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Firm: Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison and Norwood, LLP

1111 Bay Avenue   450 , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Civil ,Class Actions,Corporate ,Drugs & Medical Devices,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Wrongful Death

Firm: Waldrep, Mullin & Callahan, LLC

111 12th Street , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Civil , Class Actions, Corporate , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Litigation

David Rayfield graduated with a B.A. from Rhodes College in 1994 and a J.D. from the University of Alabama in 2001. Following his graduation from the University of Alabama, David began his legal career by opening his own office with a law school classmate in Phenix City, Alabama. He enjoyed a general practice with an emphasis on civil litigation for his first five years of practice before being invited to join a regional firm based in Columbus, Georgia as a partner in 2006. There, David focused his practice on business litigation and representing individuals that had been injured, damaged or otherwise harmed by others. In July, 2015, David joined the law firm of Waldrep, Mullin & Callahan, LLC as a partner to continue his emphasis on handling complex civil litigation matters. Licensed in both Alabama and Georgia, David is currently focused on representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of areas, including commercial litigation, probate litigation, and negligence actions.. Beyond his litigation practice, David is also very active in the legal community, having served as President of the Columbus Bar Association (2019-20), Treasurer of the Columbus American Inns of Court (2016-20), President of the Chattahoochee Bar Association (2009-2010), President of the Russell County, Alabama Bar Association (2005-2006), President of the Columbus Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2015), and Vice-President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2nd Congressional District (2015-2016). David also co-chaired the launch of the Columbus American Inns of Court mentoring program in 2020, was instrumental in the 2019 restart of the Muscogee County Truancy Intervention Program (TIPs), and served as a mentor to numerous children through the TIPs program. He has also volunteered with the Muscogee County Legitimation Station and provided pro bono assistance to numerous veterans through his association with House of Heroes – Chattahoochee Valley Chapter.. Outside of the legal profession, David has served as a Trustee for the Muscogee County Library Foundation (2015-2018), a Board Member for the St. Luke Early Learning Center (2010-2018), and is a member of St. Paul Methodist Church in Columbus. He is also a graduate of Leadership Georgia (2020-21) and served as a program chair in 2022.. David has made his home in Columbus, Georgia since 2004 and where he currently resides with his wife, Dr. Stuart Eddings Rayfield, President of Columbus State University, and their two daughters.

Firm: Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison and Norwood, LLP

1111 Bay Avenue   450 , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Civil ,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Wrongful Death

Firm: Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer, Daughtery & Crawford, LLP

PO Box 2766   105 13th Street , Columbus , Georgia 31902

Practice Areas: Assault & Battery,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Motor Vehicle Defects,Wrongful Death

Firm: The Finley Firm, PC

200 13th Street , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Class Action, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Defective Products, Wrongful Death, Motorcycle Accident

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.

Firm: Butler Prather LLP

105 13th Street , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Ramsey B. Prather is an attorney at Butler Prather LLP. Ramsey represents individuals and businesses in a variety of practice areas, including False Claims Act litigation, business torts, and personal injury matters in Atlanta and throughout Georgia. Before Butler Prather LLP, Ramsey practiced law for several years in the healthcare group of a large international law firm, where he represented healthcare entities–such as hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, and long term care pharmacies–in False Claims Act lawsuits, civil litigation proceedings, administrative matters, and government investigations.. Ramsey graduated from Tulane University Law School, magna cum laude, in 2010. While in law school, Ramsey served as editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.. Following law school, Ramsey served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and to the Honorable Lance M. Africk on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Firm: Oates and Courville

1043 First Avenue Rankin Square   PO Box 20 Ge , Columbus , Georgia 31902

Practice Areas: Construction Accidents,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Office of Paul R. Bennett

812 Broadway , Columbus , Georgia 31902

Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Animal Attacks, Workers Compensation, Truck Accidents, Burn Injuries, Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Nursing Home Injuries, Defective Products, Railroad Injuries FELA, Dog Bites