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Sam McRae grew up in Laurinburg, N.C., and earned a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He moved to Georgia to pursue his graduate degree in history from the University of West Georgia. After completing his masters, he rediscovered an interest in the law, which he inherited from his family, so he decided to go to law school at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His primary focus was on litigation and criminal law.. During his time at law school, Sam interned with the DeKalb County Public Defenders, starting in appeals. He quickly moved into the courtroom and handled thousands of traffic violations even before his graduation from law school.. After graduation, he became a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and American Bar Association. He then decided to move into private practice, establishing his own firm with Sam McRae Law before partnering with Gunner to form Pak and McRae Law.. Sam chose this career path so he could dedicate his time and expertise to assisting those who find themselves in difficult situations. And his passion and determination have led to our firm’s 90 percent success rate and ongoing quality that our representation offers each and every client.

Ryan Locke represents people who have been injured and people who have been unfairly convicted from his office in Atlanta. Formerly a public defender, Ryan uses the same passion and relentless advocacy for his clients today. Ryan is also an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law; hosts a podcast about appellate practice called Georgia Appellate Review; and maintains comprehensive legal resources on his website for lawyers and the public, such as his guide for using the HITECH Act to get cheap medical records and his guide for people to change their name and gender in Georgia government documents.

Russell Blythe is a partner in King & Spalding's Atlanta office. He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling with a primary emphasis on patent litigation. He has represented a number of Fortune 100 and other clients in patent infringement lawsuits in federal district courts across the United States, including cases involving oil & gas, mechanical devices, optical systems, fluid mechanics, polymer chemistry, and telecommunications. He has successfully argued Markman and summary judgment hearings and has jury trial experience, including direct and cross examination of expert witnesses. Mr. Blythe also applies his technical and legal skills in complex false advertising matters. Mr. Blythe has particular expertise in the area of advertising litigation related to greenwashing and the use of environmental statements.Mr. Blythe graduated with high honors from Georgia Tech and is registered to practice as a Patent Attorney before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. He received his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he graduated, magna cum laude, and was on the Georgia Law Review. He has served as faculty for the Emory Trial Techniques program, completed the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's National Session program, and is a member of the Atlanta IP Inn of Court.

Recognized by his peers and named in the Georgia Super Lawyers list since 2004, Georgia Trend's Legal Elite since 2007 and Chambers Small Business USA since 2009, Doug Krevolin has focused his practice for more than 30 years on representing entrepreneurs, emerging-growth companies, owner-managed businesses, real estate developers, and lenders.. Doug has represented clients in acquiring and closing loans on all types of real property, from raw land to shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and hotels, and has represented clients in the development, financing, leasing and sale of properties throughout the Southeast. He is outside general counsel to a number of businesses and regularly advises clients on formation, financing, acquisitions and sales, contracts, corporate governance matters, technology licensing and shareholder disputes.

People often ask, “What makes you different than many other personal injury attorneys? Why should I choose the Fry Law Firm to represent me?” Basically it comes down to proven and successful courtroom trial experience, and a burning desire to help people who have been injured through no fault of their own achieve justice through our legal system.. I also had the good fortune of working for many years with some of the finest trial attorneys and litigation firms in the state of Georgia where I gained invaluable knowledge and trial skills. I utilize these skills daily in my trial practice. My firm is committed to representing each client in an aggressive and respectful manner, ensuring that each client is treated fairly through all stages of settlement negotiations, and through the trial process when needed.  My staff is experienced, detail-oriented and deeply compassionate, ensuring that all phases of a claim, from the initial consultation through the litigation process, runs efficiently and smoothly.. My desire and dream was to always be a “trial lawyer” and to enter the court-room without fear or intimidation when dealing with insurance companies. I am fortunate to live that dream on a daily basis. Learn more about why you should choose a trial attorney to represent you.  If you or someone you know has been injured, call us today.

Patrick DiCarlo has over 24 years of experience counseling ERISA plan sponsors and fiduciaries on regulatory compliance issues and litigating disputes. Mr. DiCarlo has counseled and represented some of America’s largest employers regarding fiduciary and prohibited transaction concerns, service provider fees, investments in employer securities, the prudence of particular investments and investment policies, executive compensation disputes, disclosure issues and challenges to benefit claim review procedures and decisions. His practice has focused on counseling plans and financial service providers regarding fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, fee disclosure, designing benefit claim procedures and litigating benefit disputes of all types. He also advises plan fiduciaries and service providers on fiduciary and prohibited transaction concerns with respect to investments by benefit plan investors in various investment funds.. Mr. DiCarlo is currently recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in the ERISA Litigation category. He has also been listed in the 2017-2018 editions of The Best Lawyers in America©. He received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1994, and his B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1991. He is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubel. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and in federal courts throughout the country.

Originally from the inner city in the south side of Chicago, David graduated cum laude from Mercer University School of Law in 2012. An avid enthusiast of international affairs, he has taken classes in Chinese/Legal Studies at Harvard and the China University of Political Science and Law. In 2011, he clerked for the United States Attorney's Office in Chattanooga, TN. He has published works on race relations in America, racial disparities in capital sentencing, and protecting children against parents’ extreme religious indoctrination practices. In addition to managing his solo law office, he also works extensively in real estate law. He is a member of the Professionalism Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the Georgia State Bar and has been appointed by the State Bar President to the Georgia Bar Journal Editorial Board for a 3-year term (2014-2017).

Nicole Fegan is a criminal defense trial attorney in Atlanta, Georgia.  She graduated from Drexel University in 2011 and went on to receive her law degree from Atlanta's John Marshall Law School in 2014.  Ms. Fegan graduated law school in two and a half years with the honor Magna Cum Laude.  In the same year, Ms. Fegan became licensed in Georgia.  Immediately, Ms. Fegan started her own law firm and began representing clients in felony cases in the Metro Atlanta area as well as surrounding counties.. Ms. Fegan is a member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Georgia Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Nelson Tyrone devotes his practice to representing people who have been seriously injured and to representing families who have lost a loved as a result of another’s negligence. Background. Mr. Tyrone is a graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia (CLA&S 1992) and received his law degree (with honors) from the University Of Georgia School Of Law (1998). Mr. Tyrone first practiced as an associate attorney with Atlanta’s pre-eminent criminal defense law firm, Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C. While an attorney with Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Mr. Tyrone represented clients in a variety of major felony and white collar criminal defense work in both state and federal courts and received acquittals from juries in a variety of major felony criminal prosecutions.   Among the cases he was involved in were the defense of Baltimore Ravens defensive back Ray Lewis and the defense of the United States Government's prosecution of the Gold Club in Atlanta, Georgia. After leaving Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C. he worked for Butler, Wooten P.C. in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia working primarily in the areas of medical malpractice, aviation and auto products liability work. Since 2002 Mr. Tyrone has practiced as Nelson O. Tyrone P.C. – representing people who have been severely injured and families who have lost a loved one as a result of a Defendant’s negligence. He is very selective about the cases he is willing to take on as the time and effort involved with each client allows him to only represent a few clients at one time.   He is often brought in to cases by other attorneys to lead the trial of their client’s cases. He prepares every case for trial – believing that is the best way to obtain full justice for his clients. He has represented individuals in thirty-seven (37) jury trials in state and federal courts in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Nebraska, Mississippi, Ohio and New York.. Specialties. Nelson Tyrone devotes his practice to representing people who have been catastrophically  injured and to representing families who have lost a loved as a result of another’s negligence.  He is a guest lecturer on "Discovering the Story" of the trial, the use of focus groups in trial preparation, and the nerve disorder Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).. Mr. Tyrone is a founding member of the Red Clay Democrats of Georgia and is member of the Board of Covenant Community, a residential treatment home for men suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. Mr. Tyrone represents the men of Covenant Community pro-bono while they are residents of the treatment program.  In 2008 he completed his first Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama and his first Iron Man Triathlon in Tempe, Arizona.  He is married to Leslie Katharine Tyrone, an architect.  He has two daughters: McGowan who is nine years old and Leslie Munday (Munday) who is two years old, a lab (Beau) and mix (Emily).  They live in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta.

Nathaniel F. Hansford is the managing partner at Hansford McDaniel - Workers' Compensation Attorneys. He is a top-rated, well-respected workers’ compensation lawyer in Atlanta who tirelessly fights on behalf of his clients. Prior to serving as a workers’ compensation attorney, he spent over five years defending insurance companies against plaintiff claims. This experience gave him great insight into how the opposition thinks. He uses this knowledge to better prepare each case. This is often a very difficult time in an individual’s life. Attorney Hansford takes the time to understand his clients’ stories and offers them the different options they have. He can help you find the compensation you deserve!

My primary goal is to protect the rights of individuals in Georgia who have been injured due the negligence or intentional wrongdoing of another person, those who have suffered physical or mental disability because of a workplace accident, and those who are struggling to support themselves because their Social Security disability claim was denied. Contact me if you have suffered from any of the following types of accident injuries:. Workers' Compensation. Personal Injury Accidents - Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Bicycle and Cycling Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, or experienced a Wrongful Death. Social Security. We offer free consultations to review the details of your case and provide the best legal advice possible.

My practice focuses on representing individuals and business owners in tax planning and disputes as well as in the day to day operation of their businesses.

My practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation.  Specifically, my work includes matters involving complex commercial and business disputes, product liability, toxic tort and unfair business practices litigation.  I represent clients in a wide variety of fields ranging from individual entrepreneurs and closely-held businesses to Fortune 500 companies, retail and manufacturing enterprises.. I have been recognized by my legal peers and the judiciary with a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating—the highest rating available in both legal ability and ethical standards.. I joined Kasowitz LLP in September 2006 after practicing with the Atlanta law firm of Barrickman, Allred & Young (2005-2006) and California law firms Barger & Wolen LLP (1999-2005) and McNamara, Dodge, Houston, McClure & Ney, LLP (1997-1999).

My corporate practice includes advising individuals and private and publicly held companies regarding business formation, corporate governance matters, joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions and a wide variety of other corporate matters.. My real estate practice focuses on real estate ownership structures, including drafting and negotiating agreements to document debt and equity investments in real estate, as well as real estate finance transactions, including initial financing through both debt and equity, assumption and defeasance transactions. I also represent developers and real estate investors in raising capital for real estate projects.. My securities practice includes private offerings and advising individuals and privately held companies regarding compliance with federal and state securities laws.. Prior to founding Stanley, Esrey & Buckley, LLP, I was a partner in a prominent regional firm specializing in corporate, securities and real estate transactions, and corporate counsel for a privately-held multi-national corporation.. I am admitted to practice in the states of Georgia and Ohio (inactive).

Ms. Moran is an associate in the Employee Benefits Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice is comprised of all aspects of executive compensation and qualified pension and welfare benefit plan legal work.

Mr. Slipakoff’s principal areas of concentration include venture capital, corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions.  From 2004-2014, Mr. Slipakoff co-founded two thriving mid-sized law firms in Atlanta where he headed the corporate law departments:. From 2008–2014, Mr. Slipakoff was a founding member of Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh, LLP and head of the firm’s Corporate Transactions practice group. The firm has approximately 50 attorneys and four. From 2004–2008, Mr. Slipakoff co-founded Taylor, Busch, Slipakoff & Duma, LLP, now Taylor English, LLP, a thriving mid-sized firm in Atlanta with over 120. From 1999–2004 Mr. Slipakoff served as senior corporate associate at BryanCave, LLP.  BryanCave LLP is a leading business and litigation firm with more than 1,000 attorneys in 24 worldwide offices including the United States, Europe and Asia.. Mr. Slipakoff has served as General Counsel for Razor Insights, LLC from its inception in 2010 through its sale to athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) on January 13, 2015.  athenahealth has a market capitalization of $5.3 billion and is a leader in billing and clinical-related software services to medical practices in the United States.. Mr. Slipakoff has served as General Counsel for UniPro Foodservice, Inc. since 2004.  UniPro is the world’s largest foodservice distribution organization with over $64 billion in combined sales by 750 member companies in 900 locations. UniPro is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Reeves is from Newnan, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in both Criminal Justice and Political Science. He then graduated from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2010 after taking a year off to work at Hawkins, Parnell & Young, LLC in the Asbestos and Products Liability Litigation Divisions.. Tracy began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Coweta Judicial Circuit. There he helped in establishing the Gang Intelligence Network as well as training prosecutors and law enforcement officers in investigating and prosecuting gang cases. Tracy was also the head of the Coweta Child Protocol that aided in the investigation and prosecution of allegations of child physical and sexual abuse. Tracy then moved to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office where he served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney in both the Trial Line Division and the Sexual Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Unit.. Mr. Reeves utilizes this experience to ensure that your rights will be protected in every aspect of your case; from arrest to trial. Capital cases, gang cases and child cases demand specialized skills, training and experience to defend due to the complicated nature of these cases. Mr. Reeves has successfully resolved cases from traffic citations to murder. Every client and case are important to Mr. Reeves and he remains accessible throughout the process.

Mr. Ference is a litigation attorney with The Fry Law Firm. He began his legal career as a Staff Attorney for the Superior Court judges of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit in northeast Georgia, after which he joined a law firm where he got his first exposure to representing clients who were injured due to the negligence of others. Prior to joining The Fry Law Firm, Mr. Ference also represented clients in high-stakes divorce and custody cases, and he utilizes his skills and experience as a litigator to help injured Georgians recover fair compensation for their injuries.. Mr. Ference earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, after which he obtained his law degree, with honors, from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia. In law school, Mr. Ference spent time working at both the Public Defender’s Office in Athens and the New Orleans Public Defender’s Office, which helped instill his passion for helping those who are less fortunate.. Mr. Ference is also a skilled professional photographer and, when not practicing law, he enjoys playing competitive kickball and exploring all that Atlanta has to offer.

Molly Hiland Parmer is an accomplished criminal defense attorney with experience in both state and federal court. She was born and raised in Chicago and has lived in the Atlanta area for the past 25 years. She graduated with high honors from Georgia Tech, earning a Bachelor of Science in 2004. After college, she taught special education in Atlanta Public Schools. Molly was named a Robert Woodruff Fellow – the highest honor bestowed on an incoming student – at Emory University School of Law, where she received a full-ride scholarship. After graduating with honors from law school, she worked as a public defender in DeKalb County. She tried a number of cases in DeKalb, including a murder trial that resulted in a not guilty verdict. She joined the Federal Defender Program in the Northern District of Georgia as a trial attorney in 2015. There, she defended those accused of drug trafficking, international money laundering, war crimes, violations of human rights, firearms violations, immigration offenses, child pornography, and allegations of white collar crime, to name a few. She is a graduate of the Bill Daniels Trial Academy, the National College of Criminal Defense, and the White Collar Crime College presented by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She teaches Trial Techniques and Legal Professionalism at Emory Law, has presented seminars on criminal defense for Lawyers for Equal Justice and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and presently serves on the board for the Georgia Innocence Project.

Mike has helped clients recover millions.  His philosophy is simple and effective: focus on a small number of cases and maximize the value of each one.  Mike represents people injured in tractor-trailer, commercial motor vehicle, and automobile accidents, crime victims in negligent security cases, and others who are seriously injured.. Mike has been recognized as one of the best young lawyers in Georgia and named a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyers and Atlanta Magazine.  Only 2.5% of all lawyers in Georgia are selected as Rising Stars.. Mike initially practiced law with an international law firm based in Atlanta, defending companies in personal injury and commercial litigation cases.  He routinely represented Georgia’s largest electric utility company in personal injury cases.  The firm selected Mike as its “Legal Aid Fellow,” and he fought for low-income individuals whose landlords illegally evicted them or forced them to live in poor conditions.  Mike still fights for people injured because of negligence by landlords and property owners.. Mike graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law.  While in law school, Mike excelled on both the National Moot Court and Mock Trial Teams.  He won the Ralph J. Beaird Closing Argument Competition and the Talmadge Moot Court Competition.  The law school named Mike the “Outstanding Mock Trial Advocate” of his class and inducted him into the Lumpkin Inn of Court and the National Order of the Barristers.   He is often asked to teach current law students advocacy skills and techniques.. Mike graduated cum laude from Furman University and currently serves as an Ambassador for the University.  In that role, he interviews perspective students and provides feedback to the Admissions Department.  While at Furman, Mike served as captain of the Mock Trial Team and worked for U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham.  Mike then worked for a number of news organizations, including Fox News Channel in New York City and Cox Broadcasting’s Washington, DC news bureau.  Each day he helped tell audiences about challenges faced by individuals and their communities.  Now, instead of telling stories on television to thousands of people, Mike advocates for his clients to juries.

Michael Moebes began his professional career as a client representative with IBM before resigning to attend law school at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He spent three years representing employers and insurers at the insurance defense law firm of Drew, Eckl & Farnham in midtown Atlanta before joining the legal team at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for two years. These five years taught him how insurers evaluate injury claims in terms of validity and financial exposure in addition to teaching him about the nuances of practicing injury law throughout the great state of Georgia. In 2009, Mr. Moebes started Moebes Law, LLC and has passionately represented the injured ever since. In fact, he has recovered millions of dollars and won the right to countless medical procedures in the course of his representation of injured workers and veterans since starting his firm. He is active in the National Organization for Veterans’ Advocates, the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group, and numerous local and national bar organizations. Mr. Moebes has been named a “Rising Star” and a "Super Lawyer" by the Georgia “Super Lawyers” organization, an honor given to 2.5% of attorneys in their practice field as voted upon by their peers. He has also been named among the “Legal Elite” by GeorgiaTrend magazine. He has lectured at the Georgia Trial Lawyers annual convention, the “Fundamentals of Law Practice” course at Georgia State University College of Law, and the “National Return to Work Week” radio show. When not practicing law, Lieutenant Colonel Moebes served as a Medical Service Corps officer with the U.S. Air Force Reserves, retiring after 23 years in June 2020. He deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom: twice to Balad Air Base, Iraq and once to Andrews AFB, Maryland. In the course of his decorated military service, he facilitated the aeromedical evacuation of thousands of wounded warriors and participated in the Jessica Lynch rescue mission in 2003.

Matt Hollingsworth is an Atlanta-based personal injury trial attorney and founding member of Hollingsworth Injury Law, LLC. He has litigated hundreds of personal injury and insurance defense matters in Georgia, acting as first-chair counsel in jury and bench trials. He has extensive experience handling car accident cases, commercial truck and bus crashes, wrongful death claims, and premises liability and negligent security matters. This background has prepared him with the ability to fight aggressively and strategically for accident victims and their families.. Matt grew up in Gwinnett County, Georgia and graduated with his undergraduate degree in Economics from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Interested in the advocacy and alternative dispute resolution program, he attended law school at the Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law. He focused his studies primarily on civil procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy, and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2013.. In his personal life, Matt is involved in various public service committees and organizations to assist the local community and pro bono groups. He is also an at-large Board Member on his neighborhood association. He and his fiancé have lived in Atlanta for over five years, along with their two dogs, Jazzy Belle and Stella.

Marc D’Annunzio is a member of Alston & Bird's Financial Services & Products Group. Marc focuses his practice on complex corporate and commercial transactions—mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and new product launches—both within and outside the U.S. for companies in the payments industry, including banks, transaction processors, ISOs, merchants and B2B payment service providers. In doing so, he combines a thorough knowledge of relevant laws, regulations and payment association rules with a pragmatic, results-focused approach. Marc has been designated as a Certified Payments Professional by the Electronic Transactions Association, one of the leading organizations representing the payments industry.. Marc also has significant experience in corporate governance, venture capital and private equity investments, licensing, and general corporate and commercial counseling.. Read more:. Specialties: Payments, M&A, joint ventures, divestitures, strategic alliances, international transactions and commercial relationships.

Kevin graduated with Honors from Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida. During law school, Kevin was active in the student body, holding membership in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Society, and the Student Bar Association, among other organizations. Kevin graduated in the top one-third of his class, and received ‘book awards’ in the Cyberlaw Seminar and Evidence.. Kevin had the opportunity to study at the prestigious University of Sydney College of Law in Sydney, Australia, where he had the privilege to study key aspects of Common and International law under world-renowned professor Ron McCallum AO. After his second year at FSU, Kevin was an assistant professor in the law school’s Summer for Undergraduates program, assisting FSU professors in teaching elements of Constitutional, Criminal, and Evidentiary law to up and coming law students.. Kevin practices primarily personal injury and criminal defense trial work. He has served as legal counsel in jury trials in both personal injury and criminal defense work. He has recovered over a million dollars for his personal injury clients, and achieved dismissals or acquittals in many of his criminal defense cases.. Kevin earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Georgia, earning his Bachelor of Arts in History. During his time at UGA, Kevin also had the opportunity to study at Kanda University in Makuhari, Japan and King's College in the United Kingdom, earning certificates in Japanese Language and European History.. Kevin lives in Garden Hills, and when not practicing law he enjoys travel, history, Irish music, Martial Arts, and soccer. He speaks English, Japanese, Italian, and is proficient in German.

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