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Mecca has always stood up to bullies. It started on the playground—the tiniest one out there, but likely the loudest and the fastest to take a stand. Years later, after an accumulation of education with intense training mixed with her zeal for helping people, she continues fighting for the underdog against large corporations and insurance companies.. Mecca brings a distinctive skill set to the firm’s trial practice. She is tenacious, competitive, compassionate, honest, and a real straight shooter. Most importantly, she detests big businesses, industries, or anyone else standing in the way of her client and their fair compensation. Period.. Mecca’s professional background has enabled her to excel at trial work. She began clerking for judges while attending Valpo Law, but it was her clerkship with Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham that launched her legal career. After leaving the Supreme Court, Mecca practiced at arguably the state’s top boutique litigation firm. From there, she stepped into her calling as a trial lawyer with a national Black-owned law firm known not just for its spectacular verdicts but also its commitment to social justice. Now, as one of the state’s fastest rising legal stars, she is bringing her talents to the Werner Law team.. Winning justice for her deserving clients is not Mecca’s only professional desire. Committed to the adage “to whom much is given, much is required,” Mecca serves Atlanta’s legal community as a leader with the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), and the DeKalb Bar Association. Mecca was selected as a 2017 member of the GTLA LEAD Program. She is an alumna of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers’ Division Leadership Academy, and she has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2019.

Thomas J. Lyman, founder of The Lyman Firm, has never been comfortable in the passenger’s seat. From the racetrack to the courtroom, Thomas has spent his career with both hands on the wheel, guiding his clients to successful, effective resolutions. He knows exactly what it takes to navigate complex and contentious situations, both as an experienced litigator and an accomplished racing driver. His approach to counseling his clients is the same as if he were bringing his racecar under the checkered flag—hands on, passionate, and always seeking the best route forward.. Thomas focuses his practice on representing clients—or, as he likes to think of them, extended family—who have unfortunately been injured due to the wrongdoing of others. He  pursues these matters on whatever track is required to succeed; to that end, Thomas has litigated numerous cases in both state and federal court.

***  MIGUEL CASTRO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE 2018 AND 2019 SUPER LAWYERS GEORGIA RISING STARS LIST  ***. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.  The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.. *****. As a Plaintiff’s lawyer, Miguel specializes in litigating and trying cases, seeking justice for injured survivors of, and families of victims killed in catastrophic collisions and mishaps involving motor vehicles, tractor-trailers, DUI drivers, and premises liability situations.. $4,500,000 FROM TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK. Driver for now-defunct tractor-trailer company lost control of tractor-trailer and killed Clients.. $4,400,000 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION [$3,700,000 JURY VERDICT + $700,000 ATTORNEYS' FEES]. Client was injured when at-fault driver turned left at an intersection. At-fault driver's auto insurer failed to pay their insured's $25,000 policy limit on four (4) separate occasions, despite the the severity of the wreck and Client's injuries.. $4,000,000 FROM TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK. Client was injured when a tractor-trailer crashed into the rear of Client's stopped vehicle.. $2,750,000 FROM TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK. Client was injured when a tractor-trailer crashed into the Client’s broken-down vehicle.. $2,500,000 FROM TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK. Client was killed after driving underneath the trailer of a tractor-trailer that suddenly jackknifed while entering the highway.. $2,000,000 FROM TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK. Client was killed after tractor-trailer driver lost control and jackknifed into client's lane.. + $1,200,000 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. Client was injured when a commercial/company truck crashed into the Client's vehicle.. + $1,100,000 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. Client was injured when a commercial/company truck crashed into the Client's vehicle.. $1,050,000 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION.  Clients were injured when negligent driver crashed head-on into their van.. $995,626 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. Client was injured when the driver of her vehicle crashed into 3 other vehicles.. $900,000 FOR BURN VICTIM. Client suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns when a licensed professional negligently lit a candle.. $800,000 FOR PEDESTRIAN. Client was walking to her car in a McDonald's parking lot when she was run-over by 18 yr. old driver.. $400,000 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. Client was injured when the at-fault driver ran a red light and crashed into Client's vehicle.. $350,000 FROM MOTORCYCLE COLLISION. Client was injured when another motorist hit Client's motorcycle and drove away from the scene.

Aggressive yet diplomatic, Tanya has mastered the nuance that builds confidence and projects authority. Her investigative skills and commanding courtroom presence – honed during her years as a tenacious lead and supervising criminal prosecutor and in her private practice as a fierce attorney representing clients in the private sector– give her the ability to make a compelling case for the benefit of her clients, regardless of their wealth or social standing.. Miller has a soft spot for the children, victims and underdogs, and she is relentless in her determination to set things right:. As a prosecutor, Miller played a key role in the criminal investigation and prosecution of widespread and systemic cheating and test-tampering in the Atlanta Public School System and related RICO charges. This organizational corruption harmed thousands of Georgia schoolchildren while enriching some of the system’s most powerful administrators. In addition to more than eighty confessions, 11 of 12 educators accused were further convicted at trial on racketeering charges.She successfully prosecuted the deadly Easter Sunday hit-and-run case in which a young woman caused a chain-reaction crash on Camp Creek Parkway that killed five people, including a newborn and two young children, left the scene of the accident, and, with the help of her mother, tampered with evidence in an attempt to avoid arrest. Both mother and daughter were convicted and sentenced to prison.On behalf of the family of a crime victim murdered in cold blood on the grounds of an apartment complex long known for criminal gang activity, Miller brought suit against the property owner for negligent security and failure to protect its tenants, including minor children and minority residents. Her advocacy resulted in a significant out-of-court settlement that recognized the value of the victim’s life.. In a similar case, Miller represented a crime victim who was gravely wounded during a botched robbery attempt at a motel where he was a guest. Arguing that the motel owners were aware the property was unsafe but did nothing to warn unsuspecting guests about known criminal activity, Miller fought for and obtained a confidential settlement for her injured client.

Robert Sneed has more than twenty (23) years' of experience in all aspects of litigation. Robert’s primary focus of practice is in the area of personal injury and wrongful death, products and premises liability, and insurance coverage disputes.Robert has tried numerous jury and non-jury trials, representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in Georgia and other jurisdictions. He has appeared before arbitral forums such as the American Arbitration Association, and has successfully mediated hundreds of civil cases in Georgia. Robert is currently an attorney with John Foy and Associates, P.C. in Atlanta, focusing on personal injury.  Robert has previously worked as a personal injury attorney with Morgan & Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia.  Prior to Morgan & Morgan, Robert owned his own law firm, McConnell & Sneed, focusing on personal injury and business-related matters. Robert previously served as a trial lawyer with the Property Team at Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, where he regularly defended the interests of insurance companies and their insureds. Prior to that, Robert was a trial lawyer at Weinstock & Scavo, P.C., where he aggressively represented the interests of his clients within Georgia and in other jurisdictions. Robert has also served as in-house counsel for Infinity Property & Casualty Company, where he defended insureds in third party civil actions and was instrumental in drafting insurance policy language in various states across the country. Robert’s diverse background in representing insurance companies, insureds, and injured parties, provides him with the unique ability to apply his experience in practicing on both sides of the aisle in effectively representing his clients.Robert is married to Beth Sneed, a native of the Atlanta area and Marist High School graduate, and currently lives in the Brookhaven area of Atlanta. Robert enjoys golf and traveling.

Kristen Pitts is the Managing Attorney at the KP Law Group. She has been practicing law for over fourteen years. Kristen is a trial lawyer who has represented clients in court all over the state of Georgia. She is committed to making sure that injured victims are treated fairly by big insurance companies. The K.P. Law Group focuses exclusively on personal injury law. We are up to date on all of the latest trends and developments in this area of the law, which makes us specially equipped to advocate for the best results for our clients' cases.. In addition to operating the K.P. Law Group, Kristen Pitts is also a registered neutral with BAY Mediation, where she helps other parties resolve their issues and cases before trial.

I am a skilled personal injury attorney who practices Georgia personal injury attorney law and North Carolina personal injury law. I have earned significant recoveries for my clients, including several million and multi-million dollar rewards.. I began my career in a large Atlanta law firm where I gained extensive experience defending insurance companies, trucking companies, auto accident defendants and retail business establishments for both injury and commercial litigation cases.. In 2000 I started my own law firm, focusing my practice on the representation of individuals who have suffered a personal injury. Due in part to my background in handling insurance matters pertaining to personal injury claims prior to starting my firm, I have excelled at reaching positive results for my clients in personal injury matters.. Because of my insurance defense background, I have a strong grasp of what is necessary to achieve a good outcome with an insurance company in personal injury matters. Unlike many lawyers who are content to seek an early settlement of a case, I prepare each case for trial in an effort to maximize the recovery for the client.. I have been both lead counsel and co-counsel in a number of significant jury trials in both Georgia and North Carolina. I have experience in many areas of personal injury, as I have tried cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury and permanent disability.. My professional accomplishments have been recognized by my peers. In 2003 I was given an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest peer rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

I grew up between Brooklyn, New York and Long Island. I attended New York University on an academic scholarship as the first in my family to graduate from college. You can say I beat the odds.. After graduating from NYU, I moved to Atlanta in 2000 to pursue a career in IT with IBM. While working at IBM, I started a successful promotions company, as a side interest, that would teach me so much about people and Atlanta as a whole. Despite this success, I decided to pursue a lifelong goal of becoming an attorney. I graduated from Georgia State University College of Law at the top of my class. In my practice, I combine my understanding of my city (Atlanta) and the inherent toughness gained from my childhood neighborhood to provide zealous advocacy for my clients. As my legal career continues, I continue to be active in my community and hope to inspire the next generation of attorneys.

As the son of a doctor, Harrell Gunn has always been familiar with the challenges presented by personal injury cases. He grew up seeing these situations through a medical lens, but quickly realized that serving clients through legal representation was his true calling.. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Harrell is no stranger to the community. He attended high school in Gwinnett County before studying at Georgia Southern University. He then pursued his passion for justice by enrolling in Georgia State University’s School of Law.. Harrell began his law career by training under some of the top injury lawyers in Georgia. With a desire to work more directly and exclusively with his clients, Harrell went on to found Gunn Law Group. Since founding Gunn Law Group, he has gone on to recover millions in compensation for his clients who have been injured through no fault of their own.. FocusAlthough he could have chosen any area of law, he naturally found himself drawn to personal injury and to representing the people of Georgia. Harrell has a gift for communicating with individuals and maintaining a deep level of empathy for clients. Whether speaking to his clients or to a jury, his caring personality and knowledge of the law are perfectly suited to serve the needs of individuals in personal injury cases.. Why Choose UsDespite the rapidly growing nature of his firm, Harrell continues to work tirelessly on behalf of the injured victims of Georgia and continues to treat each client with a personalized and compassionate approach. Give your case its best shot and let the experienced team at Gunn Law Group provide you with the legal representation you deserve.

Harlan Wood (pictured center) is a Personal Injury Lawyer in Atlanta.  Harlan is a civil litigator representing those injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents- truck, car, motorcycle, slip and falls, and also wrongful death matters.  Harlan has been a litigator the entirety of his career as a lawyer, nearly 20 years, and has represented countless people with injury claims. Harlan works with his clients to acheive justice.  Harlan is a retired Army Judge Advocate (military lawyer) and has handled countless matters in a military setting.

Mohamad Ahmad is a seasoned trial lawyer with a proven track record of success. In most cases, Mohamad is brought into the case just weeks before trial. In 2016, Mohamad obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict when the defense only offered less than 5% of the verdict prior to trial. That same year, he also obtained over $2 Million for his client in a hotly contested trust dispute. In 2015, Mohamad obtained a $2.35 Million settlement in Georgia against an employer in a wrongful death suit. Mohamad also obtained a defense verdict after jury trial on behalf of a multinational corporation against the corporation’s former president, who sought over $20 million in damages for wrongful termination. At trial, the former president was represented by the named partner of a major California law firm.In 2014, Mohamad obtained a $700, settlement in a real estate fraud case just before trial; the highest pretrial offer made by the defense was $30,000. In 2013, Mohamad obtained the largest workplace-negligence jury verdict in the State of Georgia and a $395, settlement on behalf of clients injured in a motor vehicle accident. In 2012, Mohamad obtained a favorable settlement against Lowe’s Hardware in a breach of contract suit. In 2011, Mohamad successfully dismissed a $500 Million trade-secrets lawsuit brought by a major biotech company against a former employee on summary judgment; the case lingered for four years prior to Mohamad’s involvement.

Alyssa has secured hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of individuals and families of individuals who have been catastrophically injured or killed as the result of others’ negligence. She is known for her canny and creative strategic mind, and has performed every vital role on a trial team. She is routinely brought into cases to brief complex dispositive issues for trial or appeal, as well as to help try cases, motions practice, and appellate advocacy Alyssa is routinely brought into cases at all stages of litigation, including to brief complex pretrial evidentiary issues, Daubert and other critical dispositive motions. Alyssa has been responsible for winning vital orders and developing key evidence posturing cases for trial, settlement, and otherwise protecting her clients’ recoveries against appeal. She helped secure more than $200 million in settlements in 2023 alone, including three 8-figure settlements and fourteen 7-figure settlements. One of her most recent cases resulted in a record-setting $162 million settlement for the tragic deaths of several women in a single-vehicle rollover. Other notable recent settlements include a record-setting $45 million settlement for a defective lift kit that paralyzed a young child, a $10 million truck wreck settlement involving broker liability claims, an $11 million product liability settlement stemming from the death of a young child, two $ 5 million truck wreck brain injury settlements three months apart, and a $19.5 million product liability settlement involving a vehicle fire. Alyssa’s prior co-counsel have credited her with more than doubling their case’s historic settlement values by being part of the team.. Alyssa has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star (only the top 2.5% of all lawyers receive this recognition) since 2019, a top 10 Personal Injury Attorney by Forbes since 2023, and was a 2017-2018 GTLA LEAD Class participant (only 15 selected from a large pool of applicants). She is licensed to practice in both Georgia and South Carolina.. Alyssa has also worked as an interim clerk for the Honorable Steve Jones, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.. Alyssa attended the University of North Carolina for college and then Emory University School of Law. She graduated from both with honors. While at Emory, she served as on the executive boards for the Emory Moot Court Society and the Emory Public Interest Committee. During college, Alyssa volunteered as a crisis hotline responder with HopeLine and at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. It was these experiences and the desire to help individuals suffering through unspeakable tragedies that drew her to plaintiff’s work. Alyssa has built a reputation of working hard, working fast, and always going the extra mile for her clients.

As a plaintiff's attorney, my primary goal is to help others overcome their legal injustice and see claims through to a successful resolution. My practice currently focuses on legal malpractice litigation, meaning that I pursue claims against other attorneys who were negligent in their representation of a client. The Linley Jones Firm also practices in the area of serious personal injury and wrongful death. Our offices are in Atlanta, but we pursue justice throughout the state, regardless of proximity to Atlanta.. Prior to becoming a plaintiff's attorney, I spent nearly four years defending legal malpractice and medical malpractice claims.  This prior experience gives me a unique perspective on plaintiff's work and the advantage of being able to anticipate defenses to a lawsuit.. I work closely with my clients to develop and execute case strategies and I take pride in helping my clients obtain successful results when a prior attorney let them down.

I have been a trial lawyer for over thirty five (35) years. My practice focuses largely on the litigation of complex disputes involving common law, statutory law, contract law, physician and hospital liability law, products liability law, commercial, corporate and business issues, catastrophic personal injury cases and class action/mass torts/pharmaceutical litigation.. I have prosecuted and defended hundreds of litigated matters before state courts, federal courts and administrative agencies and tried over 100 cases to verdict.. I have lectured on medical  professional liability issues, complex litigation issues and trial techniques and presented risk management and risk assessment seminars for various clients. In addition to my trial experience, lecturing and advising clients, I have served as  a mediator in hundreds of matters.. I am a National Partner and President of The Cochran Firm, Chairman of the National Firm's Executive/Management Committee and Managing Partner of the Firm's Atlanta office. The Cochran Firm has 28 offices located in 17 states.. My professional recognitions include being named as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers" in the State of Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers Association. I have earned an "AV" Preeminent rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest achievable rating given to an attorney. I have been designated a Georgia Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2007 - 2022.  I was selected as a Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and named by Men Looking Ahead News Magazine to its 2011 annual "Power List of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Lawyers".. In November 2011 I was inducted ino the Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame.  The Gate City Bar Association is the oldest African-American Bar Association in the State of Georgia.  Being inducted into the Hall of Fame is the Association's highest award.. In March 2012 I was inducted as a Fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL).  Chartered in 1954 to facilitate the administration of justice, promote the rule of law internationally, and elevate the standards  of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, IATL limits its invitation-only membership to 500 lawyers from the United States. IATL selects only those lawyers who have demonstrated excellence in courtroom advocacy throughout their careers.. In April 2014 I received the Clarence Darrow Award during the Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference.  The Clarence Darrow Award recognizes dedication and excellence in the legal profession and is given to jan attorney who has demonstrated exceptional conviction in his work.. In July 2014 I received The National Bar Association's Maynard H. Jackson Legacy Award.  The award is presented to an honoree for empowering the future and providing leadership in our communities as did the late Honorable Maynard H. Jackson, Jr.. I was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 for my work in the area of Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions for my work in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Products Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs. The 2021 and 2022 listing also included my work in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Plaintiffs. In 2019 I was named “Lawyer of the Year" for my work in Products Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs in Atlanta. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" designation.. In January 2015 I was installed as President of The National Trial Lawyers Association.  The National Trial Lawyers Association is a professional organization comprised of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in each state.  I currently serve on the Executive Committee of The National Trial Lawyers (2008-2022).. In March of 2015 I was included on The a Lawyers of Color Fourth Annual Power List.  The Power List is a comprehensive catalog of the nation's most influential minority attorneys and non-minority legal diversity advocates, including corporate general counsel, law firm managing partners, law school deans and the highest ranking government attorneys.. In April 2015 I was selected for membership in The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC).  Lawyers selected for membership in NADC receive the designation of Nation's Top Attorneys. Only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States is selected for membership in the NADC.. In January 2016 I was designated a Senior Fellow by the Litigation Counsel of America.  Senior Fellow status in the honorary society is reserved for advanced commitment to and support of the Litigation Counsel of America, the Diversity Law Institute and Trial Law Institute.. In October 2016 I was selected  by America’s Top 100 Attorneys as a Lifetime Achievement recipient. This once-in-a-lifetime, by invitation only, honor is given to less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys practicing in the United States.. In December 2016 I was elected as a Fellow by the American Bar Foundation (ABF).  The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have been selected by their peers to become members of The Fellows.  Membership in The Fellows is limited to less than one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.. In February 2017 I was the recipient of the Lawyers of Distinction Award.  This certification is bestowed upon the top 10% of lawyers practicing in the U.S. and is granted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience and disciplinary history.. The National Trial Lawyers Magazine, from 2017 through 2020, selected me as  a participant in The Round Table: America's 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, a very select group of the very best and outstanding trial Lawyers in the nation who have achieved extraordinary success in the courtroom and in the legal profession.. In April 2018 I was inducted into The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame.  The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame recognizes and honors those few individuals, both past and present, who have left an indelible mark on the American legal tradition through a lifetime of service to the American public, the Constitution and the American trial bar.. From 2019 through 2022 I was selected for inclusion in the LAWDRAGON 500 Leading Plainfiff Consumer Lawyer guide. The guide presents the best of the U.S. plaintiff bar who specialize in representing individuals who have suffered injuries from accidents, pharmaceuticals, civil rights abuse and other torts. The 500 lawyers selected bring their cases as individual matters as well as in class actions.. In January 2020 I was selected as an honoree on The Lawyers of Color Fifth Power List. The power list recognizes the most influential minority attorneys and allies in the nation.. In February 2021 I was recognized by Lawyers of Color as one of the Ten Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade.. In March 2021 I was named by Trial Lawyer Magazine and The National Law Journal as a 2020 member of America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers.. In July 2021 I was designated by The Litigation Counsel of America (“LCA”) as a member of The Order of Centurions, comprised of Fellows of the LCA who have tried to verdict one hundred or more jury trials in trial courts of record and The Order of Certus, comprised of Fellows of the LCA who have made at least three oral arguments before state appellate courts or Canadian Federal or Provincial Courts of Appeal and/or two oral arguments before the United States Courts of Appeals and/or one oral argument before the United States Supreme Court or the Supreme Court of Canada.. The National Bar Association honored me with the Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Journey to Justice Award during the annual convention in July 2021. The award is presented to an attorney who exemplifies the spirit of fighting for minority communities and the courage to take on hard cases that pushes us forward as a community and a society.. In March 2022 I was selected to America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® for Georgia. Less than one-half percent (0.5%) of attorneys in the United States will ever receive this award, making it the premier achievement for Personal Injury Attorneys throughout the nation.. I graduated, with honors, from N.C. State University and attended Duke University Law School as an Elvin R. Latty scholar, graduating with a J.D.. I, along with my litigation teams, have obtained over $1 Billion in settlements and verdicts for our clients in a vast array of areas, including commercial and complex litigation, environmental litigation, products liability litigation, police misconduct and municipal liability cases, auto, trucking and vehicle accident cases, medical malpractice and professional liability cases and class action/mass tort/pharmaceutical litigation.

Keith Evra is currently with The Stoddard Firm where he specializes in litigation on behalf of those who have suffered catastrophic injuries.  Keith has extensive experience representing victims in:. Keith was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. After college, Keith returned home and continued his education at Georgia State University College of Law.  During school in both Athens and Atlanta, he gained valuable experience with several prestigious internships, including the Athens-Clarke County Public Defender Office, Office of the Georgia Capital Defender, and DeKalb County Public Defender Office.. Once he became a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Keith devoted his first five years of practice at a boutique firm representing clients often charged with very serious offenses. Some of those cases eventually evolved into major civil cases recovering large settlements on behalf of those who were innocently accused of crimes they did not commit. With this same passion, Keith joined The Stoddard Firm in order to continue that battle exclusively by recovering damages on behalf of those that are wronged by others.. He is trained in criminal and personal injury litigation. Keith has experience in entertainment law, such as drafting and reviewing contracts. He has proudly represented veterans, doctors, best-selling authors, students, police officers, judges and many others in a variety of legal matters.

Mel Hewitt has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 1985. After completing four years of active duty in the United States Navy, Mr. Hewitt spent the next six years in public law enforcement serving in the uniformed patrol division, the detective bureau and undercover narcotics investigations.  He the entered the corporate world  where he spent the next seventeen years in the private security industry. Mr. Hewitt was ultimately named president of Globe Security Systems, Inc., a publically-held, private security firm with over 13,000 employees and over 100 offices in the United States and Europe. Mr. Hewitt left corporate America in 1989 and, along with Harriet Isenberg, opened a private law practice in Atlanta, Georgia.. Mr. Hewitt primarily represents victims of serious assaults and batteries, sexual assaults, child molestation, nursing home abuse and families of murder victims. He is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American Association of Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC), the National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA), the National Organization for Victims of Crime (NOVA), the Crime Victime Advocacy Counsel (CVAC), Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc. (AVA) and the Lawyer's Club of Atlanta. Mr. Hewitt is the past president of the Crime Victim Advocacy Council; is the co-chair of the National Center for Victims of Crime; is on the Advisory Board of the National Crime Victims Bar Association, and a long-standing member of the Board of Directors of Atlanta Victim Assistance. Mr. Hewitt has been a speaker at NOVA, NCVC, NCVBA, GTLA and at various professional organization conferences. He has appeared on television and radio programs speaking on issues of negligent security and civil justice for crime victims, and has published several articles relating to negligent security and crime victim issues in Trial Magazine, Calendar Call and The Connection.

Briant G. Mildenhall is an attorney at Fried Goldberg LLC who represents individuals and families in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases against corporations and insurance companies. Prior to joining Fried Goldberg, Briant was a partner at a firm specializing in plaintiff personal injury cases. He worked at his prior firm ten years and gained experience trying and litigating trucking cases, motor vehicle collision cases, and premises liability cases. Before that, Briant worked for several years at a firm handling defense of trucking and premises liability cases. He has first-hand knowledge of how insurance companies evaluate claims and uses this insider knowledge to help his injured clients.. Briant grew up in Marietta, Georgia. He obtained his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 2002 majoring in Russian and Foreign Literature. Briant then received his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2007.. Briant was awarded a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He was also named one of the Top 100 attorneys in Georgia and one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 by The National Trial Lawyers Association. He was named multiple times to the lists of Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine and Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. Briant has a 10.0/10.0 Superb rating on AVVO.. Mr. Mildenhall is fluent in Russian and has taught trial advocacy skills to students in Ukraine and Moldova. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Atlanta Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. He is also an Eagle Scout.. Briant married his wife Katie in 2002, and they now live in Roswell with their five children. Briant enjoys hiking and playing soccer with his family and is a passionate Georgia football and Atlanta United fan.

Alan L. Grinberg is one of the Nation’s premier trial lawyers. His litigation experience includes having successfully represented clients in Georgia, Florida, California, and New York.. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Grinberg moved to South Florida in 1989. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Miami, where he majored in Business Administration and minored in Business Law, while graduating in just three years. Mr. Grinberg received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami – School of Law where he first began to refine his skills in trial advocacy as a member of the trial competition team.. Immediately after graduating law school, Mr. Grinberg was recruited by one of California’s top trial firms, Balcom & Associates. After two years, he returned to South Florida where he served as a Public Defender in Broward County for two and a half years prior to entering private practice. During this time, he represented hundreds of indigent defendants in both misdemeanor and felony cases. As a public defender, Mr. Grinberg had one of the most impressive trial records in the county!. Once in private practice, Mr. Grinberg switched gears and began to focus his attention on helping those injured by the negligence of others. As a personal injury litigator, Mr. Grinberg was honored by being rated AV Preeminent. That is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He was also rated as “Top 100” by The National Trial Lawyers.. What sets Mr. Grinberg apart from many other practicing lawyers is that he is not only experienced in handling some of the most complex litigation cases, but he is also incredibly passionate about the work that he does. He is a fearless advocate who provides all of his clients with the highest quality of professional legal service.