Bryan County
Butts County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Cherokee County
Clayton County
Cobb County
Coweta County
DeKalb County
Douglas County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Forsyth County
Fulton County
Gwinnett County
Hall County
Haralson County
Henry County
Paulding County
Rockdale County
Tattnall County
Union County
City of Acworth
City of Albany
City of Alpharetta
City of Austell
City of Avondale Estates
City of Bremen
City of Brunswick
City of Canton
City of Carrollton
City of Cartersville
City of Chamblee
City of Clarkston
City of College Park
City of Covington
City of Cumming
City of Dahlonega
City of Dallas
City of Dalton
City of Doraville
City of Douglas
City of Douglasville
City of Dublin
City of East Dublin
City of Duluth
City of Flowery Branch
City of Franklin
City of Gainesville
City of Griffin
City of Hampton
City of Hiram
City of Holly Springs
City of Lilburn
City of Jonesboro
City of Kennesaw
City of Lake City
City of Lavonia
City of Lawrenceville
City of Lithonia
City of Locust Grove
City of Luthersville
City of Madison
City of Monticello
City of Morrow
City of Mountain Park
City of Newnan
City of Norcross
City of Oxford
City of Pine Lake
City of Powder Springs
City of Riverdale
City of Rome
City of Roswell
City of Sandy Springs
City of Senoia
City of Smyrna
City of Snellville
City of Social Circle
City of Suwanee
City of Thomson
City of Union City
City of Villa Rica
City of Winder
City of Woodstock
City of Zebulon
Peachtree City
Town of Braselton
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice devoted to litigation.
Bar Admissions:
Georgia, 1976
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1976
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1976
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
Education:
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Member, 1973 – 1975
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: General Management
Representative Clients:
Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency
Travelers Insurance Companies
Clarendon Insurance Company
State of Georgia
Georgia School Board Association
Servpro, Inc.
Specialty Claims, Inc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, “Rule 68 Offers of Judgement”
Lecturer, “Police Pursuits and the New Motor Vehicle Torts Act”
Lecturer, “Update on 42 U.S.C. $1983 – Supreme Court and 11th Circuit Cases”
Lecturer, “Inmate Litigation”
Lecturer, “Policy Liability for False Advertising, False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution”
Lecturer, “Borrowed Servant and Fellow Servant Doctrine”
Honors and Awards:
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Georgia Super Lawyers, 2002 – Present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association, 1976 – Present
Member
American Bar Association, 1976 – Present
Member
State Bar of Georgia, 1983 – 1984
Executive Council of Younger Lawyers Section
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 2000 – Present
Member
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 1978 – Present
Member
Federal Bar Association, 2008 – Present
Member
Defense Research Institute, 2000 – Present
Member
Georgia Claims Association, 1984 – Present
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Smith, Cohen, Ringel, Kohler & Martin (now Smith, Gambrell, and Russell), Associate & Partner, 1976 – 1984
Fortson & White ( now Smith, Howard & Ajax), Founding Member, 1984 – 1999
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Birth Information:
January 30, 1951, Savannah, Georgia, Georgia
