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Attorney Shane Bartlett has more than 20 years of experience representing individuals and families in complex civil litigation. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he focuses his practice on Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs , advocating for people who have suffered serious harm due to the negligence of others. His work frequently involves catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases arising from motor vehicle collisions, defective products, premises liability, and negligent security. Shane join...

S. Gregory Joy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. S. Gregory practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized S. Gregory Joy since 2014. 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 S. Gregory Joy is held by other lawyers.

Colin focuses his practice on defending consumer product and manufacturing companies against product liability, mass/toxic tort and commercial litigation matters (including asbestos claims). He has significant experience in bet-the-company crisis management and was on the team that defended the largest industrial disaster in Georgia. Colin has provided individual counseling and class action strategies for companies of all sizes faced with false labeling claims by state agencies in California ...

James Robson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized James Robson since 2023. 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 Robson is held by other lawyers.

Jason S. Lichtstein serves as Office Managing Partner of Akerman LLP’s Atlanta office. A seasoned environmental attorney with more than 25 years of experience, Jason focuses his practice on the cleanup and redevelopment of Brownfields and other contaminated sites in the Southeast U.S. His practice includes a broad range of environmental transactional, environmental regulatory compliance, and state incentives matters and in emerging, cutting-edge environmental law and policy developments...

Anuj Desai is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law and Trademark Law. Anuj practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Anuj Desai since 2021. 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 Anuj Desai is held by other lawyers.

Stephen Opler concentrates his practice on the distinctive characteristics of liquidity transactions by and with entrepreneurs. Stephen helps private equity funds, strategic acquirers and entrepreneurial buyers and sellers achieve their goals by leveraging his three decades as an M&A lawyer, entrepreneur, business founder, investment banker, in-house lawyer and CPA. Buying or selling entrepreneur-owned businesses requires a unique focus on the many ways these transactions and the post-clo...

Bobbi Acord Noland is the consummate finance attorney. Throughout her 35-year career, Bobbi has helped lenders negotiate and conclude hundreds of secured loan transactions at all levels of complexity. Her collaborative, deal-focused approach serves as a catalyst for progress and creates positive customer relationships for her clients. As head of the Commercial Finance practice, Bobbi guides global banks, regional banks and finance companies through domestic and cross-border transactions rangi...

Todd Van Dyke is a Partner and Litigation Manager in the Atlanta, Georgia office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Van Dyke litigates all types of employment law claims, including claims alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, age discrimination, race, color, and national origin discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and state tort issues in federal and state courts and in arbitration. His practice includes single plaintiff, multi-plain...

Austin Bersinger has considerable industry experience in insurance coverage and risk management matters. Combining his disciplined military background with years of learning how insurance companies think and what drives their decisions, Austin knows how to efficaciously litigate on his clients' behalf. Austin represents clients faced with virtually all types of insurance recovery issues, including coverage denials, claim presentation, bad faith matters, and related appeals, as well as complex...