Folkston Lawyers

Brad McLelland grew up in a suburb of Atlanta. He attended Auburn University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts degree. From there he was admitted into the University of Alabama School of Law. During law school, Mr. McLelland was able to study abroad as well as intern for two large insurance defense firms which represented many of the nation’s largest insurers and companies. Mr. McLelland excelled during law school and graduated at the top of his class, magna cum laude.

After graduation Mr. McLelland decided to move to the Georgia coast to be closer...

Ryan W. Babcock is an experienced lawyer who handles high-stakes defective products cases and serious personal injury matters. He represents individuals injured by defective products and people hurt through the negligence or carelessness of others.

Mr. Babcock has represented clients in state and federal courts throughout the country, including class actions, multi-district litigation, mediation, and trial through appeal. He has substantial experience with product defect claims involving pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, claims arising from transportation and trucking accidents, automotive products liability claims, mesothelioma and asbestos cancer claims, environmental property damage and personal injury claims, as well as...

Wrix McIlvaine is an experienced advocate that has battled for justice in trial and appellate courts throughout Georgia for nearly two decades. He is a specialist in criminal defense and regularly takes on difficult and high profile criminal matters in State and Federal Courts. He is recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer and is regularly named as one of the Top 100 trial lawyers in America and as a Top Ten Criminal Defense Attorney by the American Association of Attorney Advocates. Wrix is a zealous defender of citizen rights and civil liberties under the United States Constitution and is...

Paul A. Schofield focuses his practice on helping those injured or wronged in cases involving trucking accidents, serious auto accidents, premises liability, pharmacy malpractice, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death litigation. Paul also handles chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, helping businesses and individuals to reorganize their business affairs and return to profitability. Since 2021, Paul has served as a chapter 7 trustee in the Brunswick and Waycross divisions of the Southern District of Georgia. Paul has over a decade of experience helping clients with a wide range of issues, and believes strongly in client-focused litigation. He also...

Managing partner Nathan Taylor Williams devotes 100 percent of his practice to litigation and is known throughout Georgia as a premier litigator. He is admitted to practice law in all Georgia courts, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit.

Nathan brings a tremendous amount of experience to his practice. As a former assistant public defender, city attorney, and municipal court judge, he has an extensive knowledge of both civil and criminal matters. He is also a committed public servant, having volunteered his legal knowledge on behalf of...

For the past 35 years, my firm has provided excellent representation of injured workers throughout South Georgia.
I have spoken at numerous legal seminars about Workers' Compensation and helping workers hurt on the job and protecting their rights.

John Myers returned to his hometown to live and practice in 1988 and has been representing people (the injured and consumers) since that time. He also served as Municipal Court Judge for the City of St. Marys for 12 years from 1991-2003. John Myers offers clients a wide range of legal services. John has represented the rights of the injured since his admission to the bar in 1985. He has helped hundreds of consumers in bankruptcy matters as well. Since 2014, he has served as County Attorney for Camden County, Georgia.

Education:
Pace Academy 1979
Duke University 1983 (with junior year at University of Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany)
University of Georgia School of Law 1986

Career:
Ferrier & Associates 1986 to 1996
Law Office of Vincent D. Sowerby, P.C. since 1996.

General civil trial practice. All types of civil litigation.

I believe injury victims need a strong legal voice to protect their interests. However, I know the need for service does not stop there. Besides a voice, clients must have representation from a firm which also has a "legal ear" that actually listens to their needs and acts upon their requests. For that reason, clients who hire my law firm are provided direct access to me at all times. I feel that if a person is willing to trust my firm with the gravity of their real-life affairs, I should trust them with my home and cellular telephone numbers. After...

Mr. Smith holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and a law degree (Juris Doctor) from Florida Coastal School of Law. He began his professional life as a research engineer at The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia in 1969 and moved on to Mead Corporation in 1973, concentrating on environmental engineering and becoming a Senior Consultant. In 1980, Mr. Smith relocated to Mead's then-joint venture Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company in Brunswick, Georgia as environmental manager. Mr. Smith became a Georgia Registered Professional Engineer in 1981 and began working as a manager of environmental affairs for...

15 years in the banking industry, then law school, 8.5 years in the District Attorney's Office, now in private practice. A history that shows my knowledge of Criminal Law, and experience with estates, real estate, and banking law.

Jess Johnson is one of the best young lawyers in Georgia. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in criminal defense and civil litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine for the past several years. While only 2.5% of lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 receive such an honor, Jess was first named to this list after only 3 years of practice.

Jess has been instrumental in our firm’s success in both trials and appeals. In his very first trial, Jess was awarded an Acquittal Award from the Federal Defender Program for helping our firm win a “not guilty” verdict...

Jay Mccurdy is a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah and is eligible to practice law in Georgia and Tennessee. Jay McCurdy has been licensed for 18 years and works in Brunswick, GA. He attended Washington & Lee University - School of Law and handles cases in Employment & Labor, Elder Law, Administrative Law, Personal Injury.

I am focused on serving my clients legal needs with holistic approaches to their legal issues.

Kate fiercely believes that everyone has the right to a fair trial and an excellent lawyer. She brings an unmatched passion for justice and a discerning academic eye to every case she works on. Beginning her career as a public defender, Kate gained significant experience representing the poor in the State and Superior Courts of Clarke and DeKalb County, Georgia. During her time in public defense, she handled hundreds of cases and spent thousands of hours in the courtroom fighting for her clients. She has argued dozens of pre-trial motions and successfully kept the prosecution from being able to introduce illegally-collected...

Patrick has a strong belief that people deserve justice who have suffered an injustice or injury as a result of someone's negligence, recklessness, or abuse of power. Because of this strong belief, he has devoted his career to serving individuals.

Over the course of his career he has represented those accused of crimes, those injured by other's negligence, those going through family law and child custody disputes, and immigrants before USCIS.

Patrick's personal injury practice includes representation of people who have been harmed as a result of the negligence of others. Many of his client's lives...

Joe Kunes is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and a past VP of Ga. Trial Lawyers Association (2000). He has been a guest speaker for the Ga. Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars from 2004-2008. He is also a member of the University of Georgia 1969 SEC champion mens golf team and a former PGA tour golfer. He graduated from "Q" -School in 1977 and retained his PGA Tour Card through 1981.

Joe is accepting DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear,...

Edward M. Wynn is an associate attorney with Slappey & Sadd, LLC. His practice focuses exclusively on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has successfully represented hundreds of personal injury victims in cases involving trucking and automobile wrecks, premises liability claims, medical malpractice, and intentional torts. Edward has also successfully handled numerous appeals before both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. After graduating from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 2007, Edward was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia that same year. During law school, he received the Frank...

Patrick Kunes is a member of the Ga. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and past president of Tifton Bar Association. He is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and DUI Detection according to NHTSA standards by ex-law enforcement instructors. Patrick takes DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear, Brunswick, Buena Vista, Butler, Byron, Cairo, Camilla, Cecil, Cochran, Cordele, Colquitt, Cusseta, Cuthbert, Dawson, Donalsonville, Dublin, Eastman, Ellaville, Fitzgerald, Folkston, Fort Gaines, Fort Valley, Georgetown, Hahira, Hawkinsville, Hazelhurst, Homerville, Jeffersonville, Jesup, Lakeland, Leesburg, Lenox, Lyons, McRae, Moultrie,...

Catherine Bowman has practiced Employment Law in Savannah Georgia for over Thirty Years. She has a strong litigation background, but also believes in trying to resolve cases as efficiently as possible. Catherine is also an employment law mediator. She has been the President of the Savannah Bar Association, and has developed strong relationships with other lawyers, that aid in her practice of law. She has been awarded the title of Best Lawyer by Savannah Magazine, is highly reviewed by her peers and her clients, and the business community. Catherine Bowman puts her clients first, and...

I am practicing since 2003 as an Advocate/Lawyer in various field in civil and criminal law and also special statute law .

Richard E. Dolder is a partner who joined Slappey & Sadd to expand the firm’s work on insurance coverage and insurance bad faith. Rich represents individuals and businesses who are improperly denied coverage or treated unfairly by their insurance companies. Some of his litigation successes include the following:
-Securing an $8.25 million settlement for a hotel that was improperly denied coverage by its property insurer.
-Negotiating a $1 million settlement for a small business that had to defend itself in court after its liability insurer denied coverage and refused to defend.
-Forcing a life insurer to pay benefits to the rightful beneficiary, after...

From bond hearings to jury trials, I provide aggressive legal representation. I am a criminal defense attorney based out of Savannah, Georgia fighting for the rights of good people, just like you, accused of criminal conduct in the Coastal Empire and beyond.

For years, I practiced as a prosecuting attorney in metro Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia. Now, I use that experience to benefit you by upholding your constitutional rights and zealously defending you at every stage of the criminal process. I used to build cases for the State of Georgia. Now, I tear them apart. That's exactly what I do for...

Workers Compensation, Truck Accidents, and Personal Injury Attorneys with over 28 years experience. J. Michael Parsons is an Atlanta native committed to getting full and fair compensation for injured individuals and people who lose loved ones. He is the founding partner of Parsons & Associates, P.C., a Georgia law firm that upholds the rights of injured workers. Mr. Parsons is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Mississippi. After graduating law school, he spent eight years defending employers and insurance companies in workers’ compensation cases and liability claims. He saw firsthand how difficult big businesses and insurance companies make it for...

Jess Lill is an attorney with The Manely Firm, P.C. in Savannah, Georgia. Jess attended law school at Mercer University School of Law. There, Jess became a member of the law review and mock trial teams, as well as working closely with faculty to write and publish various academic works. While in law school, Jess worked with various organizations and law firms to hone her legal research and advocacy skills. She was fortunate enough to start trying her first cases within her second year of law school, and hasn't left the courtroom since. Jess graduated law school and decided to...

Originally hailing from New Hampshire, Georgia transplant Ryan Schmidt is an Partner at Bowen Schmidt. A lawyer passionate about protecting the rights of creatives and business owners, Ryan’s entertainment law practice focuses on music law, online influencers, and contract disputes. Ryan, who toured extensively as a singer/songwriter prior to law school has been featured on the NBC’s “The Voice” and Apple iTunes’ “New Music Page” and was named “Critics’ Choice” at the Starbucks Music Makers Competition. As a professional musician, he experienced firsthand the cutthroat nature of the business and the restrictive contracts creatives are too often asked to sign....

Charles Herman grew up in Sylvania, Ohio and joined the military after graduating from Sylvania Southview High School in 1993. After serving four (4) years he was honorably discharged in 1998. Mr. Herman then attended undergraduate college at Virginia Tech and graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Planning. In 2002 he moved back home to Toledo, Ohio and started law school at the University of Toledo, College of Law where he graduated from in 2005, graduating with a Certificate of Environmental Law. Immediately thereafter, he joined a classmate of his in Troy, Ohio...

At the law firm of Andrews & Sanders Law Offices in Savannah, Georgia, we can help. Our dedicated attorneys represent clients in a range of practice areas, including DUI and criminal defense, military law, personal injury law and family law. We will work with you to solve your legal problems or address your concerns. Contact us today. Many of our clients feel unlucky, unfortunate and misunderstood. We understand the stress that the legal system can cause. Our goal is to remove that stress by effectively and competently guiding you through the legal process and handling challenging issues on your behalf.

Kevin J. Kuhn is a business lawyer and litigator with offices in Savannah, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Kuhn strives to provide a full-service law firm for small and medium-sized businesses, including representation in court. Mr. Kuhn's services include, but are not limited to, business formation and licensing, contract negotiation and drafting, employment matters, risk management and insurance consultation and resolution of business disputes. Mr. Kuhn routinely represents clients in state and federal courts across the country in actions involving breach of contract, business fraud, shareholder disputes, regulatory matters, complex insurance coverage and bad faith, construction-related matters,...

Michael is the only all family law attorney to win unanimous decisions before both The Supreme Court of Georgia and The Supreme Court of Georgia. In addition, Michael has won before The Supreme Court of Costa Rica. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts and federal courts in the Northern and Middle District of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. With over 25 years of experience, he has successfully represented thousands of family members in state, federal and international family law cases including divorce, custody, parental kidnapping, paternity, legitimation,...

My focus is to ensure the outcome my clients have been searching for. I specialize in Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 and a fresh start, because we all deserve that. I have been practicing Bankruptcy Law since 1996. My staff and I are here to ensure 100% satisfaction.