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| | Address | | 801 Northwood Park Drive, P.O. Box 3007 | | Valdosta, Georgia 31604 | | (Lowndes Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith & Lawrence, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Workers Compensation, Commercial and Business Litigation, Employment Law, Civil Rights Law, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense. Trials. | | Firm Size: 9 | Clients:
ATTORNEYS FOR: Allstate Insurance Co.; The American General Group; Assurance America Insurance Companies; Cincinnati Insurance Cos.; Colquitt EMC; Cooper Lighting; Cotton States Mutual Insurance Co.; EMC Insurance Companies; Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Encompass; Farmers Insurance Group of Companies; GEICO; Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; GuideOne Insurance Companies; MAG Mutual Insurance Co.; Mercury Insurance Companies; Nationwide Insurance Co.; Royal-Globe Insurance Cos.; Scottsdale Ins. Co.; Southern General Ins. Co.; State Auto Mutual Insurance Co.; State Farm Insurance Cos.; State of Georgia, Dept. of Administrative Services; Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; Argonaut Group; Evanstan Insurance Co.; Pilgrims Pride Corp. of Georgia; Hospital Authority of Valdosta/Lowndes County. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Attorneys Title Co.; Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Cam U. Young (Deceased). | | James B. Thagard (Member) born Quitman, Georgia, October 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State College (B.A., 1976); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, 1978-1980 and Research Editor, 1979-1980, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Assistant District Attorney, Southern Judicial Circuit, 1980-1985. Member: Valdosta (President, 1995) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James B. Thagard | | Daniel C. Hoffman (Member) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, March 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: Valdosta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Georgia; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Daniel C. Hoffman | | J. Holder Smith, Jr. (Member) born Tennille, Georgia, February 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Alpha Theta. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: J. Holder Smith, Jr. | | Matthew R. Lawrence (Member) born Grand Forks A.F.B., North Dakota, February 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 1996). Registered Neutral, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1998. Member: Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy; Criminal Defense. Email: Matthew R. Lawrence | | Matthew Drew Demott (Member) born Albany, Georgia, May 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2003, South Carolina. Education: Abraham Baldwin College (A.A., 1994); Valdosta State University (B.A., 1996, cum laude, 1996); Regent University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member, Regent University Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar Association. | | Charles A. Shenton IV (Member) born Valdosta, Georgia, March 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State University (B.A., 2000); Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson (J.D., 2003). Member: Valdosta Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Criminal Defense. Email: Charles A. Shenton IV | | ASSOCIATES | | Crystal Jones (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, September 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Macon State College (B.S., cum laude, 2003); Mercer University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Crystal Jones | | John D. Dean (Associate) born Tifton, Georgia, November 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State University (B.A., 2000); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Valdosta Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: John D. Dean | | OF COUNSEL | | F. Thomas Young (Of Counsel) born Brockway, Pennsylvania, September 28, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Georgia; 1961, Florida. Education: Valdosta State College; University of Georgia (J.D., 1960). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Valdosta (President, 1972) and Southern Judicial Circuit (President, 1975) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Board of Governors, 1975-1976). |
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