The Atlanta Lawyer January/February 2011 | Page 30

did you know? Hon. Norman S. Fletcher Joins JAMS King & Croft, LLP Awarded Tier 1 Status in ADR and Insurance King & Croft, LLP, a law firm composed of 3 Georgia SuperLawyers, was awarded Tier 1 status in ADR and Insurance by US World News & Report. Its members are Terrence Lee Croft, F. Carlton King and Thomas A. Croft. Merritt Leaves Weinstock & Scavo, P.C. Richard V. Merritt left Weinstock & Scavo, P.C. as a senior litigator to start his own civil and criminal litigation firm in downtown Smyrna, Georgia. Rich, a former prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia and private firm litigator, will concentrate in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death and catastrophic injury, professional negligence, DUI and criminal defense, and business litigation. Ten Fisher & Phillips LLP Atlanta Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America Ten Atlanta attorneys at Fisher & Phillips LLP have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011® (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). The Atlanta attorneys, who specialize in labor and employment law and are members of the Atlanta Bar Association, are Managing Partner Roger K. Quillen, D. Albert Brannen, Donald B. Harden, C.L. “Tex” McIver, Ann Margaret Pointer, John E. Thompson and James M. Walters. Fisher & Phillips LLP Receives “First-Tier Ranking” for Management-side Labor and Employment Law Fisher & Phillips LLP has received a “First-Tier Ranking” for management-side labor and employment law from U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers. In addition to the national recognition, the Atlanta office received a “Metropolitan First-tier Ranking.” Fisher & Phillips LLP Opens New National Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta Fisher & Phillips LLP opens its new national headquarters in Midtown Atlanta on November 15. The firm is relocating to 1075 Peachtree Street, a new building in the 12th & Midtown development near the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The firm will occupy two floors of the 38-story office tower. The new address is: Fisher & Phillips LLP 1075 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 3500 Atlanta, GA 30309 Telephone numbers and email addresses don’t change. The main phone number is 404-231-1400. Michaud Joins Hipes Law LLC Hipes Law LLC in Alpharetta, GA is pleased to announce that Clare Michaud has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Clare, a graduate of U.VA and Emory University School of Law, is an experienced litigator who focuses on employment law, and advocates in multiple forums, e.g., state and federal court, the EEOC, the DoL, and the HHS. Clare also negotiates and drafts employment, severance, non-compete, and other agreements, and also drafts policy manuals. Contact Clare at 678-867-7006 or via cmichaud@ hipeslaw.com. 30 THE ATLANTA LAWYER January/February 2011 JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Norman S. Fletcher (Ret.) to its panel. Fletcher will be based in the JAMS Atlanta Resolution Center, where he will specialize as a mediator, arbitrator and discovery master for disputes in a variety of areas including Business/Commercial, Construction, Insurance, Real Estate and Family Law. McIver Included in Georgia Trend “Legal Elite” Fisher & Phillips LLP Partner Tex McIver has been selected for inclusion in the Georgia Trend “Legal Elite” for 2010 for his labor and employment practice. During his 40 year career, McIver has assisted clients in their compliance efforts involving federal and state employment laws. He advises employers on mergers and acquisitions and streamlining of organizations. His numerous honors include listings in Georgia Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. Sanders Joins Fisher & Phillips LLP Abena Sanders joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as an associate in the Atlanta office. She focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, including litigation. Previously, she spent more than four years as an associate in a law firm’s litigation group and worked for the Federal Trade Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office as a Summer Law Clerk. Sanders received her J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2006, where she was Co-Champion of the Emory Law School Moot Court Competition. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Recognized Among the Top 30 Law Firms for Client Service Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) has been recognized among the top 30 law firms for client service in The BTI Client Service A-Team Survey 2011, a survey of law firm client service performance. Of the more than 600 firms servicing large and Fortune 1000 companies, 333 were recognized in the report for client service. Ogletree Deakins was named to the BTI Client Service 30, having been ranked number 21 of the firms recognized for client service. ()=ݕ