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Bill Needle
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 55 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Patents
Emory University
Bill Needle is a registered patent attorney who has been exclusively practicing all aspects of Intellectual Property law for 42 years. Mr. Needle began his legal career at the first IP boutique firm in Atlanta (Newton, Hopkins & Orsmby) from 1970-1983. He then founded the IP boutique Needle & Rosenberg which, in 2008, merged into Ballard Spahr LLP. He served as the first Chair of Ballard Spahr's Intellectual Property Department until July 1, 2012 and remains a partner in the firm.
His litigation experience includes being counsel in the copyright and trademark litigation for the CABBAGE PATCH KIDS(R)...
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Rudjard Melvin Hayes
Tyrone, GA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Georgia State University
Rudjard M. Hayes is a Partner at Sanchez Hayes & Associates, LLC, where he heads up the firm’s criminal section, civil litigation section and co-chairs the domestic section. Mr. Hayes previously worked as a Senior Assistant District Attorney (“ADA”) in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. He also formerly served as a Senior ADA in the Coweta Judicial Circuit. In 2007, Mr. Hayes became a partner at Sanchez Hayes & Associates, LLC located in Tyrone, Georgia. Mr. Hayes devotes a substantial portion of his practice to criminal defense where he represents those accused of committing one or more criminal offense in city,...
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Randall Mark Kessler
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 37 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Emory University
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Michael Raymond Rethinger
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Lashonda Rogers
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Howard University School of Law
Lashonda Council-Rogers is a senior partner at Council & Associates, LLC. Her focus is solely on personal injury cases, specifically auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, commercial truck accidents, slip and falls and daycare injuries.
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John David Hadden
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury
The University of Georgia School of Law
John Hadden began his practice representing seriously injured parties after receiving extensive experience representing insurance companies and corporate defendants while at a prominent Atlanta law firm.
John handles serious litigation matters in cases involving personal injuries, wrongful death, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, workers compensation, and business/commercial disputes. His practice includes cases in both state and federal courts, at the trial level and at the Courts of Appeal.
John is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, American Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyer's Association, Atlanta Bar Association, and American Association for Justice. He is admitted to practice before all Georgia courts (including...
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Lorena Lee Saedi
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Business
Emory University School of Law
Ms. Saedi is a partner at Saedi Law Group, where she concentrates her practice in all areas of bankruptcy, business, and tax law. Ms. Saedi offers clients quality legal services in all aspects of federal bankruptcy law, and is committed to providing personal attention and affordable solutions to each and every client’s financial obstacles. Prior to starting Saedi Law Group, LLC, Ms. Saedi was a founding partner of the consumer bankruptcy firm of Saedi & Wells, LLC for eight years. Prior to that Ms. Saedi worked as a corporate attorney representing technology companies on a variety of issues. Ms....
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Bruce Millar
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Emory University School of Law
Senior Attorney Bruce R. Millar earned his Doctorate of Law in 1993 from Emory University School of Law. Prior to law school, he earned degrees in Economics and Business Management from North Carolina State University, where he graduated with Honors.
Mr. Millar has handled over 100cases in Federal Courts and hundreds more in State Courts. He has been interviewed dozens of times, appearing on national television news networks; ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX regarding his cases. Millar’s cases have been featured several times as lead stories on the front page of the Daily Report (Georgia’s largest legal news publication). Bruce often...
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Tracy S. Reeves Jr.
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Tracy S. Reeves, Jr. graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in both Criminal Justice and Political Science. He then graduated from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2010 after taking a year off to work at Hawkins, Parnell & Young, LLC in the Asbestos and Products Liability Litigation Divisions.
Tracy began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Coweta Judicial Circuit. There he helped in establishing the Gang Intelligence Network as well as training prosecutors and law enforcement officers in investigating and prosecuting gang cases. Tracy was also the head of...
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R. Kyle Williams
Decatur, GA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Tennessee College of Law
Kyle is a founding partner of Williams Teusink, a law firm providing legal counsel and advocacy to clients navigating litigation and transactions concerning real estate, commercial, governmental, and corporate issues. In his real estate practice, Mr. Williams represents buyers, sellers, and other stakeholders in residential and commercial property and development issues.
As a “dirt lawyer,” Kyle is focused on:
• Land use and development
• Zoning, permitting, and licensing
• Construction
• General real estate matters
Kyle frequently represents:
• Individual property owner
• Nonprofits
• Neighborhoods
• Homeowner and condominium associations
• Real estate builders and developers
• Real estate agents and brokers
• Other real estate professionals
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R. David Sammons Jr
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Georgia State University College of Law
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Harrison W. Kohler
Atlanta, GA Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Emory University
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Heather Sharp
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business
Vanderbilt University Law School
"Heather is an attorney at the Robbins Firm whose practice is focused on complex business disputes, including business torts. Heather has a broad range of experience which includes all phases of litigation and arbitration. This stems from having worked at both large and small law firms and having represented clients ranging from individuals to international corporations. Prior to joining the Robbins Firm, Heather was an associate at the New York City office of the international law firm White & Case LLP, where she represented multinational corporations, international banks, and individuals in a broad range of disputes, including...
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Michael R. Braun
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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Justin Oliverio
ATLANTA, GA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
I help Atlanta injury victims fight insurance companies in cases related to car accidents, truck accidents, dog bites and attacks, wrongful death, shootings, and other personal injury claims. I am licensed in the State of Georgia.
Beyond my legal work, I am a strong advocate for the Atlanta community. I actively fundraise for Georgia’s Legal Food Frenzy, earning the title of Champion five times while supporting the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Georgia Food Bank Association. I also enjoy volunteering with Moot Court and Georgia High School Mock Trial, helping future litigators develop their skills. I am committed to...
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Kimberly Anderson
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Administrative and Health Care
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
"Kimberly Anderson is an attorney at Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC and focuses practice on commercial litigation as well as administrative and regulatory matters for business and individuals. She joined the firm in 2010 after serving as legislative counsel for Ranking Member Jeff Sessions on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. While legislative counsel on the Judiciary Committee, she advised Ranking Member Sessions and other Republican Judiciary Committee members on pending judicial and executive nomination, including the recent nomination and confirmation of Justice Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court. Kimberly earned her J.D.,magna...
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Marco Corales
Decatur, GA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Wake Forest University School of Law
Marco A. Corales is an Atlanta attorney that specializes in protecting the rights of those accused of crimes. A native of Miami, Florida, he graduated cum laude from Florida International University before attending the Wake Forest University School of Law in North Carolina. At Wake Forest, in addition to his core legal studies, he gained valuable practical experience by interning for the Forsyth County Chief District Court Judge and the District Attorney’s Office. He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2005, earning the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Award for excellence in trial practice. After...
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Carolyn Torres-Mabe
Decatur, GA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Emory University School of Law
Carolyn completed her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Emory University. In 2001, Carolyn received her law degree from Emory School of Law. Immediately after law school, Carolyn practiced criminal law for six years. During this time, she was able to polish her courtroom talents and approach. In 2007, Carolyn made the transition to family law. She has extensive experience handling a variety of family law matters, such as child custody, divorce, annulment, and more.
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Borquaye A. Thomas
Decatur, GA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEducation
UCLA School of Law
Attorney Borquaye A. Thomas is originally from Los Angeles, California and attended the University of California at Berkeley for his undergraduate education. As an undergrad, Attorney Thomas majored in History and minored in Education. For law school, Attorney Thomas attended UCLA School of Law in 1994 and received his Juris Doctorate in 1997; he made Atlanta, Georgia his home in 2001.
As an undergrad, Attorney Thomas was a member of Cal’s Boxing Team where he competed in both Regional and National Championships. Presently, Attorney Thomas enjoys all sports and recognizes the importance of...
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Jennifer Gibbs
Decatur, GA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Emory University School of Law and Georgia State University College of Law
Jennifer has been a managing partner here at Gibbs Tillery since graduating from Emory Law School in 2009. A dedicated and trial-tested family law and estate planning attorney, Jennifer helps clients navigate divorce, child custody and support, court order modification, guardianship, and estate planning cases.
A relentless advocate for civil rights and equality, Jennifer was at the forefront of the movement to legalize same-sex marriage for years before the Supreme Court extended marriage equality to same-sex couples in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
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Sherry V Neal
Decatur, GA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning
The University of Georgia School of Law
SHERRY V. NEAL is the managing member of Neal & Wright LLC. Experienced in both the private and non-profit legal sectors, Sherry specializes in assisting families who want to grow through adoption. Sherry's practice includes all types of adoption, including finalization of agency placements, relative adoptions, stepparent adoptions, second parent adoptions, "readoption" or domestication of foreign-granted adoptions, and other domestic or international adoption matters. She is a frequent speaker on issues related to adoption and Title IV-E adoption assistance benefits.
Sherry also provides legal services in the area of estate planning, focusing on middle income...
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Eric Alan Slepian
Peachtree City, GA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law and Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Eric Slepian knew from an early age that he wanted to practice law. Since then, he has become one of the most successful lawyers in the South Metro Atlanta area. He built his firm from the ground up when his previous boss pushed him to go out on his own. Eric founded what is now Slepian, Schwartz & Landgaard with no money and a few simple rules: no one would ever outwork him; he would always be a good citizen in his community; and, most importantly, he would run his firm the way he lived his life: by the Golden...
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Bryan Baer
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Attorney Bryan Baer established The Baer Law Firm in 2020 to fight for the injured victims of accidents, or those who suffered at the hands of medical personnel. As an Atlanta personal injury attorney with nearly two decades of legal experience, he will put his expertise to work for you. He has earned recognition as a Super Lawyer, Top 100 Trial Lawyer, a Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum member and has been designated as a "Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine. Dedicated to achieving justice for the wrongfully injured, Bryan will use his former experience with defending insurance companies...
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Joseph K. Henry
Decatur, GA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
University of Miami School of Law
Joseph Henry is the managing partner of the traffic division for Hendrick & Henry Law. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Metro Atlanta, where he was responsible for prosecuting a wide variety of crimes including traffic tickets, DUI, drug possession, theft, and violent crimes. It was during this time that Joseph developed his expertise in Georgia’s traffic laws that he now uses to the benefit of his clients.
While prosecution was excellent experience, Joseph eventually grew tired watching people in court—especially traffic court—get chewed up and spit out by our legal system. This is in large part what...
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Stephanie K. Housefield
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Georgia State University College of Law
The stress and anxiety of being arrested or accused of a crime can be overwhelming. I have dedicated my practice to helping people navigate through the complex and ever-changing criminal justice process and am passionate about helping you make the best of your future by fighting tirelessly on your behalf. I am available 24/7 and will happily answer any questions you may have—contact my office today for a free consultation.
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Bukhari R. Nuriddin
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
Howard University School of Law
The Nuriddin Law Company is a full service law firm with a focus on Business Law, Consulting, Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Family Law and Personal Injury Law. We represent companies and individuals concerning various business and personal legal matters. Founded by Bukhari R. Nuriddin, at The Nuriddin Law Company, we recognize that our clients have important legal needs requiring customized legal solutions. Quite often, our clients also have related non-legal needs that they want fulfilled, such as guidance and compassion. Understandably, clients are also concerned about fees. We were established as a community-based practice that serves the...
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Thomas F. Martin
Atlanta, GA Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights and Employment
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Georgia employment and overtime attorney, Thomas F. Martin, grew up in Queens, New York playing basketball at LaSalle Academy against the likes of Lew Alcindor, prior to being highly recruited to play basketball for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, Tom served in Vietnam for a year on river patrol boats on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta. After active duty, Tom obtained his MBA and began a very successful health care career as a senior executive of several hospital corporations that lasted for 28 years and provided him with...
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Wes McDaniel
Atlanta, GA Attorney
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School and The University of Georgia School of Law
Wes McDaniel is a leading Georgia workers’ compensation lawyer and Partner at Hansford McDaniel - Workers' Compensation Attorneys. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and then obtained his Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. During his early legal career, he defended insurance companies and employers. This experience gave him insight into how the opposition thinks and creates a case. He uses this information to prepare stronger cases for his injured clients. His legal success and commitment to his clients have gained him inclusion in organizations such as the Georgia’s Bar Workers’ Compensations and Litigation...
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Beth Moeller
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(404) 748-9122
1175 Peachtree St NE
100 Colony Square, Suite 1850
Atlanta, GA 30361
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Beth Moeller represents both employees and employers in all aspects of employment and civil rights litigation, and has litigated a number of complex wage and hour collective and Rule 23 class actions. Beth has litigated single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class and collective action cases in federal and state courts around the country. Beth advises clients on a variety of compliance issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other applicable laws and regulations. She has represented clients in cases involving allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, failure to accommodate, breach of contract, and other violations of state...
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Tracey Barbaree
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 33 years of experience
(404) 748-9122
1175 Peachtree St NE
100 Colony Square, Suite 1850
Atlanta, GA 30361
Free ConsultationEmployment
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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Daniel A. Ragland
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 37 years of experience
(866) 526-5891
South Terraces, Suite 425
115 Perimeter Center Place, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30346
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law and The University of Georgia School of Law
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Sherard Kendre Dixon
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 25 years of experience
(404) 733-1166
1349 West Peachtree Street Northwest
#1995
Atlanta, GA 30309
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
SK Rod Dixon focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury law, which ranges from trucking accidents to shooting cases to medical malpractice cases. He has secured numerous, multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has gotten a bunch of smaller ones too!
Rod has been recognized as a top lawyer by Super Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, and Georgia Trend Magazine, and his cases have been featured in various publications and national television shows.
Rod founded The Dixon Firm, PC in 2009 after spending ten years practicing as a defense lawyer at two of the most...
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Bonnie Monique Youn
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(678) 426-3183
1430 West Peachtree St., NW, Ste. 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
Immigration
Boston University School of Law
Bonnie is a Legal Recruiting Manager with The RMN Agency, recognized by the Daily Report as Atlanta’s top legal recruiting firm for the past 5 years in a row (2016 - 2020). Bonnie joined the team in May 2016 and works confidentially with legal candidates, listening and providing counseling to get them to the next stage of their careers. She specializes in distilling aspirations and goals, conducting resume review, preparing lateral partner questionnaires, business development sheets, and interview coaching. She is also the liaison for a number of employer accounts.
Ethnically Korean but born in the Philippines, Bonnie began her legal...
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Michael Kaufman
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Michael Kaufman is an Atlanta native and recent graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law. He obtained his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Georgia. During law school, Michael worked as a law clerk for another Atlanta personal injury firm and also as a judicial clerk for the Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He was very active in his law school community, holding leadership positions in the Mercer Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and Student Bar Association. Michael founded the MTLA Trial Lecture Series, a school-wide lecture series featuring Georgia's top...
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Jay Drew
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 36 years of experience
(404) 522-8480
200 Terminus Place
3333 Piedmont Road, NE, Suite 1410
Atlanta, GA 30305
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Mercer University
Jay received his law degree in 1988 from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. After practicing as a trial attorney with both private firms and a major insurer’s staff counsel program for 13 years, he became Managing Trial Attorney to establish a commercial carrier’s Atlanta staff counsel office. In 2003, Jay decided to apply his skills and experience as an insurance defense attorney in the representation of individuals suffering from personal injuries. Jay has tried more than 145 personal injury cases to verdict before Georgia juries as both a plaintiff's and defendant's attorney, and also has tried several hundred bench...
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John W. Chambers Jr
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Administrative, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Emory University School of Law
John W. Chambers, Jr. is a graduate of Emory University and Emory University School of Law. He graduated with distinction from the Emory University School of Law in 1979 with a Doctor of Law degree and was a member of the Order of the Coif. John W. Chambers, Jr. has an AV (R) Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating. ("CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies."
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M. Brandon Smith
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
M. Brandon Smith is a partner with Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC where his practice focuses on the rights and interests of individuals seriously injured through the negligence and omissions of others. Brandon’s practice is devoted to pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, products liability, and serious personal injury. Following law school, Brandon was an assistant district attorney in the Alcovy Circuit, where he gained valuable trial experience and a desire to help individuals harmed by the careless actions of others. Today Brandon utilizes his skills to help injured victims nationwide, and he is a frequent guest speaker at legal seminars all...
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Jeffrey Andrew Bekiares
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business and Securities
University of Florida
Jeff Bekiares is an attorney with over ten years of experience in general corporate, capital raising and securities laws practice. He began his career at a great Atlanta law firm, practicing there for over six years before leaving large firm life to become the Co-founder, COO and General Counsel of SparkMarket, a Georgia based crowdfunding platform. He has worked with clients at a variety of stages: from start-ups, to emerging growth to exchange listed public companies. He specializes in entity formation, governance, operating and shareholders agreement, commercial contract drafting, mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and all manner of transactional...
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Jeff Shiver
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
Jeff’s practice is limited to serious personal injury cases of all types. For over a decade before co-founding Shiver Hamilton, Jeff trained under some of the state’s best trial attorneys. From the moment he decided to become a lawyer, Jeff knew he wanted to become a personal injury specialist and carefully tailored his education and professional experience to learn how to effectively represent plaintiffs.
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Christopher Lambden
Atlanta, GA Attorney with 6 years of experience
Personal Injury
Emory University School of Law
With several years of experience in personal injury and civil litigation, Christopher “Christy” Lambden is known for successfully representing accident victims. He brings tenacity, diligence, and a keen strategic approach to his role as an attorney. Christy is proud to have earned the trust of many Atlanta citizens who found their lives shattered due to someone else’s negligence.
His legal acumen and genuine concern for his clients’ well-being and community involvement make him a dependable and reputable advocate for clients’ rights. As a lawyer, Christy takes great satisfaction in “the joy and peace of mind that can be brought to a...