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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE / GEORGIA 2016
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10 WORD FOR WORD
Pass the popcorn! Laura Benz, Janet C.
Scott and David L. McGuffey tell us their
favorite legal movie.
AS TOLD TO TREVOR KUPFER
12 BRIEFS
Quick visits with Socheat Chea, Tracee R.
Benzo and Rupert M. Barkoff.
BY ANDREW BRANDT, AMY KATES AND
JESSICA TAM
16 Q&A: THE THREE
LESSONS OF EDWARD
TOLLEY
The prominent Athens trial lawyer talks about
what he’d do to change the justice system.
INTERVIEW BY ERIK LUNDEGAARD
20 THE $500 MILLION
MAN
Saying “I’ll see you in court” to Pete Law is
probably not the best way to start the day.
BY JERRY GRILLO
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THE ANNUAL LIST
32 SELECTION PROCESS
SUPER LAW YERS
34 THE TOP LISTS
38 LISTED BY AREA OF PRACTICE
RISING STARS
72 LISTED BY AREA OF PRACTICE
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24 CHANGE AGENT
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy was mentored by
some of the biggest names in Georgia law;
she’s paying it forward with the Sutherland
Scholars.
BY KENNA SIMMONS
28 HELL OUT OF DODGE
Jennifer Auer Jordan brings a touch of
South Georgia to Atlanta.
BY CANDICE DYER