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Saralyn Stephanie Stewart
Walton County, GA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
The Stewart Law Office offers Experienced, Dedicated, and Caring Representation on all family law and divorce matters. Serving Walton, Newton, Oconee, Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Gwinnett, Morgan, Greene and Rockdale counties.
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Louise N. Smith
Gwinnett County, GA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
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Philip M. Brown
Bibb County, GA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and The University of Georgia School of Law
20 years experience handling hundreds of personal injury matters in the state of Georgia and primarily in the middle Georgia area. AV rated - Martindale-Hubbell
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Joshua Carroll
Bibb County, GA Lawyer
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mercer University
Mr. Carroll is admitted to practice before all state and superior courts in Georgia, as well as the United States District Courts for the Middle District of Georgia and Northern District of Georgia. He regularly practices before the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation. He has been admitted pro hac vice in other jurisdictions and has worked as co-counsel with attorneys outside of Georgia on various matters.
Mr. Carroll’s practice is evenly divided between handling workers’ compensation cases and personal injury cases, including cases involving automobile accidents, trucking accidents, workplace injuries and deaths, wrongful death negligence claims, medical negligence claims, long-term...
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Franklin James Hogue
Bibb County, GA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and University System of Georgia - Georgia State University
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Nicholas White
Houston County, GA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
25 years experience in criminal law defense, extensive trial work in serious violent felonies.
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Ms. Bonnie Lowe Jones
Dawson County, GA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Tulane University
Jones Law, LLC is a full-service law firm specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense. Clients from the greater Atlanta and North Georgia areas are welcome! Please feel free to contact us with any questions. You may reach us by telephone at (678) 947-4687 or by e-mail at info@JonesLawLLC.com.
The following is a listing of the firm's typical areas of practice and may not necessarily include every type of law we handle. Please contact us with any inquiries or for additional information.
Personal Injury Claims: Automobile Accidents; Premise Liability; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death
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Timotei Hurban
Gwinnett County, GA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
My name is Tim Hurban and I am an estate planning attorney that serves the people of Georgia and Michigan with over 12 years of experience.
I have created Hurban Law LLC a client-focused law firm, which means that you are my top priority. When you work with me, you will find that I take the time to get to know you, your family, and your business. Even if your legal issue is outside of my expertise, I will do my very best to refer you to someone I trust if it’s not me. Whether it be a flexible payment schedule, a...
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Michelle E. Taylor
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Personally and professionally, Michelle has always strived to be a number of things, but top of that list has always been advocate. Having had many people advocate for her during her life Michelle understands exactly how important a voice for the voiceless can be. After graduating with her Bachelor of Art in Sociology from Purdue University, Michelle began her career in social work working with children and families in crisis dealing with various positions. Some requiring emergency intervention sometimes working with state providers and private providers. Michelle greatly enjoyed working with families but soon realized there were limitations to her...
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Jeff Yashinsky
Fulton County, GA Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(770) 691-8100
295 W. Crossville Rd
building 600, Suite 610
Roswell, GA 30075
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University
I am a personal injury trial lawyer. My job is to represent people who were injured because of someone else’s negligence. My goal is to secure the most fair, and the most just, outcome for my clients. I am a seeker of justice and will personally handle each case that comes to our firm. My concern is for my clients and I will make sure that each case receives the detailed attention it deserves. I spent several years working for a national auto insurance company. As a young lawyer, I was trained to fight...
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Isaac F. Cotto
Gwinnett County, GA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Family, Immigration and Personal Injury
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Attorney Isaac F. Cotto is a graduate of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. His practice areas include immigration, family, personal injury and criminal law. In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Cotto is a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a Military Police Officer for 5 years.
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Mike Bothwell
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationHealth Care
Brigham Young University
Mike Bothwell graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University Law School in 1991, earning membership in the Order of the Coif. He was an editor of the BYU Law Review, where he published two articles. Prior to beginning his practice, Mr. Bothwell clerked for the Honorable Richard C. Freeman, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Mr. Bothwell is presently admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Georgia, as well as in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh, Sixth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits.
From 1992 to 1996 Mr. Bothwell worked in...
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Ricardo Javier DeMedeiros
Rockdale County, GA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Georgia State University College of Law
Rick J. DeMedeiros is the sole member of his own firm in Conyers, Georgia. Serving clients throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area, he exclusively focuses his practice on the representation of people who have been injured in workplace accidents or as a result of the negligence of others. Before starting his firm, Mr. DeMedeiros was associated with two law firms that represented employers and insurance companies in workers' compensation matters, and he draws from his rich background in that field to each client's advantage. He has handled workers' compensation cases involving work-related deaths and catastrophic injuries, including severe spinal cord damage,...
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Thomas Maddox
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Atlanta Law School and Woodrow Wilson School of Law
Mr. Maddox is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and was admitted as a member of the State Bar of Georgia in 1984. Mr. Maddox has represented hundreds of individuals for serious injury and wrongful death matters, divorce, child custody claims, contempt, and other family law matters. Mr. Maddox is admitted to practice before all State, Superior, and Federal District Courts of Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Maddox is also a State registered Mediator and Arbitrator and has been rated by Martindale Hubbell as 'A-V' for the...
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Adam Brown
Lumpkin County, GA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationDomestic Violence and Personal Injury
Mercer University
If you're in need of a lawyer who steers clear of aggressive sales tactics, but instead uses their energy in aggressive and ethical litigation strategy, I'm your guy. For twelve years I dedicated myself to criminal defense, achieving numerous victories. Now, I've shifted my focus, leveraging my background as a registered nurse to work alongside a top-notch team of civil litigators. While my primary focus is on defending personal injury cases, I occasionally take on plaintiff's injury cases on a case-by-case basis. Simply put, we are not "billboard lawyers."
During my time in criminal defense, I had the privilege of defending...
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Vernadette R. Broyles
Gwinnett County, GA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Vernadette Broyles is an experienced family law attorney specializing in child custody, legitimations, and guardianships/conservatorships, and representing children as a Guardian Ad Litem in divorces and custody matters. Ms. Broyles is also an adoptive parent and adoption attorney helping couples expand their families in all types of contested and uncontested, relative, step-parent, agency, DFCS, international, and private adoptions. She is also a registered domestic mediator helping families find resolutions to their disputes. Ms. Broyles is well equipped to seek compassionate justice for families. She received her law degree from Harvard Law School in...
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Susan M Hankins
Atlanta, GA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Atlanta, GA
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Personal Injury
University of Georgia, School of Law
The Law Office of Susan M. Hankins P.C. offers legal services at affordable prices. Every day, we strive to provide five star service to our clients no matter how small their legal needs. Our clients are the best advertising and have left stellar reviews of ourwork on various sites including, Avvo, Lawyers.com, Martindale-Hubbell and Google. Please visit my website: www.hankinslegal.com.
Contact us today at 770.714.4062.
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J. Thomas Salata
Fulton County, GA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(770) 408-7004
2500 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 330
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Business, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
John Marshall L.S. (Atlanta)
I have been honored and privileged to serve the citizens of Georgia for over twenty years as a criminal defense, civil litigation, divorce, custody and family law attorney. I have served as President of the North Fulton Bar Association, am a proud Fellow of the Paul Harris Foundation of Rotary International and am currently an active member of the National and Georgia Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section.
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Jeffrey Reeder
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden and Georgia State University College of Law
The Reeder Law Firm was founded in 1988 by Kathryn Reeder and since its inception the firm has focused its practice primarily in the area of family law. The firm’s main office is located in Alpharetta, Georgia, with satellite locations in Cumming, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. The firm currently has five attorneys and several staff members. After graduating from law school, Jeff worked as an associate for an Atlanta firm specializing in civil litigation. Jeff then joined the Reeder law Firm in 2008. Since joining the Reeder law firm, Jeff's practice has shifted and is...
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Charlena Thorpe
Gwinnett County, GA Attorney with 25 years of experience
IP and Patents
Emory University
After over ten years working at large and mid-size patent-specialty and general practice law firms, Charlena Thorpe formed her own practice to provide quality patent law and related IP services to clients in a responsive, flexible, and cost-effective manner.
Charlena Thorpe has extensive patent drafting, patent procurement, and patent litigation experience. Charlena also has significant experience preparing opinions on matters such as patentability, infringement, validity, and essentiality.
Charlena Thorpe's legal education and legal experience is complemented with an exceptional technical education at a top-ranked engineering school and industry experience at Fortune 500 companies and nationally-recognized research institutions.
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Alan H. Meincke
Fulton County, GA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
Litigation attorney assisting clients with complex divorce, custody, child support, and other domestic relations issues as well as defense of motor vehicle accidents and premises liability cases.
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Benjamin Bradley Reed
Cherokee County, GA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Georgia State University College of Law
Attorney Brad Reed opened his law office in 2003 after serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Savannah, Georgia, for more than five years. As a prosecutor, he tried all types of cases, including DUI, Domestic Violence, Drug Charges, Identity Theft, Robbery, and even Murder. Since he has been in private practice, Mr. Reed has represented people charged with all variety of criminal offenses. His clients include people from all walks of life, including teachers, lawyers, doctors, truck drivers, executives, and engineers. If you or a friend or family member has been charged with a crime,...
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Jeffrey Mark Heller
Cherokee County, GA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
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Jennifer S. Gill
Cherokee County, GA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Jennifer Gill joined Bray & Johnson in 2003 and practices family law.
Prior to joining Bray & Johnson, Jennifer served as an Assistant Attorney General.
Legal Education -
J.D, Mercer University
Undergraduate education:
University of Georgia
Kennesaw State University , 1997, with honors.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia, 2001
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Northern District of Georgia
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Cases
Rutter v. Rutter, 325 Ga. App. 508 (2014)
Rutter v. Rutter, 294 Ga. (2013)
Rutter v. Rutter, 316 Ga. App. (2012)
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Buihe Pauline Okenu
Gwinnett County, GA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(678) 924-1614
2138 E. Main Street
(US Highway 78)
Snellville, GA 30078
Immigration
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, The University of Georgia School of Law and The University of Georgia School of Law
I have multiple law degrees from different continents and to have practiced in various areas of law. As an immigrant who has gone through the system I understand and can relate to your situation. Being a wife and mother of three children I believe strongly in family unification and will surely do all within my capabilities to keep your family together. My goal is to use my knowledge, skills and experience to provide you with the excellent legal services you deserve.
Okenu Law Office, LLC is dedicated to providing immigration services to our clients. Located in Snellville Georgia, we serve the...
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Joshua E. Huffman
Newton County, GA Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Georgia State University College of Law
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James Houston Washburn
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 10 years of experience
(404) 400-1996
15800 Birmingham Highway
Suite 601
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Attorney James Houston Washburn is a third-generation lawyer in his family. Both of his parents practiced law in Gwinnett County. He earned a B.S. in Public and International Affairs from the University of Georgia and obtained his J.D. from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.
He is licensed to handle cases in the State of Georgia, United States of America’s Northern District of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court. He is a member of the Gwinnett Bar Association, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD0, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association...
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Brian Wright
Gwinnett County, GA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury
The University of Georgia School of Law
During his two years as a Superior Court law clerk, Brian Wright saw the practical side of how the law affects people. Though his interest in the law and the way the courts protect the rights of people carried him through law school, it was seeing it all in action that drove home his desire to pursue practicing civil litigation. Brian then spent six years at a business and insurance defense firm, where he represented businesses and health care providers in a wide variety of litigation and risk management matters. In 2012, Brian began his focus on personal injury.
When working...
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Eleanor Mixon Attwood
DeKalb County, GA Attorney with 23 years of experience
Employment
The University of Georgia School of Law
I find immense professional satisfaction in advising individuals on career-related decisions. For instance, when an executive is considering a transition between companies and seeks guidance on navigating the departure and hiring processes, I am here to provide advice on managing everything from severance clauses to non-compete agreements, tailoring strategies to suit their unique employment circumstances.
However, not all employment situations are favorable. At times, employees face challenges such as being overlooked for promotions, receiving unequal pay compared to peers, or being terminated for reasons unrelated to performance. Other serious issues include harassment or assault in the workplace.
Moreover, when an employee reports...
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Brian K. Cunha
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Georgia State University College of Law
Brian Cunha is an associate concentrating in Workers’ Compensation. He joined Slappey & Sadd in 2011 after graduating, cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law. While attending Georgia State, Brian served on the executive committee of the Moot Court Team. Prior to attending law school, Brian obtained a degree in political science with a focus in legal studies from Kennesaw State University, graduating magna cum laude.
After working as a clerk for an insurance defense firm that primarily defended workers’ compensation claims, Brian began to focus on gaining experience while helping individuals in need. He worked with Georgia State’s...
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Amelia A. Ragan
DeKalb County, GA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Employment
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
I am a Partner at Legare, Attwood & Ragan, LLC. My legal practice is focused on defending the rights of employees in the workplace and assisting them in enforcing these rights when necessary. I act as lead counsel in employment litigation matters across state and federal courts, mediations, and arbitrations. My cases often involve claims related to race, age, gender, pregnancy, national origin, religion, and disability discrimination, as well as sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, contract disputes, and violations of the Family Medical Leave Act. Additionally, I negotiate and provide advice on employment contracts, separation agreements, and non-competition...
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Tracey Barbaree
Fulton County, 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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Kimberly Anderson
Fulton County, 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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Bill Needle
Fulton County, 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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Thomas F. Martin
Fulton County, 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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Teresa Ross
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Georgia State University College of Law
Teresa Ross, a South Carolina native, graduated with honors from the College of Charleston with a degree in Communications. While in law school, Teresa clerked for Judge Lana Layton of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and also prosecuted misdemeanor crimes at the Fulton County Solicitor General’s Office. Teresa was a member of the Bleckley Inn of Court and was chosen as a Pupil of the Year in the Weltner Inn of Court.
Amongst other distinguished honors, Teresa Ross earned the national Custer-Tuggle Award for excellence in family law. That same year, she earned her Juris Doctor with honors from Georgia State...
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Kyle H. Jarzmik
Fulton County, GA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Georgia State University College of Law
I was born in suburban Chicago, grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended Wake Forest University. After working for a large law firm while in college and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics, I attended Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta.
During law school, I interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. There, I was involved in the prosecution of federal drug, fraud, and white collar crime cases. I was also given the rare opportunity as an intern to make arguments and question witnesses in a mail fraud jury trial in which...
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Sheri O Oluyemi
Fulton County, GA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Osgood Hall Law School
Sheri is a labor and employment lawyer licensed to practice law in the states of Georgia and New York. She is also admitted to the bar in Ontario, Canada. Over the past ten years, Sheri has gained the education, experience and expertise in representing both employers and employees in all manner of workplace-related disputes. For instance, she has assisted management in the drafting and implementation of human resource policies, employment contracts, business organization and non-compete/non-solicitation agreements. She has also assisted employees in wrongful termination, whistleblower defense, unpaid wage claims, and discrimination/harassment, among many other complex legal issues.
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Beth Moeller
Fulton County, 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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Sherard Kendre Dixon
Fulton County, 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...