Early County Lawyers

As a trusted attorney and business advisor, I have helped clients with their business transactions, litigation, banking, corporate law, and real estate needs since 2009. Today, I am a Partner with Conger & Smith, Attorneys at Law, where our practice focuses on agriculture, estate planning and probate, real estate, civil litigation, municipal law, business law, bankruptcy, and appellate practice services. I’m also the President of Owen Title Company, a Tallahassee-based title agency that is prepared to handle all of your title and settlement needs in North Florida.

Beau T. Shrable is the founder of The Shrable Law Firm, P.C., with offices in Albany and Americus, Georgia. He serves clients in the Albany metro area concerning insurance matters and other legal issues such as: · Car accidents · Medical malpractice · Nursing home abuse · Wrongful death · Contractual disputes · Business litigation Mr. Shrable is highly endorsed by his peers for his vast legal acumen, integrity and professionalism....

Paul Phillips has an AV Preeminent® rating, the highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. Paul has successfully tried cases throughout Georgia in State and Federal court since 1993. He has won cases in a wide variety of areas, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, vehicular and trucking, and catastrophic injury including brain and spinal cord injury cases. Paul graduated from Middlebury College in 1987 cum laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Physics, before...

Persuasive and creative team player with nearly 6 years legal experience, 12 years total work experience, and solid interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills that move others beyond positions to results. Works well unsupervised while maintaining client goals and adhering to rigid deadlines. Quick, resourceful, and enjoys new challenges. My practice areas: as required by the rules of the Georgia State Bar and other state bars, I do not claim "specialization" in any area. However, I have practiced extensively in the following areas: Insurance representation/defense in the areas workers' compensation, litigation and tort cases, longshore cases, and premises/commercial liability matters....

representation of persons injured by the negligence of others, in auto accidents, medical negligence,
nursing home neglect and abuse, and all other areas where carelessness leads to serious injury to
innocent persons throughout Georgia for over 40 years,

Joe Kunes is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and a past VP of Ga. Trial Lawyers Association (2000). He has been a guest speaker for the Ga. Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars from 2004-2008. He is also a member of the University of Georgia 1969 SEC champion mens golf team and a former PGA tour golfer. He graduated from "Q" -School in 1977 and retained his PGA Tour Card through 1981.

Joe is accepting DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear,...

Patrick Kunes is a member of the Ga. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and past president of Tifton Bar Association. He is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and DUI Detection according to NHTSA standards by ex-law enforcement instructors. Patrick takes DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear, Brunswick, Buena Vista, Butler, Byron, Cairo, Camilla, Cecil, Cochran, Cordele, Colquitt, Cusseta, Cuthbert, Dawson, Donalsonville, Dublin, Eastman, Ellaville, Fitzgerald, Folkston, Fort Gaines, Fort Valley, Georgetown, Hahira, Hawkinsville, Hazelhurst, Homerville, Jeffersonville, Jesup, Lakeland, Leesburg, Lenox, Lyons, McRae, Moultrie,...

Jay Sadd is a founding partner of Slappey & Sadd LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Sadd has over 30 years of professional legal experience and is dedicated to representing individuals who have been seriously injured and families of those who have lost loved ones due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others. Mr. Sadd has been lead counsel on cases in which his client was awarded or recovered $22,000,000; $18,000,000; $17,000,000, and $10,250,000, along with many other confidential settlements. These high-damage cases are often the result of car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, unsafe premises and the like.

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Robert L. Hendrix, III (Rob), is an accomplished trial lawyer based out of Morgan & Morgan’s Atlanta office. In the 16 years that he has dedicated towards fighting workers’ compensation cases, he has recovered over $35 million in benefits for his clients. In addition to Mr. Hendix's trial accomplishments, he is also an experienced appellate advocate. As an active member of the legal community at local, state, and national levels, Mr. Hendrix serves on the Executive Board as President Elect of the Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyers (WCCL) arm of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He has previously held the Chair of...

For 30 years, Attorney Richard Howe has built on his father's legacy as Managing Partner of Howe Law. As a litigator, Mr. Howe is regarded as one of the top injury lawyers in the state, and earned the esteemed “AV PREEMINENT” rating by the most prestigous legal guide in the country. AVVO® awarded a perfect 10.0 rating. This evaluates lawyers nationwide through a comprehensive evaluation of their background, experience and professional achievements. Awards: AV Preeminent” Rating The Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory 10.0 Rating AVVO Legal Directory, The Highest rating The Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Lifetime Member Recognized as “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend...

Brandon L. Peak is a partner at Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP, where he has successfully litigated trucking, personal injury, product liability, and class action cases in courts throughout the nation. In 2019, he was lead counsel in a $280 million wrongful death trucking verdict, the largest verdict in a trucking case in American history. Brandon has personally been involved in cases with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion. He enjoys helping clients get their lives back together and, if necessary, trying cases to juries. After graduating summa cum laude from The Citadel and magna...

Mr. Coppedge's practice is devoted to business, tax and personal planning, particularly in the areas of entity selection/formation/operation, estate planning and probate, and tax matters and controversies. With his educational background and LL.M. in Taxation, Mr. Coppedge represents a significant number of small businesses, helps clients create new start-up business (LLCs, c-corporations, s-corporations and partnerships) and also represents a number of physician groups. He advises these clients on the best form of entity from a tax, liability, and operational standpoint, entity formation or incorporation, and continued representation on matters such as employment agreements, buy-sell agreements, contracts, leases, retirement plans...

You need an experienced, aggressive attorney to handle your legal matters. As an ex-federal prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice and former trial attorney for a Fortune 500 insurance company, Mr. Ferguson has successfully handled complex government investigations, criminal cases and serious civil litigation matters across the country. After defending the insurance company in hundreds of civil litigation matters and investigations, Mr. Ferguson was recruited by the United States Department of Justice to prosecute federal offenses including narcotics, medical provider prosecutions, business-related crimes, fraud, and illegal gun crimes. With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Mr. Ferguson and his team of paralegals,...

Mar Cobb is the founding member of The Cobb Law Group, a statewide lawfirm focusing on the needs of developers, contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen throughout the States of Georgia. Mark Cobb has been practicing for over 25 years in Georgia Construction Law, and he has represented several Fortune 500 companies, international organizations, as well as small, local businesses. He was graduated from a tier-one law school (Washington and Lee University), and he has become a leader in the field of construction law. He regularly publishes and speaks on topics such as construction contract negotiation, materialmen's liens, Miler...

Michael is the only all family law attorney to win unanimous decisions before both The Supreme Court of Georgia and The Supreme Court of Georgia. In addition, Michael has won before The Supreme Court of Costa Rica. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts and federal courts in the Northern and Middle District of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. With over 25 years of experience, he has successfully represented thousands of family members in state, federal and international family law cases including divorce, custody, parental kidnapping, paternity, legitimation,...

Jennifer Dorminey Herzog is a native of Tifton, Georgia, and returned to her home town to practice law in our Tifton office. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Presbyterian College in 2003 with a double major in English, with an emphasis in creative writing, and Religion/Philosophy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law. During her time at UGA, Jennifer was a member of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law wherein she received the Notes Editor of the Year Award for 2005-2006.

Jennifer focuses her practice in the area of government liability. Jennifer has...

Amber N. Crawford is an Associate at Hall Booth Smith in Columbus, Georgia, and she focuses her practice on estate planning, probates, guardianships and conservatorships, business transactions, and fiduciary litigation. She also represents clients in commercial real estate matters.

Before joining Hall Booth Smith, Amber spent several years at a firm in Newnan, Georgia, where she specialized in probates and estate planning. She also represented creditors’ rights in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, handled contract negotiations, closed commercial and residential real estate transactions, and litigated civil and transactional matters. She served as a guardian ad litem and court appointed attorney in Probate,...

Brian A. Ramey was born and raised in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring of 1996 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry. Later, he attended the Florida State University where in the fall of 1998 he obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Biochemistry. From 1999-2000 he was a doctoral student in Biochemistry at the University of Miami, Florida. During this time he discovered that his true passion and goal in life did not lie in the physical sciences, and he made the decision to attend...

Cale's practice focuses primarily on “general” product liability cases. These are cases where a consumer or a user of a product suffers serious injury or death because of defects in a product’s design or because the product failed from some mechanical or manufacturing problem.

Cale Conley and his firm handle product liability cases in many different situations including:

Automotive products liability cases involving seat belt failures, tire tread failures or negligent vehicle repairs by tire or automotive repair shops

Amputations or Lost Limbs

Brain Injuries or Nervous System Damage

Design Defects or Manufacturing Defects

Pulmonary, Cardiac or Other Organ-System Failures

Serious Burns, Serious Head or Eye...

Tyler practices law from Bodewell's Columbus, Georgia office, representing injured clients in both Georgia and Alabama. Since the commencement of his legal career in 2015, Tyler has handled a diverse array of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-falls, negligent security, nursing home and assisted living negligence, medical malpractice, and government liability. As a seasoned trial attorney, Tyler has successfully represented hundreds of clients before juries, judges, mediators, and arbitrators. His advocacy extends to appellate settings across various case types. Before joining Bodewell in 2023, Tyler gained valuable experience representing corporations and insurance companies. This background proves invaluable in navigating the intricacies and...

Ben Hancock is an associate attorney at The King Firm, a personal injury law firm in Tifton, Georgia. He is passionate about legally protecting people who have been injured due to someone else's negligent acts. Ben attended the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating cum laude and earning his J.D., in 2022.

Mark Casto stands as a seasoned trial attorney and the visionary founder behind Mark Casto Personal Injury Law Firm. He has carved a niche in the legal arena by specializing in personal injury cases, medical malpractice, and related matters. Mark's stellar reputation has earned him accolades, including recognition as one of Georgia's distinguished Elite Lawyers and the Reader's Choice Award in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Mark's journey into the legal world commenced as a prosecutor, where he amassed an impressive track record of successfully leading over 50 jury trials. His legal acumen then extended to his tenure as a sole practitioner attorney,...

Attorney J.L. King, II, is one of the most experienced civil attorneys in South Georgia and is the founding attorney of The King Firm Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers. Mr. King is currently licensed to practice law in Florida as well as Georgia. In addition to earning his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2005, Mr. King also owns an M.BA. from Murray State University. Before founding The King Firm Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers, King practiced law as an insurance defense attorney. This means that J.L. King, II, knows how insurance companies operate as well as...

Top Atlanta immigration attorney, Amna Shirazi grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and studied for her undergraduate degree at American University in Washington, DC. In 2000, she received a Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She also received her LLM with a focus on Democratic Governance from the Emory University School of Law. As a well-known community educator, Ms. Shirazi is a constant and reliable source to Atlanta area newspapers who frequently publish her remarks about current immigrant issues and immigration policy. Ms. Shirazi also teaches seminars, writes op-ed pieces on immigration issues and has appeared in...

All 3 Attorneys were born and raised in Adel, Cook County, Georgia. Local firm with over 50 years combined experience.

Valerie grew up in a military family, moving around to various duty stations until her father retired to Augusta GA. She graduated high school from The Academy of Richmond County in Augusta GA then attended Radiography School at University Hospital in Augusta. She worked 40 hour weekends as an x-ray tech while attending Augusta College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1989. She has lived in Columbus GA since 1990 and commuted to Atlanta for law school where she obtained her Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in 1994. Valerie has been in private practice...

https://www.paisleylaw.com/james-paisley

Attorney in Adel, Georgia. Drug Crime Defense in South Georgia: Cook County, Berrien County, Tift County, Lowndes County. 10 years experience. Also handles speeding and other traffic citations in Adel, Georgia, Lenox, Georgia, Hahira, Georgia, Sparks, Georgia, Valdosta, Georgia, and more. Real Estate Transactions.

Mariel Smith’s primary practice is Labor & Employment Law. She has years of experience defending companies in lawsuits and prelitigation investigations involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, Georgia Department of Labor, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Her litigation experience in Employment and Labor Law include defending employers in wage and hour, discrimination and harassment claims. She also has experience in representing clients in mediation. She assists clients in workplace internal investigations and workforce reductions.

Mrs. Smith originally joined the Columbus office of HBS in 2011 after she worked for several years as...