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Julian A. Fortuna is a member of the Corporate and Business Group at Taylor English Duma LLP where he focuses on domestic and international tax planning for business entities, owners and executives. He also represents clients in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Georgia Department of Revenue and various other federal, state, local and foreign tax authorities, the United States Tax Court and the Georgia Tax Tribunal. With over 30 years of professional tax experience, Mr. Fortuna is capable of handling all tax matters related to the formation, financing, operation, restructuring, and disposition of a wide variety of business entities.  He also handles estate and trust matters.. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Fortuna was Vice President and General Tax Counsel for InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG"). During his 12 year tenure at IHG, Mr. Fortuna was responsible for structuring the domestic and international tax impacts of numerous mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and other corporate transactions, as well as construction projects, leases, exchanges and other real and personal property transactions. Mr. Fortuna was also responsible for state and local tax matters (including property, sales/use and occupancy taxes). He also directed tax research and planning for cross-border financing, captive insurance, and the worldwide use of trade names and other intangible assets. He represented IHG before the IRS and various other tax authorities on audits, appeals, and ruling requests, and pursued tax regulatory and legislative changes for the benefit of IHG with U.S. Treasury and Congressional personnel in Washington D.C.. Prior to joining IHG, Mr. Fortuna spent eleven years in the tax department at Deloitte and Touche where he served a variety of corporate and individual clients, and prior to that he served four years in the U.S. Treasury Department at Office of the Chief Counsel for the IRS where he was responsible for litigation in the United States Tax Court. Mr. Fortuna distinguished himself at the Office of Chief Counsel by winning seven of the eight cases he tried (he won a third of the other case), including two fraud cases and an accumulated earnings tax case.. Mr. Fortuna earned a Bachelor of Arts from the City University of New York in 1977, a Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in 1980, and a Master of Laws from Emory University School of Law in 1984. He is a member in good standing of the Georgia and New York State Bar Associations and is active in various trade and professional organizations, including the American and Atlanta Bar Associations (Taxation and Fiduciary Law Sections), the International Fiscal Association and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

Judy Kim has been practicing law for more than 20 years. She decided to pursue a career representing personal injury victims because she has seen firsthand the devastation that results from these accidents. She feels strongly that the victims deserve compensation and that the responsible parties must be held accountable for their negligence. To that end, she works closely with each client to make that they are taken care of when their health and well-being has been jeopardized.  Call now to speak to Atlanta’s most trusted personal injury lawyer.

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 is a native Atlantan and a graduate of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science.  John earned his Juris Doctorate at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where he was selected for the Advanced Skills in Trial Advocacy program, while maintaining his academic status on the Dean's List.  John additionally earned his 3rd year practice card and worked at the Jefferson County District Attorney's office in Birmingham where he prosecuted numerous criminal cases.. John has been selected as a Super Lawyer - Rising Star for the past three years with featured articles in Atlanta Magazine.  Less than 2.5% of the practicing lawyers in the state of Georgia have received such a designation.  He has also been selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyers in the State of Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers.  He has dedicated his legal career to representing victims of severe and catastrophic personal injury, as well as families who have suffered the loss of loved ones as a result of negligence or wrongdoing of others.  He is admitted to practice in all superior and state courts of Georgia, including the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals, as well as all federal courts in the Northern District of Georgia.. In a legal marketplace with many volume practitioners, John limits his practice to a few cases at a time, so he can focus on each client individually.  John remains friends with all of his clients, past and present, and brings a unique level of personal attention to each person he represents.  Any client of the Houghton Law Firm becomes a friend of John's for life.. John additionally enjoys volunteer work, and has dedicated a considerable amount of his time to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Georgia) and The Shepherd Center.  He is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and Civil Justice PAC where he serves as a member of the Communications Committee. He additionally serves as Chairman for the steering committee for Walk Like MADD, helping organize this yearly fundraiser in Georgia. John is also a member of Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice.. John has spoken statewide on a variety of topics including handling motor carrier claims, dram shop liability and punitive damages to name a few.  He annually co-chairs a CLE Seminar at the State Bar on Dram Shop Claims, and enjoys helping educate other practitioners.. When not practicing law or spending time with his wife and children, John enjoys jogging, golfing and fishing with his father, and rooting for his Atlanta Braves and Falcons.. John is always available to chat; his direct dial phone number at the office is.  Potential clients should feel free to call for a free consultation anytime, day or night.

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 Hadden is an Atlanta trial lawyer handling cases across Georgia in state and federal court. He has recovered millons of dollars in compensation for his injured clients through settlements and verdicts. His practice focuses on serious personal injury matters involving tractor-trailer collisions, automobile wrecks, and fall and negligent security matters. He also regularly practices before the state and federal appellate courts.. John is a leader in the Georgia legal community, speaking at numerous seminars and serving as author of three respected books on Georgia law relied upon by judges and lawyers: Green's Georgia Law of Evidence, Georgia Law of Torts - Trial Preparation and Practice (co-author with Ken Shigley), and the Georgia Magistrate Court Handbook, all published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. He has also served in a number of leadership roles within the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.. A founding partner in Turkheimer & Hadden, John Hadden began his practice representing seriously injured parties after receiving extensive experience representing insurance companies and corporate defendants while at a prominent Atlanta law firm. He is also a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution and serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault.. State Bar of Georgia required notice: "Contingent attorneys' fees refers only to those fees charged by attorneys for their legal services. Such fees are not permitted in all types of cases. Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client."

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.

Johanna Cochran was born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico. She graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (magna cum laude), with a degree in Business Administration. She is a graduate of Emory University School of Law where she was a coach and competitor as an oralist and brief writer for the Emory Moot Court Society.. Johanna has worked in the field of immigration since before law school and has represented individuals in matters involving waivers of inadmissibility, family-based and humanitarian petitions, detention and bond proceedings, and federal court litigation. She has also offered advice on several media outlets (including Telemundo Atlanta, Mundo Hispanico, Fordham University Radio, CNN Español, and Periodico La Vision) and at several immigration forums and events throughout Georgia.. Johanna is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Associations (AILA) and the State Bar of Georgia. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, where she has successfully litigated and delivered oral arguments on a pro bono asylum appeal.. In her off time, Johanna enjoys traveling, writing, and running. She is fluent in Spanish and conversational in French.

Joe S. Habachy is an accomplished and well-respected National trial lawyer. He has been privately practicing Criminal Defense and Entertainment Law in and around Atlanta, Georgia for more than 24 years. His principal office is in Atlanta, Georgia but he has represented clients in State Courts and Federal Courts in every part of Georgia and in Oregon, California, Colorado, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Carolina, New York, Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Missouri, Texas, New York, and even Guam and Puerto Rico.. Joe has also aggressively defended and won criminal cases in the metro areas of Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Rome, Gainesville, and numerous other municipalities and counties in Georgia. He was born in Georgia, and has practiced law in Georgia his entire career.. Joe regularly represents celebrities, athletes, and other high profile clients on a variety of criminal matters. He has also aggressively represented doctors, lawyers, police officers, pilots, teachers, politicians, civic leaders, business owners, accountants, CEOs, real estate agents, truckers, and countless other individuals on a variety of criminal allegations. He is a regular panelist at continuing legal education seminars pertaining to the representation of high profile clients and is sensitive to the specific needs of clients in the public eye.. Joe has represented thousands of criminal defendants on diverse criminal matters ranging from D.U.I. to Drug Trafficking. He has successfully litigated innumerable cases. He regularly obtains Not Guilty Verdicts in State and Superior Court. He has extensive DUI experience and is certified in the administration of Field Sobriety tests and the Intoxilyzer 9000. He has successfully challenged numerous DUI arrests and roadside tests. Further, he has tried cases of all calibers, including homicide, rape, aggravated assault and Drug Trafficking. He has litigated innumerable search and seizure issues in State and Federal Court. Joe has also appealed various issues and set legal precedent in the State of Georgia.. Joe is also well-known in the field of Entertainment Law. He has successfully drafted, red-lined, and negotiated innumerable contracts for Musicians, Artists, Recording Companies, Music Publishers, Producers, Actors, Reality Shows, Reality Show Participants, Indie Film Producers/Directors, Television Shows, Radio and even Ringtone Artists. Contracts have included production agreements, management agreements, agency agreements, publishing agreements, various licenses, sampling agreements, site agreements, partnership agreements, and recording agreements. He also has extensive Trademark and Copyright experience. His Entertainment client list includes numerous well-known musicians and film/television personalities. He is a member of the Georgia Entertainment Bar and volunteers for the Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Joe also passionately teaches Entertainment Law at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia.. Joe has been repeatedly named a Super Lawyer and one of the 100 Best Criminal Attorneys in the Nation. He is often asked to speak at Continuing Education and Trial Practice seminars (both Criminal and Entertainment) to share his knowledge and experience with other lawyers throughout the country. Joe is a regular speaker on Court TV, CNN, E Entertainment and various Radio shows, a regular guest at Law School Seminars, and a regular visiting judge for national and international mock trial competitions.. Joe graduated cum laude from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in only two years. After working as an IT consultant with Price-Waterhouse Coopers for two years, Joe returned to University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Vice President of the Entertainment Law Association and competed nationally on UGA’s successful Mock Trial Team.. Joe is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals, and numerous Federal Courts nationwide. Joe currently serves as the Chairman of the Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Education Fund which provides legal education scholarships to numerous criminal defense lawyers in Georgia. He is also a former Vice President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL).. Joe is most proud of having repeatedly championed the Legal Food Frenzy annual competition 10 times, consistently raising more money than any other law firm in Georgia for hungry children and families in need.

Jim Jenkins earned his BBA in Marketing in 2003 from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He was sworn in to practice law in the State of Georgia in November of 2009, after receiving his Juris Doctorate from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.  From August of 2009 until August of 2010, Mr. Jenkins was the law clerk/staff attorney for the Superior Courts of the Northern Judicial Circuit, primarily working with Chief Judge John H. Bailey, Jr.. Following his clerkship, Mr. Jenkins practiced law with his father, at Jenkins Law, LLC, in a general law practice primarily consisting of domestic relations, personal injury, criminal defense, contract litigation, estate matters, corporate law and real estate law.  He spent a great deal of time in the courtroom litigating all types of cases.  Subsequently, Jim transitioned to real estate law/closings for approximately one year before deciding that he wanted to help injured people with their legal needs.. Currenly, as a partner with Jenkins Utley, P.C., Jim focuses his practice on personal injury cases, with a strong understanding of many areas of law.  His office is conveniently located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta.. Additionally, Mr. Jenkins has been a registered Georgia mediator/neutral since 2010, and has mediated many cases, both privately and for the 10th District Alternative Dispute Resolution program, ranging from personal injury to divorce and custody lawsuits.

Jim Evangelista has over nineteen years of diverse, hands-on, complex financial fraud, commercial and class action litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts around the United States with extensive experience in electronic discovery matters.. Mr. Evangelista's broad plaintiffs' experience includes the representation of institutional pension funds, corporations and individual investors in securities fraud class action, merger and acquisition, shareholder derivative, and general business tort and commercial litigation against public companies such as AT&T, Bank of America, Beazer Homes USA Inc., BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless, Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc., Dell Inc., Mirant Corp., New York Community Bankcorp, Spectrum Brands Inc., Verizon, Vonage Holdings Corp., and Washington Mutual Bank. During his career Mr. Evangelista has helped investors and other clients recover over $100 million in losses from securities fraud and other wrongdoing, has fought procedurally and financially unfair acquisitions of public companies and breaches of fiduciary duty by corporate management and boards of directors, and has forced one public company's board to adopt new corporate governance measures designed to improve worker safety and management accountability.. On the defense side, and primarily during his decade tenure at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and LeBoeuf, Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP, Mr. Evangelista assisted a substantial number of Fortune 100 and other corporate clients in high profile class action matters and internal corporate investigations including the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Insurance Sales Practices Litigation, Aventis CropScience/Bayer CropScience in the StarLink™ Corn Litigation, and Compaq Computer Company in the Floppy Disk Controller Litigation. Mr. Evangelista also participated in the Independent Counsel's investigation of the United States Justice Department's prosecution of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro for illegal loans to the Government of Iraq (the “Iraqgate Scandal"), the Independent Administrator's court appointed oversight of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and in the internal investigations regarding illegal political campaign contributions by a large public utility and improper player and team owner conduct within a major national sports association.. Mr. Evangelista is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey; and the State Bars of Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Colorado and the District of Columbia.. Mr. Evangelista attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and graduated in 1988 with a dual degree in Economics and Political Science. In 1991 Mr. Evangelista earned his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law, in Camden, New Jersey, where he was Articles Editor of the school's Law Review and a recipient of its International Law Honors Program Award.

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.

Jesse L. Kelly takes great pride in representing clients that have experienced an adverse employment action at the hands of their employers. He vividly remembers a time when his own mother was the victim of an unjust employment action. That passion for justice fueled Mr. Kelly’s journey to pursue a legal career where he could zealously advocate for those that have faced the same indignities his mother once faced.

Jess Johnson graduated first in his class from the University of Georgia in 2006, where he attained degrees in political science and sociology. He then graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2009. During law school, Jess focused primarily on trial advocacy and criminal defense. As a third year law student, he was elected to the Mock Trial Executive Board and was a member of three different mock trial teams.. Jess was also heavily involved in UGA’s Criminal Defense Clinic where he represented indigent clients accused of serious crimes in the Superior Court of Athens–Clarke County. Prior to joining The Pate Law Firm, Jess worked for an Athens personal injury firm which focused on negligence claims as well as victims’ rights. Today, he remains committed to helping people who have been charged with crimes or harmed due to the negligence of others.

Jeremy Moeser is a partner at Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach, LLP (formerly Caldwell, Propst & DeLoach, LLP) whose practice focuses on estate and trust litigation, fiduciary litigation, and general business litigation.  Mr. Moeser has obtained favorable results for his clients in all stages of litigation, including trial.. Mr. Moeser represents individuals and corporate clients.  His corporate clients have included businesses of all sizes, including large publicly traded corporations and small closely held businesses.  In his practice, Mr. Moeser has successfully handled a variety of disputes, including the following:. •Will, estate, and trust disputes;. •Closely held business shareholder/partnership disputes;. •Business torts and other commercial disputes;. •Contract disputes;. •Lease disputes;. •Land condemnation disputes; and. •Catastrophic personal injury wrongful death cases.. Mr. Moeser represents clients in state and federal courts throughout Georgia at both the trial and appellate court levels.  He also has significant experience with alternative forms of dispute resolution.. Before joining Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach, LLP, Mr. Moeser was a litigator at a large international law firm for nearly ten years.  He also served as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., in Savannah, Georgia for two years.. Mr. Moeser attended the College of William & Mary, where he graduated in 1995.  He graduated from Mercer University Law School, cum laude, in 1998.  He was a member of the Mercer Law Review while in law school.

Jeff’s practice focuses on serious personal injury cases of all types, including automobile accidents, trucking accidents, premise liability, negligent security, motorcycle accidents, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, product liability and professional malpractice. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and represented clients in the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals.. In October 2010, Jeff was lead trial counsel on a slip and fall premises liability case in Bulloch County, Georgia and secured a $1,778, verdict for the injuries to a young man. Defendants disputed they were negligent and claimed that they had been in business for over twenty years and never had a patron fall. After a three day trial, the jury awarded $1,528, in damages for medical expenses and pain and suffering and $250, in punitive damages.. In November, 2010, just three weeks after serving as lead trial counsel and securing a multi-million dollar verdict in South Georgia, Jeff was lead trial counsel on another multi-million dollar verdict in DeKalb County. In that case, the Plaintiff alleged the Defendant, a 28 year old military veteran, ran her and her husband off the road, causing serious injuries to both husband and wife. The Defendant, who was represented by a large national defense firm, claimed the Plaintiffs came into his lane. After a three day trial, the jury found for the Plaintiffs and awarded a total award of $3,290, (inclusive of attorney's fees).. Jeff has been recognized as one of the top young lawyers in Georgia and named a Georgia Rising Star by Atlanta Magazine and the Super Lawyers publication in 2007, 2009 and 2010 (there was no Rising Stars publication in 2008).  Only 2.5% of the total lawyers in Georgia are selected as a Rising StarJeff also volunteers with the Atlanta Volunteer Legal Foundation pursuant to a pro bono program and is a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.. Areas of Practice. Bar Admissions. Education. Honors and Awards. Professional Associations and Memberships. Speaking Engagements