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Edward M. Cherof is a principal in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is also the co-leader of the firm’s Workplace Training group. Since joining the firm in 1986, Ed has represented employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation. He has extensive experience providing employers with strategic advice relating to union organizing and in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. He also regularly assists clients in addressing the full sc...

Cynthia J. Lee is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Law. Cynthia J. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Cynthia J. Lee 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 Cynthia J. Lee is held by other lawyers.

I have practiced law for more than 30 years, representing individuals and families throughout Atlanta and across Georgia. Before founding Zagoria Neely Injury Attorneys , I served as a Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney in Fulton County and as a prosecutor in Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. My background in the courtroom provides valuable insight when handling complex personal injury matters and advocating for injured clients. I help people who have suffered serious injuries due to neglig...

Rich Black is co-chair of Littler’s Class Action Practice Group, and has represented employers in some of the largest and most significant class and collective action employment lawsuits in the country for nearly 25 years. Rich’s experience handling class and collective matters spans the wage and hour, employment discrimination, and ERISA breach of fiduciary duty areas across the retail, technology, financial services, computer services, communications, energy, pharmaceutical, con...

R. Briggs Peery is a partner with Swift Currie who has more than 32 years of experience representing clients in workers’ compensation and general litigation matters. Briggs handles both minor and complex matters for an array of clients from small, family-owned businesses to global companies in the automotive, textile, staffing, cable, food service and insurance industries. Briggs has a track record of success and prides himself on being organized, efficient, knowledgeable on the law and...

Ken Pollock is a public finance attorney with over 25 years of experience in public finance transactions. He regularly serves as bond counsel, as disclosure counsel, and as counsel to underwriters, issuers, borrowers, trustees, banks, and credit enhancers in tax-exempt and taxable financings for governmental and private entities.

James A. Rice, Jr. | Partner James A. Rice, Jr. is a partner and founder of Rice McGowan & Brandt in Atlanta, Georgia. He represents individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death litigation throughout Georgia, with a practice that includes catastrophic injury claims, negligent security cases, premises liability matters, motor vehicle accidents, and products liability litigation. Jim Rice has more than 30 years of litigation experience handling complex personal injury and ...

John F. Sacha is a Swift Currie partner who defends businesses in general litigation matters, with an emphasis on handling workers’ compensation claims. John has counseled clients through hundreds of mediations and hearings before Georgia’s State Board of Workers’ Compensation (SBWC) to provide efficient and favorable resolutions in matters ranging from minor workplace injuries to catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims. He represents not only insurance companies and t...

Nichole Hair is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Nichole practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Nichole Hair since 2026. 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 Nichole Hair is held by other lawyers.

George B. Green, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. George B. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized George B. Green, Jr. since 2025. 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 George B. Green, Jr. is held by other lawyers.