did you know?
Beal & Blitch LLP
Drew Beal and Jim Blitch have formed a new firm, Beal &
Blitch LLP. The firm is located in Midtown at 1100 Peachtree
Street, Suite 640, Atlanta. Drew and Jim handle a wide
variety of business and personal injury litigation matters.
Their website is www.bbllp.com.
BETTIS, HILL & VANN, LLC
Phill Bettis, Cleve Hill and Caroline Vann are pleased to
announce the formation of Bettis, Hill & Vann, LLC specializing
in: Estate Planning Probate and Estate Administration Tax
Exempt Organizations Guardianships and Conservatorships
Business Entity Formation 1815 Lockeway Drive, Suite 106
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 770-475-8041 (Tel) 770-4758950 (Fax) 1-866-916-3590 (Toll Free) www.bhvlegal.com
Miller & Martin PLLC
Miller & Martin PLLC attorney Laura Gary has been selected
to the 2011 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy
of the State Bar of Georgia
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &
Berkowitz, PC
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is
pleased to announce that William A. “Mac” McBride has
joined the Firm as an attorney in the Atlanta office and
a member of the Business Litigation practice group. Mr.
McBride previously served as Vice President and Head of
Litigation for Ocwen Financial Corporation.
BTI Client Service All-Stars 2011
The BTI Consulting Group conducted more than 300
individual interviews with corporate counsel at Fortune 1000
and large organizations for their BTI Client Service All-Stars
2011. The research, from client-driven ranking of attorneys,
selected Kevin Hishta, a shareholder in the Atlanta office of
Ogletree Deakins, to The BTI Client Service All-Stars 2011.
Nationally, 318 individual attorneys hailing from 201 unique
firms were selected to the 2011 list.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Smith, Gambrell & Russell announces a new team has joined
its Real Estate practice in Atlanta. Aasia Mustakeem joins
the firm as Partner in the commercial real estate practice
from Epstein Becker Green’s Atlanta office. She represents
developers, purchasers and sellers in connection with
acquisition, disposition and development of office, hotel,
retail, industrial and mixed-use projects. Joining the firm
with Ms. Mustakeem is associate Crystal Wells Cook whose
practice focuses on financial products, real estate law and
corporate law.
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
March/April 2011
23 Womble Carlyle Atlanta Attorneys
Honored by Georgia Super Lawyers
Twenty-three attorneys in Womble Carlyle’s Atlanta office
have been named to the 2011 lists of Georgia Super
Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars. For the fifth time,
Georgia Super Lawyers has named Bill Ragland one of
the state’s Top 100 attorneys.
Womble Carlyle attorneys honored by Georgia Super
Lawyers are:
**David W. Adams—Mergers & Acquisitions
Robert R. Ambler, Jr.—Business Litigation
**Jennifer S. Collins—Business Litigation
James E. Connelly—Securities Litigation
**Emily X. Costarides—Business/Corporate Law
John G. Despriet—Securities Litigation
Steven S. Dunlevie—Banking Law
T. Clark Fitzgerald III—Securities & Corporate Finance
**Jonathon A. Fligg—Personal Injury Defense: Products
**Jill M. Girardeau—Health Care
**Eric Glidewell—Business/Corporate Law
**Matthew L. Jamison—Intellectual Property Litigation
**John G. Perry—Business Litigation
*William M. Ragland, Jr.—Business Litigation
**Robert C. Ralls—Banking
Clinton D. Richardson—Securities & Corporate Finance
**Mark A. Rogers—Business Litigation
**Marcy L. Sperry—Intellectual Property
**Ashley S. Thompson—Business