IN THE PROFESSION
2026-2027 SECTION CHAIRS
Elder Law Shannon Pawley The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm
Estate Planning & Probate Jasmin N. Severino Harrison LLP
Family Law Will Davis Nagglar & Sarif LLC
CLE Board of Trustees
Chair Brittanie Browning Akerman LLP
LRIS Board of Trustees
Chair Trevi-Ann Ashara Thompson
Section Chairs
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Carlos Andres Fernandez Kenneth S. Nugent, P. C.
Bankruptcy Maria Claire Joyner Nancy J. Whaley, Standing Ch. 12 and 13 Trustee
Business & Finance William Wallace Fagan III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Construction Chadd Lawrence Reynolds Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Corporate Counsel Daniel Charles Deckbar Americold Logistics LLC
Criminal Law Furhawn Shah Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney
Dispute Resolution JoAnna J. Smith Marple Smith Family Law, LLC
Intellectual Property Robert K. High Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
International Law Cherish De la Cruz Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Judicial Hon. Matthew J. McCoyd DeKalb County Magistrate Court
Labor & Employment Law Lauren S. Frisch Fisher & Phillips
Litigation Lee Peifer Eversheds Sutherland US LLP
Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Jason Loring Jones Walker LLP
Public Interest Law Erin Elizabeth Donohue-Koehler Georgia Justice Project
Real Estate Viraj Prashant Deshmukh Cushing Morris Armbruster & Montgomery, LLP
Sole Practitioner / Small Firm Christopher Sperry The Sperry Law Firm
Tax Law Robert Brian Gardner III www. atlantabar. org THE ATLANTA LAWYER 11