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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.

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.

Jeff has extensive experience in employment and consumer rights law.  He spent the first six years of his career as a defense lawyer at two of the country's premier defense firms, where he defended Fortune 500 companies in class action and single plaintiff lawsuits.  In 2014 Jeff left "Big Law" to represent employees and consumers, rather than large corporations. Since then, he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through jury trials, arbitrations, and confidential settlements. Jeff has been named a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, a distinction given to less than 2.5% of the lawyers in Georgia. He has also been named to Georgia Trend Magazine's list of “Legal Elite.”. Jeff's consumer rights law practice focuses on litigation of claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including claims for identity theft, credit reporting errors, and employment background reports.. Jeff's employment law experience includes litigating and counseling clients in matters involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour disputes.  He also represents clients in contract negotiations, including severance agreements, commission disputes, and non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

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

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

is a Georgia-licensed, Atlanta-based attorney who has represented clients in most counties of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area for more than 25 years.  She specializes in all areas of Family Law, including divorce and custody, and in Probate Law involving family issues. She also represents clients with personal injuries.

I pride myself on a client centered approach to practicing law and focuses my practice on a broad range of civil litigation matters, including personal injury cases, employment issues, and class action work. With litigation experience at both the State and Federal level, I advocate on behalf of my clients with determination and compassion for their individual circumstances. Whether through effective settlement negotiations or aggressive litigation, I will ensure that your issues are resolved with your best long-term interests in mind.. When I am not working, I enjoy cooking, golfing, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs.

I help companies hire and retain top talent using carefully-crafted ERISA/tax-qualified employee benefit plans and executive compensation plans.  I also help companies resolve different compliance issues in their employee benefit plans before the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor.  Finally, I help companies resolve independent contractor issues before the IRS, U.S. Department of Labor, and the Georgia Department of Labor.

I have practiced family law exclusively from the beginning of my career, counseling clients in all aspects of family law. I have successfully represented clients in simple and complex actions for divorce, child custody, support and alimony, modification of previous orders, paternity and legitimation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and contempt actions.

I have focused my practice on all aspects of family and domestic relations law, including divorce, division of assets, custody, alimony, child support, support modification, legitimation, paternity, and contempt since 1987. I have been privileged to hold many leadership positions in the legal profession in the State of Georgia, including fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers which is an exclusive organization of the nation's preeminent family law practitioners, master of the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education which bears primary responsibility for basic training and continuing education of Georgia's judicial branch, and chair of the the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency. I frequently speak on family-law topics throughout Georgia and have published many articles on family law for Continuing Legal Education seminars. I am a co-author of family law legislation. In addition to my trial experience, I have extensive expertise in resolving cases by mediation and settlement, I am also a fully-trained mediator and late-case evaluator.

I have extensive litigation experience and extensive criminal law experience.  I honed my trial skills as an Assistant District Attorney and was Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County at the time I went into practice for myself.  In addition to my criminal litigation experience, I have also commercial litigation and personal injury litigation experience.  I have tried over 75 jury trials so if your case belongs in the courtroom, so do I.. I am an attorney that focuses almost exclusively in criminal defense matters, some examples of the types of cases that I handle are listed below:. DUI Charges. Major Felonies. Drug Offenses. along with other criminal defense related issues.. Criminal charges are not to be taken lightly, and with extensive experience in most all of the courts throughout metro Atlanta, you can be confident in having me in your corner to defend you and your case.

I have been a solo practitioner or a partner in a small law firm since graduating from Emory law school in 1988. It is my philosophy to give each client as much individual attention as their case needs for a successful conclusion. In immigration matters, I also advise clients when they have no case to remain in the United States, rather than take a case and say, "sorry,"  thousands of dollars later. It is better for clients' interests that the client take his or her hard earned money to their home country to start a new life rather than to spend it on a "wild goose chase" with the Federal Government.. I spend little time promoting myself for the benefit of the general public and for my peers, unlike many others in this profession. I find excessive lawyer advertising to be demeaning to the profession and often misleading. I only engage in it minimally in order to allow existing clients and referrals to find me. I do host an occasional radio show in Spanish.. Outside of my law practice, I am an avid golfer and fly fisherman, and a world traveller.

I am proud to provide professional and individualized attention to each client. Our goal is not to take as many cases as possible to trial each year, but to make sure that our clients' interests are well-served.. I lecture throughout the year at various law enforcement academies in Georgia on many different subjects including criminal law and procedure, courtroom demeanor, rules of evidence and other topics of law.  I am an avid motorcyclist for many years and a member of the Blue Knights International Motorcycle Club.. I am an FAA licensed pilot with multi-engine, instrument, and commercial ratings.

I am Philadelphia native who loves the Georgia sun. After high school, I joined the Army to serve my country and help people. During my military service I was responsible for adminstrative actions and postal operations while serving in various states and overseas. I graduated with my B.A. degree in Criminal Justice from Florida A&M University and my law degree from North Carolina Central University. After graduation, I decided to continue my public service as a Federal Investigator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision.. My desire to assist people lead me to open my law firm in 2013. My law practice has included Estate Planning, Criminal Law, Disablity Advocay and Personal Injury. I look forward to providing excellent customer service through strategic advocacy.

I am passionate about helping my clients through what is often one of the most difficult times in their lives by caring for them as I would expect to be treated.

For the first 15 years of my career I was an estate tax attorney with the IRS in the Atlanta district office.  In that capacity, I examined hundreds of gift and estate tax returns, negotiated tax settlements and assisted IRS Counsel with docketed Tax Court cases.  Since, leaving the IRS, I have used the knowledge and experience I gained there to assist cllients in navigating through the intricacies of the tax code as it relates to trusts and estate matters.  My clients also include family business owners, tax motivated investors and individuals engaged iin tax controversies with the IRS.

For more information about Attorney Kathleen Connell, visit her page at:. Kathleen B. Connell, a partner at Connell Cummings, LLC, is an aggressive and experienced Atlanta family law attorney, dedicated to ensuring her clients’ rights and best interests are at the forefront of every legal action she takes. As one of the most respected voices in family law in the Atlanta area, clients trust in her skill, ability, knowledge, aggressive strategies, and compassionate, personalized approach to handling client issues. With numerous honors and publications, Ms. Cummings, who has practiced family law exclusively for nearly 15 years, is one of Georgia’s most renowned attorneys in the family law arena. She is a long-time member of the Family Law Sections of both the State Bar of Georgia, where she serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section, and the Atlanta Bar Association. She is ready to use this experience to help every client that comes to Connell Cummings, LLC.

Fareesh Sarangi is the Principal and Founder of Sarangi Law, LLC, a Trial Law Firm that specializes in Serious Personal Injury cases. Mr. Sarangi has extensive experience handling criminal and civil litigation matters in numerous courts and jurisdictions, and he is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New York and Georgia. Mr. Sarangi graduated with Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2006. Prior to that, he spent 5 years as a strategy consultant, developing and executing various initiatives for Fortune 500 companies. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance with Honors from Georgia State University.  He is rated "AV" By Martindale- Hubbell, which is a selective rating reserved for the top 5% of all laywers. Mr. Sarangi is a 2014 inductee into the selective National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers Association, which is an inviation only association where one is nominated and selected by his peers for admittance.  He has been rated a perfect 10.0 by AVVO, and has received the endorsements from dozens of practicing attorneys nationwide who have experience working across from and/or alongside Mr. Sarangi.  Lastly, and most importantly, he has earned the Client's Choice Award by AVVO in the Personal Injury category and consistently receives high reviews for his attention to detail and client service.Mr. Sarangi spent the first four years of his practice defending criminal cases in the Bronx, NY where he was a Criminal Practice Supervisor, and tried serious felony cases before returning home to Georgia to defend hospitals and insurance companies at one of the premier medical malpractice defense firms in the Southeast.. Since 2013, Fareesh has dedicated his trial experience and industry knowledge to representing accident, injury, and medical malpractice victims, and those harmed by dangerous drugs and medical devices.  He has represented more than 100 clients in various drug and medical device litigations in federal courts across the United States.We specialize in all forms of personal injury cases, including tractor trailer/motor vehicle accidents, apartment/hotel/gas station assaults, and medical malpractice cases. If Mr. Sarangi is unable to assist you, he can make an appropriate referral through his extensive network to ensure you get the representation you need.. Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse / Neglect, Apartment / Hotel Assaults, Daycare Center Abuse, Worker's Compensation, Dog Bites, Slip and Fall, Truck / Car Accidents

Education. J.D., Florida A&M University, 2008. Master of Healthcare Administration, University of North Texas, 2004. Finance/Economics, Auburn University, 2002. Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Member Since: 2012. Atlanta Bar Association Member Since: 2010

Dr. Kasraie is a founding member of Kasraie & Fodor, LLC, with over 30 years of legal and executive business experience in industries such as finance, energy, real estate, and pharmaceuticals. He has resolved complex legal, financial, and corporate issues across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. Dr. Kasraie holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in engineering and has co-founded two law firms, including Marchman & Kasraie, LLC, and Kasraie & Fodor, LLC, specializing in corporate, securities, and international law.. Since 1998, Dr. Kasraie has served as a Financial and Economic Advisor to city governments in China. He has held leadership roles with organizations such as Al Wazzan Group (Kuwait) and Euroamerican Petroleum Corp. (U.S.). A prolific author and educator, he has co-authored books and delivered seminars on international contracts, intellectual property, and compliance. Dr. Kasraie’s achievements include the U.S. Presidential Order of Merit and the Presidential Gold Medal. He remains active in state and national politics and is affiliated with prestigious legal associations, including the Customs and International Trade Bar Association and the Swiss Chinese Law Association.

Donovan D. Potter is an Atlanta-based personal injury trial attorney at Beasley Allen Law Firm. He has litigated hundreds of personal injury and insurance defense matters in Georgia. He has extensive experience handling car, truck and bus accident cases, traumatic brain injury cases, wrongful death claims, premises liability and negligent security matters. Handling these types of matters have prepared him to fight aggressively and strategically for his clients and their families.. Donovan grew up in Dayton, Ohio and graduated with his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.  He also obtain an additional undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and Health, all while playing football as a Division 1 Intercollegiate scholarship athelte.  Donovan attended law school at University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He gathered a wealth of experiences in various practice areas throughout law school and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2014.. In his personal life, Donovan is involved in various public service committees and organizations to assist the local community and pro bono groups. He also serves as a board member on his neighborhood charter school board and a local non-profit organization engaged in the fight against gentrification and advocating for affordable housing. He and his wife, also an attorney, have lived in Atlanta since 2014 and have a 2 year old son and a Boxer dog, named King.

Derek J. Krebs is an associate of Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP practicing in all areas of litigation, with a focus on general business litigation, condemnation, land use, and commercial landlord tenant matters.. Mr. Krebs was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2012. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2012. While in law school, Derek served as a Notes Editor of the Georgia Law Review. Mr. Krebs received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University in 2005.. Mr. Krebs is a member of the Georgia Bar Eminent Domain Section, and is actively involved with multiple committees within the Georgia Bar Young Lawyers Division.

Danielle Cefalu Humphrey joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2010 as an attorney specializing in the field of Guardianship/Conservatorship. She attended Louisiana State University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Orleans with a B.A. in Communications. Danielle is also a cum laude graduate of Tulane University School of Law.. Danielle was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 1990 and the Georgia State Bar in 2010. In Louisiana she practiced extensively in the area of commercial litigation and employment law for a large New Orleans firm and then as In-House Counsel for a privately held company. In addition, she taught Constitutional Law at a New Orleans area private school. Danielle is one of only 12 Attorneys in the State of Georgia to have earned the distinction of Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA).. Danielle lives in Atlanta with husband, Larry Humphrey. Danielle has two sons, Ross Cefalu, who is a recent graduate of Georgia Tech and Trevor Cefalu, who is a 2019 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Presently, Danielle is a volunteer with JC&FS ‘s One Good Deed Program. She has served on the Board of ELM in Marietta and as Vice President and President of the Georgia Chapter of NAELA. Her hobbies include gardening, hiking with her husband and anything Peloton.

Catherine Banich is a commercial litigator who has more than 18 years of experience across multiple practice areas. She focuses on the representation of financial institutions in the prosecution and defense of a variety of claims in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels.. Representative clients include community and regional banks along with some of the largest financial institutions in the nation.. Representative actions include asset recovery against borrowers and guarantors, restructuring and workouts, regulatory compliance litigation under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and related acts, mortgage fraud litigation, defense of wrongful foreclosure and eviction actions, judicial foreclosures, tax sales and related litigation, receiverships, title curative litigation, reformation and declaratory actions, contract and agency disputes, quiet title cases, equitable subrogation cases, boundary disputes, trespass, ejection and encroachment, and premises liability claims.. A significant portion of Ms. Banich’s practice also is devoted to employment litigation, with a focus on the representation of employers in claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employment-related torts, employment contracts and post-employment restrictive covenants. Ms. Banich also counsels employers in employee relations, discipline and discharge matters, and assists in drafting employment policies in compliance with federal and state employment laws.

Calina Costa Plotky is an Associate Attorney with KF Law, LLC. Ms. Plotky’s practice. concentrates primarily on family law including, for example, divorce, child custody,. child support, modifications, alimony, palimony, contempt, prenuptial agreements,. and appeals.. Ms. Plotky received her bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and. her Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School. She is a member of the State. Bar of Georgia and admitted to practice in the State Courts of Georgia, the. Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. She practices all. over Georgia and regularly before the Superior Courts of Cobb County, Fulton County,. Fayette County, Coweta County, Spalding County, Cherokee County, and DeKalb County.. Ms. Plotky worked for Elkhalil Law, P.C. and practiced in the area of immigration. including, for example, detainee cases, citizenship applications, inadmissibility. waivers, and visas. She also practiced in the area of international business.. Thereafter, Ms. Plotky worked for Mr. Jeffrey Gilbert and practiced in the area. of personal injury and catastrophic workers’ compensation until joining. KF Law LLC in May 2017. At KF Law LLC, Ms. Plotky has excelled in the. area of family law and is well respected by judges and opposing counsels. alike. Ms. Plotky has established a family law appeal practice and has had. favorable outcomes in this difficult area of law.. Ms. Plotky is a dual citizen with citizenship from the United States and Brazil.. Growing up between these two countries afforded her the opportunity to learn. both English and Portuguese fluently, as well as be integrated in both cultures.. Ms. Plotky has a large family in Brazil, many of whom are attorneys and judges. actively involved in the local legal community.