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Kitt Shipe is a Franchise Times Legal Eagle and 1851 Legal Player Award recipient.  She has helped dozens of start-up and seasoned franchisors in virtually every industry.  Her experience spans over 20 years in private practice, and as lead franchise counsel for a multi-brand franchisor with six nationally known brands and an Atlanta-based franchisor with over 10,000 franchisees in the United States and globally.  Kitt is also a seasoned corporate attorney, who has handled dozens of asset purchases, stock deals, mergers, employment contracts and commercial contracts.  Kitt graduated from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1996 with honors. Kitt’s contact information is or

Kirk joined Pope McGlamry in 2006 and he is located in the Atlanta office. Kirk graduated from Auburn University in 1992 with a degree in Finance and accepted a commission in The United States Marine Corps the same year. He served as an infantry officer with the Second Marine Division and the Fourth Marine Division and in 2001 received his J.D. from the University of Alabama. In 2003, he was deployed with part of the Marine Corps Reserves to Wasit Province, Iraq as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.. Mr. Pope is currently focusing on practicing law in the areas of tort liability, personal injury, products liability, commercial litigation, consumer protection, and wrongful death.

Kimberly D. Stevens is a Partner with Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. She is an experienced civil trial attorney who represents Fortune 500 companies and governmental entities in complex business disputes, premises and product liability matters, catastrophic injuries, employment and toxic tort litigation. Before joining HPTY, Kimberly served as in-house counsel for an energy company representing the parent company, its subsidiaries, employees and officers in civil litigation and providing counsel to the business units. Prior to working as counsel for the energy company, Kimberly worked for one of the “Big Three” American automobile companies as a member of management teams in operations, human resources, and labor negotiations.

Kevin Sobel is a partner in Kanner & Pintaluga’s personal injury practice and is the managing attorney of the Firm’s Georgia, Texas, and Mississippi teams.. When choosing an attorney, you not only want someone with experience you want someone who you know will be there when you need them. Kevin Sobel is that kind of attorney. Kevin started full time with the law firm of Kanner & Pintaluga in 2007 when it was just Howard Kanner and Eric Pintaluga.. Kevin has received many awards over the years, such as the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys two years in a row. Kevin has also been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States where membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Kevin was also a recent recipient of the Avvo Client’s Choice Award for his high client ratings for the past 6 years.

Kevin Race is a founding partner of The Race Law Firm in Atlanta.   After more than 20 years of representing doctors and hospitals, Kevin opened a new practice representing those injured through the negligence of others.  While handling numerous medical malpractice cases, he also represents people injured in vehicle accidents and through the negligence of property owners such as negligent security.. Areas of Practice:. Medical Malpractice. Automobile collisions. Trucking/tractor trailer wrecks. Bicycle/Motorcycle wrecks. Elevator/escalator injuries. Mis-filled prescriptions. Nursing home abuse. Drowning accidents. Spinal cord injuries. Brain injuries. Premises liability. Apartment shootings/assaults. Slip and fall injuries. Bar Admissions. GeorgiaGeorgia Court of AppealsSupreme Court of GeorgiaU.S. District Court Northern District of GeorgiaU.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education. Georgia State University School of Law, Atlanta, GeorgiaJuris Doctor (Cum Laude). University of GeorgiaA.B.J.

Kenneth Southall has more than 25 years of experience in handling personal injury claims.  He has helped hundreds of people injured in a wide variety of accidents, including; Personal injuries that result from road traffic accidents involving trucks, buses, cars, bikes, motorcycles, motor vehicles, and pedestrian collisions. We recommend that you to contact us as early as you can after injury so we can help you through the process and advise you what you need to know to protect your legal rights. Just give us a call and we will provide you with valuable answers and practical advice for your specific claim.. Office:

Ken Franklin has over 10 years of experience guiding clients through complex litigation and business disputes. Mr. Franklin's experience runs the gamut from securities litigation, to trademark defense, to construction claims, to media law, financial services, and insurance defense. Atlanta Magazinehas named Mr. Franklin a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2010 through 2019.. Highlights of Mr. Franklin's recent experience include: enjoining the sale of expired consumables by a third party on behalf of the manufacturer; obtaining the dismissal of a dealership agreement arbitration on behalf of a parts manufacturer; representing a public REIT and the current board of directors in shareholder class action litigation filed in both state and federal court related to an $11.2 billion acquisition merger; representing a publicly traded healthcare REIT and its former directors in shareholder class action litigation filed in state and federal court related to a $1.9 billion sales merger; representing an international manufacturer pursuing construction defect and product liability claims related to the wholesale failure of the roof on a manufacturing facility; representing television show producer on defamation claim; and favorable settlements or dismissals in a number of shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits asserting claims for securities law violations and fiduciary duty breaches.. Mr. Franklin is very active in the Atlanta pro bono community. In addition to volunteering his time to handle cases for victims of domestic violence, Mr. Franklin is a member of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation's Junior Board. Mr. Franklin received the Domestic Violence Project Volunteer of the Year Award from the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation in 2014 and the prestigious Duane Morris Pro Bono Award in 2015.. Mr. Franklin is a cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was Executive Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law, and a cum laude graduate of Davidson College, where he was a member of the varsity football team.. Areas of Practice include securities litigation, First Amendment and media law, commercial litigation, construction, creditors' rights and advisory services, and bank and financial institution representation.

KEEP YOUR LICENSE!  Don't let your insurance rates go up. If you're facing a traffic charge, if you're in danger of losing your license, if you already have too many points, then you need someone with experience to handle it for you. Melissa Scheidel has over 20 years of experience handling a variety of cases and helping people navigate the court system. In addition to traffic tickets, Melissa also handles criminal charges, personal injury claims, and private mediation sessions. Visit The Law Office of Melissa Scheidel for more information.

Katie Leonard dedicates her practice exclusively to family law. She has successfully represented clients in simple and complex actions for divorce, child custody, support and alimony, modification of previous orders, paternity and legitimation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and contempt actions. She is trained as a Guardian ad litem and has considerable first-chair trial experience in family law, especially contested divorce actions and complex child custody cases.. In addition to her litigation practice, Katie is active in the Georgia State and Cobb County Bar Associations. She serves as a delegate on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia and the Cobb Bar Association’s Board of Trustees. Within the State Bar of Georgia, Katie is a member of the Family Law Section Executive Committee, where she has served since 2015. Katie is also a member of the State Bar’s Attorney Wellness and Public Interest Committees. As a young lawyer, Katie graduated from the State Bar’s Leadership Academy and went on to serve as the co-chair of the State Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Family Law Committee from 2014 through 2016. Katie is the current President of the Cobb Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division and is a member of the 2020 class of Leadership Cobb. She is the Social Committee Co-Chair for the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and volunteers her time to various fundraising and pro bono legal initiatives, including Legal Aid’s Justice Jam, where she has served on the planning committee since 2016.. As a result of her involvement in various legal organizations and the community, Katie was recognized in the inaugural class of Delta Zeta Sorority’s “35 Under 35,” a program honoring select members nationwide who have achieved success and recognition in their chosen career field by the age of 35.. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Katie now lives in Marietta with her husband, Judge Robert D. Leonard II of the Superior Court of Cobb County. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time on the lake with her husband and their two black labs, Memphis and Tuck.

Kate’s behind the scenes experience has been invaluable in providing her with insight on nursing home and other civil litigation cases that most lawyers do not have. She worked as a staff attorney for Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jack Goger. This enabled her to learn the Court’s perspective regarding hundreds of different cases, including nursing home abuse, car accidents, medical malpractice, trucking accidents any many more, from the initial discovery stages through jury trial. She was also formally trained as a mediator while working for the Court.. After Kate completed her clerkship with Judge Goger, she worked for one of Atlanta’s top civil litigation defense firms, Carlock, Copeland & Stair, where she was made partner after building a successful nursing home practice. While at Carlock, Kate worked for many major insurance companies defending cases focusing on nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and motor vehicle accidents. Learning about the nursing home industry from the inside out has made Kate an asset to any nursing home case.  Also knowing how the big insurance companies operate behind the scenes ensures Kate can evaluate a case the same way the insurance company does and know what they are thinking, what they are doing and why they are doing it.. Kate handles cases anywhere from the pre-suit phase, trial and the appellate level. Not all lawyers are able to handle appeals on the cases they litigate, but Kate argues her own appeals. She has even been fortunate enough to successfully argue before the Georgia Supreme Court.. Kate grew up in Lilburn, Georgia and attended Parkview High School. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia where she underwent a full time internship at the Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General’s office. Kate earned her law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia where she was a member of the Moot Court Society and the Moot Court Review Board.. Kate has two wonderful sons, Jack and Connor. In her free time, she loves trying to learn new things such as golf and mountain biking. She is currently teaching herself to cook. Kate was an avid runner as a child and recently got back to running and completed her first half marathon in 2012. Kate loves to travel and experience other cultures. She is also a fan of live music and theatre.. Contact Kate at

Kate Whitlock is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of litigation, including professional liability, product liability, and commercial cases. Kate has represented her clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of litigation from pre-suit negotiation to trial and through appeal. She has handled cases in state and federal court, as well as various administrative and alternative dispute forums. She has spoken and written on a number of subjects, including professional malpractice, legal ethics, trial practice, product liability, and premises liability. She is active in the Georgia high school mock trial program and the Forsyth County legal services for seniors program. Her law practice is now one of general civil litigation.

Kate fiercely believes that everyone has the right to a fair trial and an excellent lawyer. She brings an unmatched passion for justice and a discerning academic eye to every case she works on.. Beginning her career as a public defender, Kate gained significant experience representing the poor in the State and Superior Courts of Clarke and DeKalb County, Georgia. During her time in public defense, she handled hundreds of cases and spent thousands of hours in the courtroom fighting for her clients. She has argued dozens of pre-trial motions and successfully kept the prosecution from being able to introduce illegally-collected evidence in numerous cases. She has also handled eight trials as lead counsel, securing not-guilty verdicts on all counts for every one of those clients.. After attending the University of Georgia School of Law on a full scholarship, Kate graduated in the top ten percent of her class. During her time in law school, she served as Executive Editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and received a McLendon Fellowship for her work with indigent criminal defendants during her summers. She was also given a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for earning the highest grade in her Criminal Procedure class. In her spare time, she worked both as a research assistant at the University’s law library, and as a teaching assistant for Professor Russell Gabriel, the founder of UGA’s Criminal Defense clinic. Following her graduation magna cum laude, Kate was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Coif for her outstanding academic achievement.. As a child, Kate was a military brat and traveled frequently, but she has called Georgia home for the last 20 years. She enjoys cycling, yoga, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Justin Allen Chin founded his first company at the age of 15. Through his success, his law firm is the leading and most specialized family law firm in Georgia, having litigated hundreds of cases and achieving the goals of his clients. Specifically, he helps clients establish custody of child(ren), increased parenting time with child(ren), and child support for child(ren). He has authored the book “Custody and Divorce in Georgia: First Edition”, graduated from Charlotte Christian School as Valedictorian of the Class of 2001 and Student Body President of the High School, graduated from Georgia Tech in Engineering on a full-ride scholarship as a President’s Scholar Class of 2005, and graduated from Mercer School of Law on a tuition scholarship for the Class of 2008. He is currently enrolled for a Masters in Biblical Studies at Birmingham Theological Seminary.

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Joya has over a decade of legal experience which began as a legal assistant in the United States Attorney's office. She has worked in several different areas including Immigration, Personal Injury, Criminal, and Family Law. After graduating from law school, she has devoted the majority of her practice to serving families who are in transistional periods such as divorce, adoption, and the process of using assisted reproduction technology to grow their family. She also works in the juvenile courts with parents and youth who have entered the system.. Joya is the proud mother of one biological child and one adopted child. She is passionate about helping families through difficult transistions and offers both compassionate and highly skilled legal assistance to her clients.

Joseph A. White is a trial lawyer who specializes in handling and effectively resolving business disputes, employment disputes, and personal injury litigation. Mr. White has been recognized multiple times as a “Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star” and as a member of Georgia’s “Legal Elite”.. Mr. White joined Fried & Bonder in 2006, after spending five years training with one of Atlanta’s largest and most reputable law firms. Since joining Fried & Bonder, Mr. White has effectively and efficiently resolved dozens of business and employment disputes for companies large and small. Mr. White has also recovered millions of dollars on behalf of employees, personal injury victims, and other aggrieved clients. Mr. White prides himself on delivering excellent client service and achieving his clients’ objectives efficiently and cost-effectively.. Mr. White graduated with honors from Tulane Law School in 2001, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and also served as managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. Mr. White is a native of Atlanta and attended college at Emory University where he studied philosophy and political science.

Jordan is energetic, hard-working, and enthusiastic about protecting her clients' interests. She enjoys educating herself about nuances in the law in order to better serve the dentists Shaul Law, PC represents.. "I enjoy getting to know each of my clients in order to better serve their legal needs by taking into account their big picture career and overall life goals.". Areas of Focus:. Asset Purchase Agreements; Practice Start-Ups; Mergers and Acquisitions.. Jordan received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland in 2012. In 2015, she earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Emory University School of Law where she was managing editor of Emory International Law Review. During her time at Emory she was a student attorney on the Turner Environmental Law Clinic. She graduated from Emory with a Transactional Law and Skills Certificate.. Jordan has worked on numerous dental practice sales and acquisitions, focusing on the legal and business aspects of the transaction. Her work includes drafting contracts and review, mergers and acquisitions, employment and independent contractor agreements, associate buy-ins, practice start-ups and lease negotiations.. Jordan is admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia and in the District of Columbia.

Jonathan’s career as an entertainment attorney began with his representation of Luther Vandross, Ltd. and Bad Boy Entertainment in separate litigation matters in North Carolina.  Thereafter, he began representing “talent” in entertainment-related contracts.  Since relocating to Atlanta in 1998, Jonathan’s practice has expanded to include representation of independent record labels, music producers, songwriters, production companies, concert promoters, visual artists, and fashion models.  Jonathan’s practice also includes entertainment-related litigation, including royalty and commission disputes, copyright infringement, and trademark infringement matters. He has been involved in matters and agreements involving Luther Vandross, Kirk Franklin, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Rickey Smiley, Sean “Diddy” Comb, Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne,  Mario, T.I., Lloyd, Young Jeezy, and many others.      Although Jonathan enjoys working with well-known clients, he equally enjoys assisting unsigned artists, writers and producers in positioning themselves to reach the next level; or advising start-up record labels and production companies on the legal issues associated with start-up entertainment companies.      Finally, Jonathan has experience on the talent side as well, having appeared as a background actor in Hollywood feature films, commercials and a made-for-television network movie.  He has also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Those experiences have given Jonathan a greater appreciation for his clients' work, and made him a more effective and understanding attorney.

Jonathan has practiced Personal Injury law in Georgia since 2009. In that time he has resolved more than 2,000 cases, he has litigated more than 200 of cases in over 25 Georgia counties to completion, and he has recovered well in excess of $ 10,000,000 dollars for clients.. Jonathan handles all types of claims, but specializes in serious injury and wrongful death cases, often with a dispute in liability. He has handled a wide variety of car wreck cases, tractor trailer wreck cases, motorcycle wreck cases, and a few wildcard motor vehicle cases. He has also represented a couple hundred of slip, trip, and fall victims, often with serious and ultimately life changing injuries due to the negligence of others.. He has worked with many clients that primarily speak Spanish, and injury law is the only type of law that Jonathan currently practices.

Jonathan A. Barash handles a wide variety of civil litigation matters concentrating in the areas of business and construction litigation and commercial collections.  Jon has considerable experience assisting businesses, local and state governments, and individual clients in litigation, mediations, and arbitrations in both state and federal courts, and pre-suit when possible.. Jon graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1996.  Following law school, he was the Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Southeast Regional office and then an assistant public defender in Tampa, Florida.  After six years at Atlanta law firm Magill & Atkinson, Jon became a partner at insurance defense law firm Levy & Pruett.  Since February 2010, Jon has had his own law firm, the Law Office of Jonathan A. Barash.. Jon is a member of the Creditor's Rights section of the Georgia Bar Association and the Construction and Litigation sections of the Atlanta Bar Association.  He is also among a select group of attorneys nationwide who have achieved recognition as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  Jon’s LEED AP designation and sustainable building law expertise will afford the Law Office of Jonathan A. Barash’s construction clients with exceptional guidance as “green building” practice trends continue to grow.. Jon lives in Atlanta.  In his spare time, he keeps busy as a photography hobbyist.

Jon Hedgepeth is rated "AV" by Martindale Hubbell and is a past president of the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section.  He is actively involved with the Atlanta Bar Association and the Georgia Bar Associaiton. Mr. Hedgepeth isa Barrister with the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inns of Court, is a member of the Lawyer's Club of Atlanta and the Old Warhorse Lawyer's Club.. Mr. Hedgepeth has been repeatedly recognized as Georgia Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite,"  has repeatedly been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Atlanta Magazine, and he is listed as Worth Magazine's Top 100 Lawyers in America.

John Mabrey is a dedicated personal injury attorney in Atlanta and founding partner of The Mabrey Firm. He focuses his practice on all aspects of personal injury, including medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and more. With more than 27 years of legal experience, John has earned a reputation as a formidable opponent in the courtroom. His outstanding legal services and commitment to ethics have earned him recognition from Georgia Super Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and numerous other prestigious organizations and national publications. If you need a personal injury lawyer in Atlanta, call The Mabrey Firm for a free consultation.

John M. Foy is the founding partner of the law firm John Foy & Associates, P.C. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1993 for the State of Georgia. He was also admitted to the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia in that same year. He is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a graduate of Marquette University High School. He received a B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, and his law degree from the Ohio Northern University School of Law, in Ada, Ohio.. Mr. Foy has devoted his entire career to the area of personal injury and insurance law. He devotes 100% of his practice to representing victims who have been injured by others negligence. He has conducted numerous jury trials throughout Georgia. He has focused on wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases, as well as cases involving punitive damages. He has handled a substantial number of premises liability cases as well. He has also been very involved with mass tort litigation.. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American Association of Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Atlanta Bar Association and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

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.

John Garland has a reputation for excellence as a trial lawyer, a reputation built on over a decade of experience trying cases in both State and Federal Courts.  John comes from a long line of trial lawyers, which includes his father, Ed Garland, his grandfather and the firm's founder, Reuben A. Garland, his great-grandfathers and numerous uncles.  From this heritage came three cherished tenets: advocate vigorously for the Client, put the Client’s interests above all else, and respect the great responsibility of the lawyer’s role as last and only guardian of the Client’s freedom.. When John Garland graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, he could have chosen any number of professions to pursue, but his instincts, his innate talents and his family legacy all directed his focus on the law.  A native of Atlanta, John selected the law school of the University of Georgia where he graduated cum laude in 2004, and then he joined his father, Ed Garland, at Garland, Samuel & Loeb. He focuses on advocacy at the trial level, including criminal defense, personal injury, and product liability.. John has successfully handled many complex cases. Some notable cases as decibed in the "Legal Cases" section below.