Super Lawyers - Georgia 2016

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J. CAMERON TRIBBLE

BARNES LAW GROUP, LLC

31 Atlanta Street Marietta, GA 30060

Tel: 770-227-6375

Fax: 770-227-6373 ctribble@barneslawgroup.com www.barneslawgroup.com The son of a retired lawyer and juvenile court judge in Dublin, Georgia, J. Cameron “Cam” Tribble grew up with a deep and abiding respect for the law – a respect which only deepened after serving as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. in the Northern District of Georgia. A lawyer with the Barnes Law Group since 2009, Cam strives to vindicate the rights of personal injury claimants, consumers, and small businesses who face litigation. Cam has served as co-class counsel in several consumer matters, including helping to secure a $36 million settlement against a payday lender in 2013. Mr. Tribble is admitted to practice in all Georgia state trial and appellate courts.

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JOEL WILLIAMS

JOEL WILLIAMS LAW, LLC

3340 Peachtree Road Northeast Tower 100, Suite 950

Atlanta, GA 30326

Tel: 404-389-1035

Fax: 888-501-9536

Joel@gatrialattorney.com www.gatrialattorney.com Mr. Williams is a trial attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. His practice includes involves representing plaintiffs in automobile, trucking, insurance, premises, and products liability cases.

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ZACHARY H. THOMAS
BERGEN & BERGEN, P.C.

123 East Charlton Street Savannah, GA 31401

Tel: 912-233-6600

Fax: 912-233-6660 zthomas@bergenandbergenpc.com www.bergenandbergenpc.com Zach represents plaintiffs in civil litigation with an emphasis on catastrophic injury and wrongful death resulting from medical malpractice. He has obtained numerous favorable resolutions for his clients in cases throughout Georgia in state and federal courts. He also won an issue of first impression before the Georgia Supreme Court involving medical tort reform. After obtaining his undergraduate degree from New York University, Zach obtained his legal degree from Mercer University in 2004 where he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. Zach is admitted to all trial and appellate Georgia courts, the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a graduate of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s L.E.A.D. program. PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF

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REBECCA FRANKLIN
HARRIS

FRANKLIN LAW, LLC

1201 Peachtree Street Northeast

400 Colony Square, Suite 900

Atlanta, GA 30361

Tel: 404-961-5333

Fax: 404-969-4503

Rebecca@FranklinLawLLC.com www.franklinlawllc.com Rebecca Franklin Harris is a trial lawyer who specializes in consumer safety. She advocates for individuals and families in a variety of cases and acts as special counsel to law firms across the country, assisting in automotive, tire, and other complex cases. Rebecca is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Georgia, and American Association for Justice. In 2014, she was a recipient of the Fulton County Daily Report’s On the Rise: Forty Under 40 Award and selected as part of the Daily Report’s Verdicts Hall of Fame in the area of product liability. Rebecca routinely speaks at professional seminars on topics such as product liability litigation, pre-trial motions and depositions, and trial strategy and advocacy.

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SARAH ELIZABETH
WHITE

WESTMORELAND, PAT TERSON, MOSELE Y & HINSON, L. L.P.

577 Mulberry Street, Suite 600

PO Box 1797

Macon, GA 31202

Tel: 478-845-1742 sarah@wpmhlegal.com www.wpmhlegal.com Sarah Elizabeth White’s practice concentrates on all aspects of Social Security and disability law through administrative practice to appellate levels. Ms. White earned a B.A. from the University of Georgia, and she earned her J.D. from Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law. She serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR), and she held various leadership roles as a member of the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the State Bar of Georgia. She is also a past president of Macon YLD. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Georgia Alzheimer’s Association. She lectures annually at a Social Security law seminar.

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TRACEE R. BENZO
BENZO LAW, LLC

2890 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA 30305 Tel: 404-480-7000 Fax: 404-480-7777 tracee@benzolaw.com www.benzolaw.com Relentless advocate for injured workers, Tracee R. Benzo is the managing partner of Benzo Law, LLC. She practices in the area of workers’ compensation. Tracee serves injured workers across the State of Georgia. In 2014, she was the President of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. She remains an active board member of GABWA and the GABWA Foundation. She was bestowed the coveted Distinguished Alumni Award from John Marshall Law School and was named in Who’s Who Top Legal & Accounting Professionals, the National Bar Association’s Top Forty Under 40, and the Top 100 Women of Influence. In addition, Tracee serves on the Executive Committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers. She is a 2014 graduate of GTLA’s LEAD program.

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THE LAW OFFICES OF BENJAMIN Y. GERBER, LLC

7 Lenox Pointe Atlanta, GA 30324

Tel: 678-802-8650

Fax: 404-592-6202 bgerber@gerber-law.com www.gerber-law.com Mr. Gerber is the founding attorney of The Law Offices of Benjamin Y. Gerber. In his practice, Mr. Gerber exclusively focuses on workers’ compensation, helping individuals who have been injured while on the job. When Mr. Gerber began practicing law more than 13 years ago, he represented employers and insurance companies. This work provided Mr. Gerber with a fresh perspective when he switched to representing only injured workers in 2004. Mr. Gerber graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in political science. He earned his Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School. While in law school, he had legal internships at the Department of Justice and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

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LAURA C. REIS

REISLAW, LLC

116 Hammond Drive Atlanta, GA 30328

Tel: 404-876-4200 Fax: 404-973-0851 laura@reislaw.com www.reislaw.com Laura Reis is the founder of ReisLaw, LLC, where she represents injured workers in workers’ compensation actions. Laura has dedicated her practice to the representation of Georgia’s injury victims for over a decade. She currently serves on the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association’s Executive Committee, the American Association for Justice’s Board of Governors and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group’s Board of Directors. Laura is a 2000 graduate of Boston College and a 2003 graduate of Emory Law. She is admitted to all applicable state and federal courts including the Georgia Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.

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SARAH E.
STOTTLEMYER

S TOT TLEM YER & ASSOCIATES

3131 East Shadowlawn Avenue Atlanta, GA 30305

Tel: 404-584-5000 Fax: 404-287-2955 sarah@stottlemyerlaw.com www.stottlemyerlaw.com Ms. Stottlemyer’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation and personal injury claims, representing injured individuals throughout Georgia. She began her career in workers’ compensation representing employers and insurance companies and has been practicing exclusively in that field for eight years. Starting her own practice has allo wed her the ability to help countless families navigate Georgia’s legal system. She serves on the Board of WCCL, is a member of the Executive Committee of GIWA, is on the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and is the President of a non-profit she started, Holiday Helping Hands, Inc., which helps injured workers’ families with presents for the holidays. Ms. Stottlemyer is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF