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Julie represents businesses and individuals on a variety of real estate, estate and business disputes, including, for example, disputes over real estate contracts, leases, guaranties, promissory notes, trusts, and other real estate and estate-planning arrangements and investment vehicles, as well as claims involving construction defects and homeowner disputes.  She also represents clients in general business disputes involving breaches of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims. Julie represents both business and individuals in disputes involving employment contracts such as noncompetition, non-solicitation and severance agreements, and continues to represent clients in employment-related disputes such as wage and discrimination claims.   Julie is pro-active in utilizing alternative dispute resolution and routinely resolves disputes before they escalate into full-scale litigation. Julie assists all clients with resolving legal disputes in the most efficient and effective manner possible. When litigation is inevitable, Julie provides a tough, ethical and balanced approach to advocacy.

Julie Comer defends companies in product liability, toxic tort, and environmental litigation, including exposures to asbestos, benzene, and various other chemicals. Julie is experienced in all stages of litigation from intake through disposition, including initial responses, written discovery, depositions, drafting and arguing motions, and trial preparation.

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.

Judith Delus Montgomery is a West- Indian American Attorney who grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. Judith has always had a desire to protect everyday citizens and ensure that they are aware of their legal rights. Judith has worked both as a prosecutor for the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, and as an Administrative Hearing Officer for the Georgia Department of Labor. Judith practices in the areas of Family Law, Immigration Law, and Landlord/Tenant Law.. Education. Juris Doctorate. Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 2009. Bachelors of Science, Political Science, Education. The Florida State University, 2003. Professional & Bar Association Memberships. State Bar of Georgia. Member Since: 2012 through present. State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division. Member Since: 2012 through present. Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Member Since: 2012 through present. National Association of Professional Women. Member Since: 2011 through present

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 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 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.

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 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.

Jessica Gallegos is an associate in the Atlanta office of Locke Lord LLP where she maintains a broad civil litigation practice, serving a variety of clients in the commercial business and financial industries. She has also handled compliance, pre-suit investigation, and litigation in labor, employment, and employee benefit matters for various companies, including multiple Fortune 500 Companies.

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.

Jennifer specializes in all types of family law cases, including divorce, adoption, custody disputes, post-decree modifications, protective orders, legitimation/paternity, contempt, and child support.  She began the practice of law at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and has specialized in family law since that time. Jennifer is also trained in Collaborative Divorce law, is trained as a Guardian ad Litem to represents children in custody matters, and is trained as a mediator.

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

Jeffrey R. Kuester is an attorney with Taylor English Duma LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, where he also maintains the award-winning intellectual property law website, , which was founded in 1995.  Jeff is also providing intellectual property consulting services through , which also hosts an IP Blog and provides additional links to important IP information.. Prior to receiving his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, Jeff earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree, with honors, under the Computer Engineering and Cooperative Education programs from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jeff financed his education through employment with IBM and Georgia Power Company. While an undergraduate, he was a member of Gamma Beta Phi honor society, Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and Phi Eta Sigma freshman honorary. After entering law school, Jeff passed the Patent Bar Exam and began working as a Registered Patent Agent. While in law school, Jeff was a winner on the Intrastate Moot Court Team, was a member of the National Moot Court Team, was listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students, and received an American Jurisprudence Award in Moot Court.. Today, besides teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Georgia State University College of Law, where he recently received the Alumni Service to the College of Law Award and continues to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Intellectual Property Advisory Board and an Organizer for the Corporate IP Institute, Jeff's areas of practice include all areas of patent, trademark and copyright law, including licensing, litigation, and patent and trademark preparation and prosecution. Until recently, Jeff also served on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Technology Authority, which works to bring Georgia the benefits of technology: greater efficiency, security safeguards, expanded access to government information and services, and economic development throughout the state.. In addition to being listed in the prestigious Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property, Jeff was recently voted one of the Top 5% of all attorneys in Georgia in the area of intellectual property, being selected as a Super Lawyer, and he was also selected by his peers as one of the Legal Elite, as published by Georgia Trend magazine. In addition, he was rated by Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Business Lawyers, describing him as a "smart, responsive lawyer," "never flustered by hard work," who "proves an excellent team manager." Jeff has also been listed in Who's Who Legal, has been listed as one of Atlanta's Top Patent Attorneys by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and is assigned Martindale-Hubbell's highest "AV" ranking.. In addition to serving on the Board of Editors for American Lawyer Media's Patent Strategy & Management, as well as Internet Law & Strategy, Mr. Kuester is also actively involved with a variety of educational and professional organizations, including the The Intellectual Property Owners Association, where he serves as Chair of the Small Business Committee and served as Vice Chair of the Corporate IP Management Committee; The Business Law & Litigation Section of the Cobb County Bar Association, where he served as Founder and President of the Section and previously served for five years as Editor of the Bar Association's monthly newsletter, The Cobb Bar News; The American Intellectual Property Law Association; the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI); and the Intellectual Property Law Section of The American Bar Association where he was appointed as Chair of the Computer Hardware Technology Committee, the Patent Legislation Committee, the Special Committee on Patents and the Internet, Co-Chair of the Special Committee on Trademarks and the Internet, Co-Chair of the Patent and Trademark Office Affairs Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee.. As a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Jeff has served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section, which won the coveted "Section of the Year Award" from the State Bar during his term, and was past Webmaster and Editor of the Section's previous quarterly newsletter, A Novel Expression of Confusion. Jeff is also an active participant in the State Bar's Technology Law Section, which he also served as Chair during the year that section won the "Section of the Year Award," and he also previously served that section as Webmaster and Newsletter Editor. As a previous Communications Director for the 4,500-member Atlanta Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jeff was the Webmaster and Editor of the organization's monthly newsletter, The Atlanta Circuit. He also served as the Electronic Communications Chair for the Business and Technology Association (B&TA), maintaining their website.. On the personal side, Jeff is the founder of the International Association of Christian Intellectual Property Professionals (), which provides free intellectual property assistance to churches and ministries around the world.  Jeff's wife, the former Pamela Jo Meeks of Atlanta, is an honor graduate of The Westminster Schools and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Spanish with minors in French and music from Georgia State University. Previously active in the Junior League of Atlanta and now in various genealogy groups, she spends her time in church activities, volunteering, and caring for their five children.