President

Robert M. Travis
Powell Goldstein, Atlanta

Executive Vice President

James E. Singer
Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Atlanta

Secretary-Treasurer

N. Staten Bitting, Jr.
Fulcher Hagler, Augusta

Vice Presidents

W. Melvin Haas, III
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, Macon

Edward M. Hughes
Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes, Savannah

R. Clay Ratterree
Ellis, Painter, Ratterree, & Adams, Savannah

Lynn Roberson
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta

Northern District


Ted Freeman (2008)

Jo A. Jagor (2009)

Hall McKinley (2010)

Middle District

Craig Avery (2008)
Robert R. Gunn, II (2009)


David Nelson (2010)

Southern District
 

Kirby Mason (2008)

Peter D. Muller (2009)

Jamie Weston (2010)

State At Large
Sally Akins 


Evelyn M. Fletcher


Matthew G. Moffett

Immediate Past President


Warner S. Fox

Office Staff

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Executive Director

Steve Milano
P.O. Box 8558
Atlanta, GA 31106
Tel: 404-817-9377
E-mail: contact@gdla.org

Admissions
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Morton G. Forbes, Chair.....Joe Chambless .....Rick Marchetti.....
J. Bruce Welch..................David Whitworth

Membership Recruitment & Retention
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Bubba Hughes...... Lynn Roberson

Young Lawyers Section
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Will Ellis................ ..Jo A. Jagor........

Meetings
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Steve Kyle, Chair....,...R. Clay Ratteree

Amicus Committee

Ted Freeman, Chair

Law Journal
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R. Clay Ratteree, Chair

Sponsors & Exhibitors
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Mel Haas Chair

Web Site
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Kirby Mason, Chair ....... . David Nelson

Trial Academy
Lynn Roberson, Chair ....... .

Workers' Compensation Academy

N. Staten Bidding, Chair ....... . Luanne Clarke

Newsletter

Edward M. Hughes

Judicial Relations

Walter B. McClelland, Chair. . . . Timothy J. Buckley, III . . . Luanne Clarke . ........ . ... Morton G. “Salty” Forbes . . . . .. Frederick N. Gleaton .........Lynn M. Roberson
James E. “Jimmy” Singer. . . . . .J. Douglas Stewart.. ..........James S. V. “Jamie” Weston

Legislative Liaison
Rep. Edward H. Lindsey, Jr.

Substantive Law Committees

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Substantive Law Steering Committee
Johnny Foster, Lynn Roberson, David Whitworth

Appellate Chair - Matthew G. McLaughlin Carlock, Copeland, Atlanta Vice Chair - L. Lee Hicks McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe, Toccoa Chair Emeritus - Amy Snell Fulcher Hagler, Augusta Automobile Chair - Edward R. Stabell, III Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Savannah Vice Chair - Valerie E. Pinkett Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta Business/Commercial Litigation Chair - Kimberly C. Harris Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Savannah Vice Chair - Duke Grover James, Bates, Pope, & Spivey, Macon Chair Emeritus - Al Adams Holland & Knight, Atlanta Charge Book Chair - Sarah B. Akins Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Savannah Vice Chair - Open Construction Chair - Tracy Ann O’Connell Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Savannah Vice Chair - Kenneth Sisco Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta Employment Chair - Christopher E. Parker Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, Atlanta Vice Chair - Steven V. Mooney Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Atlanta Chair Emeritus - Catherine Bowman The Bowman Law Firm, Savannah Insurance Coverage Chair - Brian T. Moore Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta Vice Chair - David P. Dekle Fulcher, Hagler, Augusta

Mass Torts Chair - M. Elizabeth O'Neill Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta Vice Chair - Open Chair Emeritus - Karen Raby Monson Alembik, Fin & Callner, Atlanta Premises Liability Chair - Patricia M. Peters Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta Vice Chair - Kimberly D. Stevens Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta Products Liability Vice Chair - Franklin P. Brannen, Jr. King & Spalding, Atlanta Vice Chair - Rachel Fuerst Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Atlanta Chair Emeritus - Ray Persons King & Spalding, Atlanta Professional Liablity Chair - William J. Hunter Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah Vice Chair - Andrew M. Wilkes Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah Chair Emeritus - Dan Huff Huff, Powell & Bailey, Atlanta Trucking Chair - John D. Dixon Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith, Atlanta Vice Chair - Michael L. Miller Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta Workers' Compensation Chair - Rick Thompson Drew, Eckl & Farnham Vice Chair - Open Chair Emeritus - Lisa Wade Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta

 

Past Presidents / Ex Officio Board Members

*Deceased

Willis J. "Dick" Richardson*

Ferdinand Buckley

Oscar M. Smith

William G. Scrantom, Jr.

Glenn Frick*

Frank Love, Jr.

Gould B. Hagler

James A. Dunlap*

Hubert Howard

Albert H. Parnell

Eugene P. Chambers, Jr.

George C. Grant*

Melburne D. McLendon*

Douglas Dennis*

Paul W. Painter, Jr.

E. Davison Burch

Richard A. Marchetti

Wilbur C. Brooks

Morton G. "Salty" Forbes

J. Bruce Welch

Hendley V. Napier*

David T. Whitworth

R. Clay Porter

David H. Hanks

Joseph H. Chambless

Steven J. Kyle

George E. Duncan, Jr.

F. Gregory Melton

Walter B. McClelland

Jerry Alan Buchanan

Richard A. Rominger

Grant B. Smith

Johnny Foster

Warner S. Fox

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Inc.
Post Office Box 8558, Atlanta, GA 31106, 404-817-9373