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Joseph W. Staley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Joseph W., 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 Joseph W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kimberly G. Ader is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Kimberly G., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kimberly G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Grace Blood focuses her practice on representing healthcare clients in civil and administrative litigation, with particular experience in payor-provider disputes, arbitration and mediation, and judicial appeals. Grace also advises providers on various regulatory and compliance issues, including fraud and abuse, EMTALA, and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. In helping clients navigate a highly regulated industry, Grace combines exceptional writing and analysis with a “leave no stone untur...

David Ware earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia where he excelled in national Moot Court competition, a precursor to his work as a trial lawyer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of West Georgia (formerly West Georgia College) and attended on academic and athletic scholarships. While there, he was elected to the Blue Key National Honor society and Phi Eta Sigma (the small school counterpart of Phi Beta Kappa), served as a student government leader, ...

Scott Laseter´s practice has included litigation, regulatory and transactional aspects of environmental law. For the last dozen years, he has devoted a substantial portion of his practice to manufactured gas plant issues ranging from investigation and remediation oversight to cost recovery, insurance coverage and common law litigation. In recent years, he has also devoted a substantial portion of his practice to representing publicly traded real estate companies, parties to CMBS transac...

Guinevere M. Christmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Guinevere M., 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 Guinevere M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Williamson is a partner and chair of Alston & Bird's Wealth Planning and Exempt Organizations Group. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and practices in the areas of estate planning and federal taxation. Mr. Williamson practiced with the Milwaukee law firm of Foley & Lardner before joining Alston & Bird and has been an adjunct professor of law at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Georgia State University in Atlanta. He was on the facul...

He takes the time to learn about the businesses he advises and tailor their employee relation strategies to promote a better workforce and a better workplace. For those clients with established union relationships, Mark has worked diligently to further his clients’ labor relations strategies, including successfully partnering with their union representatives. Clients appreciate the approach Mark takes in designing strategies that create internal response teams so that management and emp...

J. Allen Maines is a partner in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office and is a member of the firm's Litigation Section. He focuses on major commercial litigation and arbitration, including class actions, and corporate investigations. Mr. Maines has served as lead trial counsel to some of the world’s largest entities in controversies of major significance, including shareholder disputes (securities class actions, derivative claims, tender offers, proxy contests, LBOs), competitive disput...

David Stewart is head of the firm’s Trademark & Copyright Group. He concentrates his practice on trademark, copyright, trade secret and advertising litigation and counseling. Mr. Stewart is featured in the International Edition of Who’s Who Trademarks and Super Lawyers magazine. He is also listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America . Mr. Stewart received an A.B. degree in English literature from Wabash College in 1985, ...