Georgia General Practice Lawyers

General Practice Law

205 N Franklin St, Dublin, GA 31021, USA

Mr. Smith was born in Macon, Georgia, and attended the public schools there, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in 1977 and has resided in Dublin, Georgia, for the past 38 years. He and his wife, Annette, have two adult children and attend First United Methodist Church in Dublin, Georgia. He worked his way both through undergraduate school and graduated from Mercer University in 1973 and thereafter attended law school. He obtained his Jurist Doctor Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law in June of 1977. Mr. Smith has practiced law in the public and private sector since July 1, 1977, when he became the first Assistant District Attorney for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. In 1979, he entered into private practice and was appointed as Juvenile Court Judge for Laurens County and served in that capacity for the next 18 years while practicing law. He began private practice of law as an associate with Douglas & Robertson, which became Robertson & Smith when the Honorable Dubignion Douglas was appointed to Superior Court Judge for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. He is a former member of Nelson, Gillis & Smith, where he practiced 10 years. In 2000, Mr. Smith was elected as a Judge to the Superior Court and served almost 12 years before retiring and re-entering private practice. He is now the managing partner of Smith Garner, LLC, here in Dublin. Mr. Smith is a member of Gideons International. While serving as Superior Court Judge, he served as Administrative Judge for the Eighth Judicial Administrative District, served on the Council of Superior Court Judges and the Judicial Council of Georgia, served on the Legislative Committee, Drug Court Committee, and the Compensation Retirement Committee with a Council of Superior Court Judges and as a former member of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

General Practice Law

2700 N. Berkeley Lake Rd NW, Ste 200, Duluth, GA 30096

J. Wayne Pierce is the founder of Pierce Law Group in Alpharetta, Georgia, where his practice focuses on business and real estate law. He advises individuals as well as corporations. Georgia admitted him to practice on November 10, 1972, and the State Bar lists him as an active member in good standing. An Ocilla, Georgia, native, Pierce graduated from Wofford College and Duke University School of Law. At Duke, he served on the law school’s Judicial Board. He began practicing in Atlanta with Nall, Miler & Cadenhead. A 1977 merger involving that firm’s litigation section formed Hurt, Richardson, Garner, Todd & Cadenhead; Pierce’s years there as a litigation partner ended in 1981, when he opened his own firm. His professional biography recounts civil litigation work involving commercial matters, product liability, tort actions and medical malpractice. It also describes his role as lead trial counsel for litigated matters and his advice on risk management. That advisory work covered self-insurance programs, claims management, risk retention levels and risk analysis. Pierce Law Group lists an office on Deerfield Parkway in Alpharetta, matching the location in his State Bar profile. The firm’s advertised services extend from contract drafting and regulatory compliance to business litigation. For real estate matters, the firm lists purchases of residential and commercial property, leases and disputes.

General Practice Law

111 Bridgepoint Plz, Rome, GA 30161

Virginia’s practice is centered upon assisting business and banking clients with all aspects of their legal needs including but not limited to business formation and operations, contracts, mergers or asset sales, employment law including personnel matters of all types, employment contract drafting and litigation, construction contract negotiation and arbitration and environmental issues. She has experience advising business clients and individual employees regarding employment discrimination and harassment claims, Fair Labor Standard Act claims including class actions, ADA and FMLA claims and virtually all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. She also has assisted clients mergers and acquisitions and in raising capital through Reg. D private placements. Virginia has handled complex civil litigation in most State and Federal courts. In 2020 Virginia was unanimously approved as county attorney by the Floyd County Commission.