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You must make your own arrangements with any attorney regarding his or her fee for services and/or consultations. You should verify whether your lawyer is available, active, and in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia: (404) 527-8700 or (800) 334-6865.

The Georgia First Amendment Foundation does not endorse any attorney, and makes no representation as to the fitness or ability of the attorney. The Foundation has no responsibility or liability for the work or conduct of the attorneys listed here.

Attorneys are listed below by geographical and alphabetical order. This list is not exhaustive.

Albany

James Finkelstein
235 West Roosevelt, Albany Towers, Suite 114
Albany, Georgia 31701
Phone 912-436-7824

Athens

Douglas Haines
264 N. Jackson St.
Athens, Georgia 30601
Phone 706-546-9008

Kes Roberts
P.O. Box 461
Athens, Georgia 30603
Phone 706-583-1856

Atlanta

Joseph M. Beck, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone 404-815-6500
FAX 404-815-6555

Walter Bush, Jr., Esq.
Schiff Hardin LLP
1230 Peachtree Street
18th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone 404-806-3811
FAX 404-806-3801

Peter C. Canfield, Esq., Tom Clyde, Esq.
Dow Lohnes PLLC
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone 770-901-8800
FAX 770-901-8874

Cynthia Counts, Esq.
Counts & Associates
1384 Lanier Place
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone 404-876-1785

John J. Dalton, Esq.
Troutman Sanders
600 Peachtree St., N.E.,
Nationsbank Plaza, Suite 5200
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
Phone 404-885-3120

F.T. Davis Jr., Esq., Bruce Brown, Esq.
McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP
Suite 5300, 303 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone 404-527-4000
FAX 404-527-4198

Amanda Farahany, Esq.
Barrett & Farahany, LLP
1401 Peachtree Street
Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone 404-214-0210

Susan Gouinlock, Esq.
Susan Gouinlock Ltd
Suite 100
2735 Briarlake Wooods Way
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone 404-320-9117
FAX 404-634-4591

Brandon Hornsby, Esq.
Brandon Hornsby, P.C.
Atlanta Center Plaza
1180 W. Peachtree Street
Suite 1110
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone 404-577-1505
FAX 404-577-1565 

Michael Kramer, Esq.
Kramer & Thomas, LLC
170 Mitchell St.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone 404-527-6645
 
Frank LoMonte, Esq.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
999 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
Phone 404-853-8321
FAX 404-853-8806

Robert L. Rothman, Esq.
Arnall, Golden & Gregory
171 17th Street, N.W.
Suite 2100
Atlanta, Georgia 30363-1031
Phone 404-873-8668
FAX 404-873-8669

Gerald R. Weber, Jr., Esq.
P.O. Box 5391
Atlanta, GA 31107-0391
Phone 404-932-4845
wgerryweber@gmail.com

Augusta

David Hudson, Esq., James B. Ellington, Esq.
Hull, Towill, Norman & Barrett
P.O. Box 1564
Augusta, Georgia 30913
Phone 706-722-4481

Decatur

Debra Schwartz
Thompson, Rollins Schwartz & Borowski LLC
160 Clairmont Avenue
Suite 595
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Phone 404-377-7717
des@trsbattorneys.com

Jonesboro

Bruce Millar, Esq.
Millar & Mixon, LLC
108 Williamson Mill Road
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone 770-477-6360
FAX 770-477-6380

Rome

Robert Berry, Esq.
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Siegler, Rich & Davis
P.O. Box 5513
Rome, Georgia 30162
Phone 706-291-8853

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