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Joseph R. Neal, Jr., Esq. w/ Neal Law

 

Joseph R. Neal, Jr., Esq., is an AV pre-eminent rated, second generation Georgia trial lawyer with over two decades of litigation experience. Mr. Neal is the principal and founder of NEAL LAW, a law firm with offices in Atlanta and Augusta which provides first class legal representation for victims of Catastrophic Injuries and Wrongful death. Mr. Neal handles a wide variety of tort cases across the State of Georgia. His success as an aggressive and compassionate Plaintiff’s trial lawyer in trucking cases, fire and burn cases, and medical malpractice cases has led to him being inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, known as the “Top Trial Lawyers of America” and Rue Ratings’ “Best Attorneys of America” as a life-time charter member. Mr.
Neal considers his vocation an art and a craft and is a graduate of both Gerry’s Spence’s Trial Lawyers College and AAJ’s Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, the Art of Persuasion at Harvard Law School. A fierce advocate for his clients, Mr.Neal dedicates all of his energies to achieving Justice for those wrongfully harmed.

Focus Areas of Practice

• Serious Road Wrecks:  auto, truck, train, bicycle, and motorcycle wrecks
• Fire Cases:  electrical, gas, and chemical fires
• Medical Malpractice:  hospital, nursing, doctor, pharmacy, and nursing home negligence
• Premises Liability: slip and fall, negligent security, defective conditions
• Defective Products: cars, drugs, electrical or gas fueled products
• Environmental Torts:  toxic contamination of land, housing, and businesses

Professional Honors

• Life Time Charter Member, Best Attorneys of America, Rue’s Ratings 2014
• Top Lawyers of Georgia, 2014, As Published in Atlanta Magazine
• Member, Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, “The Top Trial Lawyers In America” – 2012
• Mr. Neal has been nominated for the Litigator Awards for 2014 by the Trial Lawyer Board of Regents.
• AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, LexisNexis – 2013
• AVVO Client’s Choice Award, Personal Injury – 2012
• AVVO 10.0 Rating, Top Attorney Personal Injury – 2012

Representative Recoveries

• Vann v. Finley – double fatality trailer fire, over $4,000,000 recovered from three defendants. Defeated City of Augusta on claims of official and sovereign immunity in the trial court, Ga. Court of Appeals, and Ga. Supreme Court (2008-2012)
• Hill v. USA Truck Inc. – $3,000,000 jury verdict in Federal Court in Anderson, South Carolina in a tractor trailer v. bicycle wreck case that resulted in a broken leg and minor brain injury to client. (2007)
• Daniel v. Atl. Gas Light Co. – substantial confidential settlement in a wrongful death case resulting from negligent inspection of water heater (2011).
• Curry v. Board of Regents of Georgia, MCG Hospital – $1,530,000 structured settlement for two surviving minor children against the Medical College of Georgia for failure to diagnose and treat a cerebral brain aneurysm of their 27 year old mother (2003).
• Williams v. APAC and SC DOT – $1,050,000 cash settlement in favor of a 50 year old wife, mother, grandmother, and worker who was driving to work in the rain when she hit a patch of standing water on defective section of I-20 in Aiken, S. C. and hydroplaned into trees (2004).
• Peterson v. Board of Regents/MCG Hospital – $777,000 cash/structured settlement for a wife and two children against several doctors of the Medical College of Georgia for failure to diagnose and treat colon cancer of one of its landscaping employees (1999).
• Wilson v. Drew Enterprises – $650,000 cash settlement against a tractor trailer company in personal injury case (2011).
• Morris v. Willie Smith and Waste Mgmt. – $800,000 cash settlement in wreck between logging truck and commercial trash truck (2000).

Professional Leadership

• Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association – Vice President and Super Champion Member 2011.  Active member since 1999.
• American Association for Justice – activemember since 2000
• Southern Trial Lawyer’s Association – activemember since 2007
• Melvin M. Belli Society – activemember since 2009
• State Bar of  Georgia – active member since 1993.  Board of Governors candidate in 2011.
• Augusta Bar Assoc. – active member 1993-2012
• Atlanta Bar Assoc. – active member since 2013
• Dekalb Co. Bar Assoc. – active member since 2013

Lectures

• “Double Fatality Trailer Fire – Creating a Case Where There Was None,”Southern Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, New Orleans,  La. 2012
• “Cruising The Deep Powder of Medicare Liens,” Georgia Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, Lake Tahoe, California, 2012
• “Cross-Examination:  Witness in the Cross-Hairs, Where Art & Science Intersect” Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2008
• “$3,000,000 Jury Verdict in Hill v. USA Truck, Inc.,” Southern Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, New Orleans, La. 2007
• Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting of American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 – Tort Reform
• Guest Speaker at Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Callaway Gardens 2004 – Hospital/Doctor Liens
• Guest Speaker at Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia 2002 – Medicaid Liens

Published Cases

• Vann v. Finley, 313 Ga. App. 153, 721 S.E.2d 156 (2011), certiorari denied 2012 Ga. Lexis 387 (2012)
• Hill v. USA Truck Inc., 2007 WL 1574545 (D. S.C., Anderson Division, 2007)
• Lindsey v. State, 271 Ga. 657, 522 S.E.2d 459 (1999)

Community Leadership

• Chairman of the 2011 SummervilleSesquicentennial Celebration
• Chairman of the 2011 and 34th Annual Summerville Tour of Homes
• President Of Summerville Neighborhood Assoc. 2009-2011; Vice Pres. 2008-2009
• Chairman of the St. Johns Towers Advisory Board 2011; Member 2008-2010
• Assistant Football Coach, EDS Panthers, 2010-2011 (Defensive Coordinator)
• Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator), Neal Law Falcons, 2008
• Team Sponsor, North Augusta Recreation Department 2008
• Irish-American Heritage Society – Member since 2008
• Honorary Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army – 2009
• William Daniel National Mock Trial Championships – Juror – Atlanta, Ga. 2013
• American Mock Trial Association Championships – Presiding Judge – Furman University 2008
• Volunteer Assistant Coach – Rich. Co. Rec. Dept. Little League T-Ball and YMCA Soccer. 2001-2005
• Leadership Augusta – 2000
• Mentor, High School High Tech Program 2004
• Mentor, Junior Achievement Job Shadow Program 2003
• Member, Judiciary Subcommittee, Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Augusta-Richmond County Consolidation Taskforce – 1995
• Head Football Coach, Richmond County Recreation Department 1993-1996

Education

• J. D. – Walter F. Georgia School of Law, Mercer University, Macon, Ga. 1993
  Honors – Dean’s List, Highest Grade in Tax Class
• B.B.A. – J. M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 1990
  Dean’s List, Accounting Honor Society
• Graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College – 2000, 2001
• Graduate of AAJ’s Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, The Art of Persuasion, Harvard Law School, 2012

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Anne Tyler Hamby w/ Hamby Benefits Law, LLC

Prior to forming Hamby Benefits Law, LLC, Anne Tyler Hamby (“Anne Tyler”) practiced employee benefits law with Alston & Bird LLP and King & Spalding LLP, two of Atlanta’s largest law firms. She earned a Master of Laws in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center and her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. Anne Tyler earned a Master of Science in International Development from the University of Bath. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics, magna cum laude, from Birmingham-Southern College.

Representative Case/Client

• Multinational telecommunications company with Atlanta subsidiary
  Led negotiation of a reduction of more than 80 percent of the original 401(k) retirement plan penalty assessment by the Department of Labor.
• Staffing company, Atlanta, GA and Alpharetta, GA
  Prepared templates, policies and procedures for determination of full-time employee and variable hour employee status under the Affordable Care Act (to assist with defense in the event of a DOL audit).
• Community bank, Manchester, GA
  Advised on Code Section 409A issues related to a supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP), which prevented a compliance error that would have cost the client more than $100,000.
• Multinational company with San Diego, CA subsidiary
  Reviewed purchase agreement and advised parent company of its ERISA obligations with respect to provision of long-term disability benefits to a legacy employee of a recently acquired subsidiary.
• Closely held concrete company, Alpharetta, GA
  Drafted Section 162 executive bonus plan agreements; prepared DOL top hat plan filing.
• Vision clinic with offices throughout Atlanta
  Advised on design and legal requirements for cash-out option alternative under its Section 125 cafeteria plan.
• Marketing company in Roswell, GA
  Prepared and filed IRS 401(k) plan correction for plan loan errors.

Anne Tyler was the featured speaker at a fiduciary training seminar in November 2014.  She was the moderator for “Fiduciary Bootcamp: Department of Labor Update” at the Southern Employee Benefits Conference in September 2014 with speaker Robert Lewis, Regional Counsel for ERISA  and Employee Benefits at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor. She also spoke to a group of small business owners on “Retirement Plans: Washington Update” in September 2014. Anne Tyler spoke to the Community Bankers Association of Georgia on same sex spousal benefits and compliance issues in August 2014. Anne Tyler spoke to the Kettering Executive Network (KEN) Banking, Finance & Investment Group in June 2014 on employee benefit plan legal compliance issues. Anne Tyler spoke to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce CEO Roundtable in April 2014 on health care reform legal updates.  She spoke to the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance in March 2014 on employee benefits legal updates. In February 2014, Anne Tyler spoke to the Cetera Financial Advisors on retirement plan legal updates.  Anne Tyler spoke to a group of employee benefits consultants and brokers in December 2013 on health care reform and risk mitigation.

Anne Tyler regularly speaks at employer “Lunch and Learns” on various employee benefit topics. Please contact Anne Tyler if you are interested in a speaker to discuss an employee benefits or executive compensation issue.

In her spare time, Anne Tyler enjoys running and biking.  She completed her first marathon in 2010 and completed her first triathlon in fall 2013.

Professional Associations and Memberships 

• Georgia State Bar, Employee Benefits Section
• Farrah Law Society, Board of Trustees
• Worldwide Employee Benefits, Atlanta Chapter, Steering Committee
• OnBoard, Membership Committee
• Southern Employee Benefits Conference
• Society for Human Resource Management, Atlanta Chapter
• Living Tree Charities, Board of Directors
• Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
• Association for Corporate Growth

Practice Areas Include:

• Retirement Plans (Qualified and Non-Qualified)
• Health and Welfare Benefits
• Executive Compensation

Alumni News

• “Alumni News,” Connection, King & Spalding Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2014

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Beth Gearhart w/ Gearhart Law Group

Beth Gearhart was born and raised in Ohio before attending the University of Arizona for undergraduate work where she majored in Business Administration, was in the honor’s program and graduated cum laude. She then attended the University of Arizona for law school. During her time in law school she spent extensive time working as a clerk in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office conducting preliminary felony hearings.

Upon graduation she moved to California and began her law practice in San Francisco at a boutique defense firm specializing in handling workers’ compensation claims. She then relocated to Atlanta and practiced for several prominent defense firms before launching Gearhart Law Group in November of 2014. She now exclusively represents injured workers throughout Georgia. Beth has handled thousands of workers’ compensation claims from inception to trial or settlement. She has extensive experience with mediations, hearings and all aspects of workers’ compensation claims. She also has a thorough knowledge of orthopedic injuries and practicing physicians in the state of Georgia. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family as well as competitive cycling.

Beth Gearhart has over over a decade of experience working with workers’ compensation claims. Prior to moving to Georgia she practiced in San Francisco. Having previously worked representing insurance companies she is acutely aware how claims are handled and defended. She now exclusively represents injured workers throughout Georgia. Gearhart Law Group is a unique work comp law firm that represents the rights of injured workers across the State of Georgia.

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A. Arauz, M. Earle, N. Hansford, L. Saedi, M. Cobb, E. Rowell (Host)

Myrlin Earle w/ Bruce A. Hagen P.C., Trial Lawyers

Myrlin Earle w/ Hagen P.C. started his career in Georgia at the Fulton Solicitor General’s office. He then moved up to the Fulton District Attorney’s office. From there, Myrlin moved into the corporate, private sector by spending the last 10 years working for State Farm Insurance Company’s legal department in Atlanta, Sharon Ware & Associates. After spending a good bit of time defending car wreck cases.

Myrlin has now come to the “Good Side” and will be putting all that experience to work to help his clients get a fair treatment in court.

History:

2011-Present, Bruce A. Hagen P.C., Trial Lawyers.  Personal Injury Trial Attorney.

2001-2011 Senior Attorney for Sharon Ware and Associates;  In-House Counsel for State Farm Insurance Company. Myrlin accumulated numerous defense verdicts in metro Atlanta which saved State Farm Insurance Company millions of dollars.  In 2010, he successfully defended a $10 Million lawsuit involving avascular necrosis which resulted in defense verdict.

1996-2001, Chief Senior/Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.  Supervised Major Drug Trafficking Unit. He was the Assistant. D.A. in the trial division.  Myrlin handled thousands of Felony prosecutions and supervised jury trials and hundreds of seizure cases.

1993-1996, Senior Asst. Solicitor General, Fulton County Solicitor General’s Office. Myrlin started his illustrious career handling thousands of misdemeanor cases, including DUI Prosecutions.

Mr. Earle belongs to the Atlanta and County Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia. He also is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of Practice:

• Wrongful Death
• Automobile Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Bus Accidents
• Brain Injury
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Slip and Falls
• Products Liability

Bar Admissions:

• Georgia
• Washington DC

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• State Bar of Georgia
• Atlanta Bar Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Howard University School of Law
• California State University Long Beach

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Nathaniel F. Hansord w/ The Law Offices of Nathaniel F. Hansford, LLC.

Nathaniel F. Hansford has many years of experience in the workers’ compensation field. He spent over five years defending insurance companies against personal injury and workers’ comp claims. Since 2007, Mr. Hansford has represented injured workers and has used the knowledge he gained as a defense lawyer to help his clients.

Due to his experience as an insurance defense attorney, Mr. Hansford has an advantage in understanding the tactics of the defense attorneys and provides expertise in getting a better resolution. Mr. Hansford will act protect your rights and handle all of your workers’ compensation needs.

Nathaniel F. Hansford, LLC will obtain all the necessary information about your case, give you options and make recommendations in order to allow you to make the best decision for you and your family and your case. We will aggressively work to obtain all the maximum amount of workers’ compensation benefits you deserve.

Workers’ compensation cases are taken on a contingency fee basis. Please understand there are no fees unless we recover. To schedule an initial free consultation, contact us today at 770 922 3660.

Having an Atlanta workers’ compensation attorney like Nathaniel F. Hansford, will ensure that you will file the correct workers’ compensation documents, communicate effectively with insurance company, and obtain a case settlement which will be for your best interest.

If having to pursue trial, Mr. Hansford is a trial attorney who enjoys going to court. He has tried many workers’ compensation hearings and understands the process. It can also be difficult and confusing in trial, so having an expert such as Mr. Hansford will be in your best interest in order to protect your rights and obtain the full benefits you deserve.

Mr. Hansford understands that getting injured is very stressful and can change an individual’s and family’s life. If you have been injured in a work accident, please contact Nathaniel F. Hansford in order for him to begin working on your case. The sooner you contact Mr. Hansford, the sooner we can move forward and fight for your rights.

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Kathryn Boortz, Robert Miller, Randy Kessler, Terry McGinn, Emily Rowell

Terence O. McGinn, Attorney at Law, LLC

Specialized Legal Fields:

• Bankruptcy Law
• Wills, Trusts & Estates
• All areas of Civil Litigation

Professional development:

1977 – Bachelor of Arts in Business, University of Missouri, Kansas City

2008 – Juris Doctor John Marshall Law School, Atlanta Georgia

2009 ~ 2011 – Joined the Legal Practice of Montlick & Associates, Atlanta, Georgia

2012 – Founded Terence O. McGinn, Attorney At Law, LLC

Memberships:

• Georgia Bar Member, June 2009 – Present
• Licensed to  practice throughout Georgia in State and Superior Courts
• Admitted to practice in The Georgia Court of Appeals
• Admitted to practice in The Georgia Supreme Court
• Admitted to practice in U.S. Federal Court in the Northern District of Georgia
• Admitted to practice in U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Georgia

My business experience includes being a C.O.O. for the former  Liberty Service Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia, a consumer finance firm that had 300+ offices throughout the U.S.

Past owner and President of Georgia Investment Partnership Company, a debt collection and factoring firm.  (Yes, I am a past bill collector who wants to work for you!)

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Randall Kessler, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC.

Founding partner of the 13 lawyer, Atlanta family law firm – KS Family Law.

Practiced family law for over 25 years.

Frequently represents high profile individuals, particularly Athletes and Entertainers.

Former Chair of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, GA Bar and Atlanta Bar.

Authored Family Law books including:

Divorce: Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future (www.divorceprotect.com).

Georgia Library of Family Law Forms.

Has taught the Domestic Relations course at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta since 2005.
Editor of NEXT Magazine, a magazine to help people survive divorce (see it online at www.nextdivorce.com).
Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Review, the official magazine of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of GA.
Media: Often quoted in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, People Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated.
Guest commentator for CNN, HLN, NBC Today Show, ESPN, FoxBusiness.com and others.
LinkedIn “Influencer” with over 135,000 followers.

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Robert Miller, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC.

Robert began his legal career at Kessler & Solomiany as an intern while attending law school. After graduating, Mr. Miller worked for a prestigious family law firm in Atlanta. In 2012 he returned to Kessler & Solomiany, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in matters related to divorce, child support, child custody, legitimation, paternity, adoption and juvenile law.

Robert is extremely active in the Atlanta legal community and is a member of the Young Lawyers Division and Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Prior to law school, Robert graduated from California State University, Fullerton earning his B.A. and M.A. in History, with an emphasis in modern Germany and Holocaust studies. Robert subsequently earned his J.D. from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, where he excelled academically and was an active member in student government. Robert and his wife make their home in Sandy Springs with their sons, Harrison and Dylan.

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Kathryn BoortzBoortz Law LLC

Education

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law

A.B.J., University of Georgia

Selected Honors

AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale- Hubbell (HERE)

“Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Georgia” by the National Trial Lawyers organization (HERE)

“Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Under 40” by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (HERE)

Criminal Law Section Co-Chair for Young Lawyers Division of State Bar of Georgia (2010-12)

2011 Graduate of Leadership Academy for the Young Lawyers Division of State Bar of Georgia

Junior League of Atlanta Political Affairs Committee Chair (2010-12)

Junior League of Atlanta Community Outreach Council (2011-12)

Virginia-Highland Morningside Parent Association Community Outreach Chair (2013-present)

Member of State Bar of Georgia Child Protection and Advocacy Section

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Featured Speaker at Georgia Society of CPA’s Continuing Education Seminar (HERE)

Quoted in 2011 Fulton County Daily Report (HERE)

Featured on 2010 CBS Atlanta Tough Questions Segment

Speaker at 2012 Junior League of Atlanta’s Day at the Capitol: Political Affairs Update

Featured Speaker at 2014 Virginia-Highland Morningside Parent Association Educational Series—“Teens and the Law”

Monthly E-Newsletter “Boortz Law Blast” (Recent Edition)

Summary

Kathryn Boortz is a trial attorney with nearly 10 years of litigation experience in courtrooms across the state of Georgia. She began her legal career in the public sector with the Metro Conflict Defender’s Office in Fulton County and then became an associate attorney at the boutique litigation firm of Conaway and Strickler. In June 2013, Kathryn founded Boortz Law, LLC.  Boortz Law was founded so that Kathryn could focus on the areas of law that resonate with her gifts of compassion and creativity as a counselor to her clients, focusing exclusively in the area of criminal and juvenile defense.  Always empathetic to the situations her clients are facing, Kathryn has the unique ability to put her clients at ease, while still wearing the hat of a tenacious and aggressive advocate. Kathryn is admitted to practice in all of Georgia’s state and juvenile courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Kathryn lives in Atlanta with her husband, adorable young son and daughter, and energetic yet old mixed lab. She enjoys reading and going to the library with her children, running, and traveling. (FULL BIO)

Kathryn@boortzlaw.com

Mobile:404-234-9195

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Alvaro Arauz, Tony Shirley, Lisa Decker, Grant Rowe, & Emily Rowell (Host)

Grant Rowe w/ GA Investigations & Protective Services, LLC

Grant is a retired State Trooper after 26 years. He served 7 years as member of the State SWAT Team As a Sniper. Grant also has over 6 years of experience working federal drug cases where he worked as a Task Force Officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration and DEA HIDTA Task Force.

Tony retired from the US Army with a Special Operations background. He served with the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy Police at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head. In addition, Tony worked in High Threat Environments with a Virginia based international security company in various countries for the better part of a decade on many Department of State and Department of Defense efforts. Tony’s responsibilities ranged from being a member of a protective detail to the country Operations Manager and Deputy Country Manager.

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Tony Shirley w/ GA Investigations & Protective Services, LLC

Tony is originally from the Washington DC, Metropolitan area. He enlisted into the US Army in 1977 where he served in the Special Operations community and retired after 20 years. He served as a Police Officer in Maryland, and transitioned to a private security contract in the Middle East and Haiti for the better part of a decade. Tony has made his home here in the Atlanta area where he and Grant provide an unparalleled investigative and protective service for the residence of the state of Georgia.

Lisa Decker w/ Divorce Money Matters

A nationally recognized expert in the financial matters of divorce and author of the new book, “How to Divorce Your Spouse, Not Your Money®” (available on amazon Kindle), Ms. Decker is also the CEO and innovative mastermind behind several helpful, divorce-related sites including www.DivorceTownUSA.com and www.DivorceMoneyMatters.com.

Lisa is a sought out speaker, frequent radio show guest and featured expert on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates nationally, along with Oprah magazine, the NY Times, and the Wall Street Journal speaking on topics that help people to be smart from the start and have saner, savvier, money-saving divorces.

Always seeking creative solutions, Lisa holds signature events and offers flat-fee services on her personal mission to “Improve the way America divorces, one family at a time™.” She specializes in helping people who are struggling with overwhelm and confusion in their divorce to move past it with confidence knowing that they got the best outcome possible for their finances, their family, and their future.

Ms. Decker can be reached at:

Lisa@DivorceMoneyMatters.com

866-722-7226

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Alvaro Arauz w/ 3A Law Practice Management  

Co-Host who appeared previously on the show.  See his information HERE!

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Cary King w/ Jacobs & King, LLC

I am an Atlanta native and am married to an Atlanta native, Sherry King. We have 5 children and 6 grandchildren and reside in Dekalb County, Georgia near Murphy Candler park and have lived there since 1993. My wife and I both are 1959 graduates of Henry Grady High School. I graduated from Georgia State University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a law degree from John Marshal Law School in 1983. I also attended Graduate School at Georgia State University and the University of Alabama at Huntsville in Finance and Economics.

As an attorney, I currently practice as the Senior Attorney in the firm of Jacobs & King, LLC along with my son Scott, Greg Jacobs and 4 other attorneys. I was the senior partner of Slater & King for 17 years and a partner with Shuster, King & King for 11 years prior to that.  I was one of the lead defense counsel for Tonya Craft, in the case of the State of Georgia vs. Tonya Craft, a jury trial in Catoosa County which lasted over 6 weeks and has garnered national media attention. I have appeared on Good Morning America, Inside Edition and several local television and radio shows regarding various cases in which we were involved. I also have been involved in numerous high profile civil litigation matters in state and federal courts.

In January 2013, I was awarded the Marshall-Tuttle Award as the Outstanding Lawyer of 2013 by the Military and Veterans Affairs Section of the State Bar of Georgia for services rendered to veterans for the last 16 years and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs in Washington, D.C. for co-founding and operating the free legal clinic at the VA Medical Center on Clairmont Road in Decatur. In March 2013, I received the Public Service Law Section from John Marshall Law School for community and public services rendered throughout the last 30 years. In March and April 2013, I began serving on the Fulton Count Mentoring sub-committee to establish Veteran Mentors for a special Veteran’s Court in Fulton County along with Judge T. Jackson Bedford, also a Vietnam Veteran, Judge Todd Markle and other lawyer veterans. The Court began operation in April 2013 and is now a little over  18 months of operation and recently received an award from the Congressional Black Caucus of the United States House of Representatives.

I remain involved in a wide range of litigation scenarios. I practice in both state and federal courts, am a member of the Georgia Bar, the Federal Bar for the Northern District of Georgia, the 11^th United States Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court Bar.

By way of other general background, after graduation from college, I entered the United States Army and was commissioned through the ROTC program. I served on Active Duty as Regular Army officer until January 31, 1970. I retired from the Army Reserve/Army National Guard in 1987 after 24 years total service. In Vietnam, I served in the Infantry with 2nd Battalion, 28^th Infantry, 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division supervising and conducting search and seal operations, and Commanded both C Battery, 1^st Battalion, 7^th Artillery and HHB, 1^st Infantry Division Artillery. Additionally while with 2nd Brigade, I served as an Aerial observer. I was there during the 1968 Tet Offensive and the Spring and Fall Counter Offensives of 1968. While on active duty I was assigned to various military installations and served oversea tours in Germany and South Vietnam. My Vietnam service began in early 1967 and continued through November 4,1968 with the U.S. Army First Infantry Division.

I was a member of the Dekalb County Veteran’s Advisory Committee for several years, and a Past President and Chairman of the Board of the Atlanta Vietnam Veteran’s Business Association, where I have been a member since the mid 80’s. I currently serve on the board of directors. For the last 16 years, I have provided Pro Bono legal services to the VA Medical Center in Atlanta and was one of the organizing and founding members of the clinic. As part of the Georgia State Bar Military Legal Assistance Program (MLAP), since January 2013, I have also assisted in opening 4 new pro bono clinics throughout the state, at Ft MacPherson, Carrollton and Augusta. I have served on the Board of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation as a Vice president as well as other civic and charitable organizations in the past, to include the Atlanta and National Humane Societies. I also do volunteer work at the USO at the Atlanta Airport and assist with Oral History Interviews for the Legacy Project.

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John Jupin w/ Firewall Investigations

“I grew up in New Jersey in a little town on the “Jersey Shore” called Manasquan. It was about 20 miles north of where the TV series is based.  I decided to get away and went to college at the University of Tennessee.
After graduating, I went into the US Navy as an officer and spent 4 years at sea.   I left the Navy and completed my Masters in Public Administration at Old Dominion. During that time, I worked as a Consumer Protection Investigator for the City of Virginia Beach.
Later I became an FBI agent. I worked a variety of cases in Pittsburgh and New York City. While in NYC, I spent a lot of time working in and around the World Trade Center. I then took some time to work for a private security company. Finally, I returned to federal law enforcement with the United States Department of Labor-Office of Inspector General.
I retired from federal law enforcement in 2010. Since then, I have been working as a Private Detective and Certified Fraud Examiner, an on air contributor to WSB (Atlanta ABC affiliate) television as a fraud expert, and an instructor at Reinhardt University.
I am passionate about fraud prevention and detection and look forward to sharing my 30 years of fraud investigative experience with you.”

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Mike Moske w/ On The Watch, LLC

As a private investigator, Mike Moske helps keep business profitable.

From their website:

“We want to assist your company in protecting your assets. Below are just a few of the many areas On The Watch, LLC can address and help you fix.

Fire prevention and response

Burglary prevention and Robbery response

Office safety and security

Accounting security, fraud awareness training

Security staff training

BBP, blood borne pathogens training

Bomb Threats

Loss Prevention Auditing

Guest service auditing

Physical security and safety auditing

Chemical safety

Investigations

To learn more call them at 770-900-4274 or inquire on their website. You can also connect with Mike on LinkedIn.

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Joseph R Neal w/ Neal Law

AV Pre-eminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.  Mr. Neal is a Lifetime Charter Member of Rue Ratings’ BEST ATTORNEYS OF AMERICA and was among the “Top Lawyers of Georgia” featured in Atlanta Magazine in 2014.  Mr. Neal has been nominated for the 2014 Litigator Awards by the Trial Lawyer Board of Regents and is a highly skilled and experienced Trial Lawyer licensed to practice law in Georgia for 21 years, representing victims and families of Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death.

In 2012, NEAL LAW obtained the biggest wrongful death settlement and recovery in history against the uninsured government of Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia for the wrongful deaths of a young couple and a substantial confidential settlement against Georgia Power. These tragic deaths resulted from a double fatality trailer fire in which high school sweethearts were burned alive and choked to death on super-heated soot and smoke inhalation. The case lasted four years, including victories for the Plaintiff’s on sovereign and official immunity in the trial Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court.v See Vann v. Finley, 313 Ga. App. 153, 721 S.E.2d 156 (2011), certiorari denied 2012 Ga. Lexis 387.

January 2007 obtained a $3,000,000 federal jury verdict in Hill v. USA Truck, Inc., 2007 WL 1574545 (D.S.C.), a case where a tractor trailer ran off the road and struck a mildly mentally retarded laborer on his friend’s bicycle. Confidentially settled wrongful death suits involving gas and electrical fires for substantial monetary sums against large utility companies in Georgia on novel theories.  Mr. Neal has also successfully handled medical malpractice cases over the past fifteen years, including a wrongful death EMTALA action in federal court. Reversed a malice murder verdict in the Georgia Supreme Court, and later retried the case before a jury, obtaining an acquittal of his client on all counts in 2000. Lindsey v. State, 271 Ga. App. 657 (1999).

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Lee Biola w/ Law Office of D. Lee Biola, LLC

Lee Biola represents workers who have been injured on the job before the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. Lee is a former insurance company attorney who now declines offers to represent insurance companies. After graduation from law school, Lee worked for another law firm where he primarily represented insurance companies in workers’ compensation cases. Upon opening his own law practice in 2001, Lee changed his focus from representing insurance companies to representing injured workers.

Lee is a graduate of the Georgia State University College of Law where he served as Co-editor of the legislative history section of the Georgia State University Law Review.

Lee personally handles all of his workers’ compensation cases. Clients do not deal with paralegals or legal secretaries, but receive individualized attention directly from an attorney.

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Attorney Barbara Moon

“I obtained my law degree from Georgia State University College of Law in 1988. Subsequently, in 1989, I was admitted to the District of Columbia, the U. S. District Court, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U. S. Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. On motion by former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Charles Longstreet Weltner, I was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America on July 17, 1992.

I was a former part-time Magistrate Judge in Clayton County. I have also served on the faculty of the William Daniels Trial Advocacy Program and lectured at various seminars and trial lawyers’ workshops at the University of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

I have been featured on CourtTV, Forensic Files and other local media channels.
High Profile Cases include:
U.S. vs. Sheriff Richard Lankford, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel; Reverse on Appeal
U.S. vs. The Gold Club, Jana Pelnis, etc., Atlanta, GA; Counsel; Nolle Prosequi
State vs. Lewis Joyner, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel with Steve Sadow
State vs. Billy Moclaire, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel with Steve Sadow; (Bad Cops Case)
State vs. Candace Overstreet, Jonesboro, GA; Co-Counsel with Drew Findling; (Homicide of Police Officer)
State vs. Freeman Salahuddin, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel with Bruce Harvey and Walt Britt; Order for Directed Verdict (Quadruple Homicide)
State vs. Jim Watson, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel with Lee Sexton, Ricky Morris, and Scott Key; (Homicide)
State vs. Jean Long, Jackson, GA; Co-Counsel with Wade Crumbley; Acquittal (Homicide)
State vs. Gerald Hall, Jonesboro, GA; Co-Counsel with Steve Sadow; Nolle Prosequi (Homicide)
State vs. Marcus Shaw, Atlanta, GA; Co-Counsel with Bruce Harvey; Nolle Prosequi (Homicide)”.

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Lee Ann Bellon w/ The Bellon Firm

Lee Ann Bellon has devoted her entire career to working with attorneys. She has in depth experience with first year associates as well as partners with millions of dollars in business.

An article entitled “Dialing for Dollars” published in 1983 in The American Lawyer changed her life. It was about the emergence of recruiters working solely with attorneys. There were only thirteen legal recruiters scattered throughout the United States. No legal recruiters were in Atlanta and there were virtually none in the southeast.

Few southern law firms had used recruiters and every one of the managing partners she met told her that her business concept would never work. It took 6 months to make the first placement, but then the phone started ringing with clients interested in the company’s services.

Lee Ann has had a number of articles published in local and national publications.
She is now in the final stages of writing her first book. She is knowledgeable, and her approach is authentic, straight forward and fun. She is an entertaining speaker who clearly makes her points while keeping her audience’s attention.’

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Co-Host Josh Schiffer w/ Chanco Schiffer PC appeared previously on the show.  His bio can be found here.

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Special Veteran’s Day Episode of Atlanta Legal Experts Radio

Lane Dennard, Drew Early, Emily Rowell, Ryan McPherson, Fred Burkey, Kelly Hundley

Fred Burkey w/ The Burkey Law Firm

What if you took a taxi one night to celebrate with friends and you ended up seriously injured when a car hit the taxi, then took off?  And when you tried to get help to pay for injuries and loss of income, your insurance company denied your claim because no one could find the at-fault driver?  That is what happened to Melissa.  What if you were stopped by police on a misdemeanor and incarcerated but while detained you fell seriously ill and denied proper medical treatment?  Would you risk death?  That is what happened to James.  When faced with an unforeseen crisis, people should choose the best legal representation that has the knowhow and commitment to take on aggressive insurance adjustors and mounting healthcare bills.  Fred Burkey of the Burkey Law Firm successfully litigated the cases of Melissa and James.  Since 1994, the Burkey Law Firm has obtained verdicts and settlements valued over millions of dollars for individuals and families who have been seriously harmed by the actions of dangerous drivers or harmed due to no fault of their own.  The practice focuses on trucking accidents, car accidents and accidents caused by drunk and reckless drivers often exceeding client expectations.  The Burkey Law Firm is dedicated to legal excellence and integrity while providing a voice that gives clients a fair shot at justice.

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Kelly Michael Hundley w/ Kelly Michael Hundley, LLC.

For more than 25 years, Kelly Michael Hundley has been a trusted legal adviser to businesses and executives in all manor of industry across the Metro-Atlanta region. Having spent time in the board room and shop floor, Kelly understands that legal issues don’t arise in a vacuum. Whether its a lawsuit, helping a client chart a path to avoid a lawsuit, or helping a new business figure out what laws impact what it wants to do, the focus and philosophy is the same–providing practical effective advice and solutions tailored to each clients unique circumstances.

Kelly Michael Hundley graduated with High Honors from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1987. Outside the office, Kelly enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with his wife, Pam, and friends … and his dogs, Ellie and Scooter. His passion for education led him to sit on the board of the Georgia Perimeter College Foundation.

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H. Lane Dennard, Jr. w/ Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans

Lane Dennard was born in Macon, Georgia, and graduated from Mercer University in Macon with an A.B. degree in 1966. He served in the Army as a Captain and Company Commander in Vietnam. His decorations include the Silver Star, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. After his military service, Mr. Dennard attended the University of Georgia School of Law where he received the J.D. degree in 1973.

After graduation from law school, he was associated with the firm of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, and Stewart and served as managing partner of the Atlanta office. He joined King & Spalding as a partner in January of 1991 and served as a senior partner on the Labor and Employment Law Team.  Prior to his retirement from King & Spalding in 2003, Mr. Dennard represented both unionized and union-free employers in the field of labor and employment law for over 30 years, litigating the full range of cases in state and federal courts.

Since his retirement, Mr. Dennards legal practice has focused on veterans advocacy and the pro bono representation of veterans before the VA. In 2011 Mr, Dennard received the Georgia Bar’s Marshall-Tuttle Award as the top lawyer in the state providing pro bono services to veterans. He has played a role in the start-up and operation of the Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans and currently serves as co-director with Professor Charles Sanor.

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Cary King w/ Jacobs & King, LLC

I am an Atlanta native and am married to an Atlanta native, Sherry King. We have 5 children and 6 grandchildren and reside in Dekalb County, Georgia near Murphy Candler park and have lived there since 1993. My wife and I both are 1959 graduates of Henry Grady High School. I graduated from Georgia State University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a law degree from John Marshal Law School in 1983. I also attended Graduate School at Georgia State University and the University of Alabama at Huntsville in Finance and Economics.

As an attorney, I currently practice as the Senior Attorney in the firm of Jacobs & King, LLC along with my son Scott, Greg Jacobs and 4 other attorneys. I was the senior partner of Slater & King for 17 years and a partner with Shuster, King & King for 11 years prior to that.  I was one of the lead defense counsel for Tonya Craft, in the case of the State of Georgia vs. Tonya Craft, a jury trial in Catoosa County which lasted over 6 weeks and has garnered national media attention. I have appeared on Good Morning America, Inside Edition and several local television and radio shows regarding various cases in which we were involved. I also have been involved in numerous high profile civil litigation matters in state and federal courts.

In January 2013, I was awarded the Marshall-Tuttle Award as the Outstanding Lawyer of 2013 by the Military and Veterans Affairs Section of the State Bar of Georgia for services rendered to veterans for the last 16 years and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs in Washington, D.C. for co-founding and operating the free legal clinic at the VA Medical Center on Clairmont Road in Decatur. In March 2013, I received the Public Service Law Section from John Marshall Law School for community and public services rendered throughout the last 30 years. In March and April 2013, I began serving on the Fulton Count Mentoring sub-committee to establish Veteran Mentors for a special Veteran’s Court in Fulton County along with Judge T. Jackson Bedford, also a Vietnam Veteran, Judge Todd Markle and other lawyer veterans. The Court began operation in April 2013 and is now a little over  18 months of operation and recently received an award from the Congressional Black Caucus of the United States House of Representatives.

I remain involved in a wide range of litigation scenarios. I practice in both state and federal courts, am a member of the Georgia Bar, the Federal Bar for the Northern District of Georgia, the 11^th United States Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court Bar.

By way of other general background, after graduation from college, I entered the United States Army and was commissioned through the ROTC program. I served on Active Duty as Regular Army officer until January 31, 1970. I retired from the Army Reserve/Army National Guard in 1987 after 24 years total service. In Vietnam, I served in the Infantry with 2nd Battalion, 28^th Infantry, 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division supervising and conducting search and seal operations, and Commanded both C Battery, 1^st Battalion, 7^th Artillery and HHB, 1^st Infantry Division Artillery. Additionally while with 2nd Brigade, I served as an Aerial observer. I was there during the 1968 Tet Offensive and the Spring and Fall Counter Offensives of 1968. While on active duty I was assigned to various military installations and served oversea tours in Germany and South Vietnam. My Vietnam service began in early 1967 and continued through November 4,1968 with the U.S. Army First Infantry Division. I received the following decorations for my service:

Five Bronze Stars ( With “V” Device for Valor)

Purple Heart

2 Air Medals

The Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm

Two Army Commendations Medal (one with V Device for Valor)

The Vietnamese Campaign Medal & The Vietnam Service Ribbons

The Vietnamese Honor Medal 1^st Class

Combat Infantryman’s Badge & Air Crewman’s Wing

The National Defense Service Medal

3 Meritorious Unit Citations

I was a member of the Dekalb County Veteran’s Advisory Committee for several years, and a Past President and Chairman of the Board of the Atlanta Vietnam Veteran’s Business Association, where I have been a member since the mid 80’s. I currently serve on the board of directors. For the last 16 years, I have provided Pro Bono legal services to the VA Medical Center in Atlanta and was one of the organizing and founding members of the clinic. As part of the Georgia State Bar Military Legal Assistance Program (MLAP), since January 2013, I have also assisted in opening 4 new pro bono clinics throughout the state, at Ft MacPherson, Carrollton and Augusta. I have served on the Board of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation as a Vice president as well as other civic and charitable organizations in the past, to include the Atlanta and National Humane Societies. I also do volunteer work at the USO at the Atlanta Airport and assist with Oral History Interviews for the Legacy Project.

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Drew Early w/ Shewmaker & Shewmaker

Drew is an elder law attorney practicing in the greater Atlanta area.  He is experienced in probate and estate matters, adult guardianships and conservatorships, and trust work.  His elder law work led him into adult disability matters.  That, coupled with his career military experience, serves him well in assisting veterans and their families in matters before the VA.  He is published and a frequent CLE presenter on elder law and VA issues.  He is the immediate past Chair of the Military and Veteran Section of the GA State Bar and also serves on the Executive Committee of the GA State Bar’s Military and Legal Assistance Program.  He is a registered mediator and serves on the DeKalb County Probate Court’s Court-appointed list as a guardian ad litem.  He is admitted to a variety of courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States, the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, both Middle and Northern Districts of the US Courts for Georgia, and all State of Georgia courts.  He further serves as an adjunct professor at Emory University’s School of Law.

Education:  JD, Georgia State College of Law (cum laude), Atlanta GA; MA, US Army Command and General Staff College (with honors), FT Leavenworth KS; BS, US Military Academy, West Point NY.

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Josh Schiffer, Brad Parcells, Vera Starks, Rachel Lazarus, & Charlotte Merritt (Host)

Vera June Starks w/ Law Offices of Vera L. June, PA

Attorney Vera June Starks has excellent academic and professional credentials, outstanding communication skills and a relentless work ethic. Prior to attending Stetson University College of Law where she earned her Juris Doctor, Vera June gained invaluable experience as a legislative fellow for long-standing U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and later experience as a judicial intern with the Pinellas County courts.  She served as an associate in another prominent law firm prior to founding her own firm focused on practice areas that include civil litigation, business law and more.

Ms. June is licensed to practice in both Georgia and Florida, and she maintains offices in Dunwoody and the Orlando metro area. She is active in numerous professional organizations including the Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

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Rachel Lazarus w/ Gwinett Legal Aid

Rachel Lazarus is a Staff Attorney for Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Gwinnett County office and the Director of the Gwinnett Pro Bono Project. As Project Director with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Rachel works with local private attorneys to expand pro bono services to residents in Georgia’s fastest growing county. In 2012, Rachel successfully appealed a long-standing court practice of requiring recent violence before granting protective orders.  In Lewis v Lewis, the Court of Appeals agreed with Rachel’s argument that since the Family Violence Act does not contain time limits, the court abused its discretion by requiring recent violence. This appellate case greatly expanded the access of TPOs to long-time victims of domestic violence.

Rachel obtained her J.D. in 2001 from the University of Southern California School Of Law, where she participated in the school’s first Family Violence Clinic.  While there she studied with legal greats including Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky.

A Fulton County Daily Report “Rising Star,” Rachel is a member in good standing of the State Bars of Georgia and California, and is also licensed to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the Southern District of California, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Courts of Georgia and California. She is an active member of the Gwinnett County Bar Association, and teaches religious school at Congregation Beth Shalom.  Rachel lives in Dunwoody with her husband and two daughters.

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Brad Parcells w/ Aperio Coaching and Consulting

Aperio Coaching & Consulting is a professional coaching practice focusing on highly motivated men and women executives and leaders, age 35+ in corporate & non-profit service organizations, who believe they have more to offer themselves and their organization, who have a strong sense of their objectives and recognizes the need to measure their progress and success.

Coaching is a powerful process that enables the client to reveal and illuminate their authentic leadership style via a sharp focus on who they are at their core. Coaching is a highly confidential, trusting and open process that empowers a client to:

1. Increase their Self-Awareness.
2. Which facilitates greater Conscious Decision-Making.
3. Then forwards their decisions into focused and organized Action.
4. And ties in the key component of Accountability to measure progress.

Our coaching assists executives and leaders to improve their effectiveness, which drives both individual and organization results, greater team dynamics, goal achievement, and a stronger, more productive environment.

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David Weinberg, Stephen Barnes, Jerbrina Johnson, Cade Parian, & Emily Rowell

Cade Parian w/ The Parian Law Firm, LLC.

When you call Cade Parian, you understand what it means to “Call Cade, Get Paid.”  He is not a traditional attorney, and his law firm, The Parian Law Firm, LLC, is not the traditional law firm. His approach is personal and compassionate as if you are a member of his extended family.  He has fought for individuals across America to get results they deserve in personal injury litigation, workers compensation, and consumer debt collection defense.

Cade actively participates in causes that further individual growth.  He coached youth football in his community each year, not to relive the his glory years past, but to become a role model to the children who lack such. Cade’s desire to help others build better lives can be found all over his community.

Cade has been named a Georgia rising star by Atlanta Magazine and Super Lawyers Magazine, and in 2014, The National Trial Lawyers and “The Fulton County Daily Report” both honored Cade as a “Top 40 Under 40” Lawyer.

Cade’s home base is Carrollton where he and his wife raise their two young children. While not preparing for trial or chasing children, Cade enjoys all things motorsports (except driving the things), and being the worst golfer on any golf course at any time.

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Jerbrina L Johnson w/ JL Johnson & Associates, LLC.

Jerbrina L. Johnson is an attorney representing clients throughout metropolitan Atlanta since 2006.  She has been named one of Georgia’s Rising Stars by SuperLawyers magazine.

Jerbrina earned a Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science with a concentration in Legal Studies from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi and a Juris Doctorate from The University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, Mississippi.

Prior to her actual graduation from law school, Jerbrina moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in the fall of 2004 to intern with the Georgia Innocence Project, assisting wrongfully convicted inmates with release based on DNA evidence that was not available at the time of their convictions.   Jerbrina began the law practice of J. L. Johnson & Associates, LLC in the fall of 2006 and has continued as Founder and Managing Partner for the past seven years. Her law firm focuses in the areas of family law, including divorce, legal separation, child support, custody, visitation, contempt, modification and establishment, contract preparation, review and negotiation, consumer bankruptcy and social security disability.  She also serves as a Guardian Ad Litem, representing the best interest of minor children in custody cases.

Jerbrina is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and is licensed in the state of Georgia to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia, Supreme Court of the State of Georgia and all local and Superior Courts of the State of Georgia.   She is also a member of the American Bar Association.

In the way of volunteerism, Jerbrina serves as an Executive Board Member of the State Bar of Georgia Military/VA Accreditation Committee, and a member of the Metro Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Group. She is past Chairman of the Boy Scouts of America Friends of Scouting and past Board Member of the Beulah Urban Outreach executive committee. Jerbrina frequently judges national and local mock trial and moot court competitions, and also participates in career day at numerous metropolitan Atlanta elementary and middle schools. Jerbrina has been a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 14 years, and is the proud owner of her Maltipoo, Skyler.

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Stephen N Barnes w/ Barnes+Law™

Barnes+Law™ is a boutique business law firm delivering high-quality legal services for entrepreneurs, business owners and their families throughout the southeastern United States. With a focus on affluent families, growing businesses and dynamic entrepreneurial clients, we know what drives prosperous people. Even more importantly, we recognize our clients’ deeper priorities and we help shape their expectations. As professionals, we live in the details. But we also see the big picture. Three words encapsulate our vision — Trust. Innovaton. Peace.®

Stephen is the owner and founder of the firm. After graduating with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1994, Stephen worked with the Mississippi Center for Public Policy in Jackson, Mississippi as a Research Director, assisting legislators with research on a variety of issues affecting the families of Mississippi.  This work, along with a passion for knowing the purpose of Law, spurred Stephen to consider law school seriously.
He attended the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia, and graduated in 1998. After graduating, he married his wife Christian and they moved to Macon, Georgia where Stephen practiced at two larger firms in the areas of business and corporate law. In March of 2003, Stephen began this firm, with the desire to service businesses and families in a way unsurpassed in integrity and professionalism.

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