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1. Joseph A. Munger
Title: Member
Law School: University of Colorado, J.D., 1983
College: Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1980
Admitted: University of Colorado, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Employment Law; Workers' Compensation
Membership: Atlanta, Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Self Insurers Association.

2. Douglas W. Brown, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1992
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1988
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

3. Lisa A. Wade
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1991
College: Brown University, A.B., 1988
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Education Law; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation; Zoning Law
Membership: Gate City, Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Worker's Compensation Section, 1991—; Executive Committee, 1995-2000; Chairman, 1999-2000; Fee Arbitration Committee, 2000-2007); Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; Governor's Advisory Commission on Workers' Compensation; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Atlanta Claims Association; Georgia Self-Insurers Association; Atlanta Association of Insurance Professionals; Defense Research Institute.

4. Arthur Randolph York
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University School of Law, J.D., Special Certification in Legal Writing, CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 2009
College: Emory University, B.A., 2003
Admitted: Mercer University School of Law, J.D., Special Certification in Legal Writing, CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 2009
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage, Tort & Insurance Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accident, Medical Malpractice
Membership:

5. Alicia A. Timm
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2004
College: University of Georgia (B.M., Flute Performance, 2001; B.A., Political Science, 2001)
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

6. Kenneth Mark Webb
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2008
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 2005
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership:

7. Mark Edmond Irby
Title: Associate
Law School: Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., Finance, 2002
Admitted: Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership:

8. R. Matt Shoemaker
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
College: University of Georgia, B.A., History, 2007
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
Practice Area: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death
Membership:

9. Sara Andrzejewski
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2012
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 2009
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Arson and Fraud; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

10. Steven J. DeFrank
Title: Partner
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2000
College: University of Virginia (B.S., 1985; M.S., 1986)
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Construction Law; Insurance Coverage; Property Insurance
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

11. Marcus L. Dean
Title: Associate
Law School: Charlotte School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. in Management/Society, 2010)
Admitted: Charlotte School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013
Practice Area: Coverage and Commercial Litigation
Membership:

12. Rebecca E. Strickland
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2007
College: Georgia Tech, B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1997
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Tort & Insurance Law
Membership: Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.

13. G. Bardin Hooks, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 2007
College: The University of the South, B.A., History, 2003
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Membership:

14. Audrey Eshman
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: Florida State University, B.A., History/Political Science, 2006
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage
Membership: Georgia Association for Women Lawyers; State Bar of Georgia.

15. Sarah Lamb Chambers
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2012
College: Georgia Tech, B.S., Management, summa cum laude, 2002
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2012
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Arson and Fraud; Commercial Litigation
Membership:

16. Melissa A. Segel
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
College: University of Florida, B.S., 1992
Admitted: Georgia State University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability
Membership: American Bar Association.

17. Shannon Shipley Hinson
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2006
College: University of Georgia, History, summa cum laude, 2003
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense
Membership: Georgia Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association.

18. Daniel Joseph Kingsley
Title: Associate
Law School: Wake Forest University, J.D., 2010
College: Butler University, B.S., 2007
Admitted: Wake Forest University, J.D., 2010
Practice Area:
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

19. Joanna Sungah Jang
Title: Attorney
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 2009
College: Emory University, B.A., 2004
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Workers Compensation, Civil Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association.

20. Shannon Schlottmann
Title: Associate
Law School: Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
College: University of Florida, B.S.B.A., Business Administration, cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

21. Jeremy R. Davis
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
College: Covenant College, B.A., English, 1997
Admitted: Georgia State College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

22. Natalie Elizabeth Rogers
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D.
College:
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D.
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Membership:

23. Sara Elizabeth Brochstein
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2011
College: University of Georgia (B.A., Public Relations, 2007; B.A., International Affairs, 2007)
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

24. Emily J. Hyndman
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013
College: Kennesaw State University, B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2010
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013
Practice Area: Workers Compensation(100%)
Membership:

25. Katherine E. Soublis
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2011
College: University of Georgia, B.A., magna cum laude, 2007
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership:

26. Norman Lewis Barnett
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2010
College:
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

27. Benjamin I. Jordan
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2006
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., cum laude, 2003
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Workers Compensation Defense(100%)
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.

28. Mike O'Neal Crawford
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2000
College: Georgia State University, B.A., Philosophy, 1996
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Coverage and Commercial Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; North Fulton Bar Association (Director).

29. Matthew J. Simmons
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
College: Duke University, B.A., Economics/Psychology, 2002; University of Miami School of Business, Master of Business Administration, 2006
Admitted: University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
Practice Area: Coverage and Commercial Litigation
Membership: American Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

30. Amer Hussain Ahmad
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2009
College: Furman University, B.A., Political Science, 2006
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage; Arson and Fraud; Commercial Litigation
Membership:

31. Nichole L. DeVries
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2010
College: The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, B.A., 2004
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2010
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Immigration Law; Employment Civil Rights; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation & Appeals
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta and American Bar Associations.

32. Michael Clay Sewell, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., cum laude, 2011
College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.S., Economics, cum laude, 2008
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Workers’ Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

33. Christopher Barwick Newbern
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2011
College: University of Georgia, English, 2008
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage, General Practice & Trial Law, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Young Lawyer's Division).

34. Dania L. Haider
Title: Associate
Law School: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2013
College: University of Georgia (B.A., Romance Languages, 2008; B.A. International Affairs, cum laude, 2008)
Admitted: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2013
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership:

35. Douglas R. Kendrick
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2004
College: Auburn University, B.S., cum laude, 2001
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation
Membership: Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section, Defense Research Institute, American Bar Association.

36. Michael H. Schroder
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1976
College: Princeton University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1972
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Practice Area: Trial; Appellate; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud Defense Law; Aviation Law
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Aviation Section, 1989-1990); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute.

37. Douglas A. Bennett
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1980
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., cum laude, 1976
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Automobile Litigation; Tractor Trailer Litigation; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Executive Committee, Workers' Compensation Section, 1999-2004; Chairman, 2003-2004); Defense Research Institute.

38. Kenneth Marc Barré, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1983
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 1980
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Practice Area: Appellate Practice; Automobile Litigation; Construction Law; Extra Contractual Damage Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Subrogation; Trucking Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

39. Bradley S. Wolff
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1986
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., cum laude, Honors in Philosophy, 1983
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Practice Area: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Rights
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel.

40. Frederick Owen Ferrand
Title: Member
Law School: University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1984
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1981
Admitted: University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Arson and Fraud; Business Law; Extra Contractual Damage Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Property Insurance; Subrogation
Membership: Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands (Treasurer, 1989) and American (Member: Sections on Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation; Property Insurance Law Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: General Practice and Trial Law Section; Insurance Law Section; Products Liability Section).

41. Michael Ryder
Title: Member
Law School: University of Florida, J.D., 1987
College: University of Florida, B.A., 1983
Admitted: University of Florida, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Employer Rights; Insurance; Workers' Compensation Defense
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association (Past Member: Board of Directors; Workers' Compensation Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers' Compensation Section; Past Editor: Workers Compensation Section, Case Notes); The Florida Bar (Past Member, Younger Lawyers Division Board of Governors).

42. Glover McGhee
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Emory University, LL.B., 1949
College: The Citadel
Admitted: Emory University, LL.B., 1949
Practice Area: Aviation Law; Airplane Crash Litigation; Aircraft Title
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Aviation Section, 1981-1982); Lawyers Club of Atlanta (President, 1967-1968); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association (President, 1982-1984).

43. S. Elizabeth Wilson
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2001
College: University of Kentucky, B.A., History, 1995
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

44. Katie M. Kelley
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer-Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2004
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 2001
Admitted: Mercer-Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Insurance Defense, Litigation, Workers' Compensation
Membership: Workers' Compensation.

45. Jennifer L. LaFountaine
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Loyola University, New Orleans, J.D., 2002
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 1998
Admitted: Loyola University, New Orleans, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership:

46. Elizabeth L. Gates
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2005
College: University of Georgia, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2005
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

47. Crystal McElrath
Title: Associate
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2010
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 2006; Emory University, M.T.S., 2010
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

48. William Holcombe
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2008
College: University of Georgia, B.A., magna cum laude, 2004
Admitted: University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association.

49. D. Lee Clayton
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
College: University of Georgia, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2003
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association.

50. Blake Staten
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
College: University of Georgia, B.A., magna cum laude, 2006
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

51. Marjorie M. Rogers
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1978
College: University of Georgia, A.B.J., cum laude, 1974
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1978
Practice Area: Probate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Tort Liability
Membership: Cobb County Bar Association; Probate Court of Cobb County Guardian ad Litem and Attorney for Minors and Incompetend Adults; State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial Section); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

52. Marc E. Sirotkin
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2006
College: Wake Forest University, B.A., 1998; University of Georgia, M.H.P., 2001
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

53. James T. McDonald, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: University of Virginia, LL.B., 1964
College: The Citadel, A.B., 1961
Admitted: University of Virginia, LL.B., 1964
Practice Area: Professional Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Board of Trial Advocates.

54. John F. Sacha
Title: Member
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1973
College: Duke University, A.B., 1970
Admitted: University of Virginia, J.D., 1973
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation; Probate and Estate Planning Law; General Litigation
Membership: Defense Research Institute; Georgia Self-Insurers Association; Atlanta Claims Association; State Bar of Georgia.

55. Stephen L. Cotter
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
College: Mercer University, A.B., 1971
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Practice Area: Business Law; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Professional Liability
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Lawyers Club; Defense Research Institute; The International Association of Defense Counsel.

56. Robert R. Potter
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
College: Mercer University, A.B., 1970
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Legislative Practice
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section, 1991—); Defense Research Institute.

57. Mark T. Dietrichs
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1981
College: University of Virginia, B.A., with distinction, 1978
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Practice Area: Arson and Fraud; Construction Law; Extra Contractual Damage Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Property Insurance; Subrogation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Insurance Defense Lawyers Association.

58. Lynn M. Roberson
Title: Member
Law School: University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, 1979
College: University of Maryland, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Admitted: University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association (Former Chair, Litigation Section; Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2009 and Secretary, 2010-2011; Former Chair, ACLE Board of Trustees); State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Former Chair, Premises Liability Committee; Secretary/Treasurer, 2010-2011); Defense Research Institute (Former Chair, Trial Tactics Committee; Member, National Nominating Committee, 2003; Member, Judicial Task Force, 2005-2008).

59. Mark J. Goodman
Title: Member
Law School: Duke University, J.D., 1984
College: Georgetown University, A.B., cum laude, 1981
Admitted: Duke University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation; Tort Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Self Insurers Association.

60. R. Briggs Peery
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1986
College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 1983
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Employment Law
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar.

61. M. Diane Owens
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1980
College: Mercer University, A.B., summa cum laude, 1977
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1980
Practice Area: Business Law; Employment Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Tort Litigation; Trucking Litigation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Product Liability Advisory Council.

62. C. Bradford Marsh
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1984
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 1981
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: General Civil Litigation; Products Liability
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Claims Association; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

63. Thomas D. Martin
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1987
College: University of Georgia, A.B., summa cum laude, 1984
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Practice Area: Arson and Fraud; Extra Contractual Damage Litigation; Insurance Defense; Property Insurance; Trucking Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Association of Fire Investigators; Metro Association of Fire Investigators.

64. John W. Campbell
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1988
College: Emory University, B.A., 1985
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Business Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Products Liability Section).

65. Stephen M. Schatz
Title: Member
Law School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1988
College: University of Virginia, B.A., with distinction, 1985
Admitted: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law; Property Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; General Liability Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial Law Section); Defense Research Institute.

66. Debra Dawn Chambers
Title: Member
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 1992
College: Yuba College, A.S., 1981; California State University, Sacramento, B.S., 1983
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 1992
Practice Area: Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Employment Law
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.

67. Richard A. Watts
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1992
College: University of Florida, B.S., 1989
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Employment Law; Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

68. James B. Hiers, Jr.
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1958
College: Northwestern University; Mercer University, A.B., 1950
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 1958
Practice Area: Products Liability; Medical Devices Law; Toxic Substances Law; Insurance Coverage Law; Workers' Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Section on Workers' Compensation, 1977-1978; Chairman, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1995-1996); American Bar Association (Vice-Chairman, Committee on Products Liability, 1987-1989; Senior Vice Chairman, Committee on Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability, 1984-1988; Section of Tort and Insurance Practice); Defense Attorneys of Georgia; Trial Attorneys of America; Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1977-1982; Chairman, Law Institute, 1995-2000; Member: Board of Directors, 1984-1987); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Vice President, 1975-1976, 1977-1978; Secretary-Treasurer, 1981-1982; Executive Vice President and President-Elect, 1982-1989; President, 1983-1984; Chairman, Board of Directors, 1984-1985); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Foundation (President, 1993-2001); International Associ

69. Timothy C. Lemke
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1995
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1990
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation; General Liability
Membership:

70. Anandhi S. Rajan
Title: Member
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 1992
College: Emory University, B.S., 1988
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Employment Practices Litigation; Products Liability; General Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Claims Association; South Asian Bar Association-GA.

71. Cabell D. Townsend
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1998
College: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

72. Melissa K. Kahren
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1995
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1992
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Construction Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance, Tort & Insurance Law
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

73. Terry O. Brantley
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 1997
College: Jacksonville University, B.S., cum laude, 1994
Admitted: Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Automobile Litigation; Extra-Contractual Damage Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Environmental Law
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Legislative Affairs; Publications); Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Bar Association; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

74. Ketsia Martine Cumbermack
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1996
College: University of Florida, B.A., 1993
Admitted: University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation
Membership: Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia.

75. Andrae P. Reneau
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, J.D., 2003
College: Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 2000
Admitted: University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Automobile Insurance Defense; Products Liability
Membership: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin.

76. Jessica Phillips
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
College: College of Charleston, B.S., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Subrogation, Insurance Coverage
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

77. M. Ann McElroy
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2002
College: University of Georgia, B.A., History, cum laude, 1999
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Bar Association.

78. Charles E. Harris, IV
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2003
College: Furman University, B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 2000
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

79. Cristine K. Huffine
Title: Member
Law School: Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 1996
College: Pennsylvania State University, B.S., cum laude, 1992
Admitted: Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.

80. Joseph Angersola
Title: Associate
Law School: Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2005
College: Loyola University, B.A., 2001
Admitted: Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Coverage
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Illinois.

81. Pamela N. Lee
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
College: College of William & Mary, B.A., Government, 2003
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

82. R. Alex Ficker
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2004
College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1998
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

83. Myrece R. Johnson
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2009
College: Michigan State University, B.A., Political Science, International Relations/Russian
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Premises Liability Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

84. Richard A. Phillips
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, B.A., Political Science, 2003
Admitted: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

85. Brian M. Leepson
Title: Member
Law School: Emory University, School of Law, J.D., 1996
College: Brandeis University, B.A., 1992
Admitted: Emory University, School of Law, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Construction Law; Insurance Coverage; Property Insurance; Subrogation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

86. Ann Marie Joiner
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Iowa, J.D., 2005
College: Northwestern University, B.A., History/Sociology, 2000
Admitted: University of Iowa, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Illinois State Bar.

87. David L. Black
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1996
College: Brigham Young University, B.A., 1989; University of Georgia, M. Ed., 1993
Admitted: University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Appellate; Premises Liability; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Products Liability; Subrogation; Trucking Liability; Workers' Compensation
Membership: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.

88. Ashley W. Broach
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
College: University of Georgia, B.A., Public Relations, 2000
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

89. Teesha T. McCrae
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Florida, J.D., 2006
College: University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 2003
Admitted: University of Florida, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Workers Compensation Defense(100%)
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

90. Laura A. Murtha
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2008
College: Elon University, B.A., Corporate Communications, 2005
Admitted: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Property Insurance Defense; Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

91. Heather G. Papirio
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
College: Tulane University, Newcomb College, B.A., English, cum laude, 1999
Admitted: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Workers Compensation Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

92. Cynthia "C. L." Parker
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., International Business with emphasis in Finance, summa cum laude, first honor, 2004
Admitted: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

93. Kathleen A. Quirk
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: University of Georgia (B.A. Arts/Science/Telecommunications, 2005)
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Property Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

94. Thomas B. Ward
Title: Associate
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 2005
College: Georgia State University, B.B.A., 1999
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Environmental Law
Membership: Atlanta Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar.

95. Jennifer M. Guerra
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 2007
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Dramatic Art/History, with honors, 2004
Admitted: University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Appellate Practice; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Governmental Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

96. Heidi M. Hosmer
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2001
College: Emory University, B.A., 1998
Admitted: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

97. John C. Hillis
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
College: Furman University, B.A., cum laude, 1997
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Practice Area: Workers Compensation Defense(90%); Subrogation(10%)
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

98. J. David Garner
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1998
College: Kennesaw State University, B.S., 1995
Admitted: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1998
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar.

99. Elizabeth Jones Satterfield
Title: Associate
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 2005
College: Wake Forest University, B.A., History, 2000
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Motor Carrier Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

100. Maren Rebecca Cave
Title: Member
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 2000
College: St. Olaf College, B.A., cum laude, 1997
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Class Actions; Mass Torts; General Litigation; Municipal Liability; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

101. Carol Wells Allen
Title: Associate
Law School: Fordham University, J.D., 1997
College: University of Tennessee at Memphis (B.S.N., 1986; M.S.N., 1989)
Admitted: Fordham University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; The American Association of Nurse Attorneys; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.

102. Kelly M. Clark
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2000
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1997
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Litigation
Membership: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Workers' Compensation and Litigation Sections; Young Lawyer's Division); Atlanta Claims Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Self Insurers Association.

103. Bright Kinnett Wright
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1980
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., Psychology, 1974
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Practice Area: Toxic Tort; Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability
Membership: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

104. Brooke N. Williams
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 2004
College: North Georgia College, B.S., cum laude, 1997 Phi Eta Sigma
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Practice Area: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Property Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Trucking Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

105. Todd Allen Brooks
Title: Member
Law School: Syracuse University, J.D., 1998
College: University of Tennessee, B.A., 1994
Admitted: Syracuse University, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: Atlanta and Tennessee Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.

106. Edwina M. Watkins
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2004
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Workers Compensation Defense
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

107. Jon W. Spencer
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of Missouri, J.D., 1994
College: University of Missouri, B.A., 1991
Admitted: University of Missouri, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Litigation; Workers' Compensation
Membership: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Georgia.

108. Jeremy E. Catlin
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2007
College: George Washington University, B.A., 2004
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage; Property Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud
Membership: State Bar of Georgia.

109. Ariel Denbo Zion
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2007
College: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2003; B.A., History, 2003)
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia, Alabama State Bar.

110. S. DeAnn Bomar
Title: Senior Attorney
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 1997
College: University of Mississippi, B.A., 1995
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Premises Liability; Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association.

111. Valerie E. Pinkett
Title: Member
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 2001
College: Emory University, B.A., 1997
Admitted: University of Georgia, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Business Law; Torts
Membership: Atlanta and Gate City Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.

112. Ashley D. Alfonso
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2007
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., History, 2004
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Litigation
Membership: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia.


The above table lists lawyers practicing law at the law firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP. The number of lawyers in Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP is 85.





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