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Address
3016 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31602 (Lowndes Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Elliott, Blackburn, Barnes & Gooding provides the highest quality legal representation to business, government and individual clients throughout South Georgia. Founded by former Superior Court Judge W. Gus Elliott and the late Oris Blackburn, the firm has a long tradition of integrity and excellence. We are unique among South Georgia law firms in that each of our active partners previously practiced with major law firms, including two lawyers who were partners with national law firms. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Business Law, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Law, County and Municipal Government Law, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Labor and Employment Law for Management, Insurance Defense, Family Law and Divorce involving complex asset division, and Mediation and Arbitration. Year Established: 1992
Firm Size: 5
Representative Clients:The Valdosta Daily Times
Lowndes County, Georgia Board of Commissioners
Bank of America, N.A.
Regions Bank, N.A.
Home Depot USA
Synovus/First State Bank & Trust
Citizens Community Bank
First Federal Savings & Loan
Colony Bank
Smith Northview Hospital
Wild Adventures Theme Park (Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation)
The Valwood School
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
Lowndes County, Georgia Board of Elections
Archer Daniels Midland, Co.
Senco Products, Inc.
Rivendell Consulting (USA)
Irish Acorn Property Holdings
Bridgestone Tire Corp.
Longhorn Steakhouse Restaurants
American Home Patient
Avondale Mills, Inc.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
John Deere & Co.
LandStar Systems, Inc.
Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
National Indemnity Co.
Zurich North America
CAMICO Mutual Insurance Co.
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia-Interlocal Risk Management Agency
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Cincinnati Insurance Co.
United Services Automobile Association
Wilson Eye Center
Turner County, Georgia
Thomas County, Georgia
Alapaha Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Xella Aircrete North America, Inc.
Address3016 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31602, (Lowndes Co.)
PhonePhone: 229-242-3333
Fax: 229-242-0696
Website
http://www.ebbglaw.com
W. Gus Elliott (Member) born Cuthbert, Georgia, July 28, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1957); University of Georgia (J.D., 1957); American Academy of Judicial Education, University of Virginia (1979). Student Editor, Georgia Bar Journal, 1956. Chief Justice, Honor Court, University of Georgia Law School, 1956. Judge, Superior Court, Southern Judicial Circuit, 1975-1983. Member: Valdosta Bar Association (President, 1971); State Bar of Georgia (Member: Board of Governors, 1963-1965; State Disciplinary Board, 1973-1975; President, Younger Lawyers Section, 1964-1965; Chairman, Judicial Procedure and Administration Committee, 1982-1992; Chairman, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee, 1989-1995; Member, Governor's Judicial Process Review Commission, 1984-1985); American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; American Bar Foundation. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., JAGC, USAR, 1958-1966]. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate.Email: W. Gus Elliott
Oris D. Blackburn, Jr. (1932-2000).
Walter G. Elliott (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Logan E. Bleckley American Inn of Court, 1990-1991. Co-Editor: "Handbook on Appellate Practice in the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals," 2nd ed., 1990. Member: Valdosta Bar Association (President, 2000-2001); State Bar of Georgia (Member: Investigative Panel of the State Disciplinary Board, 1995-1997; General Practice and Trial Section; Younger Lawyers Section: Executive Council, 1987-1993; Executive Committee, 1990-1992; Director, 1988-1990); Valdosta Lawyers Club (President, 1996). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Local Government Law.Email: Walter G. Elliott
James L. Elliott (Member) born Thomasville, Georgia, November 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, 2003. Member: Valdosta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial Section, Executive Council, 1993-1994, 1998-2000; Younger Lawyers Section: Executive Council, 1988-1995; Executive Committee, 1994-1995; Director, 1990-1996; Chairman, Jury Study Committee, 1987-1989); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2003-2006; Member, Trial Academy Faculty, 1997-2004; Chair, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: General Trial and Appellate Practice; Employment Law; Mediation; Products Liability; Insurance Law.Email: James L. Elliott
Richard E. Barnes (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Senior Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Estate Planning for Blended Families: Providing For Your Spouse & Children in a Second Marriage," Nolo Press 2009); "Till Death Do Us Part (Again): Estate Planning for Second Marriages," 21 Probate & Property 34, March/April 2007. Adjunct Professor, Valdosta State University. Member: Valdosta and American (Member: Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Business Law, Real Property, Fiduciary Law Sections; Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Fiduciary Law Section, 2008-2009; Secretary-Treasurer, 2007-2008). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Richard E. Barnes
Thompson H. Gooding, Jr. (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, April 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia and Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1974); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.B.A., 1976); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1980-1981. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1977. Formerly General Counsel, Griffin, LLC, Valdosta, Georgia (international agri-chemicals). Member: Valdosta and Atlanta (Chair, IRS Liaison Committee, 1992-1995; Chair, Taxation Section, 1997-1998) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (IRS District Director's Liaison Group; Georgia Bar Representative, 1995-2000); The Florida Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Chemical Regulatory; International Business Law.Email: Thompson H. Gooding, Jr.
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