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.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF