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Patrick Fox
MemberFamily and Divorce Law
100 Habersham Dr, Fayetteville, GA 30214, USA
Patrick J. Fox, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, brings more than forty years of experience to his practice of law. Mr. Fox is a seasoned litigator who has tried more than 80 jury cases to verdict. His area of concentration is family law, including divorce, custody, support, and modification actions. It is in this field that Mr. Fox has earned the reputation as a skilled, tenacious, and successful advocate. He is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. After earning his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA in 1972, Fox received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975. In addition to holding a Peer-Review AV rating with Martindale Hubbell for legal ability and ethical standards (the highest possible designation), Mr. Fox has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer. Fox is a member of the American Bar Association, the Fayette County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (past Vice-President), the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the Rotary Club of Fayetteville. Mr. Fox is married to the former Martha Ann Adams. They have two children, Meredith F. McClure and Patrick J. Fox, Jr., M.D., as well as four grandchildren. He and his wife make their home in Fayette County.
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Patrise Perkins-Hooker
MemberGovernment Law
Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Area of Practice: Government Law Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker is the Interim City Attorney for Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining the City, she was the Administrative Partner at Johnson & Freeman, LLC. She rejoined the firm after distinguished service as the County Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia. Prior to joining Fulton County, she served as the Vice President and General Counsel for the Atlanta BeltLine Inc. for six years. She is a former partner with the law firm of Hollowell, Foster & Gepp, PC, where she oversaw the Commercial Real Estate Group. She was a former Managing Partner of Johnson, Freeman & Perkins-Hooker. She also owned her own law firm for over 10 years. Perkins-Hooker is an honors graduate of Georgia Tech and received her graduate JD and MBA degrees from Emory University Law and Business Schools. She was admitted to the Bar in 1984. She has served as the Chair of the City of Atlanta’s Board of Zoning Adjustment and Chair of the Emory Business School Alumni Association. She is currently the Chair of the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Board and a member of the John Marshall Board of Directors. She has also received numerous honors for her service to the legal profession and the community, including being inducted into the Gate City Bar Association’s Hall of Fame, being presented the Leah Ward Sears Service to the Profession Award by the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, being presented an Honorary degree from the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, being presented the Eleonoré Raoul Greene Trailblazer Award from Emory University Law School and being presented the George A. Pindar Award for Lifetime Service to the Real Property profession. She was also the recipient of the Randolph Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award from the State Bar of Georgia's Commitment to Equality Committee in 2022 and a recipient of the George A. Pindar Award for Lifetime service to the Real Property profession for 2020. She has also received the Phoenix Award from a previous Mayor of Atlanta. She has also been selected as one of the 500 Most Powerful Leaders in Atlanta in the Governmental and Politics Arena by Atlanta Magazine (2021-2024) and she was honored by the Fulton County Daily Report for running one of the Top In-House Law firms in Georgia in 2019.
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Paul Ayerbe
MemberPersonal Injury Law
3608 Vineville Ave, Macon, GA 31204, USA
Attorney Paul R. Ayerbe focuses his practice on personal injury law, and is known for our success in our truck accident, car accident and motorcycle accident cases. Achieving millions of dollars in recoveries for our injured clients is just one indication of our team’s success. Mr. Ayerbe is committed to recovering the full value of the injuries that have occurred to our clients, and has done so by drawing upon our vast connection with the medical community in our region. His trusted relationships with area doctors and other medical care specialists have deeply aided in his efforts to help clients receive the best medical assistance and treatment for their injuries.
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Peter Schmidt
MemberReal Estate Law
300 Oak St, Suite 200, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Insurance/Litigation/Real Property
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