Bloomingdale Lawyers

I have the proven experience and skill to get the results you want and need in court and in all parts of the court process. With 24 years of experience as a trial lawyer I have handled all aspects of court. I know what it takes to give you the representation you need. I provide unmatched skill and experience to my clients and enjoy doing so. I focus on criminal defense, DUI defense, divorce and child custody law. I’ve been a prosecutor and part time judge, so I have excellent experience from all sides. I am a Statesboro native and...

I represent people. I don't represent banks or insurance companies or corporations. My typical client is a person that has been involved in some type of accident or collision or has been arrested and charged with DUI or other crimes. I'm the only attorney in my office. I am independent, hard working, persistent, and determined. I attack legal problems with a sense of urgency. If I take your case, I know what needs to be done, I know how to do it, and I get it done. I've represented thousands of people over the last...

Attorney Minkah Merritt is the managing partner of the Merritt & Merritt Law Firm. He manages all personnel and offices located across the Southeast; i.e., Atlanta; Savannah; Statesboro; and Jacksonville. Under his leadership, the firm has grown rapidly with the focus being to help those injured in car accidents or at work. Each year Attorney Merritt collects in excess of a million dollars for his clients with many verdicts and settlements in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some notable cases have been: $725,000 settlement for car accident client, a jury verdict of $250,000 in Rockdale County; a $165,000 settlement for...

Francys Johnson is a Founding Partner of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. Born and raised on his grandparent's farm in Sylvania, Georgia, Francys Johnson learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and service to others. Francys Johnson has a strong record of advocacy aimed at expanding opportunities for all people as a practicing lawyer, public theologian, and educator. ??Committed Servant-Leader Francys Johnson has served in ordained ministry for more than 20 years. He is Senior Minister at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Pembroke and the Magnolia Baptist Church in Statesboro. He has been making a positive difference for a long time...

Brad McLelland grew up in a suburb of Atlanta. He attended Auburn University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts degree. From there he was admitted into the University of Alabama School of Law. During law school, Mr. McLelland was able to study abroad as well as intern for two large insurance defense firms which represented many of the nation’s largest insurers and companies. Mr. McLelland excelled during law school and graduated at the top of his class, magna cum laude.

After graduation Mr. McLelland decided to move to the Georgia coast to be closer...

Ryan W. Babcock is an experienced lawyer who handles high-stakes defective products cases and serious personal injury matters. He represents individuals injured by defective products and people hurt through the negligence or carelessness of others.

Mr. Babcock has represented clients in state and federal courts throughout the country, including class actions, multi-district litigation, mediation, and trial through appeal. He has substantial experience with product defect claims involving pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, claims arising from transportation and trucking accidents, automotive products liability claims, mesothelioma and asbestos cancer claims, environmental property damage and personal injury claims, as well as...

I am an experienced trial lawyer in Augusta, Georgia who has represented thousands of people in Juvenile, State, and Superior Courts throughout Georgia. What distinguishes me from other top attorneys is that I truly care about all of my clients.

I have built my reputation as an attorney who strives to achieve the best results for all clients through dedicated, diligent, and attentive representation. I believe that early action in a case lays the groundwork to produce the best outcomes for my clients.

As a registered mediator, I have successfully settled a wide variety of contentious civil cases. I am also...

I am practicing since 2003 as an Advocate/Lawyer in various field in civil and criminal law and also special statute law .

Holly Chapman moved to Augusta from Sandy Springs, Georgia in 2009 when she began her career as a criminal defense attorney. Prior to that, she studied chemical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and obtained her bachelor’s degree. She went on to earn her law degree from Georgia State University, where she was awarded honors for litigation.
Although she initially worked for a small civil firm, she knew that she wanted to pursue other opportunities. Her passion for justice and defending the rights of individuals made criminal law a natural choice. Over the past nine years, she has participated in...

Wrix McIlvaine is an experienced advocate that has battled for justice in trial and appellate courts throughout Georgia for nearly two decades. He is a specialist in criminal defense and regularly takes on difficult and high profile criminal matters in State and Federal Courts. He is recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer and is regularly named as one of the Top 100 trial lawyers in America and as a Top Ten Criminal Defense Attorney by the American Association of Attorney Advocates. Wrix is a zealous defender of citizen rights and civil liberties under the United States Constitution and is...

Paul A. Schofield focuses his practice on helping those injured or wronged in cases involving trucking accidents, serious auto accidents, premises liability, pharmacy malpractice, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death litigation. Paul also handles chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, helping businesses and individuals to reorganize their business affairs and return to profitability. Since 2021, Paul has served as a chapter 7 trustee in the Brunswick and Waycross divisions of the Southern District of Georgia. Paul has over a decade of experience helping clients with a wide range of issues, and believes strongly in client-focused litigation. He also...

I specialize in bankruptcy cases, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 voluntary petitions, for clients experiencing dire financial problems. I have drafted numerous Last Will and Testaments, Power of Attorneys, and Georgia Advanced Directive for Healthcare. I am a member of the Bankruptcy Lawyers Advisory Committee for the Southern District of Georgia (BLAC). Active in the community, I serve as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel and accept appointments from the United States District Court to represent indigent defendants charged with federal misdemeanors and felonies.

Originally from Butte, MT, Shawn was raised and has spent most of his life in Augusta, GA. After graduating from Lakeside High School in Columbia County in 1998, Shawn went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Augusta State University in 2003, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration in 2007. Shawn's dedication to education led him to Georgia State University College of Law, where he graduated in 2013. With a rich background as a criminal investigator, Shawn brings a meticulous and strategic approach to his practice as a Wrongful Death and Personal Injury trial lawyer. Shawn is committed to achieving...

Allen "Kip" McAlister is a seasoned trial lawyer with extensive experience in serious personal injury, nursing home abuse and neglect, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, and premises liability. Kip is dedicated to helping families who have endured catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths secure the compensation they deserve.

Leland Malchow has collected settlements and verdicts against insurance companies for his catastrophically injured clients in cases involving plant explosions, train derailments, medical malpractice, road construction negligence, products liability, trucking accidents, automobile collisions, workers' compensation, personal injury complex cases, and premise liability injuries. He and his law firm were recognized by America's High Stakes Litigators for achieving one of the top settlements in the United States stemming from a plant explosion and workers' comp claim. Leland and the firm have the mindset and focus of helping people across Georgia and South Carolina who have suffered personal injuries, catastrophic...

Managing partner Nathan Taylor Williams devotes 100 percent of his practice to litigation and is known throughout Georgia as a premier litigator. He is admitted to practice law in all Georgia courts, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit.

Nathan brings a tremendous amount of experience to his practice. As a former assistant public defender, city attorney, and municipal court judge, he has an extensive knowledge of both civil and criminal matters. He is also a committed public servant, having volunteered his legal knowledge on behalf of...

David S. Klein has nearly a quarter century of experience in a broad swath of complex legal issues. After obtaining his law degree in 1994, he was a practicing Family and Business Law attorney in Massachusetts for 8 years. Upon retiring from the Army with 27 years of service and relocating to Augusta in 2002, he worked at the premier law firm in Augusta, continuing to hone his skills under the mentorship of some of the most talented and respected attorneys in Georgia. He worked on an extremely broad amount of complex practice areas in both Federal and State cases,...

Alexia Davis is a trial tested attorney who has represented several hundred clients each year during her twelve years of law practice. She has advocated on behalf of my clients charged with offenses ranging from simple possession of marijuana and misdemeanor theft charges to felony drug trafficking charges and violent felonies of aggravated assault to murder.

Chace Hawk is an Augusta, GA, personal injury lawyer with Hawk Law Group. Mr. Hawk focuses his practice on personal injury law and handles cases arising from all types of accidents, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, construction accidents, and slip and fall accidents. He also represents families in wrongful death claims and has extensive experience representing the rights of accident victims with catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries. Mr. Hawk is a native of Augusta, GA. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1995. Mr. Hawk earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University and attended law school at the Charleston...

For over 20 years, I've been helping my neighbors in Brunswick, Glynn County, and surrounding communities overcome their most difficult legal challenges. As an attorney as well as a licensed pharmacist, I've worked tirelessly to earn the trust of hundreds of people in areas of pharmacy and medical malpractice, personal injury, auto accident, and divorce and family law matters.

Keith has been a lawyer for more than 30 years. Previously, he was a prosecuting attorney in the District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. He has valuable knowledge about police procedures, and he is uniquely qualified to know how a prosecutor will evaluate a criminal case and when a prosecutor may not be willing to go to trial. He is an experienced trial lawyer and negotiator. He can either negotiate an acceptable outcome or go to trial when an acceptable agreement can not be reached.