Top best Appeals lawyers in zip 30326 - Georgia

Firm: The Bullard Firm, LLC

3455 Peachtreet Road, NE , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Appeals

The Bullard Firm’s founder and principal lawyer, Brandon Bullard, has spent his entire career successfully representing criminal defendants on appeal. He is recognized across Georgia as a fearsome appellate advocate with an encyclopedic knowledge of criminal law and procedure, as well as a remarkable talent for conveying that knowledge lucidly and persuasively in writing and speech. In addition to his frequent appearances in in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Georgia, Brandon is often tapped to argue important issues of criminal law on appeal and certiorari as a friend of the court.. Before entering private practice, Brandon spent 12-and-a-half years in Georgia’s public-defender system. He held several positions throughout the state, including Chief Legal Officer and, most recently, Appellate Director for the Georgia Public Defender Council. As Appellate Director, Brandon oversaw a staff of 12 lawyers who handled complex appellate matters for clients statewide. Brandon has personally appeared for appellate clients in nearly every Georgia jurisdiction—from Lookout Mountain, to Atlanta, to Dublin, Augusta, Brunswick, and Savannah.. Brandon has lectured on criminal law and appellate practice for the Georgia Public Defender Council and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has, at one time or another, trained most of the practicing criminal-defense lawyers in Georgia. Brandon also frequently consults with defense counsel to litigate difficult legal issues at trial and preserve them for later appeal.. Brandon is a graduate of the Emory University School of Law. He is the current chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Appellate Practice Law Section. And he is a longstanding member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Amicus Curiae Committee.Brandon lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Margaret; their son, Ollie; and their two dogs, Radar and Belle. When not representing clients, Brandon can either be found cooking barbecue or brewing beer.

Firm: Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown

945 East Paces Ferry Road , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Employment, Litigation, Appeals, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Rachel Berlin Benjamin is a partner at one of Atlanta’s leading employment law firms. She primarily represents employees who have been subjected to unlawful discrimination and retaliation and fights tirelessly for employee’s rights providing clients with compassionate representation.. Rachel has achieved many notable results during her career representing employees. Rachel has extensive litigation experience in both state and federal courts. Rachel and Ed Buckley recently achieved a substantial jury verdict, including all of the plaintiff’s lost wages. After a week-long trial, the jury found that there was a willful violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and her client was awarded the maximum amount of damages allowed by the law.. Rachel has also achieved numerous notable results on account of her significant appellate experience and has contributed to successful appeals to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Recently, Rachel represented a school bus driver in a disability claim and drafted the appellate brief that was instrumental in convincing the Eleventh Circuit to revive the driver’s claim. Rachel also played a critical role in the Eleventh Circuit’s revival of an age discrimination claim as well as a Title VII retaliation claim.. Rachel has also taken on the Atlanta Police Department in its refusal to change its facial hair policy, which has prevented officers from being able to serve and protect their communities. This will hopefully give similarly situated police officers the ability to proudly serve Atlanta in the future.. Rachel previously litigated wage and hour claims at a boutique New York employment law firm. In this capacity, she helped secure multi-million dollar settlements in numerous collective and class action lawsuits in federal courts across the nation. Before practicing employment law, Rachel was an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx, New York where she prosecuted misdemeanors and violent felonies. As a prosecutor, Rachel conducted hearings and trials, presented cases to Grand Jury panels for indictment, and negotiated pleas.. Rachel graduated magna cum laude from Pace Law School and received her Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Rachel is a member of the State Bars of Georgia and New York, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and federal district courts in New York and Georgia. Rachel is also a member of the National Employment Lawyer’s Associate and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.. When Rachel isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young kids, exploring Atlanta, attempting to achieve Yelp’s “elite” status, and visiting her family in New York.