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R. Walker Garrett graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 2007, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Political Science and minors in Business Administration and History. While at Huntingdon, he played varsity tennis, starting at both top singles and top doubles positions. Mr. Garrett graduated from Mercer Law School in May 2010 with a Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing, Research and Drafting. While at Mercer he was awarded the CALI Award for the highest grade in Advanced Legal Research, and he served as research assistant for Tax Professor, Monica Armstrong.. Upon graduating law school, Mr. Garrett joined a boutique litigation firm, Harp & Callier, specializing in catastrophic injury litigation and Federal Employer Liability Act litigation, representing injured railroad union workers.  Mr. Garrett is licensed in the State and Superior Courts of Georgia, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, Alabama State courts, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  In 2012, Mr. Garrett joined the Finley Firm where he continues his personal injury litigation practice, along with handling major mass tort and class action projects.  Mr. Garrett is the lead attorney for the Finley Firm’s representation of hundreds of business and individual clients for the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, recovering millions for business owners throughout the Gulf states.  Mr. Garrett is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on the membership committee and has chaired educational seminars for other members of the bar.  Also, Mr. Garrett is on the board of the General Practice and Trial Section of the Georgia bar and has served as co-editor of that section’s quarterly publication, The Calendar Call, since 2012.  He also serves as the city captain for the “Ask-a-Lawyer” pro bono service day in Columbus on an annual basis.. In the community, Mr. Garrett is now serving his second term as board chairman for The Literacy Alliance, a local charity committed to ending illiteracy in the Chattahoochee Valley.  As part of the organization, Mr. Garrett reads to pre-k students on an individual basis every week in Title I school in Columbus, and takes the adult literacy students to the Georgia Capitol to meet their state legislators for Literacy Day.  Mr. Garrett is also a member of the Rotary Club of Columbus and serves on its board of directors.  Mr. Garrett serves on the boards of the Columbus Iron Works, the Columbus Young Art Patrons, the Greater Columbus Young Professionals, the Hamilton Cemetery Association and he served on the board of the Convention Trade Center Authority.  Additionally, Mr. Garrett is a member of the Columbus Inn of Court and Lawyers Club of Atlanta.  Mr. Garrett also serves his church, First Baptist Church of Columbus, as an usher every Sunday, a Deacon, and member of the Advisory Committee.  Mr. Garrett was awarded the “Five under Forty Award” by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Columbus and the Valley Magazine at the age of twenty nine, in 2013.. In 2016, Mr. Garrett ran for Columbus City Council in the primary election.  Mr. Garrett won both races in District 8, a special election to fill the unexpired term of Councilor C. E. McDaniel and the other to fill the four-year term.  Mr. Garrett is the youngest councilman and is expected to bring diversity to the community.  Mr. Garrett will continue to serve the City of Columbus and bring a new vitality to the city neighborhoods.

Brandon Snellings grew up in Phenix City, Alabama where he attended Glenwood School graduating as Salutatorian.  While in high school, Brandon was recognized by the University of Alabama as a Capstone Scholar and attended the World Affairs Seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the National Student Leadership Conference for Law and Advocacy at American University in Washington, D.C., and the ILISA Language Institute while studying abroad in Costa Rice. He was also named as a state finalist in Alabama for Wendy’s High School Heisman for his efforts in academics, athletics, and community service.. Following high school, Brandon attended Mercer University as a Josiah Penfield Scholar earning his undergraduate degree.  At Mercer, Brandon was inducted into the Gamma Sigma Alpha honor society, played for Mercer’s tennis team, again studied abroad in Morocco, and joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity serving multiple offices including president and spending all four years on its executive board.  Brandon also participated in Lambda Chi at a national level attending the Impact Leadership program at the University of Florida and serving on the fraternity’s national status committee at the University of Maryland.. Continuing his education, Brandon attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law as a Jesse Mercer Scholar.  Throughout law school Brandon advanced in Mercer’s oral argument and client counseling competitions, captained one of the school’s most successful intramural teams, and focused his education on trial practice including advanced litigation drafting, trial practice manual, and earning an advanced writing and research honor.  During his time at law school Brandon also spent two years in Macon, Georgia clerking in the fields of Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation.  Prior to graduation, he also returned to Columbus in order to clerk for Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judges, the Honorable Douglas Pullen and Honorable Bobby Peters.. Returning home after completing his education, Brandon has continued to enjoy being involved in the legal field and local community including serving as president of the Columbus Young Lawyers Division, on the executive board of the Columbus Bar Association, and treasurer of the Columbus Trial Lawyers Association, as well as, participating in local CORTA tennis leagues, CASA soccer leagues, and has both acted as legal counsel for and played with the Columbus Lions and Beyond the Game Sports leagues.  Brandon resides in Phenix City with his wife, Andrea Kirsti Snellings, who works locally for TSYS and teaches ballet at Columbus School of Music and Dance.  Together, they are avid Auburn fans.

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