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Frank Bayuk is one of Bayuk Pratt ’s two founders and lead attorneys. His experience as a first-chair trial lawyer at some of the largest defense firms gives his clients — people injured or who have lost family members due to catastrophic accidents and faulty products — the edge they need to get the compensation and justice they deserve. A native of Ormond Beach, Florida, Frank has a simple reason for breaking free from big-law partnership. He came to believe that individual...

James R. Paine, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, IT Outsourcing Law and Technology Law. James R. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized James R. Paine, Jr. since 2017. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James R. Paine, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

Kara Kennedy is counsel on Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Team. Kara represents clients in state and federal courts across the country and has experience with a wide range of litigation matters, including complex commercial litigation, consumer class actions, antitrust, products liability, internal investigations and insurance coverage disputes. She focuses her practice on consumer fraud class actions, with a particular emphasis on strategies for organizing and mana...

Cindy A. Brazell is a partner in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office and co-chairs the firm's Financial Services Practice Group. She is a financial services attorney who focuses on a wide range of complex commercial and banking transactions, real estate finance and related matters. Ms. Brazell has extensive experience representing banks and other financial institutions in leveraged finance, asset-based lending, and other secured and unsecured lending transactions, with specific industry exp...

Roger Quillen is the full-time Chairman and Managing Partner of Fisher Phillips. He is effectively the CEO of an organization with 350 attorneys and an additional support staff of more than 300 people. Roger has continuously led the firm for 15 years. The firm has tripled in size under Roger’s leadership and is consistently recognized as one of the country’s elite labor and employment law firms. Fisher Phillips has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers as th...

Manufacturing clients call on Jason Rottner to handle their most complex and high-profile commercial disputes. Jason is an aggressive and creative litigator with a proven track record of success in courts throughout the country. Jason co-chairs the Industrials & Manufacturing Litigation Team and frequently represents manufacturing and automotive clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including contract and warranty disputes, class actions, and product liability cases. Jason has succ...

Elissa B. Haynes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Elissa B. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Elissa B. Haynes since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Elissa B. Haynes is held by other lawyers.

As co-leader of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Team, Chris Riley has been at the forefront of financial services litigation for many years. He represents financial institutions and financial services providers in a wide assortment of commercial and consumer disputes, including litigation, enforcement, and compliance matters. Chris is a trial lawyer who has represented clients in a wide assortment of litigation in state and federal courts across the country. Those clients inclu...

Alison M. Ballard is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Alison M. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Alison M. Ballard since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alison M. Ballard is held by other lawyers.

Jeffrey E. Tompkins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Labor and Employment and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Jeffrey E. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Jeffrey E. Tompkins since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jeffrey E. Tompkins is held by other lawyers.