Super Lawyers - Georgia 2016

LAYLI ESKANDARI DEAL

LEVINE & ESKANDARI, LLC

2110 Powers Ferry Road Suite 470

Atlanta, GA 30339

Tel: 770-551-2700

Fax: 678-265-8680 layli@leimmigration.com www.leimmigration.com Layli Eskandari Deal is a founding partner of the Atlanta law firm Levine & Eskandari, LLC. Ms. Eskandari Deal focuses her practice exclusively on the area of immigration and nationality law. She advises companies on global immigration issues and general immigration policies, provides representation regarding employment visas and permanent residency for professionals, assists in uniting families through family-based visa and permanent residency processes, and represents individuals in general citizenship matters. Ms. Eskandari Deal has litigated a variety of immigration matters in federal administrative proceedings, such as Immigration Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal courts. Ms. Eskandari Deal is the past chair of the Georgia-Alabama Chapter of AILA.

IMMIGRATION
TEDRA L. CANNELLA

BUTLER WOOTEN CHEELEY & PEAK LLP

2719 Buford Highway Atlanta, GA 30324

Tel: 404-321-1700

Fax: 404-321-1713 tedra@butlerwooten.com www.butlerwooten.com Tedra Cannella Hobson’s practice focuses on products liability, wrongful death, trucking and automobile wrecks, and business torts. She has helped her clients reach settlements and obtain verdicts totaling over $70 million. She frequently speaks at legal conferences on topics of trial technique, products liability, and other aspects of tort law. Tedra received an undergraduate degree from Emory University, a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University, and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
KAVAN SINGH GROVER
EHRENCLOU & GROVER LLC

3399 Peachtree Road Northeast Suite 1220

Atlanta, GA 30326

Tel: 404-228-5335

Fax: 404-591-7969 kavan@ehrenclougrover.com www.ehrenclougrover.com Kavan Singh Grover specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation and criminal defense. He founded his law practice in October 2005 upon graduating cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is now managing partner of the law firm of Ehrenclou & Grover LLC, with offices in Atlanta and Lawrenceville. Kavan has been involved in over 25 jury trials in a wide variety of personal injury and criminal defense matters, including multiple wrongful death trials and trials involving criminal charges such as driving under the influence of alcohol, theft, and family violence battery. Kavan has been on the Georgia Rising Stars list since 2012 and is also rated AV preeminent ( 4. 9 out of 5.0) by Martindale-Hubbell.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE GENERAL LI TIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ROBERT M. HAMMERS,
JR.

SCHNEIDER HAMMERS

5555 Glenridge Connector Suite 975

Atlanta, GA 30342

Tel: 770-394-0047

Fax: 678-623-5271 rob@schneiderhammers.com www.schneiderhammers.com Robert M. Hammers, Jr. is the co-founding partner of Schneider Hammers. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and grew up in Woodstock, Georgia. Prior to earning his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law, Robert worked in legal presentation services where he developed a love for the law and learned the important role that trial lawyers play. As an Atlanta personal injury attorney, he is dedicated to getting fair and just results for those who have been injured by the negligence of others. Having started his career representing insurance companies and large corporations in wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims, he can now use this experience to prosecute these cases on behalf of injured victims. He fights for the results his clients deserve.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
JOHN A. HOUGHTON

THE HOUGH TON LAW FIRM, LLC

One Alliance Center

3500 Lenox Road, Suite 500

Atlanta, GA 30326

Tel: 404-549-3006

Fax: 404-592-6471 john@houghtonlawfirm.com www.houghtonlawfirm.com John Houghton is a civil trial attorney in Atlanta. His practice The Houghton Law Firm, LLC focuses on injury and wrongful death litigation involving motor carrier and commercial vehicle wrecks. John is also passionate about representing victims of drunk driving and volunteers with MADD Georgia. John served as Chairman of the Steering Committee for Walk Like MADD in 2013 and 2014, which generated record fundraising under his leadership. John belongs to Lawyers Club of Atlanta and is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. John is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell and was named in Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top Forty Under 40 in Georgia by The National Trial Lawyers.

He earned his B.A. at SMU and J.D. at Samford University.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
JOHN MORRISON

BU TLER WOOTEN CHEELEY & PEAK LLP

105 Thirteenth Street Po Box 2766

Columbus, GA 31902 Tel: 706-322-1990

Fax: 706-323-2962 buddy@butlerwooten.com www.butlerwooten.com John C. (“Buddy”) Morrison III has handled cases in a variety of practice areas and in a number of jurisdictions. A partner at Butler Wooten Cheeley & Peak LLP, Buddy has litigated wrongful death, product liability, breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, personal injury, trucking, and class action cases in state and federal courts throughout the nation. Buddy worked with a team that recently resolved a group of consumer class action cases versus credit insurance companies, with settlements against three companies each exceeding $45 million. Buddy has also represented injured plaintiffs against a number of trucking companies and drunk drivers, with a number of the recoveries in such cases exceeding $5 million.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
JAMES L. PAISLEY

FERGUSON & PAISLEY, LLC

1720 Peachtree Street Northwest Suite 333

Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: 770-265-4630 paisley@jameslpaisley.com www.injuredhelp411.com Born and raised in Georgia, Attorney James earned an undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech, graduating with high honors. He went on to study law at Florida State University, where he also graduated near the top of his class. James began his legal career in the field of civil advocacy, where he represented the rights and causes of women and children who were victims of abuse, neglect and beatings by their spouses or parents. Attorney James has tried over 100 jury cases in both Florida and Georgia. Today, he fights to see his injury clients obtain the maximum recovery of compensation possible, providing them with a smooth, informative, and involved process in the meantime. He is entirely committed to fighting for the best interest of his clients no matter what it takes.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
BRANDON L. PEAK

BUTLER WOOTEN CHEELEY & PEAK LLP

105 Thirteenth Street Po Box 2766

Columbus, GA 31902

Tel: 706-322-1990

Fax: 706-323-2962 brandon@butlerwooten.com www.butlerwooten.com Brandon Peak is a partner at Butler Wooten Cheeley & Peak LLP, where he has successfully litigated trucking, personal injury, product liability, and class action cases in courts throughout the nation. After graduating summa cum laude from The Citadel and magna cum laude from the Walter F. George School of Law, Brandon clerked for a federal judge and then began his practice at an international law firm handling complex litigation. Since joining BWF, Brandon has handled numerous million-dollar personal injury, trucking, and wrongful death cases and was part of a team that resolved a group of consumer class action cases for cash settlements exceeding $225 million. Brandon remains an active member of the bar and frequently speaks and writes on trial practice and procedure.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAINTIFF CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
PARAG Y. SHAH
THE SHAH LAW FIRM

1355 Peachtree Street Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309 Tel: 404-433-1136 Fax: 404-410-6933 shah@shahlawfirm.com www.shahlawfirm.com Parag Y. Shah is a highly respected, knowledgeable, and caring personal injury and criminal defense attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. At The Shah Law Firm, Mr. Shah focuses on providing exceptional representation to individuals who have been seriously injured or wrongfully accused of a crime. Based on Mr. Shah’s success in both criminal and civil litigation, he has been recognized by the Daily Report in Georgia’s Top Forty under 40; is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell; has been acknowledged by Georgia Trend; and is regularly called upon to provide legal commentary on CNN’s Nancy Grace. Mr. Shah teaches Jury Selection and Cross-Examination at ONU Law School. Mr. Shah is also the author of a series of Georgia legal pocketbooks titled The Code.