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Emily Rowell (Host), David Willingham, Sean Ditzel, & Shannon Rolen
Sean Ditzel w/ Kessler & Solomiany, LLC
J.D., University of Georgia School of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, Georgia State University
State Bar of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
United States Federal Court, Northern District of Georgia
Executive Committee of the State Bar of Georgia,
Family Law Section, 2011-2013
Chair of the Technology and Social Media Subcommittee,
Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, 2012-2013
Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia,
Family Law Section, 2011-2013
Super Lawyers Magazine Rising Star, 2011
Graduate of the Leadership Academy of the Young Lawyers Division, 2012
Webinar, Recent Developments in Technology for Family Law Practitioners, November 2012
Speaker for LiveCLE Seminar – Family & Matrimonial Law in the 21st Century: Practicing with Humanity
Panelist for Atlanta Bar Association’s Valentine’s Day CLE: Ethics Issues in Family Law
Live CLE Seminar Family & Matrimonial Law in the 21st Century: Practicing with Humanity March 28, 2013
Speaker at the 2012 Joint Legal / Forensic Accounting Divorce Seminar
Guest lecturer at John Marshall Law School
Guardian Ad Litem, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Mr. Ditzel was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at an early age. After graduating at the top of his class at Georgia State University, where he was named the James Madison Scholar for Political Science, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2006.
Domestic relations law has been Mr. Ditzel’s exclusive area of legal practice. He has attained considerable litigation and courtroom experience in matters ranging from divorce, child support, custody, legitimation, paternity and adoption. Mr. Ditzel has represented a variety of clients throughout the State of Georgia, including many prominent athletes, entertainers and executives. Mr. Ditzel has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Super Lawyers Magazine for his exemplary work in domestic relations law.
Mr. Ditzel is extremely active in leadership positions in various local and state bar organizations and is also a trained Guardian Ad Litem for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Mr. Ditzel and his wife, Robin, make their home in Marietta, Georgia with their dog, George.
David Willingham w/ Willingham Law Firm, PC
Shannon Rolen w/ J. Franklin Burns, PCShannon Rolen, a native of metro Atlanta, joined J. Franklin Burns, P.C. in 2007 after working for another plaintiff’s firm in Decatur. Mrs. Rolen was born and raised in Metro Atlanta. She received a B.S. in Psychology from the Kennesaw State College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1998. While in law school, Mrs. Rolen received the CALI Award for Advanced Criminal Litigation. She was also the Chairwoman for the Association of Women Law Students and a member of Moot Court. Her experience in workers’ compensation began while she was still in law school, when she clerked for a semester for the Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley.
Mrs. Rolen has been practicing law since 1998 and has a decade of experience exclusively in the field of workers’ compensation. Mrs. Rolen spent the first five years of her practice working for a large insurance company and then a large Atlanta litigation firm defending workers’ compensation cases for major insurance companies and employers throughout the State of Georgia. Since 2003, she has exclusively represented injured workers.
Mrs. Rolen focuses her practice mainly in workers’ compensation with some personal injury. She has successfully handled matters at all levels of litigation from hearings before the State Board of Workers’ Compensation through all levels of appeals.
She was recently selected as one of Georgia’s Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars, which recognizes the top Workers’ Compensation attorneys in the nation.
Education
J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA. , 1998
B.S., Psychology, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, GA. , 1994
Bar Admissions
Georgia Court of Appeals, June 2002
State Bar of Georgia, 1998
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 2007
Atlanta Bar Association
Member Since: 2002
State Bar of Georgia
Member Since: 1998
Articles
February 2008 – Employer Pitfalls in Workers’ Compensation Cases
May 2003 – Drew, Eckl & Farnham Journal – Johnson v. Publix Supermarkets : Resolving The Long Standing Dispute Over The Positional Risk Doctrine.
Publisher for Nuts & Bolts Newsletter for Travelers Indemnity Company from 1999-2002. Writer of several articles related to the practice of workers’ compensation for Nuts & Bolts from 1999-2002.
Classes/Seminars Taught
February 2008 – Employer Pitfalls in Workers’ Compensation Cases, Sterling Educational Services
1999-2002 — Several classes taught for adjusters at Travelers Indemnity Company over a variety of workers’ compensation topics.
Published Decisions
Co-Host Josh Schiffer appeared previously as a guest on the show. His bio can be found here.
