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Emily Rowell (Host), Matthew Rosenkoff, C.R. Wright, Loretta Lepore, Rich Casanova

C.R. Wright/Fisher & Phillips LLP

C.R. Wright is a partner in the Atlanta Office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. C.R.’s practice includes advising clients on general labor and employment issues, handling employment-related litigation, and presenting training seminars for managers and supervisors. He also handles OSHA inspections, affirmative action audits, charges of discrimination, and wage and hour investigations. C.R. is “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine.

Prior to joining the firm, C.R. worked in Human Resources for Lockheed Corporation, and as also a Cobb County Police Sergeant. He served as editor-in-cheif of the Georgia State Law Review.

Specialties: Labor & Employment Law, OSHA, OFCCP, EEOC, Noncompete and Trade Secrets, Employee Terminations, Human Resources advice.

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Matthew Rosenkoff/Taylor English Duma, LLP

Matthew Rosenkoff is a member of Taylor English’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labor and Immigration, and Data Security and Privacy practice groups. Mr. Rosenkoff’s practice extends to all phases of commercial litigation. Specifically, Mr. Rosenkoff’s experience includes representing individuals, companies, and condominium/homeowners associations in litigation matters concerning, for example, contractual disputes; business torts; labor and employment issues; real estate disputes; and resort and hospitality disputes. Mr. Rosenkoff also represents those who are the subject of complaints and claims under various consumer protection statutes, including, but not limited to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. Mr. Rosenkoff is licensed to practice law in Georgia as well as in Florida. Mr. Rosenkoff has experience practicing in federal courts in both Georgia and Florida, before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in appellate courts, and in American Arbitration Association proceedings.

Mr. Rosenkoff has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Mr. Rosenkoff has also served as a director on the Board of Directors for the North Fulton Bar Association since 2012.

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Loretta Lepore/MediaBar

Loretta Lepore is the founder of strategic communications firm, Lepore Associates, LLC and is a principal in MediaBar Services, a media coaching and presentation training consultancy.

Loretta’s career spans more than two decades as a journalist and network news anchor, gubernatorial spokeswoman and consultant to corporate, entrepreneurial and non-profit clients.  She has managed a diverse client portfolio with interests ranging from healthcare to technology to transportation.  Loretta has leveraged her expertise in public strategy, crisis & issues management as well as message development, media relations, interview coaching and presentation training to help her clients achieve their business goals.

During her tenure with the national law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, she designed and executed communications and crisis management strategies on behalf of lawyers, lobbyists and their clients.  Appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue, Loretta led Georgia’s effort to re-energize its brand and she managed the subsequent launch of the nationally acclaimed Georgia logo, website, and global commerce and tourism advertising campaigns.  While serving as the Governor’s press secretary, she was the administration’s primary spokesperson and the chief communications liaison with the White House planning team for the G8 Summit, which drew thousands of global journalists to Sea Island.  A former journalist herself, Loretta worked for CNN, NPR, Westwood Radio Networks as well as local stations in Washington, D.C. and Florida.

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John Camp, Terina Williams, Benin Brown, Shaun Southworth, & Emily Rowell (Host)

Shaun Southworth/Southworth P.C.

Mr. Southworth is a graduate of the Duke University School of Law, where at graduation he received the “Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Labor and Employment Law,” an award not given every year. He was also named the Neill James Blue Scholar. After Duke, Mr. Southworth was a labor and employment associate at an “AmLaw 100″ law firm, a distinction reserved for America’s largest law firms. As an employment attorney, he represented employers from small business to Fortune 500 companies. Before founding Southworth PC, Mr. Southworth was also a labor and employment attorney at another national law firm, and the senior attorney at one of America’s premier employment and federal practice boutiques,where he represented employees and former employees against entities ranging from Fortune 500 companies, to large governmental agencies. He also supervised other employment attorneys and designed the litigation strategies for numerous employment cases.

As an employment attorney, Mr. Southworth has represented clients in almost all areas of employment law, including sexual harassment and discrimination claims, racial harassment and discrimination claims, age harassment and discrimination claims, disability harassment and discrimination claims, medical leave interference and retaliation claims, wage and hour individual and class actions, and breach of employment agreement and fraud claims, among others. He has litigated claims before federal and state courts, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, before arbitration panels, before the EEOC’s administrative judges in hearings and otherwise, before the Merit Systems Protection Board, and before the United States Office of Personnel Management. He has litigated claims as an employment attorney against large companies, and numerous federal government agencies, including the United States Department of Labor, the United States Postal Service, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Defense, and the United States Department of Justice. He has represented clients residing in over ten different states nationwide, and uses pro hac and co-counsel relationships as appropriate.

Before matriculating at Duke, Mr. Southworth was a middle school English teacher as part of the Teach for America program. Mr. Southworth is also an honors graduate of Grinnell College.

Mr. Southworth is committed to his clients.

Jurisdictions:

• Missouri
• Kansas
• Georgia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia Bankruptcy
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Admitted To The Bar:

• Georgia – 2012
• Missouri – 2009

Education:

• Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, Juris Doctorate, 2009
  • Honors: Faculty Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law
  • Honors: Neill James Blue Scholar
• Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, Bachelors’ Degree with Honors, 2004
• Honors: Trustee Honor Scholar
• Honors: Humanities Scholar

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Georgia
• State Bar of Missouri
• State Bar of Kansas
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Former Middle School English teacher as Part of the “Teach for America” Program

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Terina Williams/Southworth P.C.

Terina M. Williams is an Associate Attorney at Southworth PC.  Ms. Williams represents employees and former employees in all areas of employment law, including but not limited to racial harassment and discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour disputes.

Ms. Williams is an alumnus of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she received the highest grade in multiple courses and received the “Best Brief” award in Moot Court.  Upon completing her law degree, Ms. Williams obtained her LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University, School of Law where she graduated with honors.

Prior to joining Southworth PC, Ms. Williams was an associate attorney at a well-respected employment and civil rights litigation firm in California.  Ms. Williams is committed to her work as an employment attorney and looks forward to working with you on your employment related needs.

Areas of Practice:

• Labor and Employment
• Bankruptcy
• Taxation

Jurisdictions:

• California
• Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of California, December 2009
• State Bar of Georgia, January 2014

Education:

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctorate, May 2009
• Golden Gate University, School of Law, Master of Laws, Taxation, December 2010
• University of California, Irvine, Bachelor’s Degree, Criminology, Law & Society, June 2005.

William John Camp/Westmoreland, Patterson, Moseley & Hinson, LLP

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Benin Brown/Brown Web Copy

Benin Brown is one of the few people that you will meet in Atlanta that was actually born and raised here. Mr. Brown is a Digital Media Specialist at the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. His background includes extensive search engine optimization experience both in an in-house marketing setting and the agency environment. Prior to becoming a creative content writer, Benin worked as an SEO analyst for an Atlanta based marketing agency that specialized in providing lawyer marketing services.

“Moreover, as a published book author and content writer, my writing experience qualifies me to write on a variety of topics. If you were to select me as a content writer, here’s what you could expect:

* Content that is engaging, unique and well researched
* SEO know-how that results in content that helps you rank for even the toughest of keywords
* Content that is compliant with Google’s Penguin and Panda algorithms
* Writing that is optimized for search AND primed for maximum conversions”

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Douglas Chanco, Joshua Schiffer, Charlotte Merritt, & Emily Rowell (Host)

Joshua G. Schiffer

Joshua G. Schiffer was raised in the wilds of East Cobb County by Dr. Daniel and Prof. Gail Schiffer.  He attended Rocky Mountain Elementary, Mabry and Simpson Middle Schools, and graduated from The Walker School in 1994. He graduated from Clark University in Worcester, MA where he majored in Government/International Relations with a minor in International Development. Mr. Schiffer studied Economics in Luxembourg and traveled extensively.  After working as a truck driver and warehouse worker during and after college, Mr. Schiffer continued his education and obtained his Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 2002.  While in law school, Mr. Schiffer was active in Mock Trial, Student Trial Lawyers Association and a variety of social/professional groups.

Mr. Schiffer began his career as a clerk in the Superior Court of Cobb County, transitioned into real estate and eventually gravitated towards trial work as a senior trial attorney for the Metro Conflict Defender and Georgia Public Defender Standards Counsel.  During this period, Mr. Schiffer trained numerous attorneys in complex trial techniques and was the senior trial attorney for several judges.  He has supervised the All Purpose/Fast Track Courts, Magistrate Courts and General Trial Courts.

In 2007,  Mr. Schiffer was invited to the exclusive Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Duboise, WY where he spent the summer working with a class of 50 Plaintiffs and Criminal Defense Lawyers on Advanced Trial Techniques including Sociometry, Psychodrama, Experiential Therapy and Group Dynamics with an internationally acclaimed faculty including Gerry Spence, Joane Garcia-Colston, Fredilyn Sison, Rafe Foreman, Joshua Karton, Betsy Greene, and Maren Chaloupka.  Mr. Schiffer continues to attend college events on a regular basis and relies extensively on the network of graduates to ensure his clients achieve the greatest results in their cases.

Mr. Schiffer formed The Schiffer Firm, LLC upon his return from the college.  The Schiffer Firm, LLC continues to represent the victims and accused in cases involving Domestic Violence, both in Civil and Criminal arenas.  Mr. Schiffer is regarded as one of Georgia’s leading authorities on Domestic Violence issues and dedicates much of his pro bono efforts to this area.

In 2011 Mr. Schiffer and Mr. Chanco formed ChancoSchiffer P.C. as a new paradigm in Legal Services.

Mr. Schiffer is married to a successful financial executive and lives in Buckhead with his daughter and Chihuahuas.  A supporter of various social and political organizations, he enjoys fishing, gardening, theater, target shooting and politics.

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Douglas Chanco

Douglas Chanco is admitted to the practice of law in both Georgia and New York.  He has also been admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court.  He founded The Law Offices of Douglas B. Chanco, LLC in 2010 and was an incorporator of ChancoSchiffer, P.C. in 2011.  Prior to this, Mr. Chanco worked at a law firm were he rose to become the senior associate attorney specializing in litigation work including: criminal defense, DUI defense, civil litigation, personal injury, and divorce matters.  Attorney Chanco began his legal career by serving as an assistant solicitor general for the Fulton County State Court in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.  In this position, Attorney Chanco tried and successfully prosecuted numerous criminal cases including DUI.

During law school, Attorney Chanco worked as a certified legal intern for The Office of the Public Defender for the city of Jacksonville, Florida, where he participated in the defense of indigent individuals charged with major felonies and drug crimes.

Attorney Chanco is certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as an instructor for standardized field sobriety testing.  This training, which is identical to the education police officers receive, allows him to identify improperly administered field sobriety tests in your Georgia DUI case.  Furthermore, Attorney Chanco has training as a drug recognition expert.  He is one of only a few attorneys in the area that knows how to defend cases dealing with prescription drugs and illegal drugs, including marijuana.

Attorney Chanco is the author of the text, “Defense of Your Georgia DUI Case: What to Know, What to Do.”

Attorney Chanco graduated from The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, with a Bachelors of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice in merely two and a half years time. He received his Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law, in Jacksonville, Florida, and was selected as a Dean’s Scholar twice.

Attorney Chanco has been an active member of his community both as a mock trial team coach for the Georgia Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial program and also achieving the rank of Eagle Scout while a member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Attorney Chanco and his wife hail from Central Florida and proudly call North Georgia home.  In his spare time, Attorney Chanco is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys the many art, cultural, and recreational opportunities available in North Georgia.

Areas of Practice:

• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Civil Litigation

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Georgia, 2006
• New York, 2012
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

Education:

Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida
J.D.
Honors: Dean’s Scholar

The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
B.S.
Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice

Professional Associations and Memberships:

National College of DUI Defense Attorneys

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Association for Justice

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

Forsyth County Criminal Defense Bar- Past President

Publications:

Defense of Your Georgia DUI Case: What to Know, What to Do.

To reach ChancoSchiffer call 404-842-0909 today!

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Alex Brown (Co-Host), Eric Coleman, Julia Latimer, Dalia Racine, Emily Rowell (Host).

Elizabeth “Dalia” Racine/Assistant District Attorney

I am running for District Attorney because I believe that “Douglas Deserves Better.” I dedicated my entire legal career to prosecution. I handled homicide, rape, child abuse, human trafficking, animal abuse, robbery, and many other types of cases during my tenure. Throughout my career, I learned what it takes to have an effective and efficient District Attorney’s Office. That’s why I believe Douglas Deserves Better!

Better Approach to Crime Prevention– As District Attorney, I will be SMART on crime. I will implement effective programs that work. By having tough alternative sentencing options we will work to break the recidivism cycle. In addition, by using programs that are effective we decrease our costs within the criminal justice system and become fiscally responsible to our citizens.

Better Integrity– We need to restore the trust of Douglas County in the District Attorney’s office. We deserve a District Attorney that will be ethical and honest for ALL of Douglas County.

Better Staffing– I will have prosecutors that are specially trained in vital areas such as Crimes against Women and Children, Elder Abuse, Animal Cruelty and Public Integrity. I will establish a presence in the Juvenile Court System, the most integral court to intervene and divert children from becoming a part of the adult criminal justice system.

It is for all these reasons and more that “Elizabeth Dalia Racine is the Right Choice for Douglas County!”

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Julia Latimer/Ashenden & Associates, P.C.

Julia Latimer attended Mercer University as a Tift Scholar where she graduated and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Spanish. She received her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law where she received the Dean’s Pro Bono Graduation Certificate for her volunteer work.  She also received the Dean’s Certificate of Achievement while attending the University of Miami School of Law as a visiting student.

During law school, she studied international law at the Universidad de Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain. She has a working knowledge of the Spanish language.  After law school she worked for Katz, Stepp, Wright & Fleming LLC in Atlanta before joining Ashenden & Associates, P.C. as an associate lawyer. Julia primarily handles personal injury, auto accident, wrongful death, slip and fall and workers’ compensation cases.  Julia enjoys volunteering with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Saturday Lawyers Program and working with children.  She is also a member of the DeKalb Lawyers Association.   Julia is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Florida Bar.

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Eric Coleman/Winter Capriola Zenner, LLC.

Eric is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is its highest professional rating. Eric was named among the Georgia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Georgia for 2013 and 2014. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state receive this honor.  Eric Coleman is a member of Winter Capriola Zenner LLC’s litigation team, focusing his practice on all aspects of litigation in both Georgia and Federal Courts, concentrating on commercial litigation, construction litigation, business torts, and other business disputes.  During his career, Eric has gained experience in jury trials, bench trials, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and appellate practice in both Georgia and surrounding states. Eric has taken numerous depositions solo, including depositions of industry experts such as engineers, physicians, and accountants. Eric has argued dispositive and discovery motions solo. And Eric has performed the direct examination of witnesses before a jury.
Among Eric’s legal accomplishments are several appellate victories before the Georgia Court of Appeals resulting in at least two reported decisions. Eric received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2009 where he was a Vice Justice in Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Eric received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi in 2004.  From 2001-2007, Eric served in the Mississippi Army National Guard as an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Gunner. Eric was deployed to Iraq for all of 2005 where, at the rank of Sergeant, he served as a vehicle commander and dismounted team leader, utilizing the Humvee instead of a tank, and participating in over 250 combat missions. For his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III, Eric was twice awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Badge among other individual and unit distinctions.

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CoHost Alexander Brown appeared as a guest previously.  His blog can be found here.

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Sarah Crossman Sullivan, Diane Weinberg, Charlotte Merritt, & Emily Rowell (Host)

Sarah Crossman Sullivan

Sarah Crossman Sullivan is a corporate consultant, attorney and entrepreneur with a growing national presence. Featured on NBC, Fox News Network, The Laymen’s Lawyer, Entrepreneur, and The Wall Street Journal, Sarah’s ease in courtrooms and boardrooms resonates. She brings eighteen years of experience as a CEO, labor and employment law attorney, prosecutor and healthcare advocate to her current role as Co-Founder and co-CEO of SeeItFit.com. As a frequent national speaker and writer on leadership, innovation and inspiration, Sarah contributes to Entrepreneur.com, Success magazine, YourWholeLife, Better You Network, BizBuzz Radio, BeyondMotherhood and Smart Business. She is a mother of four children and provides engaging, practical insights on work, life, faith and family.

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Diane Weinberg 

Diane Weinberg specializes in assisting families with the medical, financial and housing-related legal challenges that often accompany aging and disability. Diane brings a unique, informed and empathetic perspective to her clients. She offers compassionate and meaningful solutions to clients in the elder law area including Medicaid & disability planning, veterans’ benefits counseling, guardianships & conservatorships, and special needs trusts.

Currently, Diane serves as Of Counsel with the law firm Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.  She earned a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the Emory University School of Law. After graduating law school, Diane served as an employee benefits associate for Kilpatrick Stockton LLC before becoming a senior litigation associate for Casey Gilson Leibel P.C.  A member of the State Bar of Georgia, Diane served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Bar Journal from 1999-2001, and as editor of ElderCare Matters from 2005-2006. She is a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planner, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, ElderCounsel and the Atlanta Bar Association.   She is a VA accredited attorney, as well as AV rated attorney an Martindale-Hubbell and rated a Superb attorney on Avvo.com.  Morgan & DiSalvo is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top law firm in the country in the area of trust and estates law.

Outside of her law practice, Diane lives in Sandy Springs with her husband Mike, their three sons, and a lab-pittie mix dog.  In any remaining free time, Diane enjoys knitting and is a past treasurer of the Atlanta Knitting Guild.  She also enjoys walking and has walked two half-marathons for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Mathew Titus, Tim Schwarz, Emily Rowell (Host) & Carol Williams

Tim Schwarz w/ Law Office of Tim Schwarz

Tim Schwarz is the founder of the Law Office of Tim Schwarz, where he works representing parents seeking appropriate support services from school districts throughout north Georgia.

He graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Philosophy in 2003.  Mr. Schwarz graduated from Emory Law School in 2007.  At law school, he was a member of the Emory Law Journal.  His comment, Cases Time Forgot: Why Judges Can Sometimes Ignore Controlling Precedent was published in the 2007 volume of the journal.

After graduating from Emory, Mr. Schwarz worked for two years at the Staff Attorneys’ Office of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court in downtown Atlanta, GA.  At the Eleventh Circuit, he worked on a variety of subjects, including civil rights and discrimination cases.

Mr. Schwarz also writes the Georgia Special Education Law Blog, explaining parents’ and students’ special education rights to help families advocate more effectively with the school district.

Member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates.

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Matthew K. Titus w/ Titus Law

Prior to founding Titus Law, Mathew received his undergraduate degree at Baylor University graduating magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  He went to law school at Emory University where he was inducted into the Order of Advocates and received a mark of highest distinction for trial practice.

Mathew previously worked at a preeminent insurance defense and corporate litigation firm in Atlanta.  He now takes the expertise he learned while working to defend the largest insurance companies in America to represent injured individuals bring claims against those insurance companies.

Mathew lives in Alpharetta, with his amazing wife, Victoria, and their two kids.

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Carol Williams w/ Carol Williams Law Group

Carol, with the Carol Williams Law Group,  received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her law degree from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Carol is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association here in Atlanta. She has over 15 years of experience with immigration matters.  She has practiced immigration in Virginia, Washington, DC, Florida and now Atlanta, GA.

Prior to starting her own form she worked for US Citizenship and Immigration Services in Washington, DC.  where she was worked on immigration policy, wrote the laws and monitoring pending legislation from Congress. Having worked in USCIS, Carol brings a unique perspective to her clients on their immigration matters.

In her own practice, Carol works with individuals wanting to sponsor family members for green cards, naturalization applicants and companies who want to hire immigrants. She can be reached at 678-322-7039 and carol@carolwilliamslawgroup.com.

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Mike Hawkins, Evan Rosen, Charlotte Merritt (Host), Walt Murray, Alvaro Arauz

Alvaro A. Arauz w/ 3a Management

“We challenge ourselves with complex assignments of all kinds – it requires us to constantly evolve, which in turn allows us to give better advice.   If you’re a brave attorney putting up your own shingle, a small firm adding more associates and staff, or a mid-size firm that needs infrastructure re-engineering, we can help.  We promote progress through productivity.  It’s about results, not effort.”

In 1997, Alvaro began helping lawyers by teaching them how to achieve the holy grail of greater profits for less work.   Now, Alvaro’s clients ask for his counsel in every facet of their business growth.

He believes lawyers should do two things: represent clients and foster new clients.   Anything that takes them away from that needs to be delegated.  He also believes law firms should inherit the two do-wells:  Do Well By The Client & Do Well By The Employee.   To do so, his clients receive a comprehensive and streamlined set of solutions organized and funneled through a central database.   This lets attorneys  spend less time on administration details or capturing time and more emphasis on clients or at home.

These days he shares his knowledge by speaking at frequent CLE seminars, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Law Practice Management or at solo practitioner boot camps.   Fluent in Spanish, he can assist Latin American attorneys here and other countries.  Aside from helping many of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia’s Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, he is proud to claim top tier lawyers recognized globally by Chambers, 7 of the Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers and 3 of US News Best Law Firms in America as clients.    They are also frequent experts on CNN and other national news sources.

When not saving lawyers from inefficiencies, Alvaro would rather spend time with his loved ones, helping his home community or expanding his photography portfolio by traveling around the world. His literature studies in Cambridge, England and creative writing degree allowed him to teach graduate students and help start a screenwriting program at USF in Tampa.  He also contributes his time serving on four operating boards of non-profit organizations here in Atlanta and in his hometown of San Francisco.

“I teach my kids they have to give forward to receive.   If I don’t lead by example, my kids – much less clients – will pay me no mind.”

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Mike Hawkins w/ The Hawkins Law Firm

Mike Hawkins, Founder of The Hawkins Law Firm, P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of only five lawyers in the state of Georgia who is Board Certified in DUI Defense as recognized by the American Bar Association. Listed as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine and included among their list of “Super Lawyers” for the past 11 years, he is named “2014 Lawyer of the Year” for DUI Defense in Georgia in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America featured in U.S. News & World Report magazine. He is Vice-Chairman of the DUI Committee for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and currently serves as Chairman of the Board Certification Committee for the National College for DUI Defense. Mike has served on the Board of Regents for the NCDD since 2008 and has been invited to teach trial techniques to lawyers and judges in 12 states. In 2009, he created the NCDD Foundation, Inc., the non-profit organization that helps raise funds for public defenders to attend advanced DUI defense training. Hawkins Law Firm was recently featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with 8 other organizations for their recognition at the Brighthouse Global Purpose Summit, an event that recognizes companies that practice business with a purpose.

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Walt Murray w/ Horizon Background Screening

Walt Murray, Vice President of Horizon Background Screening, has been involved in background checks investigations for more than 10 years.  Walt has worked as an executive in two other companies, and has had to hire and dismiss employees, and so he has handled employment issues from both the on-boarding process side, and from the employer side.

Walt is a graduate of Kennesaw State University, and has lived in the Atlanta area since 1978.  Walt is active in his church and he and his wife have served as foster parents, and adopted two children from foster care.

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Evan Rosen w/ Jackson Lewis P.C.

Evan M. Rosen is a Shareholder in the Atlanta office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is a litigator and counselor who is committed to the maxim,”Don’t tell me what I can’t do, Tell me how I can legally do want I want to do.”  He approaches the law from compliance and liability perspective,but is also keenly sensitive to the business realities facing companies and aggressively pursues good business results for his clients.

Evan’s practice focuses on representing employers in a wide array of matters within labor and employment law and encompasses:

• Defending companies against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage& hour, breach of contract, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and wrongful termination charges and lawsuits.
• Counseling companies on an eclectic range of employment policies and practices, including for example, hiring, discipline and discharge, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodation, wage and hour issues, background checks, and other workplace policies.  He also regularly trains managers and employees on a variety of workplace best practices.
• Drafting agreements and policies, such as employee handbooks, employment agreements, separation agreements,  independent  contractor  agreements,  and employment  policies.
• Assisting companies with managing their relationship with unions by working to keep companies union free,spearheading the defense of union election campaigns, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, anddefendingcompaniesagainstunfairlaborpracticechargesandgrievances.

Evan is originally from New Jersey, but his wife is a good Georgia Bulldawg. They have two wonderful children.  In addition to spending time with his  family,he enjoys reading both fiction and non-fiction books and is an avid soccer and baseball fan.

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