Melissa Horne

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...

Jennifer Guerra is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Jennifer, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

James F. Butler III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. James F., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Philip A. “Phil” Cooper is a corporate and M&A attorney in the Atlanta office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. He advises buyers, sellers, investors, privately held companies, private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, borrowers, and lenders in mergers and acquisitions, equity transactions, acquisition financing, commercial finance transactions, corporate governance matters, and complex commercial arrangements. Phil brings a practical, deal-focused perspect...

Thomas B. Ward is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Thomas B., 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 Thomas B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

C. Bradford Marsh is a founding partner of Marsh Atkinson & Brantley. Brad focuses on the defense of catastrophic injury, property damage and commercial cases. His practice is diverse and includes products, premises, professional malpractice and general liability cases. Brad represents automobile, electrical and heavy equipment product manufacturers, along with individual and corporate clients in Georgia and across the United States. Based on over four decades of litigation experience, Br...

Sandra Z. Zayac is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Economic Development Law and Public Finance Law. Sandra Z., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sandra Z. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Maren Cave is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Maren, 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 Maren is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

William “Bill” T. Casey, Jr., is a Swift Currie partner with over 35 years of experience defending serious injury cases. He primarily works with large insurance companies and national retailers — many of which he has nurtured long-term relationships spanning decades — on claims related to premises liability, construction defect, transportation and automobile accidents and products liability. Bill has tried more than 100 cases to verdict, many of which involved wrongful...

Nellie represents parties in the acquisition (owned or leased), financing, entitlement, development, re-development, operation and disposition of real property throughout North America, including projects involving corporate expansions, relocations and acquisitions, mixed-use developments and multi-family developments. She represents developers, investors, corporations, lenders and governmental entities with commercial real estate interests. Nellie has earned LEED Professional Accreditation, ...