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Frank G. Podesta
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 13 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
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Cynthia Lynn Counts
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 32 years of experience
(404) 550-6233
400 Colony Square, Sutie 2020
1201 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30361
Appeals, Business, Communications and Employment
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Patrick M. Emery
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Tamar Faulhaber
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(770) 408-1025
3180 N Point Pkwy. Bldg. 100 Ste. 103
Atlanta, GA 30005
Appeals, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
UCLA School of Law
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Laura Vickery Benesh
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Emory University
After defending insurance companies for over ten years, Laura ("Laurie") Vickery Benesh formed Vickery Benesh Law, P.C. to assist victims and their families who have experienced personal injury or wrongful death as a result of automobile accidents, slip and fall, and premises liability. She also assists businesses in disputes resulting from breach of agreements and other matters.
Laurie earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Emory University and is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. She has successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and throughout Georgia’s state courts. She serves on the Board...
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Kevin Andrew Leipow
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
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...
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Akil Secret
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Criminal Defense and Family
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Attorney Akil Kenneth Secret is a licensed attorney in the States of Georgia and Nebraska. His practice focuses on Serious Personal Injury Litigation, Wrongful Death Litigation and Major Criminal Defense. Mr. Secret has represented defendants in numerous high profile state and federal cases. He has tried hundreds of cases with extraordinary success. Mr. Secret has represented Lawyers, Doctors, Accountants, Real Estate Brokers and Agents and Corporate Executives.
Attorney Akil Secret attended University of Nebraska and transferred to attend Morehouse College where he pursued his undergraduate studies until 1973 with a major in Political Science. He attended Atlanta Law School and earned...
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James W. McKenzie Jr.
Gwinnett County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 47 years of experience
(770) 476-9793
3883 Rogers Bridge Road
Suite 206A
Lawrenceville, GA 30097
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family
The University of Georgia School of Law
In 2011, Jim McKenzie was honored by Martindale Hubbell/Lawyers.com for having maintained an “AV” rating for highest or “pre-eminent” legal skills and ethical standards for thirty consecutive years (1980-2010). He continues to achieve that consistent “AV” rating. The significance of the “AV” Rating by Martindale.com and Lawyers.com is described as follows: “The AV preeminent [rating] is a significant rating accomplishment- a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.” www.martindale.com/products-services-peer-review-rating. (Martindale-Hubbell and Lawyers.com are the national legal locator and ranking service). Atlanta native and a Gwinnett...
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Brian J Sutherland
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years of experience
(678) 449-0361
945 East Paces Ferry Rd NE
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30326
Appeals, Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Seattle University School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
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John S LaRose
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Immigration
Georgia State University College of Law
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Mr. Albert Wan
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(404) 872-7760
1201 Peachtree Street
400 Colony Square, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
Brooklyn Law School
Albert Wan is an attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and New York courts.
To learn more about Mr. Wan and his law practice please visit his website at:
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Thomas Church
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 7 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
The University of Georgia School of Law
Tom joined Pate & Johnson in 2017 after graduating with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law.
While in law school, Tom honed his trial advocacy skills competing as a member of the moot court and mock trial teams. He also earned awards for achieving the highest marks in his Torts and Constitutional Law classes.
In his last year of school, Tom served as a research assistant to Professors Dan T. Coenen and Michael Wells, where his work focused on constitutional law, the early history of the U.S. Constitution, and civil rights litigation. Tom was also one of a few...
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Sydney Strickland
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense and Immigration
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Sydney received her law degree from the University of Alabama after completing her undergraduate studies at Ole Miss. While at the University of Alabama School of Law, Sydney studied criminal law and criminal defense under the current Executive Director and Attorney-in-Chief of the Federal Defenders of New York, and earned top honors for her work in Alabama’s criminal defense clinic. She also served as the Ethics Opinions Editor for Volume 35 of the Journal of the Legal Profession. After graduating from law school, Sydney worked as a Staff Attorney at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Sydney...
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Bernard Stephen Brody
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(404) 577-9557
1180 West Peachtree Street
Suite 2075
Atlanta, GA 30309
Appeals and Criminal Defense
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
The Brody Law Firm is a boutique criminal defense firm with a special focus on the defense of sex offense allegations. Bernard has been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine, Atlanta Magazine’s Super Lawyers, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, for his work in the courtroom and his tireless work ethic that has led to countless dismissals of cases prior to trial.
Bernard is a frequent speaker at Georgia trial lawyers seminars on topics involving Sex Offense Allegations, Computer Forensics, Appellate Advocacy and Federal Asset Forfeiture. He has handled a number of high profile...
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Charles Christopher Flinn
DeKalb County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Mercer Univ-W.George L.S
I have been specializing in criminal law for 20 years, the first 7 years as a prosecutor. For the last 13 years, I have been defending individuals charged with crimes ranging from misdemeanors and traffic offenses to serious violent felonies.
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Melody Swilling
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Florida Coastal School of Law
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Beverly L. Cohen
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce and Family
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Beverly Cohen has been representing clients in divorce and family law matters for over 20 years. She has a reputation for providing her clients with the highest level of representation in the most cost-effective manner. Beverly is dedicated to creating an environment of trust and confidence between her clients and herself. She prides herself on maintaining communication with her clients, promptly returning phone calls, responding to emails, and reasonable billing practices. Her knowledge, experience, and dedication to her clients has resulted in a high level of client satisfaction.
At the time she began practicing law, Beverly...
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Rachel Kaufman
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(404) 615-7588
2300 HENDERSON MILL RD. NE, SUITE 300
ATLANTA, GA 30345
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Emory University School of Law
Since starting Rachel Kaufman Law in June of 2015, Rachel has provided top-notch legal representation to hundreds of clients throughout the State of Georgia. In that short time, Rachel has gained a reputation for being a highly passionate and highly effective courtroom advocate. Amongst her colleagues, judges and courtroom personnel, Rachel is known for being a smart fighter, who can see through the tumbleweeds and intuitively zero-in on which strategic routes need to be taken to get to the best outcome possible. No matter the charge (DUI, Murder, Drug Offense, etc.), Rachel approaches each client’s situation with family-like loyalty and...
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Jason Michael McLendon
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
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James W. Copeland
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 28 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
Duke University School of Law
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Kate Forrest
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
The University of Georgia School of Law
Kate fiercely believes that everyone has the right to a fair trial and an excellent lawyer. She brings an unmatched passion for justice and a discerning academic eye to every case she works on.
Beginning her career as a public defender, Kate gained significant experience representing the poor in the State and Superior Courts of Clarke and DeKalb County, Georgia. During her time in public defense, she handled hundreds of cases and spent thousands of hours in the courtroom fighting for her clients. She has argued dozens of pre-trial motions and successfully kept the prosecution from being able to introduce illegally-collected...
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Jon L. Schwartz
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 27 years of experience
Appeals and Environmental
Emory University
Jon Schwartz has environmental litigation experience in state and federal courts. He has represented clients on matters involving the Clean Water Act, storm water runoff, protection of wildlife and habitat, land use, historic preservation, and injuries caused by exposure to toxic substances. Jon was selected to the Georgia Super Lawyers list and Atlanta Magazine recognized him as a “rising star” in environmental litigation.
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R. A. Lampkin
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Free ConsultationAppeals and Criminal Defense
I have years of experience writing appellate briefs. I have written over 40 briefs and litigated over 200 habeas cases. I also have tried many cases including jury and bench trials.
I appply this experience when representing my clients. I have an understanding of the justice system from both sides. I will aagressively fight to get my clients' wrongful convictions overturned.
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David Mark Messer
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
University of Tulsa College of Law
Partner David Messer brings a dynamic courtroom presence and significant trial experience to the firm, which he joined in 2007.
As a trial lawyer in Oklahoma for six years, David achieved both legally and socially significant appeals and courtroom victories. His current trial practice focuses on a full spectrum of business law, with an emphasis on all phases of business litigation and dispute resolution, including trials, appeals, mediation, and arbitration.
David has been successful in oil and gas litigation, construction and engineering disputes, homeowners' association disputes, election disputes, and business disputes of all kinds, including high net-worth matters involving family-owned...
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Charles R. Beans
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
2100 Tower Place
3340 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
Appeals, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Charles R. Beans is a partner in the Atlanta office of Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP who defends corporations in general, product liability, toxic tort and appellate litigation. He also speaks on, and has published in these areas. Charles has been named to "Georgia Super Lawyers" by Atlanta Magazine(2004-present). Charles became a member of the State Bar of Georgia in 1988. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (has co-chaired: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Warnings, and Membership Subcommittees), the Defense Research Institute, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, ...
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Jess Johnson
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Business, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
The University of Georgia School of Law
Jess Johnson is one of the best young lawyers in Georgia. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in criminal defense and civil litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine for the past several years. While only 2.5% of lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 receive such an honor, Jess was first named to this list after only 3 years of practice.
Jess has been instrumental in our firm’s success in both trials and appeals. In his very first trial, Jess was awarded an Acquittal Award from the Federal Defender Program for helping our firm win a “not guilty” verdict...
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Michael Williford
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals, Business, Employment and Immigration
Georgia State University College of Law
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Allan Legg Galbraith
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Emory University
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Craig Raymond White
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 33 years of experience
Appeals, Asbestos, Business and Insurance Claims
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Sarah Mallas Wayman
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Business, Criminal Defense and Family
Woodrow Wilson Col.of Law
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Dean Richard Fuchs
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Civil Rights
Emory University
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Alex Susor
DeKalb County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
914 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
Georgia State University College of Law
Alex Susor is the founder of the Law Offices of Alex Susor in Decatur, Georgia. His practice consists of state and federal criminal defense, post-conviction criminal appeals, petitions for habeas corpus relief, plaintiff’s personal injury claims, and representation of K-12 public school teachers in Georgia Teacher Fair Dismissal Act and Professional Standards Commission administrative hearings.
Alex was a co-recipient of the 2009 Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers "Case of the Year" Award for his successful appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court of the state’s kidnapping statute and has been invited to testify as an expert before the Georgia Senate and...
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David P. Freedman
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 50 years of experience
PO Box 52212
ATLANTA, GA 30355-0212
Appeals and Bankruptcy
New York University School of Law
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Teri L. Brown
Cherokee County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and Family
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Yasha Heidari
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Emory University School of Law
Yasha Heidari is a founding member of Heidari Power Law Group LLC (H&P). He is well known both for his litigation focus and for his versatility. Yasha has given lectures and presided over seminars in many areas of the law, including ethics law, administrative and regulatory law, best business practices, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the role of Intellectual Property in the age of digital media. Moreover, Yasha has presented numerous papers with topics ranging from modern day questions concerning technology to complex game-theory models at the London School of Economics. Yasha holds a juris doctor...
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Katherine Ventulett Hernacki
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 24 years of experience
(404) 524-5650
400 Colony Square, Suite 200
1201 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30361
Appeals, Antitrust, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
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Nicole Jones
Douglas County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense, Immigration and Personal Injury
John Marshall L.S. (Atlanta)
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Benjamin Goldberg
Cobb County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
I am a criminal defense attorney who is a "dual threat" -- handling cases on both the trial level and on appeal. I have tried dozens of cases, ranging from traffic tickets all the way up to murder. Similarly, I have appealed criminal convictions of all types, including oral arguments before both the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
When I was about 20 years old, I learned about all the wrongful convictions that have destroyed the lives of innocent people. As a result, I knew I wanted to be a...
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Charles Frier
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Criminal Defense
University of Georgia
State prosecutor for over 11 years; have tried over 100 felony cases, including 2 death penalty cases. As a defense attorney since then, I have specialized in appeals of criminal convictions, achieving a very high reversal rate. Currently actively engaged in a death penalty appeal, awaiting the docketing notice from the Georgia Supreme Court. Criminal law is all that I have done in my career, and I have a passion for the work I do. I also have a deep commitment to my clients. As I tell all of my clients and potential...
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Jonathan Woods
Fulton County, GA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Business, Construction and Family
Florida State University
Jonathan Marcus Woods is a board certified Attorney with years of experience in trial and appellate law. He is a native of New York City, graduated from Princeton University and the Florida State University College of Law. Before entering law school, Jon enjoyed a successful first career as a local government official in South Florida and then as a political consultant.
After law school, Jon served as an electronic discovery consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Before joining Hunker Appeals, Jon distinguished himself as a trial attorney in the state courts of Georgia with a focus on business litigation, residential and commercial...