Super Lawyers - Georgia 2016

JOHN E. SUTHERS

SU THERS LAW FIRM

119 West Perry Street Savannah, GA 31401

Tel: 912-232-6767

Fax: 912-232-1958 jes@sutherslaw.com www.sutherslaw.com John E. Suthers, founder and managing partner of Suthers Law Firm, devotes his practice to litigation of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has tried cases throughout the States of Georgia and South Carolina and has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries for his clients. Mr. Suthers was one of the first attorneys in the State of Georgia to hold a nursing home accountable for neglecting one of its residents. He was named one of Georgia’s top 100 lawyers in 2008, 2014, and 2015 by Georgia Super Lawyers and named Savannah’s Lawyer of the Year in the field of personal injury litigation by The Best Lawyers in America in 2011 and 2014. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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LINLEY JONES

THE LINLEY JONES FIRM, PC

3455 Peachtree Road Northeast Suite 675

Atlanta, GA 30326

Tel: 404-418-0000

Fax: 404-418-0044 linley@linleyjones.com www.linleyjones.com For over 20 years, Linley Jones has represented people in serious injury, wrongful death, and legal malpractice cases and has achieved landmark verdicts. The first woman in the U.S. to be Board Certified in Legal Malpractice by ABPLA, she is often trusted to represent clients who work in the legal field, including lawyers and police officers. She is immediate past president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and holds several record verdicts and settlements, including results as high as $10 million for legal malpractice. Ms. Jones has appeared regularly as a legal commentator on CNN. She also lectures frequently on legal malpractice and personal injury. Recognized repeatedly as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Georgia, Linley Jones is rated AV preeminent, the highest rating a lawyer can receive.

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ANSON H. ASBURY

ASBURY LAW FIRM

235 Peachtree Street Northeast Suite 400

Atlanta, GA 30303

Tel: 404-382-9942

Fax: 404-565-1103 aasbury@asburylawfirm.com www.asburylawfirm.com Anson Asbury is the founder of Asbury Law Firm, Tax Counsel. Anson represents taxpayers in tax controversies and tax litigation. Anson also advises businesses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Anson has successfully defended over $400 million of disputed taxes for his clients. Anson began his tax career in the 1990s with PricewaterhouseCoopers, then clerked at the U.S. Tax Court and later served as a professor of taxation at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School. Anson is a frequent author and speaker on federal tax topics. Anson also has been selected to Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite.

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CHRISTOPHER T.
GRAHAM

THE PRIVATE CLIENT LAW GROUP

75 14th Street Suite 2200

Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: 404-974-3484 Fax: 404-974-3486 cgraham@tpclg.com www.tpclg.com Christopher Graham is the founder and managing shareholder of The Private Client Law Group. His practice focuses on family wealth planning, drawing on extensive experience to develop creative tax minimization, asset protection, business succession, and business structuring strategies exclusively for high-net-worth individuals and their closely held businesses. The Private Client Law Group produces comprehensive customized plans to provide efficient and effective maintenance and succession of operating businesses and passive assets. Under Christopher Graham’s leadership, the team of professionals at his firm approaches each project with an open architecture problem-solving process that ensures individualized solutions designed to meet client needs and objectives.

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AARON J. KOWAN

THE PRIVATE CLIENT LAW GROUP

75 14th Street Suite 2200

Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: 678-539-6201 Fax: 404-974-3486 akowan@tpclg.com www.tpclg.com Aaron Kowan’s practice is focused on both tax consulting and the structuring, negotiating, and closing of corporate and partnership transactions, including private equity and investment funds. He has developed a significant practice in representing investors, developers, and syndicators in connection with federal and state tax credits and deductions, with a focus on affordable housing, historic rehabilitation, renewable energy, entertainment tax credits, and conservation easements. Mr. Kowan was selected as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite by Georgia Trend magazine based on the votes cast solely by practicing attorneys in Georgia. In addition, Mr. Kowan was selected to Georgia Super Lawyers, 2014-2016, and Georgia Rising Stars, 2007, 2009, 2011.

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THOMAS W. HERMAN

WESTMORELAND, PATTERSON, MOSELEY & HINSON, L.L.P.

577 Mulberry Street, Suite 600

PO Box 1797

Macon, GA 31202

Tel: 478-745-1651

Fax: 478-745-3208 thomas@wpmhlegal.com www.wpmhlegal.com Thomas W. Herman concentrates his practice on workers’ compensation, personal injury, negligence, and litigation. He earned his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from Mercer University. He is recognized around the state as a leader in advocating for injured workers. His expertise is in high-value catastrophic injury claims under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act. Mr. Herman is a frequent lecturer on workers’ compensation issues. He is active in both the Macon Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia, having served in numerous leadership roles in both organizations. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Claimants Lawyers Section of GTLA since 1999.

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BRYAN C. RAMOS

THE RAMOS LAW FIRM

14 Lenox Pointe Northeast Atlanta, GA 30324

Tel: 404-355-3431

Fax: 678-904-5645 bryan@ramoslawfirm.com www.ramoslawfirm.com Bryan Ramos represents Georgia’s working class. Dedicated exclusively to workers’ compensation, he has recovered millions for his clients. Mr. Ramos has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as AV preeminent, an industry ranking at the highest level of professional excellence. Mr. Ramos carries a client rating of 10/10 – Superb by AVVO and is named a Georgia Top Attorney by Law.com. The Ramos Law Firm opened in 2005 to leverage its insurance defense expertise to help injured workers. Mr. Ramos is a frequent lecturer and author on workers’ compensation law. He has also served as a special assistant to the Honorary Consulate of the Philippines in Atlanta and currently serves on the Advocacy Committee of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association.