The Atlanta Lawyer January/February 2011 | Page 30

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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.

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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