Carol P. Michel

Kevin Gooch is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Finance Law. Kevin, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John J. Dyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. John J., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin H. Hudson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. Kevin H., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Anne Baroody is a senior attorney in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes and litigation before federal and state courts, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and alternative dispute resolution bodies. While her prior clerkship experience helps her adeptly navigate federal and state courts, Anne also works hard to find pre-litigation and negotiated solutions for her clients. Anne enjoys guiding clients in numerous i...

Bob focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, counseling and enforcement matters, with a particular emphasis on patent and trademark litigation. He has extensive experience in disputes involving various technologies, including electronic commerce and software applications, logistics and GPS-based systems, electronics, telecommunications, and prepaid and financial services products. He also assists clients in managing and protecting their intellectual property portfolios, inclu...

Patrick Clark is a shareholder in the Firm and concentrates his practice on advice and litigation in all areas of employment law. Although Patrick has particular expertise in representing healthcare industry clients, his representative clients also include insurance, paper/building products and publishing companies. Patrick’s representation of clients encompasses litigation in state and federal courts across the country.Patrick is viewed as one of the Firm’s “go to” la...

Brett Coburn is a partner who concentrates his practice on employment litigation and counseling. He regularly litigates employment discrimination and retaliation cases, as well as wage and hour cases under the FLSA and various state laws. He has extensive experience litigating cases involving breach of employment contracts, violation of non-competition and other restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, defamation, breach of employee duties, tortious interference and related c...

Jeff Luechtefeld is litigator with a strong technical tax background and a deep understanding of how the Internal Revenue Service operates. Jeff’s practice focuses on resolving tax disputes with the IRS, administratively or through litigation. He regularly represents clients before the United States Tax Court, U.S. District Courts, and in the Circuit Courts of Appeal. In his practice Jeff places significant emphasis on the interplay between administrative law and tax law in defending hi...

David I. Schulman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of IT Outsourcing Law and Technology Law. David I., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David I. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John L. North is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent. John L., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.