Lavonia Lawyers

As a former U.S. Army pilot, special operations soldier, and combat veteran, Tim is a fighter and a steady hand in tumultuous times. His aggressive litigation style has led to client successes in cases ranging from complex multi-party/multi-million-dollar real estate disputes, to disputes with lenders, contractors, and homeowners' associations.

Tim represents real estate investors, developers, private equity, lenders, landlords, homeowner associations, real estate professionals, and small to mid-size businesses throughout Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. His typical disputes include breaches of contract, real estate investor issues, commercial and residential construction issues, homeowner association issues, and commercial collections.

Associate Attorney Diamond Alexander received her undergraduate education from The University of Mississippi in 2017 where she double-majored in Criminal Justice & History. She then took a one year sabbatical to get married, travel, move to Atlanta, and apply to law school. Following that, she attended Emory University School of Law where she was also a family law teaching assistant from 2019 to 2021. She graduated law school in 2021 and became a member of the Georgia Bar in 2022. During her educational career, Diamond received a number of recognitions and was involved in several impressive groups including: • Horatio Alger National...

Over 20 years of legal experience, working with Fortune 50 corporations, private companies and small businesses, helping them to resolve business issues. Expert contract draftsman with extensive depth reviewing, negotiating, and completing agreements, including global agreements for multi-million dollar purchases, licensing agreements for talent, technology and intellectual property, and a wide variety of contracts that every business now seems to be asked to sign each day just to do business. Clients have included Mohawk Industries, Coca-Cola Bottlers Sales & Services, Premiere Global Services, and Printpack, Inc., and Siegel Communications, Inc.

David R. Cook is an attorney with the Atlanta-based law firm Autry, Hall & Cook, LLP. His practice focuses on four main areas: construction, utilities, cooperatives, and business law. By specializing in these four distinct areas of law, David has developed the expertise his clients expect from an attorney abreast of their industries.

A native of Thomson, Georgia, Grant graduated from Thomson High School in 1996, and in 2000 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Georgia. For 6 years, Grant worked in various fields, before deciding to return to school and pursue a law degree. In 2009, Grant received his Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, and returned to Augusta with his wife, where he began his legal career volunteering for James T. Jones, Jr. PC, in Thomson. Grant began work as a State Prosecutor for the Augusta District Attorney’s...

My name is Shelley Elder and I have been practicing law for over 20 years. I am admitted in the state of Georgia and Virginia to practice law. I specialize in estate planning to include wills, trusts, probate, and guardianship. I ensure all of my clients' needs are identified and met in the most beneficial way possible.

If you are looking for a knowledgeable and friendly attorney to handle your legal matters, then please call Elder Law Firm for a free consultation.

I was born and raised in Marietta, just five minutes from the Square. I enjoy spending time with friends and family at the many attractions and events that Marietta has to offer. From long hikes at Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield to Saturday mornings at the farmers market, the community of Marietta has it all. Being able to serve and give back to this community is an honor and makes my career rewarding. I attended high school at Mount Paran Christian School where I made lasting friendships. After high school, I was fortunate enough to attend Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina on...

Blake L. Kilday is an associate attorney at Jones & Palmer, LLC. Blake obtained his undergraduate degrees from the University of Georgia and his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law. While attending Georgia State University College of Law, Blake was a member of the executive board of the Student Health Law Association and competed in several national health law competitions. Blake also represented clients for the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic and assisted in drafting bills for Georgia legislators. After taking the Georgia Bar Examination, Blake interned for the Honorable Philip Raymond III of the...

Attorney John T. Parker established The Parker Law Firm, P.C. in McDonough, Georgia in 2007, dedicated to the representation of injured workers in their workers' compensation claims throughout the State of Georgia.

Allen Bodiford has practiced as a trial attorney for over 25 years, and has tried a wide variety of civil and criminal cases. Since 1987, Allen has had the pleasure and honor of representing clients in hundreds of bench trials and more than 25 jury trials, in cases of divorce and domestic relations, wrongful death, automobile accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, products liability, and medical malpractice, along with felony and misdemeanor criminal cases. Allen brings his years of litigation experience to bear in evaluating, preparing, and trying cases, as well as, settling cases when appropriate. Allen has obtained favorable...

Lance Cooper is the founding partner of The Cooper Firm. He practices in all of the firm's practice areas, with an emphasis on product liability cases involving automobile design and manufacturing defects. Prior to forming the firm in March 1998, Mr. Cooper was a partner with the law firm of Cooper Jones & Cooper where he represented plaintiffs in substantial personal injury and wrongful death cases. Mr. Cooper has been lead counsel for plaintiffs in a large number of civil jury trials, including trials against General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Continental General Tire, Toyota, and the Department of...

Mr. Webb is a member of the Henry County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia (Young Lawyers Representative, Formal Advisory Opinion Board, 1994-1997; Main Street Lawyers Board, 2011), The Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. Mr. Webb has served on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia since 2004. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of the Arts in 1986, Mr. Webb obtained his law degree from the same school in 1994. While at law school, Mr. Webb...

I represent individuals and businesses in various civil litigation matters, including select domestic relations and personal injury cases, as well as do a general practice. I also have been active in Henry County in public service activities and have served on multiple Boards including the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Haven House (Henry County's domestic violence shelter), Leadership Henry, the Henry County Chamber of Commerce and am currently the President of Hands of Hope, which provides indigent medical services to residents of Henry County.

I have been a criminal defense attorney and representing clients from arrest to trial for more than 6 years. I graduated from Auburn University with a major in journalism and minor in English and obtained my law degree from the University of Colorado. My prior career was a journalist and newspaper reporter, reporting on hard news, crime, and politics. I seek to tell my client's story to advocate their position, whether this is arguing before a judge or to a jury. Clients can expect an attorney who is committed and compassionate, and who believes in the rights guaranteed to all...

C. Alan Nicholson has dedicated his career to helping those whose lives have been changed by a serious injury in an auto accident, at work, from a defective product or due to medical malpractice.

NANCY J. MARTIN ESQ. was born in Syracuse, New York. She earned a BA in Education with emphasis on English as a Second Language at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (The Javeriana University), She moved to Georgia four (4) decades ago. Since that time, she has dedicated herself to the assistance of others. As a former paralegal, she provided legal assistance through Georgia Legal Services Migrant Farmworkers Division in Tifton, Georgia where she was trained in Administrative and Immigration Law. While in their employ, she was elected the National Co-Chairperson of WIC, the Special Supplemental...

T. Madden & Associates, P.C. is Georgia’s premier Personal Injury Law Firm bringing civil justice to aggrieved victims by Turning Injury To Cash® since 1998. We have offices located in Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Augusta to serve as many victims of personal injury as possible. With over 50 years of combined experience, we have helped thousands for Georgians receive deserved reparations involving negligent activity. Let us protect your rights and turn your injury into cash. Whether you have already given a recorded statement to the insurance agency, we are here to protect you and bring justice. Call us at 833-PAID-123...

Mr. Hughes graduated from the University of Georgia law school and been licensed as a lawyer since 2007. Since that time, he has offered legal advise and consulting on a variety of topics from business law to personal injury. He now focuses primarially on the areas of personal injury and workers' compensation law. He has tried cases in front of the State Board of Workers' Compensation and their appellate division.

Leon Hicks is a local criminal defense attorney in Clayton County and Metro Atlanta representing those charged with DUI, sex crimes, and drugs charges. If you have been arrested, charged with a crime, or need to file a petition in court, please call the Law Office of Leon Hicks at (770) 471-5001 to schedule an appointment.

Alyssa specializes in the practice areas of product liability, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and sexual assault. She has worked on a number of cases tried to verdict since she began practicing, and has experience in every stage of litigation.

During college, Alyssa volunteered as a crisis hotline responder and at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. It was these experiences and the desire to help individuals suffering through unspeakable tragedies that drew her to plaintiff’s work. Alyssa has built a reputation of working hard, working fast, and always going the extra mile for her clients, and...

Attorney Matthew C. Hines graduated from Georgia State School of Law in 2004, where he also received a Masters in Business Administration. Mr. Hines gained experienced working for many established firms throughout Georgia, but also working directly with Judges and the Public Defender’s Office. Since beginning his legal career, Mr. Hines has successfully represented individuals, families, small and large companies and Governments by representing each in various legal areas. His experience spans many areas of law, including civil litigation, business litigation, criminal defense, family law, personal injury, bankruptcy, real estate, probate law and many other...

Judge Tom Cauthorn is the founder of Cauthorn Nohr & Owen, a boutique law firm that provides general civil, probate and criminal legal services. He is an experienced trial lawyer and judge, and has participated in hundreds of jury and non-jury trials in his more than 45 years practicing law.

Judge Cauthorn’s professional experience includes Court America as a principal in mediation, arbitration and case evaluation; Georgia Supreme Court Special Master; Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a registered mediator, arbitrator, and case evaluator for general civil and domestic relations matters; and, Cobb County Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution as an...

For more than two decades, attorney Chuck Hamilton has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with injured workers, accident victims, and their families. His passion for helping others started as a young boy growing up in Gwinnett County, Georgia and has extended into a career of leadership positions, exceptional results for clients, and recognition for excellence in the practice of law. However, it’s the impact Chuck can make on the lives of his clients and their families that motivates him to be the best lawyer he can be.

“Whether a case involves hundreds of dollars or millions of dollars, the goal is the...

Ronna grew up in the metro-Atlanta area and graduated from John Marshall Law School – Atlanta (J.D.) and Georgia State University (B.B.A., Finance, Cum Laude). During her academic career, Ronna worked for a local law firm, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice as a senior paralegal in the Capital Markets Practice Group. Ronna has two grown children and lives in Atlanta with her husband and two dogs. After more than twenty years experience working as a senior paralegal with a commercial finance company, where Ronna dealt with commercial lending contracts in which large amounts of money were involved, Ronna went...

From the day I started working in the field until today, I have learned the practice of criminal and appellate law from some of the finest attorneys in the country. I respect my clients and their families above all else and am keenly sympathetic to the fact that, when most of them come to me, they have already been through the difficult and emotionally wrenching process that is a criminal trial, only to lose and find themselves or somone they love very much subject to a long term in prison. I never promise anything to my clients other than the...

Tyler Sniff joined Stack & Associates, P.C., in 2014, as an Associate Attorney. Tyler practices in the areas of environmental, natural resources, and land use litigation and regulatory compliance. He represents individuals, citizens' and environmental advocacy organizations, neighborhood associations, and businesses in their efforts to protect and preserve the environment of the Southeastern United States and their property before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Tyler is licensed in D.C., Georgia, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Attorney George Johnson founded his firm's client-centered approach over a quarter century ago, and has been fighting on behalf of federal employees nationwide ever since. He has vigorously defended clients all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and has developed a reputation internationally as adept in all aspects of MSPB and Federal Employment Law.

As a leading advocate for his clients, Mr. Johnson is a sought-after delegate and speaker. He has appeared at legal forums worldwide to address issues surrounding international employment law, including appearances at the Oxford Roundtable in England and the International Employment Law Conference in Austria. Additionally,...

For the last ten years, Meredith has concentrated her practice on representation of victims of sexual harassment, and victims of discrimination and retaliation based on race, gender, age, religion, national origin, and disability, as well as those who have claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and under the Georgia Whistleblower Statutes.

In addition, Meredith reviews and negotiates severance agreements, noncompetes and nonsolicitation agreements.

Recently, Meredith has expanded her practice to help those injured due to the negligence of others in auto accidents and those injured on the premises of commercially owned property.

Meredith has the experience to hold...

Lawyer and mediator in Marietta, Georgia who provides professional, client-focused, affordable and effective legal services in the areas of dispute resolution, civil, criminal, divorce, family law, immigration, and mediation.

Mr. Cameron D. Hawkins is a trial lawyer who specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability, transportation, and trucking law. Mr. Hawkins is passionate about the law and fervently advocates for each of his clients. A Des Moines, Iowa native, Mr. Hawkins has established deep roots in Georgia. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morehouse College and later earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Hawkins was on the UGA Mock Trial Board and the UGA Moot Court Board. Mr. Hawkins...

Stephen Hasner is one of the top personal injury lawyers in Atlanta, GA. Stephen has been practicing law since 1997 and has personally handled countless workers' compensation and personal injury cases in Georgia.

In addition to his tremendous experience, Stephen's commitment to his clients is unparalleled. He says, "The biggest difference between us and other firms is our passion to help the client. We're always focused on the client's best interests and treating that client like a family member. It's not just lip service. We have systems and processes in place to help people from their first phone call."

Stephen and...

Judy Blackwell is personal injury lawyer at Hasner Law, PC. She has been specializing in workplace and personal injury since 1984. Ten years ago, Judy joined Stephen Hasner at Hasner Law representing injured workers.

The Law Firm of Leipow & Associates, P.C. was formed in the spirit of service and is dedicated to the representation of individuals and businesses that have been harmed by the actions of others.

The firm is focused on representation of businesses and injured individuals in all state and federal trial and appellate courts.

My experiences in business litigation include a variety of contract disputes between business entities, including asset purchase, distribution, service, and sales agreements. Every business dispute is unique and involves a different set of problems to solve for each business entity involved. Therefore I provide a comprehensive approach...