General Corporate and Business Law. Real Estate, Insurance, Railroad, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protection, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Conservatorship, Wills, Probate, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning, Pension Plans, Employment, Employment Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Nonprofit Organizations, Antitrust, Receivership, Trustee/Fiduciary Law, Products Liability, Medicare Compliance, Bankruptcy, and Banking Law, Trials. Firm Size: 12
ClientsF. KENNEDY HALL, DIVISION COUNSEL (GEORGIA): Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and Subsidiaries.
Mark E. Toth, System Counsel for Medicare Compliance
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries.
HALL, BLOCH, GARLAND & MEYER, DIVISION COUNSEL (GEORGIA): Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and Subsidiaries.
Representative Clients:Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Central of Georgia Railroad Co.
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Co.
Eli Lilly and Co.
International Dairy Queen, Inc.
Helena Chemical Corp.
Fickling & Co.
Murphey, Taylor & Ellis, Inc.
Sheridan, Solomon & Associates, LLC
Coldwell Banker/SSK Realtors
Riverside Ford, Inc.
The ENT Center of Central Georgia, P.C.
Judd Publishing Company, Inc.
Ocmulgee Fields, Inc.
Hathaway Development Corp.
The Summit Group
Rosson Sign Co.
Cotton States Mutual Insurance Co.
Cellular Wireless
Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC
Hospital Specialists of Georgia, P.C.
Elixir Industries, Inc.
SunTrust Bank, Macon, Ga.
Sierra Development, Inc.
URP Management, LLC
Walden Capital Group, LLC
WCDM Development, L.P.
Omnitrax
Georgia & Florida Railway, Inc.
Rail Management Corporation
Georgia Central Railway, L.P.
NEXus Medical Group, LLC
Edwards Place, LLC
J. Tucker Development Partners, Inc.
Country Insurance and Financial Services
Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC
ERMC, II, L.P.
Regions Bank
Wells Fargo Insurance Services.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address1500 Fickling & Co. Building
577 Mulberry Street P.O. Box 5088
Macon, GA 31208-5088, (Bibb & Jones Cos.)
PhonePhone: 888-414-0311
Facsimile: 478-741-8822
URL: http://www.hbgmlaw.com
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Website
http://www.hbgm.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
MEMBERS OF FIRMCharles J. Bloch (1893-1974).
J. E. Hall (1876-1945).
Ellsworth Hall, Jr. (1908-1984).
J. René Hawkins (1924-1971).
F. Kennedy Hall (Member) born Macon, Georgia, January 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1964, Georgia. Education: Emory University; University of Georgia (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Student Editor, Georgia Bar Journal, 1963-1964. Member, Editorial Board, Georgia State Bar Journal, 1974-1977. Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers, 2004-2009. Listed in 2009 Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation). Member: Macon (President, 1973-1974) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Antitrust Section, 1978-1979); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member, Executive Committee, 1982-1989); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Antitrust Law; Railroad Law; Personal Injury.Email: F. Kennedy Hall
Benjamin M. Garland (Member) born Jackson, Georgia, February 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1965); Mercer University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1968); Blue Key. Executive Editor, Mercer Law Review, 1968-1969. Board of Visitors, Mercer Law School, 2002-2009, Chair. 2008-2009. Member: Macon Bar Association (President, 1980-1981); State Bar of Georgia (Member: Board of Governors, 1986-1996; Executive Committee, 1989-1996). Fellow: Georgia Bar Foundation; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Mediation.Email: Benjamin M. Garland
J. Patrick Meyer, Jr. (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1965); Emory University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1970. Author: Fifth Circuit Survey Article, "Federal Taxation," Vol. 24, Mercer Law Review, 1973, Vol. 25, Mercer Law Review, 1974, Vol. 26, Mercer Law Review, 1975 and Vol. 29, Mercer Law Review, 1978. Lecturer in Law, Walter F. George School of Law, 1973-1977. Listed: Georgia Super Lawyers in the areas of tax, estate planning/trusts and closely held businesses; and in Best Lawyers in America in the areas of corporate tax, trusts and estates. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Law.Email: J. Patrick Meyer, Jr.
J. Steven Stewart (Member) born Macon, Georgia, February 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University; Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., 1977). Listed: Best Lawyers in America. Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Evans Timber Co., Inc. v. Central of Georgia R. Co., 239 Ga.App.262, 519 S.E.2nd 706 (1999); Shiver v. Georgia & Florida Railnet, Inc., 287 Ga.App.828, 652 S.E.2d 819 (2007); Georgia Southern & Florida R. Co. v. Peters, 284 Ga.App. 139, 643 S.E.2d 786 (2007); Strickland v. W. E. Ross & Sons, Inc., 251 Ga. 324,304 S.E.2d 719 (1983); Munger v. Central of Georgia R. Co., 199 Ga.App. 301, 404 S.E. 2d 647 (1991); Pate v. Georgia Southern & Florida Ry. Co., 196 Ga.App. 211, 395 S.E. 2d 604 (1990); Bell v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co., 222 Ga.App. 788, 476 S.E.2d 3 (1996); Black v. Georgia Southern & Florida Ry. Co., 202 Ga.App. 805, 415 S.E.2d 705(1992). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Business Law; Railroad Law.Email: J. Steven Stewart
Duncan D. Walker, III (Member) born Macon, Georgia, April 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Gold Key. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law.Email: Duncan D. Walker, III
Mark E. Toth (Member) born Richmond, Kentucky, April 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State College (B.A., 1985); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Southeastern Region Vice President and Member of Program Committee; William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Medicare Compliance; Insurance Defense; Business Law; Construction Law.Email: Mark E. Toth
John Flanders Kennedy (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Blue Key, Moot Court Board, 1988 and Director, 1989. Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Graduate: Leadership Macon, Class of 2000; Leadership Georgia, Class of 2007. Member, Executive Board of Directors, Central Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2006-2010. Member: American Bar Association; Macon Bar Association (Treasurer, 2006-2007; Secretary, 2007-2008; President-Elect, 2008-2009; President, 2009-2010) State Bar of Georgia (Younger Lawyers Executive Council, 1996-2002; Executive Committee, 1997-2002; Board of Governors, 2009-2010); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Receivership Law; Trust Law; Fiduciary Law; Railroad Law.Email: John Flanders Kennedy
Jay C. Traynham (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, March 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1986); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 1989). Member, Governor's Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, 1987-1988. Member: Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Uniform Rules Committee, 1997-1998); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Railroad Law; Insurance Coverage Disputes.Email: Jay C. Traynham
J. Ellsworth Hall, IV (Member) born Macon, Georgia, October 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1992); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Theta. Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Academic Achievement. Member: Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Railroad Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: J. Ellsworth Hall, IV
ASSOCIATESAmanda M. Morris (Associate) born Ailey, Georgia, October 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Brewton-Parker College (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2000); University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, English, 2001); Mercer University (J.D., 2004). Clerked for the Hon. Phillip R. West and the Hon. H. Frederick Mullis, Jr., of the Oconee Judicial Circuit, 2004-2006. Member: Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Insurance Defense; Medicare Compliance; General Litigation.Email: Amanda M. Morris
Amanda R. Smith (Associate) born Columbus, Georgia, March 27, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Management, summa cum laude, 2003); Mercer University (J.D., 2007). Phi Delta Phi (President, 2007); Gamma Beta Phi; Golden Key. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Business Law; Railroad Law.Email: Amanda R. Smith
OF COUNSELEllsworth Hall, III (Of Counsel) born Macon, Georgia, March 13, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Georgia. Education: Emory University; Mercer University; University of Virginia (J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Counsel for Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, 1968-1974. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Development and Syndications Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law.Email: Ellsworth Hall, III
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