Georgia Super Lawyers Articles

Don Samuel is the ‘walking legal encyclopedia’ whose cases make headlines

Estate planner Mary Burns Galardi sees people at their best and worst

Melaney LaGrone uses her police and prosecutor backgrounds to help criminal defense clients

Former mentee ShaMiracle J. Rankin pays it forward

Registered nurse Tracey Dellacona now reps patients in med-mal cases

Amanda Mathis Riedling knows the benefits of pro bono go both ways

How an orphan from Vietnam wound up reconnecting with her heritage

A life lived outdoors has prompted Savannah’s Glen Darbyshire to help protect Georgia’s coast

Discovery with Nicholas Bedford

Joyce Gist Lewis uses her acting background to connect with juries

Tom and Jonathan Pope carry on the legal legacy of their famous father

A scene needs conflict, says improv champ (and Adidas defender) Charlie Henn

HOA rep Julie McGhee Howard tries to make sure everyone just gets along

From planting trees to challenging the Muslim ban with the ACLU, Gail Podolsky is all in

Stacey Evans is still looking for ways to lower the ladder

The joys and concerns (mostly joys) of being a rural lawyer

Remembering Tommy Malone

Discovery with Nadia Deans Kalata

Steve Sidman on the questions restaurateurs and chefs have during the COVID-19 pandemic

Five legendary Georgia attorneys on practicing law for half a century

Debra Schwartz started fighting inequality at age 12 and never stopped

Discovery with Sarah E. Stottlemyer

Bryan Ramos works to recognize Filipino WWII vets

Bruce P. Brown on clerking for Chief Justice Warren Burger

“Pay your quarterly taxes” and other lessons from family law attorney Emily Yu

Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey’s new podcast delves into the stories, mistakes and risks of notable court cases

Chilton Davis Varner lives for teachable moments

Why Joe Whitley was tapped to become the first general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security

Linda Klein on the story behind the 25th Amendment

How Steve Sidman serves his celebrity-chef clients

Joseph Beck’s book is more than just family history

Linda Klein on her year as ABA president

Daryl Buffenstein spends his downtime on the farm

Sara Khaki’s journey from Iran to America included a 10-year layover in Sweden

N. John Bey doesn’t believe any victory or loss should be celebrated or mourned for more than a day

IP attorney Lisa Collins tells us what’s good in the neighborhood

The generation who came along five years after John Lewis and Diane Nash on the progress we’ve made ... and haven’t

Zahra Karinshak speaks Arabic with a strong Southern accent

Marvin Solomiany is a family law attorney with a fascinating family history

FisherBroyles replaces administrative equity decisions with a transparent formula

Handy legal technologies

Ed Buckley helps turn on taps in Haiti

How to avoid claims for legal malpractice

Jane Lamberti on RBG, the BVIs and the joy of trial bags with wheels

Savannah’s Kathleen Horne tells us what’s good in the neighborhood

Saying “I’ll see you in court” to Pete Law is probably not the best way to start the day

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy was mentored by some of the biggest names in Georgia law; she’s paying it forward with the Sutherland Scholars

Jennifer Auer Jordan brings a touch of South Georgia to Atlanta

‘Destined for death’ in Cambodia, Socheat Chea now helps immigrants make new lives in the U.S.

From paralegal to partner to president—and now principal at Benzo Law—it’s been a steady climb for Tracee R. Benzo

Rupert M. Barkoff is an introvert by nature, but when he’s passionate about something he goes all in

The prominent Athens trial lawyer talks about what he’d do to change the justice system

The notoriously tight-lipped celebrity divorce lawyer opens up … but not about Jane, M.J. and Usher

What criminal defense attorney Steve Sadow knows can acquit you

Linley Jones represents the ultimate “little guy”—someone who wants to sue a lawyer

She brought Updike and Mailer to Atlanta, but couldn’t land Philip Roth

Charles N. Pursley is all condemnation, all the time

How T. Mills Fleming gave the Lucas a sequel

And other tales from Oliver Maner’s Patrick T. O’Connor

The self-described Brown v. Board of Education baby embraces The Home Depot

An oral history of the first group of female attorneys in Georgia in the 1970s

How Brinson Askew Berry became the biggest firm in Rome

J.Tom Morgan would like Georgia to rank higher than 49th on everything involving kids

Victims of nursing home abuse, Maj. Michael A. Prieto has got your six

How Rebecca Franklin and Jeff Harris helped close a drug treatment center

Republican lawyer Anne W. Lewis talks voter ID laws, the state’s political racial divide, and a few social issues—including same-sex marriage—where her position is evolving

Philip C. Henry is the very soul of understatement

Don’t misbehave on Aasia Mustakeem’s watch

Tom Carlock isn’t intimidating; he just beats you

For more than 40 years, David A. Webster has worked to empower those in need

Professional liability defense lawyer Christine L. Mast juggles dozens of cases—including, recently, Leibel v. Johnson

Teri Plummer McClure ensures that UPS runs smoothly

‘Talk to no one except Edward T.M. Garland!’

Linda Klein is exemplary; back in the day, she knew she had to be

Charles Kuck, lover of both Don Quixote and Atlas Shrugged, has five ways to reform immigration law

Patricia G. Griffith, a Lady Bulldog at UGA, is also a bulldog in court

A college friendship with Brian Piccolo led David Zacks into lifelong pro bono work for the American Cancer Society

Hezekiah Sistrunk Jr. sees lawyering as a service job

Leah Ward Sears is off the bench and in the game

Elder law attorney Ruthann Lacey blends professionalism with compassion

When breaking up is hard to do, Randy Kessler is the man to see

Jim Matthews uses his ballplayer grading scale for med-mal cases

After an epiphany at 57, the business/corporate lawyer hit the road

What comes after Ph.D.? For Tim Xia, it’s J.D.

The class action attorney from Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood on the best mentoring in the world, the greatest tool in cross-examination and what juries can’t forgive

Thomas Malone learned from losing; now he rarely does

B.J. Bernstein fights mandatory minimums and keeps clients prayed up—and that has made all the difference

Richard Horder represents developers, protects gorillas and searches for common ground

Andy Scherffius lands planes, and handles plane-crash litigation, safely 

Bart Newman grappled with existential questions in Iraq, then published the answers

Catastrophic injury lawyer Michael L. Werner can’t drive 55

How a rare disease gave Musa Eubanks perspective

How Nagendra Setty dropped out (of med school), turned on (to patent law) and set up Fish & Richardson’s Atlanta office

Why William B. Hill Jr. talks to Juanita

Why Stephen Bright makes sure no one stands alone

Real estate lawyer Carol Clark deals with everything from taxes to termites ... to ghosts

Mike Egan fits things together

Craig Frankel channels Itzak Perlman for the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra

Clint Richardson shows us the (ancient) money

Ryan Pumpian on teamwork and the joys of finishing 10th

How Holly Hempel trained with the Maryland Police Academy

Angela Spivey finds meaning half a world away

Louise Sams wears many hats at Turner Broadcasting System  

James Butler is as prepared as Winston Churchill and as down-to-earth as Atticus Finch

Lori Cohen, backed by her devoted team, takes a 48-0 record into the courtroom

Seven Georgia attorneys talk about arguing before the High Court

The successful trial lawyer was once an undercover narcotics cop in Detroit

Workers’ comp attorney Greg Presmanes never let the music die

John Thompson climbs stairs to climb mountains

Jeffrey Mintz defends companies and collects labor history

Phaedra Parks and others talk about being young and hanging a shingle

Lawton Jordan grew up at Camp David. So why is he disillusioned with politics?

Sea Islander Cal Smith is anything but isolated

Josh Kamin’s favorite real estate? 18 holes

Meet the seersuckersuit-wearing, hot-dog-eating, huge-fee-charging Summerville lawyer who may have inspired Matlock

Atlanta's Ira Genberg isn’t just one of the top lawyers in the country; he’s the next Scott Turow

Whether representing Fortune 500 companies or mentoring young lawyers, W. Ray Persons has the debonair, confident presence of a Nat King Cole

Beth Tanis’ early fear of failure pushed her to become one of the most successful attorneys in Georgia

Richard Sinkfield quietly wins the day: in court, at the negotiating table, and in his rather remarkable intersection with history

Fine-art photographer Robert West focuses on the timeless

Lawrence Ashe has an eye for the whimsical

Jim Monacell knows your county courthouse

Gayle Abramson Csehy talks about that case, and the case for which she'd rather be remembered

Former prosecutor Noah Pines now works criminal defense

Emmet Bondurant isn't the lawyer other lawyers want to hire; he's the lawyer other lawyers want to be

Four attorneys on the best way to avoid Atlanta traffic

Thanks to his parents’ sacrifices, Kasim Reed has opportunities in both law and politics

Antavius Weems and his 1,300 clients

Jazz/funk ensemble Cadillac Jones is the real deal

Ajay Jindia knows someone who knows someone

A former football hero/movie star shines in his role at Holland & Knight

Life is just a song for Doc Schneider

Whether he’s asked to broker a tricky negotiation or land a fighter jet in treacherous waters, Andy Scott never shies from a challenge

When you're the lawyer for the Godfather of Soul, you have to be fast on your feet. Among many other things, Joel Katz is just that.

When Mary Ann Oakley began her law career, women were still a rarity in the profession

Whether leather-bound sets of books or vintage port, Bob Tanner knows what he likes

Before Richard Deane came along, the Macon school system was segregated and pimps were thriving in Atlanta

Robert Chestney and Michael Hawkins take the wheel