LAWRENCE A. COOPER
COHEN, COOPER, ESTEP &
ALLEN, LLC
3330 Cumberland Boulevard
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: 404-814-0000
Fax: 404-816-8900
lacooperatty@mindspring.com
www.ccealaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
FAMILY LAW
During more than 35 years of practice, Larry has represented
parties successfully in cases involving divorce, custody, prenuptial
agreements, catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice,
product liability, premises liability, legal malpractice, complex
civil litigation, fraud, business litigation, invasion of privacy, libel,
slander, physician practices, physician board investigations,
and served as a civil and domestic mediator. Larry received his
Master of Laws from Emory University and has taught for many
years at the Emory Law School Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques
Program. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1989,
the highest lawyer rating. He is a member of the Georgia Trial
Lawyers Association, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, The
National Trial Lawyers, and Old Warhorse Lawyers Club.
JIM N. PETERSON, JR.
PETERSON & HARRIS
3103 East Shadowlawn Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Tel: 404-239-0026
Fax: 404-239-0132
jnp@petersonharris.com
www.petersonharris.com
FAMILY LAW
Jim Peterson is a founding partner of Peterson & Harris, located
in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. The firm concentrates primarily
on the area of family law, with an emphasis on divorce. During
his 28 years of practice, Jim has built a reputation for his ability
to aggressively pursue his clients’ cases in the courtroom when
necessary, or amicably negotiate a settlement when the other
side is ready to deal fairly. Jim has tried numerous high-profile
jury cases in the Atlanta metropolitan area. In addition to his
trial experience, Jim has argued landmark cases before both the
Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Jim
is an active member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the Old
Warhorse Lawyers Club.
TIMOTHY J. BUCKLEY III
BUCKLEY BROWN, P.C.
2970 Clairmont Road Northeast
Suite 1010
Atlanta, GA 30329
Tel: 404-633-9230
Fax: 404-633-9640
tbuckley@buckleybrown.com
www.buckleybrown.com
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME
GENERAL LI TIGATION
Timothy J. Buckley III, University of Georgia School of Law (cum
laude, 1990), University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1986), handles
cases nationally with a concentration on casualty matters,
employment-related matters, municipal liability, product
liability, and business disputes on behalf of manufacturers,
self-insureds, governmental agencies, and individuals. He is a
former federal law clerk, is AV-rated as a trial attorney, and has
argued before the appellate courts of several states and the
Second, Eleventh, and Federal Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeals.
Tim also serves as a Special Assistant Attorney General and
teaches litigation courses at Emory School of Law. Tim serves as
a consultant to several manufacturers and employers regarding
product safety and human resource issues.
ALLEN F. HARRIS
PETERSON & HARRIS
3103 East Shadowlawn Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Tel: 404-239-0026
Fax: 404-239-0132
afh@petersonharris.com
www.petersonharris.com
FAMILY LAW
Allen Harris is a founding partner of Peterson & Harris located in
the Buckhead area of Atlanta. He focuses his practice on divorce
and family law matters, including custody, visitation, support,
and prenuptial agreements. Allen is a member of the Lawyers
Club of Atlanta, the Old Warhorse Lawyers Club, the Atlanta Bar
Association (Family Law Section), and the State Bar of Georgia
(Family Law Section). He graduated from Mercer School of
Law with honors in 1985 and has 26 years of experience. He is
AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible.
Allen has a comprehensive understanding of complex issues
that arise in divorce and family law.
STEPHEN C. STEELE
MOORE, INGRAM,
JOHNSON & STEELE, LLP
326 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Tel: 770-795-5053
Fax: 770-429-8631
scs@mijs.com
www.mijs.com
FAMILY LAW
After graduating from Georgia Tech and Emory University School
of Law, Stephen C. Steele began practicing law in 1978. He
served as an Assistant Solicitor and Assistant District Attorney
in Cobb County. The last 15 years of his practice have focused
upon family law. Mr. Steele was the Chairman of the Family
Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia from 2005 through
2006 and was actively involved in implementation of the Child
Support Guidelines, which became effective on January 1, 2007.
He currently serves as President of the Charles Longstreet
Weltner Family Law Inn of Court. He is a Fellow of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
WILLIAM P. LANGDALE,
III
LANGDALE VALLOTTON, LLP
1007 North Patterson Street
PO Box 1547
Valdosta, GA 31603
Tel: 229-244-5400
Fax: 229-244-0453
plangdale@langdalelaw.com
www.langdalevallotton.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
BUSINESS LITIGATION
GENERAL LI TIGATION
Pope has 19 years of successful trial experience, representing
individuals in injury and death cases, businesses in commercial
disputes, and families in contested estate matters. He served
on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia, is past
Chairman of the General Practice and Trial Section, is a district
vice president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and
is a Fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. Pope also
serves as a special master under the Supreme Court of Georgia
in lawyer discipline cases, on the Unlicensed Practice of Law
District 2 Committee by the Supreme Court of Georgia, and
on the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
WILLIAM M. ORDWAY
ORDWAY LAW GROUP, LLC
Two Ravinia Drive
Suite 1705
Atlanta, GA 30346
Tel: 678-579-0985
Fax: 678-579-0989
bill@ordwaylawgroup.com
www.ordwaylawgroup.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
FAMILY LAW
A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Emory University
School of Law and a former U.S. Army officer, Bill Ordway is
a founding partner in Ordway Law Group, LLC. For the past
19 years, he has aggressively and compassionately represented
clients in family law, divorce, custody, and support matters. He
is an instructor at the Emory Law School trial advocacy program
and also has extensive experience in business litigation. Bill
and his clients have been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show,
WSB-TV and WXIA-TV in Atlanta, and WLS-TV in Chicago. He
is an active member of the American, Georgia, and Atlanta
Bar Associations, and of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. He holds
AVVO’s highest lawyer rating of Superb. He and his wife Joy, a
writer, live in Atlanta.
ALICE P. WEINSTEIN
HUNTER, WEINSTEIN &
SOMERS TEIN, LLC
400 Northpark Town Center
1000 Abernathy Road Northeast
Suite 1115
Atlanta, GA 30328
Tel: 770-512-7776
Fax: 770-512-7882
apw@hbwslaw.com
FAMILY LAW
An experienced family law attorney and founding Partner of
Hunter, Weinstein & Somerstein, LLC, Alice P. Weinstein is
an AV-rated attorney and practices exclusively in the area of
family law, focusing on complex family law matters. She is a
trained Guardian ad Litem and Certified in Collaborative Law.
She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of
Georgia, and she graduated from Woodrow Wilson College of
Law. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta
Bar Association, the Sandy Springs Bar Association, and the
Lawyers Club, and serves with great pleasure as a volunteer for
the Atlanta Bar Association Santa Project.
STEVEN M. FINCHER
FINCHER DENMARK &
WILLIAMS LLC
2262 Mount Zion Road
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Tel: 770-478-9950
Fax: 770-471-9948
sfincher@fdwlaw.com
www.fdwlaw.com
LAND USE/ZONING
EMINENT DOMAIN
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
With a career spanning 30-plus years, Fincher has served as
General Counsel for 14 cities and local governmental entities in
the Atlanta area and as special counsel for 55 cities, counties,
boards of education, and governmental clients throughout
Georgia. As General Counsel for College Park, Fincher was
instrumental in structuring the financing for the Georgia
International Convention Center, along with litigating several
precedent-setting cases. Fincher is also considered a leading
eminent domain and zoning lawyer. He has successfully
handled scores of complicated and controversial zonings and
hundreds of eminent domain cases. Fincher has earned an
AV rating, the highest ethical and legal ability rating available
from his peers.
