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ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW

Joe D. WhitleyAtlanta

ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW

Todd M. Baiad

Savannah

ADVERTISING LAW

Jim Dudukovich Atlanta

ANTITRUST LAW

Charles C. Murphy, Jr. Atlanta

APPELLATE PRACTICE

C. Allen Garrett, Jr. Atlanta

ARBITRATION

Jonathan C. Peters Atlanta

BANKING AND FINANCE LAW

G. Leighton Stradtman Atlanta

BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW

Joy R. WebsterMacon

Harris B. WinsbergAtlanta

BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION

Elizabeth V. Tanis Atlanta

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES PRACTICE

Kathryn H. Wade Atlanta

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

Philip A. CooperAtlanta

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW

Allen D. Altman Atlanta

COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW

Christopher S. Dillon Atlanta

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Peter M. Crofton Atlanta

Christopher W. Phillips Savannah

COPYRIGHT LAW

Steven S. Sidman Atlanta

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE LAW

Oscar N. Persons Atlanta

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW

David A. Stockton Atlanta

CORPORATE LAW

James K. Austin

Savannah

Erik Belenky

Atlanta

J. Patrick Meyer Jr.

Macon

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE

Drew Findling

Atlanta

Christine A. Koehler

Greater Atlanta

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR

Amy Lee Copeland

Savannah

Bruce H. Morris Atlanta

DUI / DWI DEFENSE

Michael M. Hawkins

Greater Atlanta

Benjamin SessionsAtlanta

ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW

Jon Neiditz Atlanta

EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW

Richard B. Chandler, Jr. Greater Atlanta

J. Scott Jacobson Atlanta

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW

Randall A. Constantine Atlanta

EMPLOYMENT LAW - INDIVIDUALS

Daniel M. Klein Atlanta

EMPLOYMENT LAW - MANAGEMENT

A. Craig ClelandAtlanta

Shawn A. Kachmar

Savannah

ENERGY LAW

Eric A. Koontz Atlanta

ENERGY REGULATORY LAW

Michael Drew Wooldridge Atlanta

ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION

Bobby Rosenbloum

Atlanta

ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MUSIC

Bobby Rosenbloum

Atlanta

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

W. Scott Laseter

Atlanta

FAMILY LAW

Theodore S. Eittreim

Atlanta

Adam Gleklen

Greater Atlanta

FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION

Kevin J. Rubin

Atlanta

FAMILY LAW MEDIATION

Dennis G. Collard

Atlanta

Hylton B. Dupree Jr.

Greater Atlanta

FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW

James W. Stevens

Atlanta

FIRST AMENDMENT LAW

Eric P. Schroeder

Atlanta

FRANCHISE LAW

Harold M. Cohen

Atlanta

HEALTH CARE LAW

Robert M. Keenan III

Atlanta

IMMIGRATION LAW

Sharon Lynn Cook

Atlanta

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY LAW

Brett Lockwood

Atlanta

INSURANCE LAW

Barbara A. Marschalk

Atlanta

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONCOMMERCIAL

Shelby R. Grubbs

Atlanta

IT OUTSOURCING LAW

Farah F. Cook

Atlanta

LAND USE AND ZONING LAW

William Woodson Galloway

Atlanta

LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS

Johannes S. Kingma

Atlanta

LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS

David Lefkowitz

Atlanta

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW

Thomas S. Gryboski

Atlanta

LEVERAGED BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW

Russell B. Richards

Atlanta

LITIGATION - ANTITRUST

Charles C. Murphy, Jr.

Atlanta

LITIGATION - BANKING AND FINANCE

G. Wayne Hillis Jr.

Atlanta

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Vaibhav P. Kadaba

LITIGATION - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

John Beasley

Deborah A. Sudbury

LITIGATION - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

William N. Withrow, Jr.

LITIGATION - PATENT

D. Scott Sudderth

LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE

John T. McGoldrick, Jr.

J. Douglas Minor, Jr.

Timothy D. Roberts

LITIGATION - SECURITIES

John A. Jordak, Jr. Atlanta

LITIGATION - TRUSTS AND ESTATES

Kimberly E. Civins Atlanta

LITIGATION AND CONTROVERSY - TAX

Hale E. SheppardAtlanta

MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS - PLAINTIFFS

Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr. Atlanta

MEDIATION

Daniel C. Cohen Savannah

R. Wayne ThorpeAtlanta

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS

N. Daniel Lovein Savannah

Stephanie E. Parker Atlanta

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS

Katherine L. McArthur Macon

Joseph WatkinsAtlanta

Terre T. Yde

Greater Atlanta

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS LAW

Thomas C. Herman Atlanta

PATENT LAW

Russell A. Korn Atlanta

Roger D. Taylor

Greater Atlanta

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - DEFENDANTS

Frederick N. Sager, Jr. Atlanta

Gregory G. Sewell

Savannah

H. J. Strickland, Jr. Macon

Richard G. Tisinger, Jr.

Greater Atlanta

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - PLAINTIFFS

J. Anderson Davis

Greater Atlanta

Joseph A. Fried Atlanta

Ashleigh R. MadisonSavannah

Katherine L. McArthur Macon

Brandon L. Peak Columbus-GA

PRIVACY AND DATA

SECURITY LAW

Heather Clauson Haughian Atlanta

PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION - DEFENDANTS

Michael J. Goldman Atlanta

Robert C. Hughes III Savannah

PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION - PLAINTIFFS

Thomas P. Willingham Atlanta

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS

Michael J. Goldman

Atlanta

Christopher W. Phillips Savannah

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS

Linley JonesAtlanta

PROJECT FINANCE LAW

Peter A. Fozzard Atlanta

QUI TAM LAW

Kimberly WorthAtlanta

REAL ESTATE LAW

Mark A. Block Atlanta

Susan E. Foxworth

Greater Atlanta

William G. Glass Savannah

SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW

Bruce D. Wanamaker Atlanta

SECURITIES REGULATION

W. Benjamin Barkley Atlanta

SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW

Rex R. Veal Atlanta

TAX LAW

W. Carter Bates III

Macon

Frank S. MacgillSavannah

Hale E. SheppardAtlanta

TECHNOLOGY LAW

J. Henry Walker IV Atlanta

TRADE SECRETS LAW

William M. Ragland, Jr. Atlanta

TRADEMARK LAW

Alicia Grahn Jones Atlanta

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

W. Carter Bates III

Macon

Paul D. MeyerSavannah

John J. Scroggin

Greater Atlanta

James Dean Spratt Jr. Atlanta

VENTURE CAPITAL LAW

Amanda Norcross Atlanta

WATER LAW

R. Todd Silliman Atlanta

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW - CLAIMANTS

Christopher W.T. Daly

Savannah

Scott Slappey Atlanta

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW - EMPLOYERS

R. Briggs Peery Atlanta

Heather Clauson Haughian

Privacy and Data Security Law Atlanta, GA

Since 1998, Heather Clauson Haughian has worked as a full-time privacy and data security attorney, focusing her practice on complex technology, data privacy, security-related legal issues and counseling clients on intellectual property rights. Fully IAPP certified, Haughian advises corporate clients on cybersecurity issues such as high-level data breach response and mitigation. In 2013, Haughian acted as one of four co-founding members of Culhane Meadows PLLC, currently the largest woman-owned, nationally offered, full-service law firm in the country, where she now serves as the firm’s chief technology officer (CTO). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2019, Haughian is currently being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” for Privacy and Data Security Law in Atlanta for 2023.

When asked about her most recent work, Haughian stated: “I recently negotiated a technology licensing agreement that included a vast number of privacy and data security issues that truly required an in-depth knowledge of not only the regulations and current best practices but also a strong technical background. Because the opposing counsel was so knowledgeable in these areas, we were able to close the deal much faster than expected. That same opposing counsel that I had negotiated against on that deal referred their client to me on a similar transaction when their firm was conflicted out of that matter. That referral from opposing counsel felt like such an accomplishment to me as it was a huge compliment to know I had developed that kind of rapport with an attorney I had just negotiated against and that the opposing counsel had an equal respect for my knowledge base as well.” Haughian noted that she believes this kind of success led to her recognition.

With nearly 30 years of legal experience, Haughian has extensive knowledge of IT, transaction outsourcing and corporate software licensing deals. In addition to advising clients on ongoing cybersecurity matters, Haughian regularly counsels clients and vendors on compliance with HIPAA/HITECH as a business process and how to handle ePHI negotiations and agreements.

“My area of law is very technical in nature, and my clients always appreciate that I can decipher what the technical aspects of the privacy and data security regulations are and how best practices in data security can differ so greatly depending on the specific type of technology involved. It’s never a one-size-fits-all when it comes to privacy and data security, and understanding the ‘why’ behind that helps me understand how best to advise my clients and how to negotiate deals for them.”

Last year, Haughian and her firm were honored by the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), a nonprofit trade association founded in 2001 meant to offer support to both minority and women-owned law firms throughout the U.S. Haughian and her firm received the NAMWOLF Law Firm MVP Award, which is given to one member of a specific law firm for their achievements and efforts to promote both diversity and inclusion within the field of law.

“This award meant a great deal to me and to my firm, knowing that NAMWOLF’s members, business partners and corporate sponsors recognize the importance of having diverse and inclusive legal teams to help solve the problems facing corporate America today—a mission that our law firm also shares,” Haughian concluded.

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IN THE LAW

The Corporate Push for Renewable Utilities in Georgia

IN A NATIONWIDE EFFORT led by the big tech sector, numerous Georgia-based corporations are pushing for state lawmakers to further solar power production. This includes development and legislation, challenging many utility providers to keep up with increased demands. Major companies such as Meta, Amazon and Google, which require an almost seismic amount of energy to continue operating daily, are spearheading the corporate charge for solar energy expansion to reduce overall emissions and meet newly implemented environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards. Additionally, with the cost per solar panel at a record low, this recent surge in solar energy was all but inevitable.

A decade ago, corporate demands for solar energy, and the market with it, were controlled and determined by mostly big box retailers and other corporate entities with stores in need of rooftop panels and other solar devices. Today, things are vastly different when discussing the current state of energy, in both scale and intention. Major corporations, including the tech giants mentioned above, require an expansive network of off-site solar plants or wind farms that continually work to offset the massive amount of energy required to operate data centers, office buildings and factories efficiently.

In the Southern region of the U.S., where utilities such as coal or natural gas still reign supreme, this new shift in corporate demand for environmentally conscientious renewables could put a heavy strain on pre-existing power grids that require dire upgrades. With that, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukraine War brought a bevy of supply chain issues that resulted in global trade disputes, further stalling future solar construction projects. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a national trade association dedicated to researching the solar industry, Georgia is the

country’s eighth most populated state and is currently ranked seventh in total solar capacity required, with about 4,500 megawatts of solar energy needed to successfully power the state.

On January 11, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Qcells, a globally recognized renewable energy solutions company, is prepared to invest roughly $2.5 billion to upgrade and expand solar module manufacturing networks around the state. “I am honored to announce the growth of Qcells in Georgia for a second time in less than a year. With a focus on innovation and technology, Georgia continues to set itself apart as the No. 1 state for business. Combined with our robust logistics infrastructure, top-ranked workforce training program and collaborative approach, Georgia provides a business-friendly environment that means jobs for hardworking Georgians in every corner of the state and success for both existing and new companies. We’re excited for Qcells’ continued success in the Peach State,” stated Kemp in a post on the official state website. Additionally, Qcells and the State Energy Program (SEP) plan on building a new solar energy facility in Cartersville, which is expected to create more than 2,500 new jobs in northwest Georgia. State lawmakers and administrations on both sides of the aisle have long aimed to reduce outsourced energy reliance with hopes of bolstering domestic solar efforts. Slowly but surely, the Inflation Reduction Act, which offers an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar, wind and other renewable energy facilities constructed before December 31, 2025, will attract the attention of future investors looking to compete with other corporate entities making the switch toward renewable energy.

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98 Practice Areas in Georgia

· Administrative / Regulatory Law

· Admiralty and Maritime Law

· Advertising Law

· Alternative Dispute Resolution

· Animal Law

· Antitrust Law*

Appellate Practice

Aviation Law

Banking and Finance Law

Banking and Finance Law*

Bankruptcy and Creditor

Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Cannabis Law

Civil Rights Law

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Collaborative Law: Family Law

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

· Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

· Communications Law

· Community Association Law

· Construction Law*

· Consumer Law

· Consumer Protection Law

· Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

· Corporate Law

· Criminal Defense: General Practice

· Criminal Defense: White-Collar

· DUI / DWI Defense

· Economic Development Law

· Education Law

· Elder Law

· Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law

· Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law*

Energy Law

Energy Regulatory Law Entertainment Law

Environmental Law*

Equipment Finance Law

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Family Law

Family Law Arbitration

Family Law Mediation

FDA Law

FinTech Practice

First Amendment Law*

Food and Beverage Law

· Franchise Law

· Government Contracts

· Government Relations Practice

· Health Care Law*

· Immigration Law

· Information Technology Law

· Insurance Law*

· Intellectual Property Law

· International Arbitration

· International Mergers and Acquisitions

· IT Outsourcing Law

Labor and Employment Law

Land Use & Zoning Law*

Legal Malpractice Law

Leisure and Hospitality Law

· Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

· Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

· Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

Media Law

Medical Malpractice Law

Mergers & Acquisitions Law*

Municipal Law*

Native American Law

Natural Resources Law

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Privacy and Data Security Law

Private Funds / Hedge

Funds Law

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Law

Project Finance Law

Public Finance Law

· Qui Tam Law

· Railroad Law

· Real Estate Law*

· Securities / Capital Markets Law

· Securitization and Structured Finance Law

· Sports Law

· Tax Law*

· Technology Law

· Timber Law

· Trade Secrets Law

· Transportation Law

· Trusts and Estates*

Utilities Law

Venture Capital Law

Water Law

Workers’ Compensation Law

Atlanta

Administrative / Regulatory Law

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Anthony L. Cochran, Robert B. Remar

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Charles F. Palmer

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

Joe D. Whitley

Advertising Law

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Jim Dudukovich

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

William H. Brewster, R. Charles Henn Jr.

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Austin D. Padgett

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

William M. Ragland, Jr.

Alternative Dispute

Resolution

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

Linda A. Klein (A, M)

BERMAN FINK VAN HORN

Benjamin I. Fink (A)

FORDHARRISON

John F. Allgood (A, M), F. Carlton King,

Jr. (A, M)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Chad A. Shultz (A)

HENNING MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

SERVICE

Arthur H. Glaser (A), William S. Goodman (A, M)

JAMS

Terrence Lee Croft (A, M), Joan C. Grafstein (A), John W. Hinchey (A, M), R. Wayne

Thorpe (A, M), David M. Zacks (A, M)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Randall F. Hafer (A)

KLEIN DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Daniel M. Klein (A, M)

KREVOLIN & HORST

Jeffrey D. Horst (A)

MILES MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

SERVICES

David C. Nutter (A, M), Rex D. Smith (A, M)

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Taylor Tapley Daly (M)

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

C. Edward Dobbs (A, M)

PETERS & MONYAK

Jonathan C. Peters (A, M)

SCHRODER PARTNERS

William H. Schroder Jr. (A, M)

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Leah Ward Sears (M), Richard H.

Sinkfield (M)

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

Frank B. Strickland (M)

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

William M. Ragland, Jr. (A)

Animal Law

BETSY RENEE CHODER

Betsy R. Choder

Antitrust Law

BONDURANT MIXSON & ELMORE

Frank M. Lowrey IV**, Michael B. Terry*

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

G. Patrick Watson**

CAPLAN COBB

Michael A. Caplan*

KING & SPALDING

Jeffrey S. Cashdan**, Richard A. Schneider*

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Thomas W. Rhodes

TROUTMAN PEPPER

James A. Lamberth*

VAUGHAN & MURPHY

Charles C. Murphy, Jr.**

Appellate Practice

ALSTON & BIRD

Keith Blackwell

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

Joshua Tropper

BALCH & BINGHAM

Christopher S. Anulewicz

BARRON LAW

Lynsey Barron

BONDURANT MIXSON & ELMORE

Frank M. Lowrey IV, Michael B. Terry

DENTONS U.S.

Mark G. Trigg

DOFFERMYRE SHIELDS CANFIELD & KNOWLES

Kenneth S. Canfield

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Robert Marcovitch

GREENBERG TRAURIG

Michael J. King

HAROLD DANIEL LAW

Harold T. Daniel

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG

Christine L. Mast

JAMS

Stanley F. Birch, Jr.

JONES DAY

Jason T. Burnette

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

James F. Bogan III, Thomas M. Clyde, C.

Allen Garrett, Jr.

PENN LAW

John D. Hadden

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Edward D. Burch, Jr., Leah Ward Sears, Richard H. Sinkfield

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Harold Melton

WEATHINGTON

David C. Hanson

LAURIE WEBB DANIEL 404.433.6430

WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL

Gary J. Toman

Aviation Law

WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL

Thomas J. Strueber

Banking and Finance Law

ADAMS AND REESE

Ron C. Bingham II*, John A. Thomson, Jr. (B)

AKERMAN

Tracy S. Plott (B)

ALSTON & BIRD

Rick D. Blumen (B), Steven M. Collins*,

Mark C. Kanaly (B, R), Deanna L. Kashdan (B), Adam R. Monich (B), Jordan Myers (B), Michael G. Parisi (B), Christopher A. Riley*, Clifford S. Stanford (B)

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

Anisa I. Abdullahi (B)

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

Anthony C. Cianciotti (B), Linda S. Finley (M, R)

BALLARD SPAHR

Laura L. Seidel (B)

BONDURANT MIXSON & ELMORE

Michael B. Terry*

BRIGHTWORK LAW GROUP

Michael Edwin Ray*

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Beth Lanier (R), Robert C. Lewinson (B)

BURR & FORMAN

Paul G. Durdaller*, Ed Snow (B)

CONTINUUM LEGAL GROUP

William G. Leonard*

DENTONS U.S.

Mark G. Trigg*

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Peter J. Anderson*, Thomas M. Byrne* (R),

Eric R. Fenichel (B), Peter A. Fozzard (B)

FENIMORE, KAY, HARRISON & FORD

Jonathan S. Hightower (B)

FREED GRANT

Gary S. Freed (R)

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Timothy W. Bratcher (B), Cindy J. K. Davis (B), John J. Dyer (B)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG

William H. Major III*

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Cindy A. Brazell (B), Christopher S. Dillon (B), Kendel Drew (B), Douglas S. Gosden (B), Matthew F. Roberts (B)

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH

Lawrence J. Bracken II*, John R. Schneider (B)

JONES DAY

Aldo L. LaFiandra (B), Chip MacDonald (B, R)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Shannon C. Baxter (B), Thomas J. Biafore (B), Joel D. Bush*, Stephen E. Hudson*, Robert B. Shaw (B), Rex R. Veal (B)

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Carolyn Zander Alford (B), Shane Dornburg (B), Craig C. Lee (B), Richard A. Schneider*, Chadwick M. Werner (B)

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Eric R. Sender (B)

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Michael P. Marshall, Jr. (B)

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Frank W. Deborde*

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Benjamin J. Brooks (B), Stephen M. Forte*, Richard H. Sinkfield*

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ADAM MALONE knows that impact is not always measured by a monetary recovery. For years, his presence outside the courtroom has strengthened the profession through sharing knowledge, which has ultimately helped protect society at large.

“As a trial lawyer, my first priority is, of course, to secure the best possible result for my clients,” says Malone, who in 2016 was named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in Atlanta. “But I love my profession and feel compelled to give back to local and legal communities. Volunteering has proven to be the most effective way to provide support at the local, state and national levels, as well to other lawyers practicing in the area of catastrophic injury and wrongful death.”

Malone certainly walks the walk when it comes to contributing to the profession, and 2023 marks the culmination of some influential positions he has held beyond his role as the lead partner at Malone Law.

THE GEORGIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Malone has been an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) for decades. In this organization, he builds relationships with peers and works with the entire membership to help strengthen their relationships in the legislature to better protect local communities and ensure that everyday citizens, Georgia families and small businesses are never deprived of their constitutional guarantee of trial by jury and access to independent and impartial courts.

He was named President of GTLA in 2022, and before his term concludes in 2023, he will have achieved various goals, including driving diversity engagement and boosting overall membership. Malone led the rejuvenation of the minority and women’s caucuses by involving the right people in leadership and providing new and enhanced educational offerings, which ensured a broader range of perspectives would be reflected in GTLA

Leadership and Commitment

Malone Law leader and 2016 Best Lawyers® Medical Malpractice Law –Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” Adam Malone discusses how his success transcends the courtroom and helps strengthen public and legal communities.

initiatives and actions. Furthermore, Malone’s leadership helped increase membership by more than 300 so far, and along with the excellent GTLA staff, accomplished all of this without raising membership dues.

“Supporting the mission of GTLA has been a part of Malone Law and its mission for more than 50 years,” Malone says. “It is my hope that all Georgia trial lawyers representing people who have been devastated by preventable injury or death will join our efforts to stop one-sided policies that allow wrongdoers to escape legal responsibility for the harm they cause.”

reflective of the regular, hardworking people the group represents.

“I feel confident future AAJ leaders will carry on the critical work we began this past year,” Malone says. “More importantly, they are better prepared to represent and achieve the deep and empathetic connections which are so necessary to properly understand and represent the severely injured.”

COVID-19 JUDICIAL TASK FORCE

Malone is one of a few lawyers selected to serve on the COVID-19 Judicial Task Force for the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, which he joined after its formation in 2020. While the rest of the world came to a screeching halt, the work of this Task Force helped keep litigation moving forward for the work which must be done outside the courthouse and helped guide courts to keep cases moving forward safely inside the courthouse.

The task force continues to adapt new judicial guidelines to tackle the pandemic and has begun preparedness plans for other potential threats of similar scale and magnitude.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is the nation’s largest organization for lawyers representing the injured. Joining the group was a natural fit for Malone, who for years served on its Board of Governors and its Executive Committee

As one of the leading practitioners in the area of pediatric and adult brain injuries, Malone’s contributions and willingness to share knowledge have proved invaluable. He was named Chair of the AAJ’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group in 2021. During his term, which completed in 2022, Malone organized and led several educational programs, including a multiday legal summit in Atlanta and attended by the most prestigious lawyers and subject matter experts in the United States.

He also set in motion another key initiative of— establishing a diversity committee —to attract and retain a membership and leadership more

“The courts’ resilience in the past three years can be attributed to the leadership of Justice Shawn LaGrua and the Judicial Council,” Malone says. “We are certainly more forward-thinking now and will continue to lead efforts to ensure that the state’s judicial system remains adaptable.”

Though his participation will continue in the aforementioned groups in whatever capacity requested, Malone plans on remaining engaged and bringing new knowledge back to his office as well as courtrooms.

“Between advances in technology or updates to the law, there is always something to learn from participating in legal groups like GLTA, AAJ, and the State Bar,” Malone notes. “Malone Law believes in giving more than it gets. By giving our knowledge, time, and talent, our clients have always ultimately reaped the greatest benefit.”

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“Supporting the mission of GTLA has been a part of Malone Law and its mission for more than 50 years.”

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THOMPSON HINE

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ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

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EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Valerie Strong Sanders (C)

JAMS

Shelby R. Grubbs (C)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Randall F. Hafer (C, G), William R. Poplin, Jr. (C), Ronald L. Raider (C)

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Brian A. White (G)

MCGUIREWOODS

Shelby S. Guilbert Jr. (G)

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Gregory K. Smith (C)

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Stephen A. Opler

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Gregory K. Cinnamon, John F. Smith

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN

John C. Yates

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Brian S. Galison

IT Outsourcing Law

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James A. Harvey, David S. Teske

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Derek C. Johnston

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David I. Schulman

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James R. Paine, Jr.

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Farah F. Cook, Joshua S. Ganz, M. Lance

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MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY

Todd S. McClelland

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Erica V. Mason (LE*)

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Ashley Steiner Kelly (LE*), Henry M. Perlowski (EM)

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

David Gevertz (EM, LE*)

BAKERHOSTETLER

Eric L. Barnum (LE*), Jason D’Cruz (EM, LE*), Brian M. Harris (EM)

BARNES & THORNBURG

Mark L. Keenan (EM, LE*)

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Amanda A. Farahany (EI, LE*), V. Severin

Roberts (LE*)

BERMAN FINK VAN HORN

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BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Marilyn M. Fish (LE*)

BUCKLEY BEAL

Edward D. Buckley III (EI, LE*), Ashley Wilson Clark (LE*)

BURR & FORMAN

Jon M. Gumbel (LE*)

CHRISTOPHER BUTLER

Christopher P. Butler (EM, LE*)

COHAN LAW GROUP

Louis R. Cohan (LE*)

CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE

Daniel P. Murphy (EM, LM), Timothy Riker Newton (EM, LE*), William K. Principe (EM), Frank B. Shuster (EM, LE*, LM), Leigh E. Tyson (EM), Patrick R. Tyson (EM), Neil H. Wasser (EM)

CONTINUUM LEGAL GROUP

Ilene W. Berman (EM, LE*), Scott G. Blews (LE*)

DENTONS U.S.

R. Daniel Beale (EI, LE*)

ELARBEE, THOMPSON, SAPP & WILSON

William D. Deveney (EM), Douglas H. Duerr (EM, LM), R. Read Gignilliat (EM, LE*, LM), Sharon Morgan (EM, LE*, LM), Brent Wilson (EM, LE*, LM), Stanford G. Wilson (EM, LM)

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HALL, GILLIGAN, ROBERTS & SHANLEVER

Matthew J. Gilligan (EM)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG

Christine L. Mast (EM), Ronald G. Polly, Jr. (EM, LE*, LM)

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Joshua I. Bosin (EM), Todd D. Wozniak (EM, LE*)

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH

Robert T. Dumbacher (LE*), Kurt A. Powell (EM, LE*)

JACKSON LEWIS

Robert W. Capobianco (EM), Edward M.

Cherof (EM, LM), David Hughes (LM), Tracie

Johnson Maurer (EM), Adriana R. Midence (EM), David S. Mohl (EM, LE*), Evan M. Rosen (EM, LE*), Jeffrey A. Schwartz (EM),

Jonathan J. Spitz (LM), Todd Van Dyke (EM, LE*)

JEFFREY W. WILLIS

Jeffrey W. Willis (LE*)

JONES DAY

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Rogers Walsh (EM)

KABAT CHAPMAN & OZMER

Michael D. Kabat (EM)

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FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Mary Anne Ackourey (LM), Bradley T. Adler (LE*, LM), John D. Bennett (EM), Michael M. Hill (LE*), Benton J. Mathis, Jr. (EM, LM), Kenneth G. Menendez (LE*), Joyce M. Mocek (LE*)

FRIED BONDER WHITE

David Fried (LE*)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Leslie K. Eason (EM, LE*), Chad A. Shultz (LE*)

GREENBERG TRAURIG

Ernest LaMont Greer (LE*), Ian R. Macdonald (LE*)

HALL BOOTH SMITH

H. Eric Hilton (EM)

John W. Alden (EM, LE*, LM), Christopher M. Caiaccio (EM), Thomas H. Christopher (EM, LE*, LM), Yendelela Neely Holston (LE*), Susan W. Pangborn (EM, LE*), Diane L. Prucino (EM, LE*, LM)

KING & SPALDING

Michael W. Johnston (EM, LE*), David Tetrick, Jr. (EM)

KLEIN DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Daniel M. Klein (EI, LE*)

KREVOLIN & HORST

Zahra S. Karinshak (LE*)

KUTAK ROCK

Gregory R. Crochet (EM)

LAW OFFICE OF NAOMI W SMITH

Naomi W. Smith (LE*)

LAWRENCE & BUNDY

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy (EM, LE*)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH

John Snelling (EM, LE*)

LITCHFIELD CAVO

Jay M. Barber (LE*), Brenton S. Bean (LE*)

LITTLER

Richard W. Black (LE*), Leslie A. Dent (EM, LE*), L. Traywick Duffie (LM), Owen T. Hill (LE*), Kurt Peterson (LE*), Cameron S.

Pierce (LM), Lisa A. Schreter (EM), Daniel E. Turner (EM, LE*)

MARTENSON, HASBROUCK & SIMON

Gary R. Kessler (EM, LM)

MOELLER BARBAREE

Tracey T. Barbaree (LE*), Beth Moeller (LE*)

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Marquetta J. Bryan (EM)

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART

Margaret H. Campbell (EM, LE*), Patrick F. Clark (EM, LE*), A. Craig Cleland (EM, LE*), Homer L. Deakins, Jr. (EM, LM), Todd C. Duffield (EM, LE*), Gregory J. Hare (EM, LE*, LM), Kevin P. Hishta (LE*, LM), Jana

L. Korhonen (EM), Garner Sanford, Jr. (EM, LE*), William P. Steinhaus (LM), Natalie N. Turner (LE*), Amie M. Willis (EM, LE*), Lauren H. Zeldin (LE*)

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr. (EM, LE*), G. Wayne Hillis Jr. (LE*)

PARKS, CHESIN & WALBERT

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THE HAWKINS FIRM

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THOMAS KENNEDY SAMPSON & TOMPKINS

Jeffrey E. Tompkins (LE*)

THOMPSON HINE

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WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL

Matthew Gomes (LE*), Stephen W. Mooney (LE*)

WEIRICH CONSULTING & MEDIATION

C. Geoffrey Weirich (EM)

WIMBERLY, LAWSON, STECKEL, SCHNEIDER & STINE

James W. Wimberly, Jr. (EM, LM)

Staying in business, for many, is not an easy feat. Factor in the characteristics of being minority-owned and the odds for success and longevity become greatly minimized. But when legal eagles John L. Kennedy, Reuben T. Bussey Jr., and Thomas G. Sampson combined their expertise and vision for greatness in the fall of 1971, they laid the foundation for what would inevitably become one of the most accomplished and admirable law firms in the world. With meticulous skill and honorable pride, Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins, LLP (TKST) represents an array of clients ranging from some of the world’s largest companies to everyday people seeking justice. Fortune 500 Corporations routinely seek out TKST when faced with seven figure exposure. TKST has also garnered numerous seven figure and several eight figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients seeking justice. The firm’s practice areas include wrongful death, civil rights, medical malpractice, product liability, negligent security, and trucking accidents. A retrospective look at its tremendous undertakings over the past 50 years reflects nothing less than a laudatory legacy of excellence.

Many accolades have been bestowed upon TKST. The firm has been ranked Tier One by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in the Atlanta metro for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Defendants for 2021. The firm has also earned an AV Preeminent® rating by MartindaleHubbell for 25 consecutive years. Each partner (Thomas G. Sampson, Jeffrey E. Tompkins, and Woody Sampson) has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2021 in the practice area of personal injury litigation, as well as Georgia Super Lawyers. Tom Sampson has been honored as a Legal Legend by the National Bar Association, which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2016. This honor placed him in the ranks with his beloved late father, Daniel G. Sampson, who also received the award. Tom Sampson has received the Tradition of Excellence Award from the General Practice Section of the State Bar and has been honored by his alma mater, Morehouse College, with its coveted Bennie Trailblazer Award. Remembering humble beginnings and celebrating current achievements, TKST seeks to continue its tradition of excellence for years to come.

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KUTAK ROCK

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FINCH MCCRANIE

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WORTH JARRELL

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Charles H. Van Horn**

BODKER, RAMSEY, ANDREWS, WINOGRAD & WILDSTEIN

Timothy J. Ramsey, Robert D. Wildstein**

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

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BURR & FORMAN

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CAROL CLARK LAW

Carol V. Clark

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA

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CONTINUUM LEGAL GROUP

Marc D. Glenn

CULHANE MEADOWS

Sharon M. Lewonski

DENTONS U.S.

William F. Stevens

DLA PIPER

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DREW ECKL & FARNHAM

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ELLEN S. SMITH

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FOX ROTHSCHILD

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Thomas J. Biafore, M. Andrew Kauss, Rex R. Veal**

KING & SPALDING

Brent S. Gilfedder, Timothy J. Goodwin, Joshua M. Kamin

KREVOLIN & HORST

Halsey G. Knapp, Jr., Douglas P. Krevolin, Wesley C. Turner

KUTAK ROCK

Debra M. Thompson

LEDBETTER WANAMAKER GLASS

Peter B. Glass

MCGUIREWOODS

John T. Grieb

MERCER THOMPSON

Tracey H. Thompson

MILLER & MARTIN

Joseph All, Luther C. Curtis

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN

Justin Barry, Thomas A. Bartolozzi, Mark A. Block, G. Brian Butler, John Ginley, Christina M. Graham, Thomas S. Gryboski, Catherine Morgen, Robert Rearden III, Lee Anne Sapp, Matthew J. Sours, Homer Lee Walker II, Daniel R. Weede, Quinten E. Wilson

NELSON & GALBREATH

Rachel Iverson

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Brad J. Denson, Douglas M. Flaum, Andrew Litvak, Eric R. Wilensky

PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN

Ellen W. Smith, Christian F. Torgrimson*

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

J.P. Fougerousse, Johnna L. Goodmark, David N. Heaton, Kenneth H. Kraft, Arnold C. Moore, Jr.

POLSINELLI

Matthew B. Norton

SEYFARTH SHAW

Kwame A. Benjamin, Lynn Holliday, Tamaron

Houston, Steven L. Kennedy, Paul P. Mattingly, Newton J. Wardlaw

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Edward D. Burch, Jr.*, David J. Burge, Alexander S. Clay V, Mark G. Pottorff, Thomas A. Spillman, Richard W. Stephens

STITES & HARBISON

Amy L. Baker, Harold E. Gill Jr.

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

Mark E. Florak, Mark R. Moeller, Christina Moore, Gregory G. Schultz

THOMPSON HINE

Stephen B. Schrock

TROUTMAN PEPPER

John E. Buehner, Mark L. Elliott, Larry E. Gramlich, Christina Braisted Rogers, Wendelin White Silliman, Michael H. Wall, Annette Michelle Willis

WEISSMAN

Seth G. Weissman

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

Joseph B. Foltz, Laura Hester, Sharon McBrayer Johnson, Kimberly S. Justus, George Kurlyandchik, Vanessa Morris, G. Leighton Stradtman

Securities / Capital

Markets Law

ALSTON & BIRD

Steven M. Collins (S*), Jason Goode (S), Kyle G. Healy (S), Susan E. Hurd (S*), M. Hill Jeffries, Jr. (R, S), John A. Jordak, Jr. (S*), Mark C. Kanaly (S), John L. Latham (S*), Robert R. Long (S*), Lindsey L.G. Magaro (S), William Scott Ortwein (R, S), Steven L. Pottle (S), Theodore J. Sawicki (S*), Rosemarie A. Thurston (S)

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

Joseph Alley, Jr. (S)

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

Gary A. Barnes (S*)

BONDURANT MIXSON & ELMORE

H. Lamar Mixson (S*)

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

John R. Bielema (S*), Thomas S. Richey (S*), Eliot W. Robinson (S)

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Peter J. Anderson (R, S*), S. Lawrence Polk (S*), Scott Sorrels (S*)

FELLOWS LABRIOLA

Stephen T. LaBriola (S*)

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

J. Allen Maines (S*)

JONES DAY

Chip MacDonald (R), Michael J. McConnell

(S*), Janine Cone Metcalf (S*)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

W. Benjamin Barkley (R, S), Thomas J.

Biafore (S), David M. Eaton (R, S), Stephen

E. Hudson (S*), David A. Stockton (R, S)

KING & SPALDING

Jeffrey S. Cashdan (S*), M. Robert Thornton (S), Keith M. Townsend (S)

KREVOLIN & HORST

Jeffrey D. Horst (S*), Halsey G. Knapp, Jr. (S*)

LAW OFFICE OF DAVID J. HUNGELING

David J. Hungeling (S*)

LEDBETTER WANAMAKER GLASS

Larry D. Ledbetter (R, S), Bruce D. Wanamaker (R, S)

MAYNARD COOPER & GALE

Terry R. Weiss (S*)

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Larry W. Shackelford (S)

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

G. Wayne Hillis Jr. (S*), William J. Holley

II (S*)

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Lori A. Gelchion (S), Robert C. Hussle (S), Dan F. Laney (S*), David C. Newman (S*), Richard H. Sinkfield (S*), David G. Thunhorst (S)

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

Oscar N. Persons (S, S*)

TROUTMAN PEPPER

W. Brinkley Dickerson, Jr. (R, S), David W. Ghegan (S), Timothy Mast (S*)

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

Robert R. Ambler, Jr. (S*)

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

ALSTON & BIRD

Rick D. Blumen

BURR & FORMAN

Ed Snow

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Thomas J. Biafore, Jennifer O’Connor,

Rex R. Veal

KING & SPALDING

Carolyn Zander Alford

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Earle R. Taylor III

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

C. Edward Dobbs

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

Robert D. Strauss

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Hazen H. Dempster

Sports Law

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

William H. Brewster

Tax Law

ALSTON & BIRD

George Abney**, Clark R. Calhoun**, Scott A. Harty, Brian D. Harvel, Sam K. Kaywood, Jr., R. Mark Williamson

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

Cleburne E. Gregory III, Damian M. Hovancik

ASBURY LAW FIRM

Anson H. Asbury**

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ

Nedom A. Haley

BAKERHOSTETLER

Mark S. Lange

BARNES & THORNBURG

Stephen G. Weizenecker

BODKER, RAMSEY, ANDREWS, WINOGRAD & WILDSTEIN

Brian D. Bodker

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Frank A. Crisafi

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA

David D. Aughtry**, John W. Hackney, J. Scot Kirkpatrick, Hale E. Sheppard**

DEARTHGALAT

Bryan Galat

DJURIC SPRATT

James Dean Spratt Jr.

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Reginald J. Clark, N. Jerold Cohen**, Jonathan A. Feldman**, Daniel R. McKeithen**, Wes Sheumaker, Eric S. Tresh**, Scott Wright**

FOX ROTHSCHILD

Vivian D. Hoard**, Mary Balent Long, Suzanne G. Mason

GREENSPOON MARDER

Julian A. Fortuna**

HASSON LAW GROUP

James K. Hasson, Jr.**

JONES DAY

John M. Allan**, Antoinette L. Ellison, Charles E. Hodges II**, Jerry N. Smith**

KANNER BAKER

Paige P. Baker

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Lynn E. Fowler**

LITWIN LAW

Richard Cope Litwin**

MCGUIREWOODS

Gerald V. Thomas II

MENDENFREIMAN

Lance Einstein MOYE WHITE

Allen N. Bradley

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

Travis N. Carter

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FOX ROTHSCHILD

SHELDON M. KAY

Sheldon M. Kay*

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Joseph C. Mandarino, M. Everett Peaden,

Laura L. Wartner

STEIN LAW

Douglas W. Stein

STITES & HARBISON

William M. Joseph

THE HISHON FIRM

Robert H. Hishon**

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Roger S. Reigner Jr.

Technology Law

ALSTON & BIRD

Kristine McAlister Brown, David C. Keating,

W. Scott Kitchens, David S. Teske

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

Lori L. Wright

BAKERHOSTETLER

Christopher M. Arena, Janine Anthony

Bowen, John P. Hutchins, Christopher

A. Wiech

BARNES & THORNBURG

John M. Moye

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Scott M. Hobby, Charles F. Hollis III

COHEN POLLOCK MERLIN TURNER

Scott Merlin

CULHANE MEADOWS

James E. Meadows, Kevin D. Sheldon

FISH & RICHARDSON

Thad C. Kodish

FISHERBROYLES

Carl R. Johnston

GREENBERG TRAURIG

David I. Schulman

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

James R. Paine, Jr.

HUTCHISON

Scott M. Bryant

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

James F. Bogan III, Joel D. Bush, Farah F.

Cook, Joshua S. Ganz, C. Allen Garrett, Jr.,

Jon Neiditz, Michelle Tyde, J. Henry Walker

IV, Amanda M. Witt

KREVOLIN & HORST

Gerardo M. Balboni II

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY

Todd S. McClelland

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN

Paul H. Arne

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Brett Lockwood, William F. Long

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

Jonathan B. Wilson

THE CHANNING FIRM

Channing H. Cline

THE GIGALAW FIRM

Doug M. Isenberg

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

William M. Ragland, Jr., D. Scott Sudderth

Timber Law

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Victor P. Haley, Daniel R. McKeithen

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

Mark G. Pottorff

Trade Secrets Law

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Anuj Desai

BAKERHOSTETLER

Christopher A. Wiech

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Peter G. Pappas

FISH & RICHARDSON

Thad C. Kodish

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Vaibhav P. Kadaba

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY

A. Shane Nichols

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Erika C. Birg

PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN

David L. Pardue

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS

Ronald T. Coleman Jr.

TROUTMAN PEPPER

Douglas D. Salyers

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)

William M. Ragland, Jr.

Transportation Law

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH

S. Christopher Collier

STONE KALFUS

Matthew P. Stone

Trusts and Estates

ALSTON & BIRD

Robert G. Edge, Margaret Ward Scott, Benjamin T. White**, R. Mark Williamson

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY

Bertram L. Levy, Suzanne Tucker Plybon, Michael L. Van Cise, Jeremy T. Ware

BARNES & THORNBURG

James R. Robinson

BAUMBUSCH LAW

Millie Baumbusch*

BODKER, RAMSEY, ANDREWS, WINOGRAD & WILDSTEIN

Stephen C. Andrews

BONDURANT MIXSON & ELMORE

H. Lamar Mixson*

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Luke A. Lantta

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA

Thomas E. Jones, Jr., J. Scot Kirkpatrick

COHEN POLLOCK MERLIN TURNER

H. Stephen Merlin, William Anthony Turner

DEARTHGALAT

Bryan Galat

DJURIC SPRATT

Nikola R. Djuric, Patricia D. Friedman, James Dean Spratt Jr.

DOFFERMYRE SHIELDS CANFIELD & KNOWLES

Everette L. Doffermyre*

Workers’ Compensation Law

CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE

Carl W. McCalla (E)

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM

James P. Anderson (E), H. Michael Bagley (E), John C. Bruffey, Jr. (E), Sandra S. Cho (E), John A. Ferguson, Jr. (E), Gary Hurst (E), Julie Y. John (E), Daniel C. Kniffen (E), John

P. Reale (E), David A. Smith (E)

GERBER & HOLDER

Thomas Lee Holder (C)

GOODMAN MCGUFFEY

Teri Alpert Zarrillo (C)

HALL BOOTH SMITH

Ann Bishop (E)

HAMILTON, WESTBY, ANTONOWICH & ANDERSON

William N. Anderson (E)

JOHN G. BLACKMON, JR.

John G. Blackmon, Jr. (E)

MILES MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

SERVICES

Leesa A. Bohler (E)

SADOW & FROY

Susan J. Sadow (C)

SLAPPEY & SADD

Scott Slappey (C)

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS

Douglas A. Bennett (E), Todd A. Brooks (E), Mark J. Goodman (E), Ann M. Joiner (E), Joseph A. Munger (E), R. Briggs Peery (E), Robert R. Potter (E), Michael Rosetti (E), John F. Sacha (E)

Augusta-GA

Alternative Dispute Resolution

CHADWICK MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

Raymond G. Chadwick, Jr. (A, M)

DICKERT MEDIATION

Neal W. Dickert (M)

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr. (M)

ROBERT L. ALLGOOD

Robert L. Allgood (M)

Appellate Practice

DICKERT MEDIATION

Neal W. Dickert

FULCHER HAGLER

Michael N. Loebl

HULL BARRETT

James B. Ellington, Joan Smith

Bet-the-Company Litigation

FULCHER HAGLER

James W. Purcell

HULL BARRETT

David E. Hudson

LAW OFFICES OF TUCKER LONG

Thomas W. Tucker

Mary Balent Long, Suzanne G. Mason, Haley

A. Schwartz

GALARDI LAW

Mary Galardi

GASLOWITZ FRANKEL

Craig M. Frankel*, Adam R. Gaslowitz*

HARRISON & HELD

Kimberly E. Civins**

KANNER BAKER

Paige P. Baker

MCCURDY & CANDLER

Brian M. Deutsch*

MELISSA P. WALKER

Melissa P. Walker

MENDENFREIMAN

Lawrence H. Freiman, Roger Kirschenbaum

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

Russell Love

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

James H. Morgan, Jr.

STEIN LAW

Douglas W. Stein

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA

John C. Sawyer**

THE BOWDEN LAW FIRM

Henry L. Bowden Jr., Kristen M. Lewis

THE ELDER LAW PRACTICE OF DANIEL D.

MUNSTER

Daniel D. Munster

THE LAW OFFICES OF NEELI SHAH

Neeli Shah

TROUTMAN PEPPER

David F. Golden

WALLACE & MORRISON

Ralph R. Morrison**

WEINBERG ELDER LAW

Diane Weinberg*

Utilities Law

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Dorothy Black Franzoni

HALL BOOTH SMITH

Brad Carver

Venture Capital Law

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US)

Peter C. Quittmeyer, Wade H. Stribling

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Louis Barbieri III, David M. Eaton, John

F. Smith

MOYE WHITE

Evelyn A. Ashley

POLSINELLI

Amanda Norcross

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL

John H. Spillman

Water Law

DENTONS U.S.

R. Todd Silliman

JONES FORTUNA

Lewis B. Jones

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Susan H. Richardson, Gary R. Sheehan Jr.

First Amendment Law

HULL BARRETT

James B. Ellington*, David E. Hudson**

Government Relations

Practice

HULL BARRETT

Chris Driver

Health Care Law

HAMIL LITTLE

Kevin S. Little**

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Joseph H. Huff

Insurance Law

FULCHER HAGLER

Sonja R. Tate**, Mark C. Wilby*

HULL BARRETT

Davis A. Dunaway

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr.*

Labor and Employment Law

HULL BARRETT

Thomas L. Cathey (LE*), James B. Ellington

(EM, LE*)

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier (LE*)

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

THE BELL FIRM

John C. Bell, Jr. (P)

Medical Malpractice Law

BALCH & BINGHAM

Benjamin H. Brewton (D)

CHRIS HUDSON LAW GROUP

Dante M. Filetti (D)

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM

James V. Painter (D)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Joseph H. Huff (D)

THE WESTON LAW FIRM

James S. V. Weston (D)

Municipal Law

FULCHER HAGLER

Scott W. Kelly*, John E. Price*

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier*

Native American Law

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Mark H. Reeves

Personal Injury Litigation

BURNSIDE LAW FIRM

Thomas R. Burnside III (P)

DAVID BELL LAW FIRM

David B. Bell (D)

DURHAM BRAY LAW FIRM

Danny L. Durham (P)

FULCHER HAGLER

Scott W. Kelly (D), John E. Price (D), James

Commercial Litigation

FULCHER HAGLER

Michael N. Loebl, James W. Purcell, Sonja R. Tate

HAMIL LITTLE

Kevin S. Little

HULL BARRETT

Christopher A. Cosper, Davis A. Dunaway,

David E. Hudson, William J. Keogh III

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Joseph H. Huff, Mark H. Reeves, R. Perry

Sentell III

LAW OFFICES OF TUCKER LONG

Thomas W. Tucker

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr.

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier

Construction Law

HULL BARRETT

David E. Hudson*, William J. Keogh III**

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier*

Consumer Law

THE BELL FIRM

John C. Bell, Jr.

Corporate Law

FULCHER HAGLER

Russell V. Mobley

HULL BARRETT

Christopher A. Cosper

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr.

Criminal Defense:

General Practice

GOOLSBY LAW FIRM

Richard H. Goolsby Sr.

MICHAEL C. GARRETT

Michael C. Garrett

Criminal Defense:

White-Collar

CROWDER STEWART

C. Troy Clark

MICHAEL C. GARRETT

Michael C. Garrett

Environmental Law

FULCHER HAGLER

James W. Purcell*

HULL BARRETT

William J. Keogh III*, Darren G. Meadows**

THE BELL FIRM

John C. Bell, Jr.*

Family Law

FULCHER HAGLER

Mark C. Wilby

STEPHEN H. HAGLER

Stephen Hilley Hagler

Banking and Finance Law

MOORE, CLARKE, DUVALL & RODGERS

James H. Moore III (B)

Commercial Litigation

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD

William G. Scrantom, Jr.

PEAK WOOTEN MCDANIEL & COLWELL

Brandon L. Peak

POPE MCGLAMRY

Wade H. Tomlinson III

Labor and Employment Law

MOORE, CLARKE, DUVALL & RODGERS

C. Jason Willcox (LE*)

Land Use & Zoning Law

JOSEPH W DENT

Joseph W. Dent*

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

PEAK WOOTEN MCDANIEL & COLWELL

Brandon L. Peak (P)

Medical Malpractice Law

BUTLER PRATHER

James E. Butler, Jr. (P)

WILLIS MCKENZIE

Jerry Willis (D)

Nonprofit / Charities Law

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD

Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.

Personal Injury Litigation

BUCHANAN LAW FIRM

Jerry Alan Buchanan (P)

BUTLER PRATHER

James E. Butler, Jr. (P)

CHARLES A. GOWER

Charles A. Gower (P)

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD

William G. Scrantom, Jr. (D)

PEAK WOOTEN MCDANIEL & COLWELL

Brandon L. Peak (P)

SAMUEL W. OATES, JR.

Samuel W. Oates, Jr. (P)

Product Liability Litigation

BUCHANAN LAW FIRM

Jerry Alan Buchanan (P)

BUTLER PRATHER

James E. Butler, Jr. (P)

PEAK WOOTEN MCDANIEL & COLWELL

Brandon L. Peak (P)

Real Estate Law

FRIESE LAW FIRM

James E. Friese*

Trusts and Estates

HALL BOOTH SMITH

John M. Sheftall**, Charles T. Staples

W. Purcell (D), Sonja R. Tate (D)

HULL BARRETT

David E. Hudson (D), F. Michael Taylor (D)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

R. Perry Sentell III (P)

LAW OFFICES OF TUCKER LONG

John B. Long (P), Thomas W. Tucker (D)

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr. (D)

NIMMONS MALCHOW JOHNSON

Leland M. Malchow (P)

RAYMOND J. DOUMAR

Raymond J. Doumar (P)

THE BELL FIRM

John C. Bell, Jr. (P)

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier (P)

Product Liability Litigation

FULCHER HAGLER

John E. Price (D), Mark C. Wilby (D)

THE BELL FIRM

John C. Bell, Jr. (P)

Qui Tam Law

CROWDER STEWART

C. Troy Clark

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

Joseph H. Huff

Railroad Law

FULCHER HAGLER

Elizabeth Ann McLeod, James W. Purcell, Mark C. Wilby

Real Estate Law

TROTTER JONES

James B. Trotter*

Tax Law

HULL BARRETT

Mark S. Burgreen

Trusts and Estates

FULCHER HAGLER

Russell V. Mobley

TROY A. LANIER

Troy A. Lanier*

Workers’ Compensation Law

HOLLINGTON BROWN

Stephen H. Brown (C)

LEVY, SIBLEY, FOREMAN, & SPEIR

N. Staten Bitting, Jr. (E)

NIMMONS MALCHOW JOHNSON

Leland M. Malchow (C)

Columbus-GA

Appellate Practice

BUTLER PRATHER

James E. Butler, Jr.

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD

Charles H. Ford Jr., E. Lowry Reid Jr., Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.

PERRY & WALTERS

Gregory L. Fullerton, James E. Reynolds, Jr.**

Greater Atlanta

Administrative / Regulatory Law

TISINGER VANCE

J. Thomas Vance

Alternative Dispute Resolution

TOBIN & TOBIN

Thomas W. Tobin (A, M)

Banking and Finance Law

MCRAE BERTSCHI & COLE

Craig E. Bertschi*

SUSAN W. COX

Susan W. Cox*

Bankruptcy and Creditor

Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

LAW OFFICE OF J. MICHAEL LEVENGOOD

John Michael Levengood**

Bet-the-Company Litigation

BRINSON, ASKEW, BERRY, SEIGLER, RICHARDSON & DAVIS

Robert M. Brinson

SUSAN W. COX

Susan W. Cox

Commercial Litigation

ANDERSEN, TATE & CARR

Thomas T. Tate

BRINSON, ASKEW, BERRY, SEIGLER, RICHARDSON & DAVIS

Robert M. Brinson, J. Anderson Davis

CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ, SANCHEZ, GASTON & ZIMET

J. Robb Cruser

DEMETRY, DECARLO & COFFMAN

Peter D. Coffman

LUEDER, LARKIN & HUNTER

Burke B. Johnson

MOORE INGRAM JOHNSON & STEELE

Robert D. Ingram

SUSAN W. COX

Susan W. Cox

TEWES LAW GROUP

R. Scott Tewes

TISINGER VANCE

David H. Tisinger, Richard G. Tisinger, Sr., J. Thomas Vance

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Atlanta

Administrative / Regulatory Law

HOLLAND & KNIGHT Lindsey Sciavicco Williamson

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Grace Kopache

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Emily C. Ward

Antitrust Law

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Lindsay Sklar Johnson

Appellate Practice

AKERMAN Brenden Dougherty

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Tyler P. Bishop

BALCH & BINGHAM Patrick Silloway

DENTONS U.S. Mark A. Silver

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Elissa B. Haynes

KING & SPALDING Billie Pritchard

LAWRENCE & BUNDY Michelle L. McClafferty

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Sabrina Atkins

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Peter L. Munk

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Anne Baroody

“ONES TO WATCH” RECOGNITIONS

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48 Practice Areas in Georgia

· Administrative / Regulatory Law

Antitrust Law

· Appellate Practice

Banking and Finance Law*

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*

Civil Rights Law

Commercial Litigation

· Communications Law

Construction Law*

· Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Corporate Law

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Education Law

Elder Law

· Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

· Energy Law

Entertainment Law

Environmental Law*

Family Law

Government Relations Practice

· Health Care Law

Immigration Law

· Insurance Law

· Intellectual Property Law*

Labor and Employment Law*

· Land Use & Zoning Law

Legal Malpractice Law

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

Medical Malpractice Law

· Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Municipal Law

· Natural Resources Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Privacy and Data Security

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Law

· Project Finance Law

Public Finance Law

· Real Estate Law*

Securities / Capital Markets Law*

Tax Law*

Technology Law

Transportation Law

· Trusts and Estates Venture Capital Law

· Workers’ Compensation Law

Banking and Finance Law

ALSTON & BIRD Jessica N. Garcia Keenum (R), Brendan Gibson (B), Fil Sexton (B)

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Joel N. Gossner (B), Tanner D. Ivie (B), Nick Passarello (B)

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Tyler P. Bishop*

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Christian J. Bromley (B)

BURR & FORMAN Mallory Reehl (B)

DENTONS U.S. Mark A. Silver*

GREENBERG TRAURIG Bethani R. Oppenheimer (B)

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Mack Emerson (R)

JONES DAY Corbin R. Kennelly (B)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Edgar B. Callaway (R), Leah Petersen (B)

MCGUIREWOODS William B. Bradbury (B), Nicholas A. DuPuis (B)

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Anna Davis (B), Asher Kitchings (B)

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Seth Bloomfield (B)

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Kelley C. Gass (B), Madison Morrow (B)

THOMPSON HINE Austin Alexander (B)

TROUTMAN PEPPER Brenna Sheffield (R)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

ALSTON & BIRD Jacob Johnson

BALLARD SPAHR William H. Rooks

GREENBERG TRAURIG Bethani R. Oppenheimer

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Danielle Barav-Johnson

KING & SPALDING Kevin J. O’Brien*, Michael Sullivan

KITCHENS KELLEY GAYNES Taylor K. Owens

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Matthew M. Weiss

POLSINELLI Caryn Wang

THOMPSON HINE Austin Alexander, Jonathan Nussbaum

Civil Rights Law

HALL & LAMPROS Rachel Berlin Benjamin

WADE, GRUNBERG & WILSON Taylor Wilson

Commercial Litigation

AKERMAN Octavia M. Green

ALSTON & BIRD Andrew M. Brown, Matthew L.J.D. Dowell, Jordan Edwards, Ashley Escoe, Bradley Harder, Andrew Hatchett, Laura Komarek, Andrew Liebler, Katie Jo Luningham, Bryan W. Lutz, Hannah McLean, Ashley Miller, Sarah O’Donohue, Alan F. Pryor, Melissa Quintana, Gavin Reinke, William J. Repko III, Sierra Shear, Caroline Strumph

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Dymond Anthony, Natalie Cascario, Morgan E. M. Harrison, T. Chase Ogletree, Nick Passarello

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Janelle E. Alleyne, Tyler P. Bishop, Jonathan R. DeLuca, Hannah Elizabeth Jarrells, Matthew Leonard

BAKERHOSTETLER Ryan E. Harbin

BALCH & BINGHAM Meghan Pieler, Patrick Silloway

BALLARD SPAHR William H. Rooks

BARNES & THORNBURG Austin Bersinger

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Nicholas A. Bedo, Christian

J. Bromley

BURR & FORMAN Tala Amirfazli

BUTLER SNOW Pamela L. Ferrell

CAIOLA & ROSE Andrew C. Stevens

CAPLAN COBB Jarred Klorfein

CARLTON FIELDS Logan Moses Owens, Amanda D. Proctor, Roben S. West

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA John C. Guin

CHILIVIS GRUBMAN Brittany Cambre, Jacquelyn A. Thomas

COUNCILL, GUNNEMANN & CHALLY Rebecca Lunceford Kolb

COZEN O’CONNOR Elliot Kerzner

CROSS KINCAID Meredith C. Kincaid

DENNIS, CORRY, SMITH & DIXON Jonathan Gibson

DENTONS U.S. Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Anamaria Hazard, Sarah Hannah Phillips, Mark A. Silver, Sarah E.W. Trevino, Jeff Zachman

DLA PIPER James M. Rusert

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM Meredith Riggs Guerrero, Robert Quinn

EVERT WEATHERSBY HOUFF Lucy W. Andres

FELLOWS LABRIOLA Ethan M. Knott

FIELDS HOWELL Taryn Kadar

FOX ROTHSCHILD Juliana Neelbauer

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Colt Burnett, Eric Retter

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Vernon Phillip Hill

GREENBERG TRAURIG James Browning, Gerond J. Lawrence, Allison Ng

HALL BOOTH SMITH Jake Evans

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Lauren Dick

HOLLAND & KNIGHT Nicholas Boyd, Patrick Reagin

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Andrew S. Koelz, Laura Thayer Wagner

JONES DAY Simon P. Hansen, Robert A. Watts

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Stephanie N. Bedard, Ava Conger, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Brittany Nash Herbert, Joe P. Reynolds

KING & SPALDING Danielle Chattin, Kevin J. O’Brien, Billie Pritchard, Jennifer Virostko, Shasha Y. Zou

LAVENDER HOFFMAN ALDERMAN Sarah Dumbacher

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Sean P. Farrell, Noah J. Mason

LITTLER Jacob S. Gibson

MARTENSON, HASBROUCK & SIMON Matthew D. Treco

MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE Camille Dizon, Mark Edwards, Ashley Howard

MCGUIREWOODS M. Laughlin Allen, Nicholas G. Hill

MILLER & MARTIN Elizabeth J. Marquardt, Alexander C. Vey

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Sabrina Atkins, Caroline W. Suydam

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Amy B. Cheng, Blythe K. Lollar, Peter L. Munk, Jessica R. Watson

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Anne Baroody, John H. Elliott, Justin P. Gunter

POLSINELLI Brea M. Croteau, Burton F. Peebles

SEYFARTH SHAW Connor M. Bateman, Travis M. Cashbaugh

SINTON SCOTT MINOCK & KEREW Emily Adams

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Sasha Greenberg, Emily C. Ward, Monica P. Witte, Stephen A. Youngblood

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Deborah Lempogo

STITES & HARBISON Matthew Gass, Dan B. Millman

STONE KALFUS Dustin S. Sharpes

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Marcus Dean, Kori Eskridge, Alexander McDonald, Lauren Meadows, Alex A. Mikhalevsky

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Bryan F. Jacoutot, Daniel H. Weigel

THE LAW OFFICE OF DAYNA THOMAS Nnenna T. Opara

THOMPSON HINE Jonathan Nussbaum

TROUTMAN PEPPER Alexandra C. Apple, Tiffany N. Bracewell, Courtney E. Ferrell, Todd Heffner, Nathan R. Marigoni, W. Alex Smith, Mary M. Weeks

WIGINGTON & SMITH Cody S. Wigington

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Taylor T. Hanks

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Brett Switzer, Brendan H. White

Communications Law

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Brittany L. Summers

Construction Law

ALSTON & BIRD Hannah McLean**

BURR & FORMAN Spencer H. Brown**

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA John C. Guin

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM Ryan M. Hathcock*, Gwendolyn D. Havlik*

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Aaron Miller**, Daniel Wolcott

HENNER & SCARBROUGH James Artzer**

HUDSON LAMBERT PARROTT WALKER Alexander Bell**

JONES WALKER Phillip L. Parham III, Bradley E. Sands, William J. Shaughnessy**, William E. Underwood**

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Preston Ehlers**, Daniel Johnson**, Gautam Y Reddy**, Emilia Stromberg**

MILLS LAW GROUP Zack D. Anderson

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Jake Carroll, Ellis Diment

SMITH, CURRIE & HANCOCK Jeanne Harrison**, Jonathan R. Mayo

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL William E. Burnett*, Tawny Mack**

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Sara Alexandre

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Vianney Lopez

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Key to Abbreviations ASTERISKS: *Asingleasteriskindicates lawyerislistedinlitigation. **Two asterisks indicate alawyerislistedinboth litigationandnon-litigation categories. Banking & Finance Law B Banking & Finance R Financial Service Regulation B* Litigation – Banking & Finance Intellectual Property P Patent P* Litigation – Patent IP* Litigation –Intellectual Property Labor & Employment EE Employee MG Management LE* Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class
Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Product Liability Litigation P Plaintiffs D Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law S Securities / Capital Markets R Securities Regulation S* Litigation - Securities Workers’ Compensation Law C Claimants E Employers COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TOTAL LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN THE U.S. PEER EVALUATIONS 676 RECOGNITIONS IN GEORGIA 10 13,794 1M +
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Years in Practice 5 10

THE BLOCK FIRM Allison B. Bailey*

TROUTMAN PEPPER Hailey Barnett

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Michael

P. Manfredi

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

BAKERHOSTETLER Erica Svoboda

BALLARD SPAHR William H. Rooks

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Aiten M. McPherson

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Carlos Fernández

JONES DAY Alexandra G. Kennelly, Alex R. Kerrigan, Krunal

P. Shah

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Leah Petersen, Brittany

L. Summers

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA A. Binford Minter

THOMPSON HINE David Kerman

TROUTMAN PEPPER William B. Belton

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Brett Switzer

Corporate Law

ADAMS AND REESE David Stewart

AKERMAN Hunter B. Carpenter

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Kate P. Bell, Joel N. Gossner, Tanner

D. Ivie, Lauren Light, Hanish Patel, Jackie Ladin Sparks

ASBURY LAW FIRM Brian Gardner

BARNES & THORNBURG Isabelle A. Dinerman

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Griffin Davis

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA John C. Guin, Stephen Heymann

DLA PIPER Kaitlyn E. Pettet, Tanisha Pinkins

JONES DAY Alexandra G. Kennelly, Thomas L. Short

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Edgar B. Callaway, Jeffrey S. Connell, Kelsey P. Donnalley, Nathalie S. Machado, Sara Fon Miller, Leah Petersen, Brittany L. Summers

KING & SPALDING Nikul D. Patel, Billie Pritchard

KUTAK ROCK David D. Dietrichs

MENDENFREIMAN Christopher A. Steele

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Megan E. Canning, Kevin P.

Langley, Caroline W. Suydam, Ballard Yelton

NATHAN GRUBER Nathan Gruber

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Blythe K. Lollar, Rebekah D. McCorvey

PAUL HASTINGS Diane Holden

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Erin Peterson McCallum

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA A. Binford Minter, Nida Rizvi

TROUTMAN PEPPER Constance Brewster, Michael L. Seymour

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

ALSTON & BIRD Jordan Edwards, Andrew Liebler

BAKERHOSTETLER William D. Ezzell

CROSS KINCAID Meredith C. Kincaid

DENTONS U.S. Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama

DLA PIPER James M. Rusert

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Ava Conger

KING & SPALDING Amy B. Boring

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Amy B. Cheng

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Jameson B. Bilsborrow, Justin P. Gunter

PATE, JOHNSON & CHURCH Thomas Church

PAUL HASTINGS Eric D. Stolze

POLSINELLI Brea M. Croteau

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Emily C. Ward

TROUTMAN PEPPER Tiffany N. Bracewell

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Brett Switzer

Education Law

AKERMAN Brittanie Browning

PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN Ashley A. Akins, Jeffrey

R. Daniel

Elder Law

HALL BOOTH SMITH Laura Hall Cartner

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Aiten M. McPherson

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

ALSTON & BIRD Meredith Gage

FORDHARRISON Elverine Felton

FOX ROTHSCHILD Elizabeth Googe Brunette

KING & SPALDING Karen Trapnell Shriver

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Jamey A. Medlin

THOMPSON HINE Jason Carruthers

TROUTMAN PEPPER Constance Brewster

Energy Law

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) Jackson Allen, Alyssa Walker

HOLLAND & KNIGHT Lindsey Sciavicco Williamson

MERCER THOMPSON Cada T. Kilgore IV

TROUTMAN PEPPER Melissa Oellerich Butler, Josh Combs, Brian Fineman, Allison Pryor

Entertainment Law

GREENBERG TRAURIG Alexandra A. Holt, Alana C. Kirkland

WIGINGTON & SMITH Cody S. Wigington

Environmental Law

ALSTON & BIRD Ronnie A. Gosselin, Vickie Chung Rusek**

DENTONS U.S. Sarah E.W. Trevino*

HALL BOOTH SMITH Jacquelyn Smith Clarke

KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER Helen J. Barnes**, Kathryn Hopkins

KING & SPALDING Nicholas H. Howell

TROUTMAN PEPPER Melissa Horne

Family Law

HEREDIA & LENNON FAMILY LAW Samantha Lennon

LEGAL AID ATLANTA Amy R. Spangler

MARPLE FAMILY LAW Sana R. Rupani

NAGGIAR & SARIF William T. Davis

Government Relations Practice

AKERMAN Brittanie Browning

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Carlos Fernández

HALL BOOTH SMITH Dowdy White

KING & SPALDING Logan T. Matthews

TROUTMAN PEPPER E. Kade Cullefer

Health Care Law

ALSTON & BIRD Jordan Edwards, Tyler Pate, Amy Pleasance

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Lisa Churvis, Laura Dona, Alexander B. Foster, Gregory M. Gaylis, Thomas E. Kelly, Charmaine

Mech, Madison M. Pool, Barbara J. Rogers, Kara Gordon Silverman, Sarah Steputis

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Mary Grace Griffin

BAKERHOSTETLER Sarah K. Bronwing, Sarah K. Browning, Kyle R. Gregory

DUANE MORRIS Zeke Van Keuren

GREENBERG TRAURIG Steven M. Harkins

HALL BOOTH SMITH Mary Alex Battey, Jacob Raehn, Wayne Satterfield

KING & SPALDING Lauren S. Gennett, Isabella E. Wood

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS Jameson B. Bilsborrow

WATKINS, LOURIE, ROLL & CHANCE Andrew J. King

Immigration Law

FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY Janan Al-Henaid Abolgar, Justin Russo

GREENBERG TRAURIG Miriam C. Thompson

SEYFARTH SHAW Jake Campbell

TROUTMAN PEPPER Yane Park McKenzie

Insurance Law

AKERMAN Kamber S. Burke, Brenden Dougherty

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Amanda Wilson Speier

BARNES & THORNBURG Austin Bersinger

BUTLER SNOW Pamela L. Ferrell

CARLTON FIELDS Amanda D. Proctor

COPELAND, STAIR, VALZ & LOVELL Anna Beaton

COZEN O’CONNOR Elliot Kerzner, Danielle Le Jeune

DENNIS, CORRY, SMITH & DIXON Jonathan Gibson

DENTONS U.S. Sarah Hannah Phillips

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM Gwendolyn D. Havlik, Mary Alice

Jasperse

FIELDS HOWELL Whit Carmon II, Taryn Kadar, Reid Morelli

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Mallory D. Ball, Marissa Dunn

HALL BOOTH SMITH Jacquelyn Smith Clarke, Paul E. Petersen III, Jacob Raehn, Abe Varner, Tiffany Winks

HUDSON LAMBERT PARROTT WALKER Claire Williamson

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Rachel Hudgins

LAVENDER HOFFMAN ALDERMAN Alison Currie

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Sean P. Farrell, Candis

R. Jones

MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE Carrie S. Annis, Ashley Howard

MCGREW MILLER BOMAR & BAGLEY Samuel E. Britt III

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Sabrina Atkins

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Luciana Aquino, Beth Bentley, Kelly Chartash, Gillian Crowl, Marcus Dean, Kori Eskridge, Marc Hood, Lauren Meadows, Alex A. Mikhalevsky, Hannah Beth Reynolds, Brendan Thompson, Lauren Woodrick

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Keely Youngblood

TROUTMAN PEPPER Crighton T. Allen

WALDON ADELMAN CASTILLA HIESTAND AND PROUT Casey Brown, Rakhi D. McNeill, Andrew Panella, Alexandra M. Svoboda

WATKINS, LOURIE, ROLL & CHANCE Andrew J. King

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Michael P. Manfredi, Jason S. Stewart

Intellectual Property Law

ALSTON & BIRD Mary Grace Gallagher, Joshua M. Weeks* (IP*)

BAKERHOSTETLER Sean J. Holder** (P, P*), Theresa M. Weisenberger** (IP*)

BALLARD SPAHR Jonas Jarvholm Ph.D., Matthew J. Littlefield (P), Alan Whitenull (P, P*)

BARNES & THORNBURG Lauren Baker** (IP*)

DLA PIPER Marcus Sandifer* (IP*)

DUANE MORRIS Sajid Saleem (P), Alice E. Snedekernull (P, P*)

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER Benjamin A. Saidman** (P, P*), Benjamin R. Schlesinger (P)

FISH & RICHARDSON Sara Fish* (P*), Lawrence R. Javis* (IP*), Karan Jhurani** (IP*, P*)

FOUNDERS LEGAL Zach Eyster** (IP*), David Pierce

GREENBERG TRAURIG Alexandra A. Holt, Alana C. Kirkland, Benjamin D. Witte (P)

HILL, KERTSCHER & WHARTON David K. Ludwig* (IP*)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Kristin M. Adams, Lauren Brenner** (IP*), Amanda N. Brouillette, Melissa B. Capotosto, Courtney Dabbiere, Kimberlynn B. Davis Ph.D. (P), Stephen J. E. Dew, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Crystal C. Genteman** (IP*)

MEUNIER CARLIN & CURFMAN Walter Hill Levie III* (IP*), Warren Thomas* (IP*)

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Adam J. Thompson (P)

POLSINELLI Brennan M. Carmody

SEYFARTH SHAW Lauren Gregory** (IP*)

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Russell B. Dunlap (P), Daniel H. Weigel* (IP*)

TROUTMAN PEPPER Chris Nicole Davis Ph.D.** (IP*), Lindsay Mitchell Henner, Courtney Adams Thornton

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Rodney R. Miller* (IP*)

Labor and Employment Law

AKERMAN Ana C. Dowell** (LE*, MG)

ALSTON & BIRD F. Nicholas Chandler (MG), Anna Saraie* (LE*)

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Edward P. Cadagin* (LE*)

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Hannah Elizabeth Jarrells (MG), Suzanne Lewis* (LE*)

BAKERHOSTETLER Hillary L. Freesmeier (MG)

BERGMAR LAW Nina Maja Bergmarnull (EE, LE*, MG)

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Aiten M. McPherson (MG)

BURR & FORMAN Nafela Hojeij Helou (MG)

CKESLER LAW Crystal Kesler* (LE*)

CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE Sarah Phaff** (LE*, MG)

DUANE MORRIS Christopher D. Kanne** (LE*, MG), Adam Keating (MG)

FIELDS HOWELL Christopher S. Lee* (LE*)

FISHER PHILLIPS J. Micah Dickie* (LE*), Corey J. Goerdt (MG), JonVieve Hill (MG), Michelli Rivera (MG), John W, Stapleton** (LE*, MG)

FORDHARRISON Matthew D. Grabell** (LE*, MG), Leslie B. Hartnett** (LE*, MG), Alyce B. Ogunsola** (LE*, MG)

FOX ROTHSCHILD Elizabeth Googe Brunette* (LE*), Nick Corser* (LE*)

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Anna Drake* (LE*), Andrew J. Kim** (LE*, MG), Kelli Spearman (MG)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Vernon Phillip Hill (MG), Tiffany Taylor (MG)

GOWER WOOTEN & DARNEILE Carrie Coleman (MG)

GREENBERG TRAURIG Jacob R. Dean** (LE*, MG), Whitney Edwards** (LE*, MG), Gerond J. Lawrence* (LE*), Keshia M. Tiemann** (LE*, MG), Justin K. Victor** (LE*, MG)

HALL & LAMPROS Rachel Berlin Benjamin** (EE, LE*), Grace Starling** (EE, LE*)

HALL BOOTH SMITH Allison Averbuch** (LE*, MG)

HALL, GILLIGAN, ROBERTS & SHANLEVER Wayne Cartwright (MG)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Christine Kurke** (LE*, MG)

HUDSON LAMBERT PARROTT WALKER Claire Williamson (MG)

JACKSON LEWIS Timothy M. Boughey (MG), Parsa Fattahi** (LE*, MG)

LEE LAW FIRM Jaclyn Rodriguez Lee** (LE*, MG)

LITTLER Sinead E. Daly (MG), Rachel P. Kaercher (MG), Philip L. Lu* (LE*), Jennifer B. Miller (MG), Adonica N. Plummer (MG), Eric Schultz* (LE*), Amanda Trull (MG), Rachel Werner (MG), Robert K. Young (MG)

MARTENSON, HASBROUCK & SIMON Robert J. Mollohan** (LE*, MG)

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Kelli N. Church** (LE*, MG), Mary Claire Smith* (LE*)

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Amy B. Cheng (MG), Blythe K. Lollar (MG)

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART William E. Collins, Jr.* (LE*), Jeffrey J. Costolnick* (LE*), Skye Hao* (LE*), Gregory Y. Shin (MG), Jessica H. Thomas* (LE*)

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS John H. Elliott* (LE*)

PARKS, CHESIN & WALBERT J. Daniel Cole** (LE*, MG)

POLSINELLI Burton F. Peebles (MG), Katherine H. Smith (MG)

SEYFARTH SHAW Cary Reid Burke (MG), Travis M. Cashbaugh* (LE*), Stephanie D. Delatorre (MG), Christina Meddin (MG), Alex Meier (MG)

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Sasha Greenberg** (LE*, MG)

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS M. Allyson Lumpkin** (LE*, MG)

STANTON LAW Joshua Y. Joel** (LE*, MG)

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Bryan F. Jacoutot** (LE*, MG)

THOMPSON HINE Jason Carruthers* (LE*)

TROUTMAN PEPPER Evan Gibbs** (LE*, MG), Emily E. Schifter* (LE*)

Land Use & Zoning Law

ALSTON & BIRD Jordan Johnson

DENTONS U.S. Anamaria Hazard

Legal Malpractice Law

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Stephen Rothring

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Eric M. Charity, Leah Petersen

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES Brittany Scott (P)

CARLTON FIELDS Logan Moses Owens (D)

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) Melissa L. Fox (D)

GREENBERG TRAURIG Brandon A. Cox (D)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Jeff Adams (D)

KING & SPALDING Philip R. Green (D), TaCara Harris (D), Valentin Leppert (D)

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Caroline Gieser (D)

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Jenna Melton Fowler (D)

Medical Malpractice Law

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Amanda Wilson Speier (D)

BUTLER LAW FIRM Matt Kahn (P)

CHILDERS, SCHLUETER & SMITH Neil Edwards (P)

GREENBERG TRAURIG Brandon A. Cox (D)

HALL BOOTH SMITH Mary Alex Battey (D), Laura Hall Cartner (D), John Daniel Easley III (D), Wayne Satterfield (D), Abe Varner (D)

HUFF, POWELL & BAILEY Gabriella B. Klaes Wheeler (D)

MCGREW MILLER BOMAR & BAGLEY Samuel E. Britt III (D), Whitney Judson (D)

MORGAN & MORGAN Sha Miracle Johnson Rankin (P)

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Caroline Gieser (D)

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Alexander McDonald (D), Katy Robertson (D)

WEATHINGTON Carter Weathington (D)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

ADAMS AND REESE David Stewart

AKERMAN Hunter B. Carpenter

ALSTON & BIRD Ian Calhoun, Daniel E. Nisenson, Brittany C. Raway, Elaine C. Tapp

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Kate P. Bell, Leah D. Braukman, Tanner D. Ivie, Lauren Light, Margaret Scharle, Jordan Settle, Tyler Stokes, Felix Swierski

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Felix Faerber

BAKERHOSTETLER Kyle R. Gregory, Laura M. Haskins, Erica Svoboda

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Griffin Davis

JONES DAY Alexandra G. Kennelly, Alex R. Kerrigan

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Edgar B. Callaway, Nathalie S. Machado, Sara Fon Miller, Brittany L. Summers

KING & SPALDING John M. Anderson, Nikul D. Patel

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Megan E. Canning, Jennifer G. Feld

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH George F. Akers, Rebekah D. McCorvey

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Taylor Bracewell

SHARON KIM Sharon Kim

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Erin Peterson McCallum

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Daniel L. Delnero

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Nida Rizvi

TROUTMAN PEPPER William B. Belton, Michael L. Seymour, Brenna Sheffield

WARGO FRENCH SINGER Ellen English

Municipal Law

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Hannah Elizabeth Jarrells

DENTONS U.S. Anamaria Hazard

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Michael P. Manfredi

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Natural Resources Law

ALSTON & BIRD Vickie Chung Rusek

KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER Kathryn Hopkins

Personal Injury Litigation

AM SMITH LAW FIRM Alex M. Smith (P)

BARNES & THORNBURG Austin Bersinger (P)

BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES Parker

Miller (P)

BRODHEAD LAW Michael Arndt (D)

BUTLER LAW FIRM Matt Kahn (P)

C E BRYANT LAW FIRM Clarence Bryant (P)

CANNELLA & SYNDER Rory A. Weeks (P)

CKESLER LAW Crystal Kesler (P)

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM Gwendolyn D. Havlik (D)

ESQUIRE LITIGATION GROUP Jessica Tehlirian (P)

GRAY, RUST, ST. AMAND, MOFFETT & BRIESKE Scott D.

Gershkow (P)

HALL BOOTH SMITH Paul E. Petersen III (D), Abe Varner (D)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Jeff Adams (D), Lauren Dick (D), Elliott Ream (D), Kelli K. Steele (D)

JACKSON HAGOOD TRIAL LAWYERS William L. Hagood (P)

KING & SPALDING Logan T. Matthews (D)

KITCHENS KELLEY GAYNES Joel M. Langdon (P)

KUBANYI FIRM Sherry Meminger Kubanyi (P)

LAW OFFICE OF KEITH LAMAR Keith A. Lamar, Jr. (P)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Trace Sexton (D)

MCGREW MILLER BOMAR & BAGLEY Whitney Judson (D)

MORGAN & MORGAN Sheila Bilimoria (P), Sha Miracle Johnson Rankin (P)

PATE, JOHNSON & CHURCH Thomas Church (P)

SHIVER HAMILTON CAMPBELL Margaret Randels (P)

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Luciana Aquino (D), Hannah

Beth Reynolds (D), Brendan Thompson (D)

TARVER BARNES LAW Ryan P. Barnes (D)

TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Keely Youngblood (D)

THE LAW OFFICES OF SHEQUEL ROSS Shequel Ross (P)

THE RANDALL FIRM LaKeisha R. Randall (P)

THE RUSS FIRM Michael Russ (P)

THE WILSON Danielle N. Paul (D)

TURNBULL, HOLCOMB & LEMOINE Kyle R. Jackson Sr. (P)

WALDON ADELMAN CASTILLA HIESTAND AND PROUT Alexandra

M. Svoboda (D)

WICKER SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD Jonathan Silverman (D)

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Jenna Melton Fowler (D)

WOODS LAW Corey Woods (P)

Privacy and Data Security

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Frances P. Forte

Product Liability Litigation

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Matthew Leonard (D)

BRODHEAD LAW Michael Arndt (D)

BUTLER SNOW Pamela L. Ferrell (D)

EVERT WEATHERSBY HOUFF Lucy W. Andres (D, P)

GREENBERG TRAURIG Sydney Fairchild (D), Steven M. Harkins (D), Taryn W. Harper (D), Irvin Hernandez (D), Allison Ng (D), Bardia Sanjabi (D)

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Jeff Adams (D), Elliott Ream (D)

JONES DAY Simon P. Hansen (D), Jennifer L. Weizenecker (D)

KING & SPALDING TaCara Harris (D), Logan T. Matthews (D)

LAWRENCE & BUNDY Michelle L. McClafferty (D)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Kate Cappelmann (D), Noah J. Mason (D), Jeffrey Reynolds (D), Trace Sexton (D)

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Caroline Gieser (D)

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Yamisi James (D), Negin Portivent (D)

THE CHARTWELL LAW OFFICES Lara Ortega Clark (D)

THE WILSON Danielle N. Paul (D)

WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL Michael N. Weathington (D)

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Eleanor

G. Jolley (D)

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Jenna Melton Fowler (D), Stephen Rothring (D)

Professional Malpractice Law

HALL BOOTH SMITH Will Story

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Kelli K. Steele

MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE Camille Dizon

STITES & HARBISON Matthew Gass

Project Finance Law

MERCER THOMPSON Cada T. Kilgore IV

Public Finance Law

GREENBERG TRAURIG Melissa Lopez Rogers

MCGUIREWOODS Yeshake Yilma

Real Estate Law

ALSTON & BIRD Jennifer Bassett, Colony C. Canady, Carlos

A. Encinas, Jordan Johnson, Mark E. Moore, Christopher Troutman, Catherine Van Duys, Jennifer F. West

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Joseph H. Brock, Blane Brown, Graham Goldberg, Meghan Gordon, Nick Passarello, Jordyn L. Simon, E. Steven Thompson, Jacob Vail

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Sheena K. Khawaja

BAKERHOSTETLER Stephen M. Floyd

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Mica A. Germain, Angela Hsu

CONTINUUM LEGAL GROUP Gary D. Knopf

DENTONS U.S. Tyler Keenan, Jeff Zachman

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) Pedro Dorado, Trent Myers, Virginia E. Worthy

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Nicolas Bohorquez

GREENBERG TRAURIG Theresa S. Clark, Jordan S. Lewis

HOLLAND & KNIGHT Drew H. Gandy, Jessica Lynn MacAllister, Grace Mann

JEFFERSON DAVIS UPSHAW Jeff Upshaw

JONES DAY Daniel N. French, An T. Tran

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Elizabeth Willis Quinn, Elizabeth Y. Spivey

MILLER & MARTIN Chuqin Xing Anderson

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Kara E. Adler, Henry A. Bailey Jr., Seth A. Boso, Yelena Abalmazova Chan, Anna Davis, Douglas

Hance*, Asher Kitchings, Alyson J. Markovich

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Donna Beezhold, Ellis Diment, Amanda K. Holcomb, Abraham Kannof, Kristen L.

Mella, Andrew Mullen, Tai Hyun Shin, Aleksandra Strang

PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN Emily H. Breece

POLSINELLI David L. Martin

SCHREEDER, WHEELER & FLINT Christina H. Nguyen

SEYFARTH SHAW Justice K. Barber

STANLEY, ESREY & BUCKLEY Chelsea Brewer

THOMPSON HINE David Kerman

TROUTMAN PEPPER Alexandra C. Apple, Anna Altizer Dix, Courtney E. Ferrell*, Emily Weaver

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Brendan H. White

Securities / Capital Markets Law

ALSTON & BIRD Timothy Fitzmaurice* (S*), Courtney Quirós* (S*), Ross M. Speier (S)

BARNES & THORNBURG Isabelle A. Dinerman (R)

JONES DAY Ashley F. Heintz* (S*), Swathi Padmanabhan (S), Krunal P. Shah (S), Thomas L. Short (S)

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Leah Petersen (S)

TROUTMAN PEPPER Mary M. Weeks* (S*)

Tax Law

ALSTON & BIRD Kathleen Cornett

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Hanish Patel

ASBURY LAW FIRM Brian Gardner**, Andrew Vazquez**, Ethan Vernon**

BARNES & THORNBURG Devin Schoonmaker

CHAMBERLAIN

HRDLICKA Brent Bartlett**, Belinda Be**, Cassandra S. Bradford**, Gabriella Cole*, Samuel H. Grier, Jasen Hanson, Jamihlia Johnson**, Brittney M. Little, Patrick J. McCann, Jr.**, Jasmin Severino, William Stone**, Barclay R. Taylor

COLEMAN TALLEY Ryan Pulver

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) Laurin E. McDonald, Alla Raykin*

MCGEHEE LAW Amy McGehee**

MENDENFREIMAN L. Ashley Duel, Matthew Paolillo**, Christopher A. Steele, Casey Tuchscher** MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Abraham Llama

THE LAW OFFICES OF ALYSSA MALOOF WHATLEY Alyssa Maloof Whatley*

TODD WELTY Michael B. Coverstone**

WILSON MORTON & DOWNS Andrew W. Yates*

Technology Law

ALSTON & BIRD Daniel J. Felz

BAKERHOSTETLER Theresa M. Weisenberger

BALLARD SPAHR Alan White

DENTONS U.S. Jeff Zachman

FOUNDERS LEGAL Yuri Eliezer

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Jeffrey H. Fisher, Maha

Khalaj

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Frances P. Forte

MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN Michael R. Young

POLSINELLI Gabriella Mas Bell

Transportation Law

AKERMAN Brenden Dougherty

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Brenton W. Cole, Melody H. Demasi

COPELAND, STAIR, VALZ & LOVELL Anna Beaton

HAWKINS PARNELL & YOUNG Jeff Adams, Elliott Ream

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Trace Sexton

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Erin Peterson McCallum

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Beth Bentley, Gillian Crowl

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Molly Moyer

Trusts and Estates

ALSTON & BIRD Jacob L. Kaplan

ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY Kathryn Baldwin Hecker, Matthew

J. Higgins, Tyson Willis

ASBURY LAW FIRM Andrew Vazquez

CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA Jasmin Severino

KPMG Samantha Page

MENDENFREIMAN Robert Harris, Christopher A. Steele

THE BOWDEN LAW FIRM Emma H. Barry

THRIFT MCLEMORE Stephanie Nullman Eban

Venture Capital Law

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH George F. Akers

Workers’ Compensation Law

BUCKLEY BEAL Andrew Tate (C)

DREW ECKL & FARNHAM Chelsea Ivey (E)

MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE Danielle Taylor (C, E)

SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS Dustin Thompson (E), Emily Truitt (E)

WOODS LAW Corey Woods (C)

Augusta-GA

Family Law

GOOLSBY LAW FIRM James Blake Goolsby

Columbus-GA

Banking and Finance Law

MOORE, CLARKE, DUVALL & RODGERS Stephan A. Ray (B)

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD Tyler C. Cashbaugh (B)

Corporate Law

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD Cameron H. A. Saunders

Education Law

HALL BOOTH SMITH Drew Brooks, Bryan Forsyth, Nicholas J. Garcia, Tyler Pritchard, Mariel E. Smith

Labor and Employment Law

HALL BOOTH SMITH Nicholas J. Garcia (MG), Tyler Pritchard (MG)

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD Julie D. Johnson* (LE*)

Personal Injury Litigation

ALEXANDER & VANN M. Clay Sewell, Jr. (P)

PEAK WOOTEN MCDANIEL & COLWELL Christopher B. McDaniel (P)

Trusts and Estates

PAGE, SCRANTOM, SPROUSE, TUCKER & FORD Cameron H. A. Saunders

Greater Atlanta

Commercial Litigation

COOK & TOLLEY Devin Smith

KENDALL MANDELL M. Brandon Howard

REBECCA MILLER BEANE Rebecca Miller Beane

THE MINOR FIRM Mitchell B. Snyder

Construction Law

JOHNSON MARLOWE W. Cody Goff

POOLE HUFFMAN Michael McGuffee*

REBECCA MILLER BEANE Rebecca Miller Beane

Corporate Law

WILLIAMS BUSINESS LAW Michael P. Williams

Family Law

MERIWETHER & THARP Jennifer N. Brannon, Jason W. Karasik

THE LEONARD FIRM Katie K. Leonard

Insurance Law

THE CHAMPION FIRM William Daniel

THE CHARTWELL LAW OFFICES Bert E. Noble

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

BLASINGAME, BURCH, GARRARD & ASHLEY Charles W. Ruffin (P)

Medical Malpractice Law

BLASINGAME, BURCH, GARRARD & ASHLEY Charles W. Ruffin (P)

THE CHAMPION FIRM William Daniel (D)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

WILLIAMS BUSINESS LAW Michael P. Williams

Personal Injury Litigation

BLASINGAME, BURCH, GARRARD & ASHLEY Alexandra K. Hughes (P), Charles W. Ruffin (P)

STEIN & FOX Christopher J. Fox (P), Melody M. Fox (P)

Real Estate Law

MAHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER Christopher D. Holbrook*

POOLE HUFFMAN Michael McGuffee*

WILLIAMS BUSINESS LAW Michael P. Williams

Securities / Capital Markets Law

THE MINOR FIRM Mitchell B. Snyder* (S*)

WILLIAMS BUSINESS LAW Michael P. Williams (S)

Tax Law

FGP LAW Frank Podesta*

Corporate Law

Macon

COLEMAN TALLEY Brett McNeill

Medical Malpractice Law

DOZIER LAW FIRM Ashley Cameron-Bivins (P)

Personal Injury Litigation

BUZZELL, WELSH & HILL Chad J. Ethridge (P)

DANIELS LAW Ron Daniels (P)

Workers’ Compensation Law

BUZZELL, WELSH & HILL Steven R. McNeel (C)

Savannah

Commercial Litigation

BRYCEN D. MAENZA Brycen Maenza

HUNTERMACLEAN Patrick L. Barkley, Gracie G. Shepherd

MOORE, CLARKE, DUVALL & RODGERS Wheeler H. Bryant

OLIVER MANER David Bobo Mullens III

Corporate Law

HUNTERMACLEAN William J. Gallagher III

Environmental Law

HUNTERMACLEAN Joshua S. Yellin

Government Relations Practice

HUNTERMACLEAN Joshua S. Yellin

Legal Malpractice Law

HUNTERMACLEAN Gracie G. Shepherd

Medical Malpractice Law

BOUHAN FALLIGANT Gregory Finch (D)

OLIVER MANER Irving William Drought III (D)

Personal Injury Litigation

OLIVER MANER David Bobo Mullens III (P)

Product Liability Litigation

BOUHAN FALLIGANT Gregory Finch (D)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Donavan K. Eason (D)

Real Estate Law

BOUHAN FALLIGANT Lucas D. Bradley

Tax Law

OLIVER MANER Ryan Beasley

Transportation Law

BOUHAN FALLIGANT Lucas D. Bradley

HUNTERMACLEAN Patrick L. Barkley

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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, CATASTROPHIC INJURY

FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS , the catastrophic injury firm of Malone Law has protected the rights of those injured by the negligence of others. Adam Malone leads the firm and continues the tradition of excellence established by his father and trailblazing trial advocate, Tommy Malone

Malone Law has recovered more than $600 million for clients in nearly all areas of civil injury law, including medical malpractice, product liability and trucking litigation.

“Our firm is comprised of dedicated professionals who possess decades of experience in bringing justice to those injured by the wrongdoing of others,” said Adam Malone, who was named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in Atlanta in 2016. “We are honored by the trust our

clients place in us to be their voice in the courtroom.”

As Georgia courtrooms continued re-opening to safely operate in 2022, Malone Law continued reaching favorable resolutions in catastrophic injury and medical negligence law. This included two cases that alone resulted in confidential, high- value settlements totaling more than $35 million, and other resolutions involving amputations, wrongful death, and birth injuries.

“We understand the responsibility involved in representing catastrophically injured people and the need to bring their cases to conclusion as rapidly as possible,” said Malone, who has annually been listed in The Best Lawyers in America ®, in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs since 2010. “While we

strive to develop innovative approaches to litigation, we rely heavily upon the decades of hard work and experience that serve as our foundation to achieve financial recoveries that will enable our clients to move forward with their lives.”

Malone has continually set an example for excellence outside of the courtroom as well. For years he served on the Board of Governors and its Executive Committee for the American Association for Justice (AAJ)— the nation’s largest organization for lawyers representing the injured. In 2022 he completed his term as Chair of the AAJ’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. In April 2023, he will complete his term as President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Concurrently, he is proud to continue serving on the Chief Justice’s Task Force for COVID-19, which he joined after its formation in 2020.

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