West Point Lawyers

Chuck Witcher’s career in real estate transactions began as a loan originator and promoter for the U. S. Small Business Association Loans and U. S. Economic Administration Loans in Augusta, Georgia during the years 1983-1985. Since his return to his hometown of Newnan in 1985, he has focused upon title examinations and real estate closings pertaining to property throughout the Coweta Judicial Circuit and adjoining counties. His practice also includes probate matters, relating to the preparation of Wills and Trusts and administration of estates. Chuck Witcher is a retired Major from the United States Air Force, having served...

Mrs. Cross has been practicing law since 2000. Mrs. Cross handles the Georgia and Alabama bankruptcies for our firm. She also has a vast knowledge in Real Estate and Wills and Probates. Having admittance to practice law in both Alabama and Georgia, Mrs. Cross has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 2000 and the Alabama State Bar since 2002. Mrs. Cross is a proud alumna of Auburn University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and received her Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Walter F. George Mercer University School of Law in 2000.

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...

Patrick W. McKee has been practicing law for over 35 years. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to representation of educators and educational institutes, including the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, for which he serves as general counsel. He received a B.A., magna cum laude with distinction in philosophy, from Georgia State University in 1973 and his J.D., with distinction as a member of the order of Coif, from Emory University in 1977. At Emory he served as a research editor of the Emory Law Journal. Since graduation from Emory, he served as assistant counsel to...

Catherine Jenkins believes that each client needs time to tell their story and she designed her practice so she could take the time with her clients to do that. Catherine believes that the key to finding the best solution involves fully understanding the problem. And Catherine enjoys the process of meeting and talking with clients. Catherine developed a knack for problem solving while serving over a decade in the U.S. Army. She brings that outside-the-box thinking into facilitating simple solutions such as a sending a request or email on behalf of a client so that issues can be...

With a unique focus on real estate and business law, Matt Horne is an attorney with valuable and varied legal practice experience. Having joined the firm in 2001, Matt is charged with representing clients in a variety of areas including debtor and creditor bankruptcy, wills and estate matters. His extensive background in all forms of litigation has Matt often in court handling business matters and domestic cases. As the head of our Newnan firm’s well-established real estate department, Matt and his closing team regularly handle residential and commercial real estate closings, representing buyers, sellers, lenders and developers.

Attorney Thomas Tebeau III is an expert in Georgia Adoption Law and is admitted as a Fellow with the Georgia Council of Adoption Lawyers. Tom has over ten years of experience in all types of adoptions, including international adoptions, relative adoptions, private placement adoptions, agency adoptions, DFCS adoptions, stepparent adoptions, relative adoptions, adult adoptions, and termination of parental rights. He is an experienced adoption litigator and appellate lawyer. Tom is based in Columbus, Georgia, and practices across the State of Georgia.

Christopher B. McDaniel was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia. He attended Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude where he majored in Finance and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in 2010. Chris then attended Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Chris was an active member of the Mercer Law Review and Mercer Advocacy Council. During law school Chris clerked for the Honorable Jeanette Little, State Court of Troup County, LaGrange, Georgia. Following law school, Chris practiced at a prominate business litigation firm in Macon,...