Georgia Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

100 W Peachtree NW St, STE 2600, Atlanta, GA 30303

Hezekiah Sistrunk Jr., is a National Partner and President of The Cochran Firm, founded by legendary trial lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. He is also Chairman of the National Firm's Executive/Management Committee and the Managing Partner of the Firm's Atlanta Office. Mr. Sistrunk's practice focuses largely on the litigation of complex disputes involving common law, statutory law, contract law, physician and hospital liability law, product liability law, commercial, corporate and business issues, catastrophic personal injury cases and class action/mass torts/pharmaceutical litigation. Over the course of his career, in fact, Mr. Sistrunk has prosecuted and defended hundreds of litigated matters before state courts, federal courts and administrative agencies and has tried over 100 cases to verdict.

Criminal Defense Law

729 Piedmont NE Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308

www.hughesandmanning.com

Civil Litigation

210 E 2nd Ave suite 301, Rome, GA 30161, USA

J. Anderson (Andy) Davis is a founding partner of Davis Lucas Carter, LLP, specializing in complex business litigation, personal injury, governmental official liability, and class actions. He serves as City Attorney for the City of Rome, lead attorney for the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority, and outside General Counsel for Shorter University. ? In 2016, Andy was named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in the U.S. Since 2006, he has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine and Atlanta Magazine. He serves as an active member of Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association. ? Andy has been co-counsel or lead counsel in over 350 cases in the federal courts. He has tried numerous cases in federal and superior courts. Currently, Andy is handling several high stakes cases: ? He represents the City of Rome in a water pollutant case, seeking compensation for Rome to install a new water treatment facility because of PFAS and related contaminants; (City of Rome vs 3M, Dupont, et al, Floyd Superior Court. He and a group of attorneys represent numerous Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky cities and counties to recover for the Opioid crisis facing communities. Andy and his Co-Counsel represent City of Summerville in a water pollutant case, also seeking compensation to upgrade a water treatment facility because of PFAS and related contaminants. Three of his previous notable cases include: Andy served as Counsel for Cities and Counties in Georgia in the class action litigation against the Online Travel Companies for excise taxes. Andy served as Class Administrator for the Settlement paying out proceeds collected to over 183 cities and counties. (City of Rome, et al. vs. Hotels.com, et al., U.S.D.C., N.D.Ga., Civ. Action No. 4:05-cv-249-HLM). Andy and Sam Lucas tried a wrongful death case in the United States District Court and won a $30 million verdict. That case was featured on the Investigative Discovery channel’s “Behind Mansion Walls” TV show. Andy served as lead and liaison counsel for 56 funeral homes in the class action multi-district litigation involving the Tri-State Crematory, Noble, Ga. (In Re Tri-State Crematory Litigation, 215 F.R.D. 660 (N.D. Ga 2003). Active in the community throughout his time in Rome, Andy has received many community and civic awards for his leadership. He was one of the first recipients of the Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Benham Awards for Community Service. Currently he is President of the University of Georgia Law School Alumni Association and a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia. ? Andy, an Eagle Scout, received the Silver Beaver Award from the Northwest Georgia Council of Boy Scouts of America. He was honored with a Heart of the Community Award, presented by the Heart of the Community Foundation and Redmond Regional Medical Center to unsung heroes. He has served as chairman of the board for Leadership Georgia, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. ? He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is married to the former Janice Jetton who graduated from the University of Alabama; she is a CPA with Whittington, Jones, & Rudert CPA firm in Rome. They have two adult children. Claire Davis McWhorter who is a finance major graduate from the University of Georgia and Hunter Davis, who is a “Triple Dawg” graduate with a Bachelors and Masters in Accounting, along with a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia.

Real Estate Law

1201 Peachtree St NE suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30361, USA

J. Clifford Lantz, J.D., M.B.A., B.A. Cliff Lantz is a commercial real estate attorney and has been practicing law for more than 20 years. He currently represents a variety of commercial real estate clients, via his law firm The Lantz Law Firm, LLC, including a solar energy company backed by one of the largest private equity firms in the world, which has active projects across the United States. He has been a speaker at conferences around the country and in the Atlanta area regarding real estate transactional and finance topics. Mr. Lantz received his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal and a Dean's Teaching Fellow. He also earned a Masters in Business Administration degree from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, where he co-founded the Goizueta Real Estate Group, a student group focused on the commercial real estate industry.

Estate Planning Law

4170 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE ste 480, Atlanta, GA 30319, USA

An Atlanta native, Kevin's family settled in Georgia in the late 1780s and is widely known for Meaders Pottery, which has some pieces proudly displayed in the Smithsonian. Kevin graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta with a double B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science. While at Oglethorpe, Kevin served as class president three out of four years and interned under then Secretary of State Max Cleland and also under then Governor Zell Miller. Immediately after graduation, Kevin accepted an invitation from the University of Moscow in Russia to pursue further study in post-Cold War Eastern European economic integration. Kevin graduated from Georgia State University College of Law, focusing on estate planning and trust law. In addition, upon completion of required studies and a national two-day board examination, he earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner (CFP ® ). Kevin has continued his life-long process of education and has also earned the designations of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia State Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association. On a personal note, Kevin has played drums since age 5, picked up trumpet at age 13, and guitar at age 33. An avid animal lover, Kevin donates some of his time and money to the Atlanta Humane Society, Noah's Wish, PAWS, and Fur-Kids. Kevin served as a presenter at Emory University's Center for Lifelong Learning, has been published in national financial magazines, hosted "The Magellan Planning Hour" radio show and has been seen on TV's "Atlanta & Co." Kevin and his wife Gui, a native of Brazil, and their 3 year old son, Dylan, live in Brookhaven.