Oakwood Lawyers

Attorney Douglas Kaleita is an experienced litigation attorney who has served the families of Atlanta, GA for over 22 years. He specializes in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases and he strives to settle injury claims outside of court whenever possible. Over the years, Attorney Kaleita has earned the trust and respect of the bar, the local court, his fellow counsel and his peers. With a track record of success, Mr. Kaleita has been able to recover millions of dollars for his clients, not to mention he also offers a free initial consultation to all interested in using his legal...

With a wealth of experience and a commitment to his clients, Neil J. Konn is a passionate advocate for consumers facing financial challenges. He began his journey as a creditors’ rights attorney, where he assisted financial institutions in the collection of outstanding debt. His responsibilities included filing and progressing lawsuits, as well as initiating collections efforts such as garnishments and foreclosures. Transitioning to a consumer debt attorney, Neil has successfully settled more than 1,500 cases for individual debtors, showcasing his dedication and skill in advocating for those experiencing financial hardship. Neil obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics from Emory University in...

Founding attorney Jeffrey L. Dickerson began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Houston Judicial Circuit. During that time, he was responsible for prosecuting all types of crimes, ranging from shoplifting to homicide. Later in 2002, he was appointed to Houston County’s “Narcotics and Organized Crime” litigation team, where he gained valuable experience handling drug crimes ranging from simple possession to trafficking. Attorney Dickerson now runs his own firm in metro Atlanta dedicated solely to DUI and drug possession defense, and he has successfully obtained not-guilty verdicts in DUI-Per Se, DUI Less-Safe, and in various VGCSA cases...

For more than 30 years, Thomas J. Ashenden has been dedicated to representing injured people who have been the victims of negligence. Ashenden & Associates, during that time, has been handling catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from negligence involving automobiles, trucks colliding with automobiles, trucks colliding with other trucks, premises liability, medical negligence, hotel and apartment negligence due to inadequate security, and Workers’ Compensation claims. Mr. Ashenden has represented many clients who have been victimized by the negligence and gross negligence of tractor-trailer truck drivers. Some of the largest recoveries in his 30 years have come as a...

Rajeev Kaila is a highly regarded attorney at Guardian Accident & Injury Lawyers, known for his fierce advocacy and dedication to his clients. Specializing in personal injury and business disputes, Mr. Kaila has a rich background in both law and entrepreneurship. He began his career at Kaila Bagwell, LLP, where he gained extensive experience in general litigation. His entrepreneurial ventures include founding an electronic medical records software company and a multi-million dollar real estate investment firm, giving him a unique perspective on the intersection of business and law. Mr. Kaila's combined expertise in legal and business matters allows him to offer...

Known as a fierce advocate, what distinguishes Jill G. Polster from other criminal defense attorneys is her passion for fighting for the underdog along with her extensive experience handling criminal cases.

-Polster has experience on both sides of the courtroom as a prosecutor and a defense attorney giving her a 360-degree view of your case.

-Polster has handled literally thousands of criminal cases from misdemeanors to murders.

-She has extensive jury trial experience with a proven track record of success both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney.

-Polster thinks outside-the-box when it comes to crafting the most favorable resolution possible...

Susan J. Sadow is an aggressive, dynamic workers' compensation lawyer. She is well respected in the Georgia workers' compensation community and has represented individuals who have suffered serious work related injuries since 1981. Ms. Sadow is a frequent speaker and has served as Chairperson of many workers' compensation seminars throughout the State of Georgia. She has successfully negotiated seven figure settlements for numerous clients with Catastrophic on-the-job injuries.

Our law firm focuses upon serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. We handle truck and car accidents, premises liability matters, nursing home cases, and other claims where the negligence or recklessness of others has caused significant injury or death.

Rick J. DeMedeiros is the sole member of his own firm in Conyers, Georgia. Serving clients throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area, he exclusively focuses his practice on the representation of people who have been injured in workplace accidents or as a result of the negligence of others. Before starting his firm, Mr. DeMedeiros was associated with two law firms that represented employers and insurance companies in workers' compensation matters, and he draws from his rich background in that field to each client's advantage. He has handled workers' compensation cases involving work-related deaths and catastrophic injuries, including severe spinal cord damage,...

Wes McDaniel is a leading Georgia workers’ compensation lawyer and Partner at Hansford McDaniel - Workers' Compensation Attorneys. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and then obtained his Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. During his early legal career, he defended insurance companies and employers. This experience gave him insight into how the opposition thinks and creates a case. He uses this information to prepare stronger cases for his injured clients. His legal success and commitment to his clients have gained him inclusion in organizations such as the Georgia’s Bar Workers’ Compensations and Litigation...

Chris Hall has over twenty years of experience as a litigator. He has successfully prosecuted multi-million dollar claims in personal injury and class actions, and many successful claims in employment law. His experience includes Rule 23 class actions, FLSA collective actions, overtime lawsuits, auto crashes, explosions, product liability, and personal injury.

Dr. Kasraie is a founding member of Kasraie & Fodor, LLC. He has well over 30 years of legal and executive business experience in several industries, including banking, finance, energy, real estate, manufacturing, recycling, IT, and pharmaceuticals. He has resolved legal, financial, corporate and political issues in the UAE, U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Poland, Republic of Georgia, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, India, Pakistan, Peoples’ Republic of China, Taiwan, Canada, etc. He holds graduate degrees in law and engineering and post graduate studies in finance and banking. In addition, Dr. Kasraie has been the Financial...

Jonathan A. Page, Sr. is an entrepreneur in an attorney’s body. He thrives on helping CEOs and business owners rethink their next “blue ocean” and how to scale and sustain profitable business growth. In 2013, Jonathan left a midsized firm, where he served as corporate counsel for large privately-held corporations and small businesses, to found InPrime Legal – a revolutionary way for businesses to approach legal. In doing so, he left the bloody “red ocean” of the traditional “bill-you-for-every-minute” law firm model and created a “blue ocean” of proactive and predictable legal services for small to midsized companies. For each of the...

For over 15 years Craig Thrift has represented clients in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, real estate, leasing, corporate, limited liability company, partnership, securities, financing, and general business matters. He serves as a trusted advisor to businesses and their owners in evaluating potential deals and developing strategies for success. Mr. Thrift brings a deep understanding of the legal, tax and business aspects of transactions to complex deals including mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, private offerings, financings and loan transactions, and structuring and restructuring of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships. He advises clients regarding loans, non-competition covenants,...

Mr. Doyle handles cases for people who have been injured by dangerous pharmaceuticals or defective products, in addition to personal injuries due to the negligence of others. His practice is devoted almost entirely to representing plaintiffs. To date, lawyers at Doyle Law Firm have recovered over $63 Million for their clients. The Atlanta and Birmingham offices of Doyle Law Firm are currently accepting clients with claims related to the following products: Chinese drywall, Accutane, Actonel, Boniva, Fosamax, Yaz, Yasmin, asbestos, Biomet M2A Magnum Hips, DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Hips, Smith and Nephew Hips, Stryker Rejuvenate Hips, Wright Conserve...

David M. Lilenfeld is an intellectual property attorney and founder of Lilenfeld PC, an intellectual property boutique law firm in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. His Firm represents clients in disputes involving trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. With the talented lawyers in his Firm, David also works with clients to protect their intellectual property assets. David is a graduate of Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. He earned his J.D. at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1996 where he was a member of The Ohio State Law Journal. David has been...

Eric Teusink is both a founder and the managing partner of Williams Teusink. Eric’s law practice handles both transactions and litigations, primarily in the areas of real estate and business law. As a real estate lawyer, Eric represents the interests of sellers, purchasers, buyers, and lenders through commercial real estate transactions of many disparate property types including office, retails, and multifamily. As a business lawyer and owner, Eric serves as outside corporate counsel for a number of established and growing companies. Mr. Teusink received his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, graduating cum laude. As an undergraduate, Eric attended...

Kyle is a founding partner of Williams Teusink, a law firm providing legal counsel and advocacy to clients navigating litigation and transactions concerning real estate, commercial, governmental, and corporate issues. In his real estate practice, Mr. Williams represents buyers, sellers, and other stakeholders in residential and commercial property and development issues. As a “dirt lawyer,” Kyle is focused on: • Land use and development • Zoning, permitting, and licensing • Construction • General real estate matters Kyle frequently represents: • Individual property owner • Nonprofits • Neighborhoods • Homeowner and condominium associations • Real estate builders and developers • Real estate agents and brokers • Other real estate professionals Outside of the office, he serves by appointment of the Superior Court of...

Melissa, “Missy” Strickland is the founder and principal attorney at Buckhead Family Law, serving clients throughout Atlanta and surrounding communities in divorce and other important family law matters. After years of practicing family law as an attorney with larger law firms, Missy decided to open her own firm to be able to provide more customized representation to her clients. She has practiced family law at some of Atlanta’s top firms since 2006, and handles a full range of domestic relations matters including divorce in Atlanta, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, child custody, child support, alimony, contempt actions, paternity and legitimation. After graduating...

AJ helps Media, Technology, Online, Education and other businesses launch, grow, and build lasting relationships with customers, partners and the community through a strong public benefit / social cause focus. He likes to make it Fun, because life is short! (And, it turns out, Fun is Good for Business! :)

Special Master, State of Georgia, 1987-1995 by annual appointment of Governor. Recipient, Younger Federal Lawyer Award, Atlanta Chapter, Federal Bar Association, 1972. President, Walter F. George School of Law Alumni Association, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1976-77. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1966-1974. Legal counsel of record in over 100 state, federal, and military cases reported by legal publishers. Admitted to practice in U. S. Supreme Court, 1965; U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, 1966; U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1981; U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982. ...

David is a corporate attorney with unique insight into technology transactions. Prior to joining Founders Legal, David worked in communication technology arena for nearly a decade as a sales consultant. In this capacity, David has encountered the bureaucratic pitfalls that can cause deals to fall out. A problem-solver by nature, and a skilled negotiator, David leverages his years of contract experience to enable clients to achieve their objectives.

More recently, David obtained experience in managing and monetizing intellectual property at AT&T and Aptean. As a former president of Georgia State University Intellectual Property Law Society, David has...

Andrei Tsygankov is an Atlanta-based attorney and entrepreneur. Andrei’s primary specialization is Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law, including: IP Licensing, Software Licensing, and Trademark Prosecution. Andrei enjoys navigating complex, multi-faceted transactions to build stable, understandable, and effective deal structures for clients.

In addition to being one of the founding Partners of Founders Legal, Andrei has over 10 years’ experience serving as a C-level executive for companies in the legal, enterprise software, and international distribution and logistics industries.

Given his business background, Andrei promotes a practical approach to the practice of law, focusing first and foremost on providing...

After six years in large multinational law firms engaged in the most sophisticated litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, and internationally, Mr. Pendleton continues to focus his practice on aviation, insurance and general civil litigation matters. Licensed both in Georgia and Florida, and admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia and the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, Mr. Pendleton provides top tier legal representation and counseling delivering advocacy, solutions and results.

Bonnie is a Legal Recruiting Manager with The RMN Agency, recognized by the Daily Report as Atlanta’s top legal recruiting firm for the past 5 years in a row (2016 - 2020). Bonnie joined the team in May 2016 and works confidentially with legal candidates, listening and providing counseling to get them to the next stage of their careers. She specializes in distilling aspirations and goals, conducting resume review, preparing lateral partner questionnaires, business development sheets, and interview coaching. She is also the liaison for a number of employer accounts.

Ethnically Korean but born in the Philippines, Bonnie began her legal...

The Nuriddin Law Company is a full service law firm with a focus on Business Law, Consulting, Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Family Law and Personal Injury Law. We represent companies and individuals concerning various business and personal legal matters. Founded by Bukhari R. Nuriddin, at The Nuriddin Law Company, we recognize that our clients have important legal needs requiring customized legal solutions. Quite often, our clients also have related non-legal needs that they want fulfilled, such as guidance and compassion. Understandably, clients are also concerned about fees. We were established as a community-based practice that serves the...

Brill Law is a law firm in Atlanta Georgia. Our firm offers the experience, efficiency, ethics and integrity that have earned the respect of clients. Practice Areas: Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, Landlord Tenant, Contracts,
Personal Injury.

SK Rod Dixon focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury law, which ranges from trucking accidents to shooting cases to medical malpractice cases. He has secured numerous, multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has gotten a bunch of smaller ones too!

Rod has been recognized as a top lawyer by Super Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, and Georgia Trend Magazine, and his cases have been featured in various publications and national television shows.

Rod founded The Dixon Firm, PC in 2009 after spending ten years practicing as a defense lawyer at two of the most...

For more than two decades I have provided guidance on both sides of employment law issues. When helping individuals who believe that they have been treated unlawfully at work, I provide a realistic legal assessment of the situation and explains the strengths and weakness of any potential claims, as well as potential damages. During representation, I strive to implement resolution strategies to get results quickly. With business clients, I take a proactive approach to minimize the risk of employment-related claims. Of course, when claims do arise, I focus on the particular needs of the business and any impact that...

Tracy S. Reeves, Jr. graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in both Criminal Justice and Political Science. He then graduated from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2010 after taking a year off to work at Hawkins, Parnell & Young, LLC in the Asbestos and Products Liability Litigation Divisions.

Tracy began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Coweta Judicial Circuit. There he helped in establishing the Gang Intelligence Network as well as training prosecutors and law enforcement officers in investigating and prosecuting gang cases. Tracy was also the head of...

Don Brown is a senior associate at Hall Booth P.C. and has been proudly serving the firm for more than ten years. The numerous amounts of clients that he has worked for have come to expect Don's frequent and thorough updates. Don's primary focus in his work is to ensure that his clients' interests are well protected. As Don receives more cases, he approaches each one with that in mind. Once these clients begin working with Don, they realize that they have an extremely strong advocate in their corner and that they placed their legal...

Pamela's practice focuses on representing private and government entities in all types of employment-related matters. She has extensive experience in providing advice and counsel to a range of clients on resolving workplace issues and developing a positive and profitable workplace. Pamela provides training to her clients to help prevent workplace disputes and compliance issues. Prior to joining Elarbee Thompson, Pamela worked as a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta District Office, where she represented the agency in all aspects of litigation.

Top Atlanta immigration attorney, Amna Shirazi grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and studied for her undergraduate degree at American University in Washington, DC. In 2000, she received a Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She also received her LLM with a focus on Democratic Governance from the Emory University School of Law. As a well-known community educator, Ms. Shirazi is a constant and reliable source to Atlanta area newspapers who frequently publish her remarks about current immigrant issues and immigration policy. Ms. Shirazi also teaches seminars, writes op-ed pieces on immigration issues and has appeared in...

Prior to joining the McArthur Law Firm, Michael began his career as an associate with a mid-sized litigation firm focusing his practice on liability defense work. In this job, he representing individuals, insurance carriers, and government entities in personal injury litigation. A native of Toccoa, Georgia, the Georgia lawyer attended undergrad at the University of Georgia where he graduated with honors. Following undergrad, Michael also attended law school at the University of Georgia where he graduated cum laude. During law school, Michael served as a summer clerk to the Honorable John J. Ellington of the Georgia Court of Appeals prior to...

If you have a worker's compensation case, contact an attorney from he Law Office of Brian H. Sumrall to get the results you deserve. For more information about your case and how we can help, visit our website today.

Edward D. Buckley is one of the founding partners of Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP. Ed was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, by parents who raised him to make a difference for the better. Ed understands the hardships that working people face and has built his law practice championing their cause, focusing his practice on civil rights and employment discrimination cases. He has represented people from virtually every walk of life, including hotel laundry workers, truckers, secretaries, food industry workers, technicians, salespeople, teachers, professors, stockbrokers, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, longshoremen, doctors and lawyers. He has represented numerous executives in everything...