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Attorney Danny Levitas draws on a long career devoted to pursuing social and economic justice for working people regardless of their race, gender, or station in life.. Today, as a workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney with Clements & Sweet, Danny brings decades of experience as a writer, lobbyist, and nonprofit organization executive to his law practice where he is devoted to helping injured workers.. Danny graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources and graduated Emory Law School with honors in 2010 as the second-oldest student in his graduating class.. Immediately prior to law school he served on the national staff of the American Civil Liberties Union voting rights project where he  worked on the successful national campaign to reauthorize the expiring provisions of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law in 2006.. At Emory, Danny served as an executive managing editor of the Emory Law Journal. He also received the Henry Quillian Prize in Contracts for Best Overall Performance in Contracts and Commercial Law, and won the Best Oralist Award in the Spring 2008 Intraschool Moot Court Competition.. Danny loves what he does, and shares a passion and concern for injured workers with his fellow attorneys at Clement & Sweet, LLP.. Danny was born and raised in New York City, but has lived in Atlanta since 1989. He is the author of The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press in 2002. His publisher nominated the book for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.. He is also the author of Scaling Waller: How Courts Have Eroded the Sixth Amendment Public Trial Right, 59 Emory Law Journal 493 (2010) and The Case for Extending and Amending the Voting Rights Act: Voting Rights Litigation, 1982-2006, with Laughlin McDonald (American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, 2006).. His other writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times Book Review section and the New York Times Op-Ed page.. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Lawyers.. For Danny, representing workers’ compensation claimants is not just a job, it is also a passion.

Attorney Cheryl D. Kelly is the owner at C. Kelly Law, LLC. With over 15 years of experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, and attorney, Ms. Kelly has handled complex litigation matters from every angle, including car accidents, trucking accidents, slip and fall accidents, and medical malpractice. Her expertise in these areas has enabled her to successfully represent hundreds of clients in their most challenging legal matters involving personal injury law.. A graduate of University of Georgia School of Law, Ms. Kelly founded the law school’s first student organization focused on the practice of family law. Cheryl is a part of many prestigious organizations like Alpha Kappa, Alpha Sorority Inc. She has also been recognized as Superlawyers Rising Star thrice in 2021, 2022 and 2023.. Her approach to representing clients is one of compassion, accuracy, and legal expertise, and she's committed to helping each client become their own advocate through the litigation process.. At C. Kelly Law, LLC., Ms. Kelly is dedicated to providing tailored services that improve each client’s unique situation. Ms. Kelly truly cares about her clients, getting to know them personally and fighting tirelessly on their behalf. When you work with C. Kelly Law, LLC., you can trust that you're in good hands with a team that's dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for you.

Attorney Alex Simanovsky has spent his entire legal career advocating on behalf of consumers against the most powerful of entities: the government, insurance companies and auto manufacturers. Alex graduated with honors from the University of Georgia (Mathematics, 1992) and the cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law (JD, 1995) and is a former chairman of the Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Alex Simanovsky & Associates, LLC has represented more than 20,000 consumers, helping them deal with important issues that affect their lives.

Associate at Dillon Law Group, LLC, a litigation boutique focusing on antitrust and white-collar defense.

As an attorney I have always been focused on the needs of plaintiffs. I consider it my duty as your attorney to make every part of your case clear to you, each step of the way. I will fight tirelessly for you and remain open to any questions and concerns you have as we work to resolve your case. I understand the perils of a legal battle and that is why I make myself personally available to you at all times (24/7) throughout your case.. I was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida. I earned my bachelors degree in political science from Florida State University, and received my Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in to starting my own practice I worked in another top-injury firm in Georgia, specializing in wrongful death, trucking accidents, premises liability, and catastrophic personal injury. From day-one I have been dedicated to ensuring and protecting the rights of injured plaintiffs.

As a former prosecutor, Lawanda Nowlin Hodges, Esq. has over a decade of experience prosecuting major felonies, ranging from homicides to public corruption. As a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Attorney Hodges prosecuted some of the most heinous crimes, earning her numerous awards including, but not limited to, Attorney of the Year and The Lewis Slaton Award (awarded to the highest achieving prosecutor in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit).. As lead counsel in over 50 felony jury trials, Attorney Hodges is a seasoned trial attorney. She also has successfully prosecuted and assisted in the investigation of over 400 felony matters that involved the interviewing and assessment of hundreds of witnesses. Attorney Hodges understands all stages of a criminal investigation, as she has directly orchestrated legal search warrants and presented dozens of matters before the grand jury, including those involving public officials.. Lawanda Nowlin Hodges, Esq. was also a Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County, the second largest county in Georgia that has received much news coverage regarding public corruption matters. There, she supervised the Organized Crime Unit that included the Public Integrity, White Collar, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), and Gangs units. As Deputy of these units, Attorney Hodges had a particular concentration on public corruption cases, where she directly oversaw and managed large scale, high-intelligence investigations that took several months—and in some cases, years—to investigate. In this role, she managed parallel and multi-agency investigations, concerning agencies such as the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).. As a former civil litigator, Attorney Hodges has significant experience handling corporate matters, as well. She began her legal career working as an associate at the international firm, King & Spalding, LLP, where she assisted with complex civil matters concerning major corporations in federal court. She returned to the world of business litigation as a senior associate for Ashe, Rafuse & Hill (now Polsinelli) when she first ended her career as a prosecutor in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office Major Case Unit and prior to returning to the government as Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney for DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office.. The combination of her civil and criminal litigation experience makes Attorney Hodges especially capable to handle sophisticated cases needing the seasoned trial advocacy abilities of a prosecutor and the business acumen of a corporate litigator. With her combined civil and criminal background, she argued dozens of motions and prepared considerable pleadings in state and federal courts.

Arthur began his legal career at the Office of the Public Defender for the Augusta Judicial Circuit. During his time as an Assistant Public Defender, Arthur represented hundreds of criminal defendants and tried both misdemeanor and felony cases to jury verdict. After leaving the Office of the Public Defender, Arthur entered private practice and turned his attention to representing the interests of injured workers across the state of Georgia.. Arthur graduated from Augusta State University, after which he went to work in Alaska as a commercial fisherman. Arthur believes that his experience in Alaska was invaluable, not only because it taught him the meaning of hard work, but also because it helps him to better understand and appreciate his clients' adversities. Notably, Arthur’s stay in Alaska was suddenly cut short when he sustained his very own work-related injury to his left hand as a result of a boating accident.. Upon returning home from Alaska, Arthur attended Mississippi College School of Law. While in law school, Arthur worked for the Office of the Mississippi Secretary of State, and received American Jurisprudence Awards for his outstanding level of performance in Pretrial Practice, Trial Practice, Appellate Advocacy, Products Liability, Business Bankruptcy, and Law & Economics. Arthur’s commitment to law school also earned him the John B. Farese Memorial Trial Advocacy Award and the Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Award. More recently, in 2018, Arthur was named by Georgia Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star," which is an honor that is given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in their field of practice as voted upon by their peers.. Arthur is currently a member of the State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of Georgia Workers' Compensation Section, State Bar of Georgia Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Georgia Injured Workers’ Advocates, and DeKalb County Bar Association. Arthur also enjoys spending time with his German Shorthaired Pointer and is an avid outdoorsman.

An emeritus partner in MendenFreiman’s estate planning, trust and estate administration practice areas, Janet Fortune has more than 30 years’ experience in administration of trusts and estates and the legal questions surrounding their drafting and management. She is known for her practical approach to problem solving and her ability to construct her client’s final financial picture to reveal and protect, to the greatest extent possible, the full value of their estate.. Prior to joining MendenFreiman, Janet was the in-house trust counsel at Wachovia Bank and was a founding member of the law firm of Becker & Fortune LLP. In addition to her J.D., she completed extensive graduate level coursework in counseling psychology at the University of Toledo and Georgia State University and finds her studies to be of enormous value when working with clients experiencing grief and loss.

Allen Lightcap focuses his practice on preparing for and taking cases to trial. As Randy Mayer and Mark Harper have taught him over the years, the best way to practice law is to know your case better than anyone else. Allen prepares every case as if he will be presenting it to a judge or jury, which adds tremendous value whether in settlement negotiations or at trial.. Prior to joining Mayer & Harper, Allen served as Assistant Attorney General under Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens. In that capacity, he represented the Professional Standards Commission against numerous teachers implicated in the Atlanta Public Schools CRCT cheating scandal. He also defended a class action lawsuit filed against Governor Nathan Deal and the Public Defender Standards Council, asserting widespread claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in a rural Georgia judicial circuit. He represented the Office of Bar Admissions and Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants and successfully represented numerous superior court judges who were sued in their judicial capacities.

After spending years representing defendants and their insurance companies, Chris now only represents injured people and their families. Chris uses his extensive knowledge of insurance companies and defense tactics to maximize results for his clients.

After spending many years in family law litigation, Melissa transitioned to working as an Assistant Attorney General for the Georgia Department of Law.  She currently works in the Law Department's Regulated Industries and Professions Division, where she primarily represents the state's professional licensing boards. Prior to working with the licensing boards, she worked in the General Litigation Division, defending state agencies in tort actions.. Melissa earned her law degree, with honors, from the University of Memphis in 2007.  While in law school, Melissa served as an articles editor for the University of Memphis Law Review. Her Note, “The Equally Shared Parenting Time Presumption—A Cure-All or a Quagmire for Tennessee Child Custody Law,” was published by the same publication in its Fall 2007 issue.. Prior to attending law school, Melissa earned a degree in communication from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and worked as a legal assistant for an attorney specializing in bankruptcy and family law.  Melissa resides in Forsyth County with her husband and two children.

After being raised in Roswell, Georgia, I attended Hofstra University in New York.  While at Hofstra I majored in Political Science and during my final year had the opportunity to work for The United States Attorney's Office in Washington D.C.  It was there, while working in the Homicide/Major Crimes Division, that my interest and passion for Law was born.  In those early days I learned imperative skills and tools when not only attacking a criminal case, but also claim handling that I still use in practice today.. After graduation, I returned home and attended Mercer where I obtained my Law degree.  While at Mercer I worked for The Witterman Firm, a small Roswell firm with a specialty in Business and Construction Law.  I also clerked for Hill, Kertscher, and Wharton, where I worked on specialized civil matters in the areas of Intellectual Property, Employment, Corporate Shareholder disputes, and Workers Compensation.. I was also provided a "behind the scenes" look at the operation of both the criminal and civil systems when I had the opportunity to work for The Honorable Judge Ben Studdard at Henry County State Court.  While there, I was able to view and participate in the interworkings of everything from DUI's to speeding tickets, to landlord tenant disputes to breach of contract from the Judge's chambers!. For 7 years I  worked as an Insurance Defense attorney where I became an expert in both insurance defense and workplace injuries, while fine tuning my Criminal Law practice.. In 2013 Benzine Law Group, LLC was born.  We specialize in all types of workers compensation accidents and criminal arrests. When you call Benzine Law Group, you will not be diverted to a paralegal or assistant.  Experience has proven that the fastest and best results come when the client works directly with thier attorney.. Whether you have had the unfortunate event of an arrest and need criminal representation or have been injured at work, I am here to help.  Call me today for a free consultation.

Admitted to practice law in Georgia since 1994, Daniel D. Munster has invested more than twenty-five years assisting Georgians with various Eldercare, Special Needs, and traditional Estate Planning matters. While his main office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm provides representation to clients across the state without regard to geographic location. When distance presents a challenge, meeting at a satellite office or via video conference is possible.. The opportunity to care for an aging or disabled loved one can be an incredible blessing, yet can also present a minefield fraught with pitfalls for those lacking a comprehensive estate / long-term care plan consisting of the ideal asset structure and legal documents (Wills, Trusts, General Powers of Attorney and/or Medical Directives). Whether the client is adapting their estate in crisis mode because nursing home care is needed in real time or implementing a plan preemptively, Mr. Munster’s goal is always to provide effective and easily understood advice leading to the client’s objective. While the firm offers assistance with traditional estate planning matters, many of Mr. Munster's cases involve long-term care planning and asset protection via nursing home Medicaid and/or VA long-term care benefits.. Mr. Munster's ethical and compassionate approach to the practice of law has earned favorable recognition within the legal community. For example, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mr. Munster its highest peer review rating (AV Preeminent) every year since 2005. Atlanta Magazine has named him a SuperLawyer® each year since 2007. Best Lawyers in America® has included Mr. Munster in its rankings (Elder Law / Trusts & Estates) in 2019 and 2020. Finally, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mr. Munster’s law firm among Georgia’s “Tier 1 – Best Law Firms” in the recently released 10th Edition (2020) of their prestigious annual rankings.

Adam is a trial lawyer specializing in representing plaintiffs in class actions, business torts, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, and other complex litigation.

A native of Cherokee County, Jennifer Ghorley joined Hurley Elder Care Law as an attorney in 2018. Jennifer graduated from The University of Alabama with a B.S. in Psychology. She attended Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, Alabama, where she earned her J.D., as well as her LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution.. While in law school, Jennifer participated in the Mediation Clinic where she mediated civil cases in district courts working to facilitate the negotiations of adverse parties and help to settle disputes through alternative dispute resolution. Jennifer also participated in Faulkner Law’s Elder Law Clinic, gaining experience serving families in the community and igniting her passion for Elder Law.. Prior to joining Hurley Elder Care Law, Jennifer practiced at a small private firm in her hometown of Canton, Georgia, working as a law clerk and later as an associate attorney representing clients in the areas of criminal law and estate planning.. Jennifer lives in Canton with her husband. She is an avid Alabama Crimson Tide football fan and enjoys cooking and spending time with family and friends in her free time.. Jennifer is the current Secretary of the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Blue Ridge Bar Association (the bar association for Cherokee County).