1. Jack N. Sibley
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1975
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1970
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Business Torts; Fiduciary Law; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Contract Disputes
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; AFLA International (Director).

2. Warner S. Fox
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1984
College: Valdosta State College, B.A., cum laude, 1977
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Practice Area: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Transportation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1999-2002; Vice President, 2003; Secretary/Treasurer, 2004-2005; Executive Vice President, 2005-2006; President, 2006-2007).

3. Ollie M. Harton
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Memphis State University, J.D., 1982; Emory University, LL.M., 1987
College: Tulane University of Louisiana, B.A., B.S.M., 1979
Admitted: Memphis State University, J.D., 1982; Emory University, LL.M., 1987
Practice Area: Products Liability; General Civil Litigation; Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute.

4. Peter R. York
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1990
College: University of the South, B.A., 1986
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Editorial Board, Calendar Call for the General Practice Section and Trial Section, 1992-1993); Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers (Board Member, 1996; Board Member, 1997; President Elect, 1998; President, 1999; Past President, 2000); Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1999, 2000).

5. Christine Lupo Mast
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1992
College: University of Illinois, B.S., high honors, 1989
Admitted: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Professional Negligence; Legal Malpractice; Business Litigation; Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; ABA National Legal Malpractice Data Center; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

6. Debra E. LeVorse
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1987
College: Furman University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1983
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; General Civil Litigation; Long Term Care
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

7. E. Elaine Shofner
Title: Partner
Law School: Suffolk University, J.D., 1995
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Suffolk University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation
Membership: Atlanta, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

8. Matthew F. Barr
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Florida State University, J.D., cum laude, 1997
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., highest honors, 1994
Admitted: Florida State University, J.D., cum laude, 1997
Practice Area: Professional Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Discrimination Defense
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

9. Carl H. Anderson, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1987
College: Phillips Universität, Marburg, Germany; Davidson College, B.A., 1984
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.

10. Ronald G. Polly, Jr.
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Kentucky, J.D., 1991
College: University of Virginia, B.S., 1987
Admitted: University of Kentucky, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; ALFA International (Chair, Labor and Employment section); Defense Research Institute.

11. J. Bruce Welch
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Emory Univeristy, J.D., 1967
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1963
Admitted: Emory Univeristy, J.D., 1967
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Legal Malpractice
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; Nebraska State Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Texas; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1983?; Vice-President, 1988-1989; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991; Executive Vice President, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Georgia State Representative, 2005-2008); American College of Trial Lawyers.

12. Albert H. Parnell
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1968
College: George Mason College of University of Virginia; Arkansas College, B.A., 1965
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1968
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Law; Toxic Tort Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American (Vice-Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981-1982; Vice-Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1985-1986) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1974?; Vice President, 1977; President, 1979-1980); Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1992; Chairman, Industry-wide Litigation Committee, 1979-1981; Chairman, Law Institutes Committee, 1982-1984; Southern Regional Vice President, DRI, 1989); International Association of Insurance Counsel (Member, Products Liability Committee, 1981-1982).

13. Michael J. Goldman
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1976
College: University of Richmond, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Insurance Defense Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Governmental Liability; Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Master, American Inns of Court.

14. Elizabeth Branch Padgett
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Loyola University, J.D., 1983
College: Tulane University of Louisiana, 1975-1977; University of Hawaii, B.A., with honors, 1979
Admitted: Loyola University, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts
Membership: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, and Defense Research Institute.

15. H. Lane Young, II
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1976
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Practice Area: Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Professional Negligence; Civil Rights; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith
Membership: Atlanta (Member, Board of Directors, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Products, General Liability & Consumer Law; Member, Sections on: Torts, & Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; International Association of Defense Counsel; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1991); Defense Research Institute; Chairman, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia Bar Council.

16. Frank C. Bedinger, III
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1979
College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 1976
Admitted: University of Virginia, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: General Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Premises Liability
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

17. William H. Major, III
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1982
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Practice Area: Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense Law; Professional Negligence Law; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Transportation; Premises Liability; Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; ALFA International (Product Liability, Retail, Transportation); Trucking Industry Defense Association; Old War Horse Lawyers Club (Brand Vice President).

18. T. Ryan Mock, Jr.
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1982
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1979
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Professional Negligence Law; Insurance Defense Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Civil Rights Law; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability; Legal Malpractice
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (Program Chair, 1999 DRI Law Office Economics Seminar); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

19. Teresa E. Lazzaroni
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Wake Forest University, J.D., 1986
College: State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., Psychology, 1983
Admitted: Wake Forest University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: General Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Domestic Relations
Membership: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of North Carolina; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

20. Jason L. Groch
Title: Associate
Law School: George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1995
College: University of Arizona, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
Admitted: George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1995
Practice Area: Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts
Membership: Maryland State Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

21. Allen E. Lockerman, IV
Title: Senior Partner
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1994
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability
Membership: Thomas County (Past President, 1994-1996), Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lamar Inn of Court.

22. Patricia M. Peters
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1986
College: DeKalb College of Nursing Clarkston, Georgia, A.A., Nursing, 1978; University of Missouri-Kansas City, B.A., 1983
Admitted: University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Transportation Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Professional Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Head, Premises Liability Section); Atlanta Bar Association, American Bar Association; Georgia Association of Nurse Attorneys.

23. S. Christopher Collier
Title: Partner
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1999
College: Wake Forest University, B.A., Economics/Psychology, 1996
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Transportation; Toxic Torts
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute.

24. Matthew McLaughlin
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2001
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1992; University of Central Missouri, M.S., 1993
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Professional Negligence; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Transportation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Vice Chair, Appellate Advocacy Substantive Law Committee, 2006).

25. E. Tyron Brown
Title: Partner
Law School: Florida State University, J.D., 1988
College: Florida State University, B.S., 1985
Admitted: Florida State University, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Professional Liability; Business Litigation
Membership: Gate City, Hillsborough County, National and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar.

26. Brian W. Sprinkle
Title: Associate
Law School: Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2001
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1998
Admitted: Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Practice Area: Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Premises Liability
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; ALFA International.

27. John E. Talmadge
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Georgia, LL.B., 1963
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 1960
Admitted: University of Georgia, LL.B., 1963
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Asbestos Defense; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

28. Jennifer A. Mills
Title: Associate
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: Purdue University, B.A., 2000
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Professional Negligence; Transportation; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association; American Bar Association; Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.

29. Jackson A. Dial
Title: Associate
Law School: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: University of Georgia, B.A., Finance, 2006
Admitted: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

30. Camille A. Cantrell
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2007
College: University of Georgia, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation
Membership: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; American Bar Association.

31. Bryan M. Grantham
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2006
College: University of Georgia, B.A., Political Science, 2003
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice; Professional Negligence
Membership: American Bar Association; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; University of Georgia Alumni Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

32. Matthew A. Boyd
Title: Partner
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1996
College: Furman University, B.A., cum laude, 1993
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association (Former Governing Board Member, Labor & Employment Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Labor & Employment and Appellate Practice Sections).

33. Catherine A. McCormack
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2003
College: University of Georgia, A.B.J., 1998
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Business Torts; Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

34. Alex M. Barfield
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2003
College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1999; University of Georgia, M.B.A., 2003
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

35. Jennifer Park Treanor
Title: Associate
Law School: University of San Francisco Law School, J.D., 1996
College: University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1992
Admitted: University of San Francisco Law School, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Toxic Torts; Products Liability
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of California.

36. Daniel Mills
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation; Premises Liability; Transportation; Product Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Erwin Zaban Leadership Development Program.

37. Benjamin S. Dorfman
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2001
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1998
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts
Membership:

38. Kimberly D. Stevens
Title: Partner
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1996
College: Michigan State University, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Products Liability
Membership: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Barristers, 1998-2002); State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Michigan; Wolverine Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2002); Wolverine Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2002); National Bar Association; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.

39. Christi Dickson Feeney
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1995
College: Emory University, B.A., 1992
Admitted: Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation
Membership: Dallas, Tennessee, and Atlanta Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Georgia; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

40. W. Wright Dempsey, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1998
College: Shorter College, B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1995
Admitted: University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Construction Defects; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.

41. Sarah L. Bright
Title: Associate
Law School: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., with honors/distinction, 1995
Admitted: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Municipal Law; Labor and Employment
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.

42. William M. Davis
Title: Associate
Law School: Western New England School of Law, J.D., 1999
College: State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., Political Science, 1995
Admitted: Western New England School of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Casino Defense Litigation; Labor and Employment
Membership:

43. Eric Ludwig
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Dayton, J.D., 2000
College: University of Kentucky, B.S., Economics/Business Managements
Admitted: University of Dayton, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation
Membership: Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Atlanta Bar Association; American Bar Association.

44. Willie Ellis, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: New York Law School, J.D., 2003
College: Clark Atlanta University, B.S., Psychology/Political Science, 1999
Admitted: New York Law School, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment, Product Liability, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Discrimination, Consumer Protection
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; New York State Bar Association.

45. Julie Jun
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2005
College: Emory University, B.A., 1998
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation
Membership: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.

46. Kristin Brock
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2001
College: University of Georgia, B.F.A.
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Asbestos Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.

47. Lacey J. Ourso
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2006
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., cum laude, 2003
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Accountants Malpractice, Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions, Construction Litigation, Construction and Design Law, Corporate Counsel, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Malpractice, Premises Liability
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.