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Woody received his undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1966 and his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law in 1970. He began his career as a trial attorney litigating business and commercial issues. In response to clients’ requests, he soon began to assist them with their core business and corporate issues. Today, after more than 49 years of practicing law, he continues to be an active business litigator and guides his clients in their business endeavors. Woody focuses his corporate services practice on family-owned and closely-held businesses, the issues that commonly confront them, and the needs of their owners. His range of clients includes small manufacturers, physicians’ groups, event planners, and specialty printers.

Well Respected Attorney with a proven record of accomplishment in leading revenue-driven projects and resolving complex issues across a range of industries. As a team leader and business partner whose collaborative approach has engaged teams and individuals across organizational functions to achieve firm critical  objectives. A profit driven focus which pinpoints business objectives and identifies the resources required to deliver innovative solutions.  A persuasive communicator who relies on strong written and oral presentation skills to achieve consensus among diverse interests to realize desired results.

We are NeboLaw, a business and real estate law firm and advisory center focused on addressing the needs of entrepreneurs. We help our clients successfully buy, sell and operate small businesses. Our approach intertwines the law with good business sense. We offer practical legal advice with an eye on identifying solutions that are in your long-term best interests. At NeboLaw, we help entrepreneurs bring their vision to fruition. We then help them grow their business and, ultimately, protect what they’ve built.

The Firm: Founded in 2009, Simmons Law, LLC is an Atlanta, Georgia, 100% woman owned firm. Simmons Law attorneys understand and believe that being a lawyer is about “helping people who need help.” Although the firm assists clients with general legal needs, Simmons Law attorneys specialize in business, criminal, and entertainment law.. Simmons Law core values are: excellence, integrity, and treating clients how we would want to be treated.  Named TOP 10 BEST FEMALE Criminal Defense Attorney.  Recognized for her excellence, Attorney Simmons is the 2013, 2014,2015, and 2016 recipient of the Martindale Hubble Client Distinction Award, in which less than 1% of attorneys earn.  Go to www.lawyers.com and Martindale Hubble to see our great client comments and 5 star rating!   We practice in Cobb, Douglasville, and Fulton counties.

Tameka Phillips is a partner in the Firm’s commercial litigation practice. She represents businesses across industries in a wide variety of complex disputes including restrictive covenants, commercial temporary restraining orders, complex contract litigation, unfair business practices and business fraud. Ms. Phillips’ acumen for complex commercial and financial issues resulted in her becoming the lead attorney on issues of commercial success in multiple pharmaceutical patent disputes. Ms. Phillips has extensive trial practice and “on your feet” courtroom experience. She also has in depth appellate practice experience in both federal and state courts, including successful arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Separate from her law practice, Ms. Phillips is on the board of directors for Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, and the editorial board for Women’s Golf Journal.. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Stephen T. LaBriola has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highestrating of AV. He is a former prosecutor with extensive jury trialexperience. He has litigated extensively in federal and state courts inGeorgia and numerous other jurisdictions in the United States. He is aMaster with and the President-Elect of the Lamar Inn of Court, a groupof experienced trial attorneys who present continuing legal educationseminars and workshops in conjunction with Emory University School ofLaw. He is a Director of the Atlanta Bar Association LitigationSection. His peers have identified him as a "Super Lawyer" and among"Georgia's Legal Elite".. While Mr. LaBriola was a prosecutor, he tried more than 50 jury also has tried jury trials in the U. S. District Court for theNorthern District of Georgia and in Georgia State and Superior Courts,and he successfully has argued in the Georgia appellate courts.. In the commercial litigation area, Mr. LaBriola has represented bothlocal and national clients in contract disputes, tortious interferencewith business and contractual relations actions, suits involvingmisappropriation of business opportunities and of trade secrets, suitsinvolving disputes over business acquisitions, alleged breach ofemployment cases, employment discrimination cases and shareholderdisputes involving rights of first refusal and other shareholderissues. He has assisted businesses in pursuing bad faith denial ofinsurance coverage claims where significant insurable interests hasbeen at issue. He has authored and spoken at continuing legal seminarson commercial business related legal issues.Mr. LaBriola has represented many businesses in largeenvironmental Insurance Recovery and has obtained millions of dollarsof insurance coverage from insurers after they issued denial ofinsurance coverage decisions. Large firms frequently handle theunderlying dispute with EPA/EPD and refer the insurance coverage workto Mr. LaBriola.Mr. LaBriola has earned the respect of physicians and adversecounsel prosecuting medical malpractice wrongful death cases on behalfof surviving spouses and decedent's estates and patients withpermanent, life altering medical injuries. Because the firm maintains ahigh threshold regarding proof of liability and as to the enormity ofdamages suffered, the firm declines representation in the vast majorityof medical malpractice cases reviewed. With regard to the cases thefirm does accept, the firm invests significant resources consultingwith and retaining the assistance of doctors to testify and educate thejury as to why the defendant doctor, hospital or other medical serviceprovider was negligent. Consequently, the firm has earned a high rateof success on behalf of its clients, and Mr. LaBriola has become therecipient of case referrals from other lawyers who do not handlemedical negligence cases but who seek excellent representation onbehalf of their clients as well as from local physicians.. Because of his experience as a prosecutor, Mr. LaBriola receivesnumerous referrals from other attorneys to handle matters involvingfraud and misrepresentation. In that role, he has represented a numberof individual and corporate clients. Some of Mr. LaBriola's morenotable cases include his successful defense of a well-known Japanesecompany regarding alleged federal customs violations and his defense ofthe designee to be the chief-of-staff to the mayor of a majormetropolitan city. The later representation involved a month-longhearing presented by a special prosecutor before the city council, atwhich time it was concluded that no wrongdoing could be proved. He alsohas conducted internal investigations of alleged corporate has defended medical service providers in qui tam actions and inhealthcare fraud grand jury investigations and prosecutions.Mr. LaBriola has represented clients in matters involving theSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has been involved in"Wells Process" discussions with the SEC to resolve allegations ofsecurities fraud. The "Wells Process" gives a party under SECinvestigation a formal opportunity to present its side of the storybefore the SEC decides whether to charge it with a violation ofsecurities laws.Mr. LaBriola has been the "lawyer's lawyer," having been askedby his peers and by insurers to represent attorneys accused ofmisconduct and legal malpractice. His representation has involved bothpublic battles in court and confidential negotiations with State Barofficials.Mr. LaBriola also has assisted whistleblowers in prosecutingFalse Claims Act (sometimes referred to as "Whistleblower" or "QuiTam") lawsuits. The False Claims Act, first signed into law byPresident Lincoln in 1863, is the principal weapon of the United Statesin fighting government contract false claims and fraud. It is soeffective because it encourages people with knowledge of such practicesto file a lawsuit in the name of the United States and share in therecovery with the United States. In 1986, the False Claims Act wasamended to increase the ability of private citizens to pursue actionsas a "relator" of the United States. Mr. LaBriola has assisted clientsin presenting complex False Claims Act cases to the United States andin prosecuting such actions.

Sarah (Sally) L. Bright is a partner in Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP's Business Litigation Group. She concentrates her practice on the representation of corporate, municipal, and individual clients in complex business litigation, product liability, municipal liability, construction litigation, and general negligence matters. She prosecutes and defends suits involving a variety of areas of law including commercial and contractual disputes, business torts, real estate, and intellectual property. Prior to joining the firm, Sally was in the Financial Institutions Group in the Atlanta office of a large national law firm, practicing banking and public finance law for over three years.. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Robert J. Fleming is a lawyer who specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice and dental malpractice litigation. He received his undergraduate degree from New York University, his M.B.A. from Hofstra University and his law degree from Emory Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of Texas, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, The Atlanta Bar Association and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mr. Fleming has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict, resulting in millions of dollars of recovery to his clients. In addition, he has obtained substantial confidential settlements for his clients in numerous personal injury, medical malpractice and commercial cases.. Notable cases that Mr. Fleming has served as lead counsel on include: Wert v. Weiser, et al. No. 99VS15524D (Fulton County, Georgia State Court, September 26, 2002). This was the first medical malpractice case Mr. Fleming tried as lead counsel and resulted in a $5.5 million verdict. Defendants made no offer of settlement prior to trial. Mr. Fleming's first trial as lead counsel, Wilson v. Brantley, No. 93VS7837 (Fulton County State Court, February 22, 2002) resulted in a $705,000 verdict. The last offer of settlement by defendants prior to trial was $30,000.. Recently, Mr. Fleming successfully represented the founders of a small software company in a securities fraud case in the U.S. District Court—Northern District of Georgia. The clients were the founders of an Indiana company that developed and sold computer-based practice management systems to medical offices. The defendant corporation acquired the company in a stock-for-stock exchange. Soon after the merger (and prior to the clients being able to sell their newly acquired stock), the stock price of the acquiring company crashed. Mr. Fleming asserted claims against the acquiring company and its top management based on false and misleading statements made in the Merger Agreement about the defendant’s financial condition and business prospects. The case settled on the eve of trial for $3,250,.. Mr. Fleming is a partner in the law firm of Katz Wrigth Fleming Dodson & Mildenhall, LLC. Prior to joining his current firm, Mr. Fleming was the founding partner of an Atlanta, Georgia based litigation law firm, Fleming Fried & Bonder LLC, and a litigator with Evert & Weathersby, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. During his four-year tenure at Evert & Weathersby, Mr. Fleming acquired considerable trial and courtroom experience in commercial litigation, products liability, personal injury and toxic tort cases. Mr. Fleming started his legal career as an associate in the litigation section of Coats, Rose, Yale, Holm, Ryman & Lee in Houston, Texas.. Mr. Fleming is an instructor with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). His speeches and publications to other lawyers on trial advocacy include: Effective Use of Technology in the Courtroom (Invited Speaker) at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas; Trial Advocacy, How to Deliver an Effective Closing Argument (Invited Speaker) for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education; How to Achieve Large Verdicts (Invited Speaker) to the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; and Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice Law published in the Verdict Magazine, Summer 2003.. Mr. Fleming enjoys the highest rating ("AV") in both legal professional ability and ethical standards given by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Lawyer ratings are based on confidential evaluations by members of the Bar and the Judiciary. The ratings include over one million lawyers in 160 countries and only about 21% have achieved an “AV” rating, which signifies that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. Mr. Fleming has been named one of Georgia's "Super Lawyers" for Business Litigation by the publishers of Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia and Texas State Courts and the Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of Texas federal courts. In addition, he has successfully litigated throughout the country pro hac vice. He is the former chairman of the board of the Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Services, a mentor to new lawyers in Georgia through the Georgia Bar Association, and serves on the Atlanta Bar Association Wellness committee.. Prior to attending college, Mr. Fleming served as a Military Policeman in the United States Army. During his tour of duty, Mr. Fleming served as a Military Police Liaison between East and West Berlin at Check Point Charlie in the American Sector along the Berlin Wall. While in the Army, he received numerous certificates of achievement and letters of appreciation for outstanding performance and professional competence.

Rich is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Innova Solutions, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business solutions organization. In this role, he oversees the legal affairs of the company and is responsible for a wide range of legal issues that relate to the company’s activities and operations, including employment law matters, contract review and negotiation, litigation, regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, immigration, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions, both in the United States and internationally. Rich leads the Company's cross-functional Compliance Team, as well as its Data Breach Response Team. He is also responsible for the management and oversight of Innova Solutions' outside legal service providers. Rich has built the Company's legal team from the ground up, attracting and retaining excellent attorneys and support staff in multiple offices in the U.S. and India. Relying on 25+ years of experience practicing law, Rich focuses on delivering the highest quality legal services to the business’s internal clients, acting as a business partner who happens to have legal expertise.

Reginald ("Reggie") Snyder is an experienced trial lawyer whose litigation practice primarily focuses on commercial and real estate disputes, products liability, and personal injury.He is licensed to practice in Georgia, Alabama and Texas, and he is admitted to practice before all federal circuit courts in Georgia, Alabama and Texas.Prior to co-founding Dye Snyder, LLP, Reggie began his legal career with a large law firm in Birmingham, Alabama where his practice primarily involved handling litigation for large companies, including contract and construction disputes, products liability, employment discrimination, and personal injury. He then moved to Houston, Texas and worked for another large law firm where his practice primarily involved handling a variety of commercial and products liability litigation. In recognition of the quality of his work and his commitment to excellence, Reggie was named a "Texas Rising Star" in the "Super Lawyers" edition of the Texas Monthly for four consecutive years (2003-2006).Reggie then moved to Atlanta, Georgia and worked for another large law firm where his practice primarily involved handling products liability litigation for national insurance companies. In Atlanta, Reggie later worked for a small commercial real estate law firm where his practice primarily involved handling commercial real estate litigation for property owners, managers, and landlords. He also provided advice and pre-litigation guidance to his commercial real estate clients regarding interpreting and enforcing lease terms, drafting lease amendments, and complying with applicable municipal, county and state ordinances.

Recognized by his peers and named in the Georgia Super Lawyers list since 2004, Georgia Trend's Legal Elite since 2007 and Chambers Small Business USA since 2009, Doug Krevolin has focused his practice for more than 30 years on representing entrepreneurs, emerging-growth companies, owner-managed businesses, real estate developers, and lenders.. Doug has represented clients in acquiring and closing loans on all types of real property, from raw land to shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and hotels, and has represented clients in the development, financing, leasing and sale of properties throughout the Southeast. He is outside general counsel to a number of businesses and regularly advises clients on formation, financing, acquisitions and sales, contracts, corporate governance matters, technology licensing and shareholder disputes.

Originally from Cobb County, Georgia, I returned by way of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the Atlanta area after graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 2006.  In law school, I focused on sharpening the litigation and negotiation skills that I rely on today in my practice on a day to day basis.  Prior to law school, I graduated with honors from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.. In law practice, I have earned experience defending large insurance insurers and self-insureds, but have also successfully prosecuted injury claims on behalf of clients. With this valuable experience, I strive to give personal attention to each case and provide high quality legal services, whether I represent the plaintiff or the defendant.. My practice offers the personal attention, efficient representation and experienced decision-making needed to maximize recovery for my clients or otherwise defend their interests in a professional yet aggressive manner. My law practice is devoted to guiding injured workers and accident victims through the claims process and achieving excellent results. I operate a solo practice based on relationships and referrals rather than volume and advertising. This allows me to provide the personal attention needed to protect the rights of those suffering from disabling injuries and maximize recovery in an aggressive yet professional manner.  I understand that my clients need advice, guidance and advocacy after they have been involved in a work accident or car crash. I use technology to increase efficiency, saving my clients time while maximizing recovery whether by negotiating a cash settlement in a car accident claim or by securing an injured worker the maximum benefits allowed by law. My extensive knowledge and past experience representing insurance companies gives me the advantage at the negotiating table and in the courtroom.. Practice Focus:. Representation of Injured Workers: Handling and prosecutionof workers’ compensation insurance claims including catastrophic, orthopedic and neurological injuries arising in the course of and in the scope of employment. Obtaining state law benefits due after disabling spinal injuries, upper and lower extremity trauma, head injuries, occupational disease and tissue burns.. Representation of Accident Victims (Personal Injury): Initiating and litigating bodily injury claims outside of work. Efficient assessment of available insurance coverage and guidance through the claims and treatment process with particular understanding of a multitude of pathologies. Maximizing claim value and negotiating settlement, whether pre-suit or in litigation.

My transactional and litigation experience gives me a unique perspective on a variety of business issues. Most of my current work consists of corporate law, employment law, and general litigation. Having seen first-hand what can go wrong with a deal enables me to help my clients better anticipate, prepare for, and prevent problems in the future. This, along with my time at Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, UPtv Cable Channel, and other transactional entertainment firms gives me a well-rounded outlook on the complete deal. While at Emory, I participated in and completed Emory’s Transactional law Program, a program designed to prepare practice-ready transactional attorneys through robust coursework and deal skills training, receiving a Transactional Law Certificate upon graduation. I was also a regional finalist for the Atlanta Bar Association Negotiation Competition. Before law school, I was a top salesman for two major telecommunication corporations. As a hobby, I play guitar and perform standup comedy.

My practice focuses on representing individuals and business owners in tax planning and disputes as well as in the day to day operation of their businesses.

My background includes extensive commerical real estate experience (including acquisition/disposition and leasing), and I have participated in transactions throughout the United States and internationally. Beyond real estate, I have handled a wide variety of transactional matters, as well as commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Addtionally, I have been involved in complex securitized asset transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars. I would welcome your inquiry.

Mr. Lowery has a broad range of litigation experience on the defense side in a number of areas, including personal injury, products liability, professional liability, insurance, and trademark and unfair business practices disputes. He is a regular faculty member for the Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy and the NITA trial programs.

Mr. Burbage commenced his legal education in 1977 when he received a Rotary International Scholarship to study law at Ruhr University at Bochum, West Germany under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Marcus Lutter.In 1978, he returned to the United States and attended the University of Georgia School of Law. He graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1981. During his second year in law school, Mr. Burbage was one of the few law students to be both a member of the Georgia Law Review and moot court. In his senior year, Mr. Burbage was selected to the managing board of the law review. He also continued his moot court activities, winning the prestigious Talmadge Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Beardsley advises clients on all aspects of corporate and business law, and provides extensive estate planning services to individual clients.. In connection with the firm’s business practice, he routinely counsels clients in the following representative matters:. Mr. Beardsley also provides a range of estate planning services for firm clients including advising our clients on wills, trusts, and other aspects of estate planning.. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. Mr. Beardsley began his legal career as a corporate associate in the New York City office of a large international law firm in 2001.  His experience includes representation of businesses and individuals through various law firms and as in-house counsel.. EDUCATION. Mr. Beardsley received his B.A. in English, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1997, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 2001.. PRACTICE JURISDICTIONS. Mr. Beardsley is admitted to practice law in Georgia, Florida, and New York.

Mitchell Benjamin is a partner at DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick, & Benjamin, LLC with 26 years of experience. Mitchell was born and raised in New York City and began his practice in NYC.. Mitchell focuses primarily on the practice areas of wage and hour law and commercial litigation He has represented more than a thousand employees in a variety of employment-related disputes involving retaliation, unpaid overtime, minimum wages, sexual harassment, and discrimination claims based on race, age, gender, national origin and disability in both the state and federal courts.. He is dedicated to the unique interests of each individual, business, and union that comes to him for help. Mitchell applies his mediation skills to resolve claims by settlement and agreement when possible. However, he is ready to aggressively litigate cases in court when necessary to achieve justice.. Mitchell frequently represents public safety officers — such as police, firefighters, corrections officers, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics — in overtime cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), in addition to handling their grievances, appeals, and civil service hearings. He also represents firefighter unions in the Georgia counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Rockdale, and Coweta. In 2008, Mitchell represented more than 600 City of Atlanta police officers in an overtime lawsuit, resulting in a $7,500,000 settlement. In 2013, Mitchell won a $2.6 million jury verdict in a single employee race discrimination case.. Because of his extensive knowledge of labor laws, several proactive businesses and public entities have retained Mitchell’s services to review their overtime and wage policies for compliance issues and to recommend important changes.. Mitchell has appeared as a guest on The Layman’s Lawyer on PBS.

John Hutchins is a seasoned technology lawyer with a broad range of skills and experience. His practice is a combination of complex commercial litigation and trial work, technology transactions, and compliance advice and counseling. He is Co-Leader of LeClairRyan’s Technology practice. His quarter century of litigation experience runs the gamut in subject matter, from software, to data breaches, to eminent domain, to vintage race cars, to death penalty habeas corpus, but he has particular experience in matters involving technology, intellectual property, privacy and data security, government procurement, restrictive covenants and breach of fiduciary duty. He has tried numerous cases to jury verdict, as well as bench trials, arbitrations and other evidentiary hearings in state and federal courts around the country.His transactional practice consists of a mix of complex technology transactions, including sourcing deals, hosted services arrangements, cloud computing, technology licensing, systems procurement and project implementation.His compliance practice focuses on state, federal and international privacy and data security issues, the Internet, e-commerce, cloud computing, social media, and records management. He founded LeClairRyan’s Privacy & Data Security practice and is the Editor of the firm’s blog – Information Counts. He is a frequent speaker and is published widely on technology law topics, and he has been quoted by news outlets like National Public Radio, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Forbes, ComputerWorld and Law360.

Jessica Reece Fagan is a family law attorney. She is the CEO and Founding Partner at Fagan Law Group, LLC, a private, boutique family law practice located in Atlanta, Georgia. A natural extrovert, Jessica thrives in assisting clients and their families. She specializes in handling cases such as divorces, high asset negotiation and litigation, complex custody and child support disputes, family planning including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and related matters.. In addition to practicing family law full time, Jessica is highly involved in lawyer-related groups. She is active in the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association. Jessica is also on the Leadership Council for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, a member of Lawyer's Club of Atlanta, a Next30 Member of the Southern Environmental Law Center and a graduate of the YLD Leadership Academy Class of 2014. She is also the former editor of the DeKalb Bar Association newsletter, which won best newsletter during her tenure.. Jessica loves her city and is heavily involved in her community. She is an active supporter of several local community non-profits, including Georgia Organics. She is also the former Board President of Generation Green and a former Board Member of the Wylde Center.. A former newspaper journalist, Jessica regularly authors articles, web blogs, newsletter features, white papers/position papers, speeches, presentations, press releases, and media pitch materials.

Jay Hirsch graduated from Tulane University in 1983 and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1986.  Mr. Hirsch joined Pope McGlamry (originally Pope, Kellogg, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison) in August 1986 and practices primarily in the areas of personal/financial injury and wrongful death arising from negligence, product liability and fraud.  His current practice involves product liability, including auto, household and medical products; commercial/business – business litigation; class action litigation; whistleblower (qui tam) actions; consumer protection; and pharmaceutical litigation.  Mr. Hirsch and the Firm’s representation of Plaintiffs have resulted in verdicts and settlements approaching a billion dollars.  Many of these cases were the first such cases in the nation and involved ground-breaking legal strategies.  Mr. Hirsch and his partners have long been recognized in Georgia and nationally as a go-to firm that will take on the most challenging cases and opposition.  Mr. Hirsch is AV rated by his peers in Martindale-Hubbell, and is on The Board of Directors of Pope McGlamry P.C.. Mr. Hirsch and his wife Ellen have three boys, Ben, Joe and Charlie.  Mr. Hirsch and his family are active members of The Temple and Mr. Hirsch serves as Secretary on the Board of Friends of Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, plays tennis Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA), and has served on the board of his neighborhood association.

James M. Poe is an experienced and effective personal injury plaintiff’s attorney with particular expertise in medical malpractice. In practice since 1974, Jim has held a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV (its highest rating) for more than 25 years, and has been voted a Georgia Superlawyer in medical malpractice by his peers every year from 2007-2017.. Jim began his law career as an insurance defense litigator with Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, then left in 1983 with seven other partners to form the firm Drew, Eckl, and Farnham, also an insurance defense practice. His years of experience in representing insurance companies in serious cases taught him the issue analysis  and presentation skills that effectively move insurors toward  settlement.. While at Drew, Eckl, Jim handled a number of plaintiff’s matters – an experience he found both challenging and rewarding.  In 2003, he determined to enter a plaintiff’s practice full-time, forming the firm James M. Poe, P.C. He has handled a wide variety of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death cases with significant positive results, including multiple seven and high-six-figure verdicts and settlements. In addition to negotiating many large settlements, Jim has won a number of sizable victories at trial, and has defended those verdicts as lead counsel in more than 40 appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuits.. Jim offers close personal attention to each client. He believes in being responsive and when he is in the office he answers his own phone so that clients can reach him and get a prompt response. He attacks each case with the belief that the truth is found in the details.  His attention to detail, both in understanding and developing the underlying facts of the case and determining the law which will control the case has been the  key to his success.

It’s Not Just Any Business.  It’s YOUR Business.. Trust among business partners is essential to success. When you discover that your business partner is not deserving of that trust, you need attorneys who focus on resolving business disputes. Most fights are over one of three things: ownership, money, or control. Whatever the source of the conflict, we help you turn anger into action.. Our business dispute attorneys in Atlanta work with business owners locked into a struggle with their partners. We help them figure out a way to work together…or not. Each business relationship is unique. Our job is to help you find the best solutions for your individual situation.

I've been praticing in the Atlanta area since 1985. My focus is real estate and commercial litigation. My client base includes small to medium sized banks and companies. I also represent a varied group of developers, builders, investors and entrepreneurs. I equally enjoy presiding over complex commercial real estate transactions and appearing in the courtroom, typically over matters involving contracts and leases. I have been married for 21 years and have 2 children. I enjoy golf, watching sports, especially SEC football, and spending time with family and friends.