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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.
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
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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.
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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.
SOCIAL SECURI T Y DISABILIT Y
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.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
BENJAMIN Y. GERBER
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.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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.
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