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Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy
Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle
Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy
(www.wbmfamilylaw.com) attorneys Leigh F. Cummings and
Elinor H. Hitt have been named 2013 “Top Women Attorneys
in Georgia,” a distinction is awarded to female recipients of
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars honors. Ms. Cummings has
been named a Rising Star each year since 2007, while Ms.
Hitt has received the distinction twice, in 2011 and in 2013.
Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle is pleased to announce the
inclusion of four of its partners among Best Lawyers in
America for 2014. Robert D. Boyd, John L. Collar, Jr., Richard
M. Nolen and Jonathan J. Tuggle are recognized by the
guide as leading lawyers in the area of family law. One of the
oldest and most distinguished legal directories, Best Lawyers
conducts peer-review surveys to compile its annual list of top
attorneys across several practice areas.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Stites & Harbison, PLLC, has opened an office in Memphis,
Tennessee. The addition increases the firm’s total number of
offices to ten in five states. The new office is located within
the UT-Baptist Research Park (20 South Dudley Street, Suite
802, Memphis, Tennessee 38103). The firm’s other offices are
located in Atlanta, Georgia; Alexandria, Virginia; Franklin and
Nashville, Tennessee; Jeffersonville, Indiana; and Covington,
Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.
Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP
Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP is pleased to announce that
Marquetta J. Bryan has been presented with the “Strong”
Award by Girls Inc. at their annual Strong, Smart and Bold
awards luncheon. Bryan received the “Strong” award for being
a dynamic leader in a male dominated field, setting a positive
example for young women and exemplifying the qualities of
a strong woman.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to
announce the firm’s inclusion on a survey of East Coast
law firms representing venture-backed companies in 2012.
Information gathered from Dow Jones VentureSource shows
that Nelson Mullins ranks as the top Southeastern-based
law firm in terms of volume of venture-backed clients and
is the seventh fastest growing firm on the East Coast for its
representation of venture-backed companies.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Corporate INTL Magazine has selected Paul Durdaller and
Stites & Harbison as the Editor’s Choice winner of the 2013
Legal Award in the category of Asset Restructuring Law
Firm of the Year in Georgia. Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy
attorney Paul Durdaller is the primary attorney contact for the
firm’s asset restructuring practice in Georgia. Durdaller is a
Member of the Atlanta office, where his practice focuses on
creditors’ rights, loan workouts/restructuring, troubled asset
management/dispositions, bankruptcy proceedings and
related commercial litigation.
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
October 2013
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association