Practice Areas - Estate Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Fiduciary Litigation
| - Appellate Practice
- Estate Planning
- Mediation
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| University | Duke University, B.A., 1971 |
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| Law School | Emory University, J.D., 1976 |
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| Admitted | 1976, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Atlanta and DeKalb County Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Fiduciary Law Section, 2002-2003); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Dispute Resolution); Atlanta Estate Planning Council; DeKalb Estate Planning Council; Old War Horse Lawyers Club. |
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| Born | Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Biography | Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law, 1992-1994. Member: Guardianship Code Revision Committee, 1997-2002; Trust Code Revision Committee, 2003—. Registered Mediator. Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers list, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
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| Reported Cases | Preuss v. Stokes-Preuss, 275 GA. 437, 569 S.E.2D 857 (2002) (scope of in terrorem clause); Stewart v. Bourn, 250 Ga. App. 755, 552 S.E.2d 450 (2001) (construction of "next of kin" within Georgia wrongful death statute); Joseph v. Grisham, 267 Ga. 677, 482 S.E.2d 251 (1997)(affirming summary judgment for propounder of will against caveator's claims of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake of fact); Sharp v. Varner, 226 Ga.App. 570, 486 S.E.2d 701 (1997)(child born out of wedlock entitled to inherit from father); Varner v. Sharp, 219 Ga.App. 125, 464 S.E.2d 388 (1995)(construction of statute permitting inheritance by out-of-wedlock child); Lemon v. Fidelity Nat'l Bank, 265 Ga. 641, 458 S.E.2d 619 (1995)(vesting of remainder interest); Diefenderfer v. Pierce, 260 Ga. 426, 396 S.E.2d 227 (1990)(quo warranto; statutory construction); Baker v. Baker, 194 Ga. App. 477, 390 S.E.2d 892 (1990)(year's support claimant's income tax returns and social security benefits subject to discovery); First Presbyterian Church v. Price, 248 Ga. 38, 280 S.E. 2d 830 (1991)(will construction). |
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| ISLN | 903526836 |
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