Sharon Zinns

When clients are faced with a commercial real estate or public finance transaction, they need a detail-oriented, efficient, and practical problem solver like Amber. Amber represents institutions, investors, and developers in equity, development, and tax abatement transactions across the U.S., as well as governmental entities in public finance transactions. Amber Pelot is co-leader of the firm’s Government & Economic Incentives Team. Amber advises clients on commercial real estate pr...

Dana Maine is a founding attorney of FMG and is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Her practice focuses on professional liability defense and governmental litigation. Ms. Maine heads the firm's Professional Liability National Practice Section, including Lawyer's (LPL) and Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) practice groups. She has defended attorneys, insurance agents, real estate agents, teachers, corporate officers, and other professionals. She is a member of the Board of Di...

William K Whitner is a business litigator who handles complex civil corporate matters representing clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations around the country. His wide-ranging substantive experience includes contract disputes, business torts, franchise, antitrust and competition, and securities fraud class action related matters. He serves as Global Vice-Chair of the Litigation Department, a team of nearly 300 lawyers across the world. Consistently recognized for his legal excell...

Margaret R. Martin is a family law and divorce attorney who handles complex financial issues and helps clients obtain a fair division of marital property, including closely held businesses, trusts and investments that are not easily accessible. Margaret’s approach is to give clients an early and realistic assessment of how a divorce is likely to be settled and work toward obtaining that result as quickly as possible with minimum drama. Her focus always is to give clients the support and...

Calvin P. Yaeger is a founding partner of Marsh Atkinson & Brantley. He has been a trial attorney since 2010 and has successfully tried numerous cases in both state and federal courts involving complex civil litigation. Calvin focuses his litigation practice on tort claims, construction, trucking and transportation, premises, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters. He has successfully defended clients in a variety of legal matters throughout the state of Georgia. Some of Calvi...

Hugh Peterson III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Hugh, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hugh is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lauren H. Zeldin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lauren H., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lauren H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lisa Wolgast is a partner in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Corporate & Commercial Litigation Practices. She focuses her practice on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy issues, representing creditors in and out of bankruptcy in state and federal court. Her practice also includes complex commercial litigation and arbitration. Ms. Wolgast regularly represents creditors in complex workouts, protects creditors’ rights under Chapters 7 and 11 of the Bank...

Thomas Kesler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Thomas, 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 Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Connolly’s primary practice is the representation of debtors and creditors’ committees in large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. He has been involved in national cases in a number of different industries, including manufacturing, transportation, finance, defense contracting and space and technology. He has appeared in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia courts. Mr. Connolly has represen...