MEMBERS OF FIRM
Rudolph N. Patterson (Member) born Poulan, Georgia, February 6, 1939; admitted to bar, 1962, Georgia. Education: Georgia Southwestern State University (1959); Mercer University (A.B., 1961; J.D., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Georgia Southwestern State University Foundation; Member: Macon (President-elect, 1967) and American Bar Associations (Chair: Benefits Committee, Administrative Law Section; General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section); State Bar of Georgia (President, 1999-2000; Secretary, 1996-1998; Member, Board of Governors; Executive Committee; Chair, General Practice and Trial Section, 1985-1987; Member and Trustee, Institute of Continuing Legal Education); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Macon Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (President, 1981-1983, Executive Committee, 1979); Georgia Bar Foundation (President); Lawyers Foundation of Georgia (President); Supreme Court Commission on Court Technology; General Counsel's Overview Committee (Chair); Bootle Inns of Court. (Also at Albany Office). Practice Areas: Social Security Disability Law; Wills and Trusts; Personal Injury; Workers' Compensation Law.Email: Rudolph N. Patterson
J. Wayne Moseley (Member) born Wrightsville, Georgia, May 19, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia, Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals; 1967, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1961; LL.B., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Macon Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. [Captain, JAGC, U.S. Army, 1963-1967]. (Resident, Warner Robins Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: J. Wayne Moseley
Roxanne M. Hinson (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, June 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1982); Walter F. George Law School (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Registered Mediator. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section); American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Personal Injury; Mediation.Email: Roxanne M. Hinson
Thomas H. Hinson (Member) born Macon, Georgia, January 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1976, Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1970); Mercer University (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Designated Counsel, American Train Dispatchers Department. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Trucking Litigation Section); American Board of Trial Advocates; Atlanta Lawyers Club; Bootle Inn of Court (Past President). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Medical Negligence Law; Trucking Accidents.Email: Thomas H. Hinson
Thomas W. Herman (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University; University of Georgia (B.A., 1983); Walter F. George Law School, Mercer University (J.D., 1986). Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Macon (President, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2004-2005; Treasurer, 2003-2004) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Section on Workers Compensation; Chair, 2002-2003; Board of Governors, 2004; YLS Executive Committee, 1995-1996; Director, 1992-1996 Younger Lawyers); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, WCCL Executive Committee, 1999); Bottle Inn of Court. (Also at Albany Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Negligence Law; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Thomas W. Herman
Shelley Davidson (Member) born Savannah, Georgia, April 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middle Georgia College (A.S., 1977); University of Georgia (A.B., 1978); Walter F. George Law School, Mercer University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Gamma Beta Phi. Member: National Moot Court Team; ABA/LSD Moot Court Team. Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (Member, Executive Board; President, 1996-1997; Member, Council of Past Presidents, 1997). Practice Areas: Social Security Disability Law(100%).Email: Shelley Davidson
Kevin W. Hall (Member) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, November 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of Georgia; National Organization of Social Security Representatives; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. (Also at Albany Office). Practice Areas: Social Security Law.Email: Kevin W. Hall
Bradley G. Pyles (Member) born Macon, Georgia, June 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia; 1994, Georgia Court of Appeals; 1995, Supreme Court of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 1990); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, National Moot Court Competition, 1992. Judge, RWA Moot Court Competition, 1992, 1993. Selected Member, Moot Court Board, 1992, 1993. Second place honors RWA Moot Competition, 1991. Member: Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Practice; Employment Discrimination; Employee Benefits; Long Term Disability; Estate and Probate Law; Collection Law.Email: Bradley G. Pyles
Diane M. Flynn (Member) born Camp Springs, Maryland, February 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1991); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 1996). Member: National Moot Court Competition, First Place Honors, 1995; Public Interest Law Society. Member: State Bar of Georgia; National Organization of Social Security Representatives. (Also at Albany Office). Practice Areas: Social Security Disability.Email: Diane M. Flynn
Wm. J. Camp (Member) born Bowdon, Georgia, June 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1994, Florida; Georgia Supreme Court; Georgia Court of Appeals; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974); U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer's School, Judge Advocate Staff Officers Course (DG); Air Command and Staff College; Air War College. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Blue Key. Recipient, Auburn University President's Award as Outstanding Graduate School Business. Registered Mediator (2000) and Arbitrator (2001), Georgia. Special Assistant, United States Attorney, 1974-1976. Military Trial and Defense Counsel. Assistant General Counsel, National Security Agency, 1982-1985. Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Operation DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, 1990-1991. Legal Advisor to United States Military Delegation to Tri-Party Negotiations for Return of Prisoners of War and Displaced Persons from Persian Gulf Conflict, 1991. Member: Macon, Houston and American Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Military; Family Law); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Military; Family Law); Air Force Retired Judge Advocates Association; Military Officers of America Association. Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. [Commissioned USAF ROTC DG, Auburn University, 1971; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Staff Judge Advocate, 1974-1995]. (Resident, Warner Robins Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Military Law; Federal Employment Law; Domestic Relations; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Wm. J. Camp
William C. Heard (Member) born Valdosta, Georgia, November 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., Chemistry, 1970); Medical College of Georgia (M.D., 1974); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Associate Editor, Mercer University Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Hospital Law.Email: William C. Heard
Jeffrey Yazinski (Partner) born Fort Knox, Kentucky, October 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Political Science, 1987); Walter F. George Law School, Mercer University (J.D., 1997). Recipient: CALI Award, Race, Racism and American Law. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Macon and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Social Security Disability; Long Term Disability; ERISA Law; Employment Discrimination.Email: Jeffrey Yazinski
ASSOCIATES
Larry Brox (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, January 31, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Savannah State University (B.A., 2002); Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law (J.D., 2005). Staff Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program, 2005-2007. Practice Areas: Social Security Disability.Email: Larry Brox
James E. Patterson (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, February 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State University (B.A., 1987); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Wills; Trust.Email: James E. Patterson
OF COUNSEL
Carl E. Westmoreland (Of Counsel) (Retired).