Attorney of the Year Finalists
Ed Buckley, Buckley Beal
Laurie Daniel, Holland & Knight
Sean Young, ACLU
Chris Glover, Beasley Allen
Horace Johnson, Alcovy Superior Court
Sarah "Sally" Akins, Ellis, Painter, Ratteree & Adams
Mike McGlamry, Pope McGlamry
Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South
Julie Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Gilbert Deitch, Deitch & Rogers
Alford Dempsey, Fulton County Superior Court
John Fleming, Eversheds Sutherland
Gordon Giffin, Dentons
Lash Harrison, FordHarrison
Richard Hines, Nelson Mullins
Joel Katz, Greenberg Traurig
Russ Richards, King & Spalding
Hugh Thompson, Supreme Court of Georgia
Louise Wells, Morris Manning & Martin
Lori Cohen, Greenberg Traurig
Joel Pugh, Joel Pugh & Associates
Shermela Williams, Thomas Kennedy
Laura Rashidi-Yazd, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Sara Siedentopf , Siedentopf Law
Matthew Havice, Georgia's Own Credit union
James Kerr, Southern Company
Michael Wu, Carter's
Laurie Daniel, Holland & Knight
Sean Young, ACLU
Distinguished Leader
Rob Fortson, McGuireWoodsChris Glover, Beasley Allen
Horace Johnson, Alcovy Superior Court
Sarah "Sally" Akins, Ellis, Painter, Ratteree & Adams
Mike McGlamry, Pope McGlamry
Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South
Lifetime Achievement
David Aughtry, Chamberlain HrdlickaJulie Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Gilbert Deitch, Deitch & Rogers
Alford Dempsey, Fulton County Superior Court
John Fleming, Eversheds Sutherland
Gordon Giffin, Dentons
Lash Harrison, FordHarrison
Richard Hines, Nelson Mullins
Joel Katz, Greenberg Traurig
Russ Richards, King & Spalding
Hugh Thompson, Supreme Court of Georgia
Louise Wells, Morris Manning & Martin
Best Mentors
Bhavya Chaudhary, Bhavya Chaudhary & AssociatesLori Cohen, Greenberg Traurig
Joel Pugh, Joel Pugh & Associates
Shermela Williams, Thomas Kennedy
Best Social Mediators
Stephen Dillard, Georgia Court of AppealsLaura Rashidi-Yazd, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Sara Siedentopf , Siedentopf Law
GC Impact
Evan Glover, NCRMatthew Havice, Georgia's Own Credit union
James Kerr, Southern Company
Michael Wu, Carter's
In-House Legal Department
Fulton County Attorney's Office
Georgia-Pacific
Douglas Selby, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jenn Coalson, Parks, Chesin & Walbert
Raquel Crump, The Employment Law Solution
Jennifer Deal, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kacy Goebel, The Home Depot
Corey Goerdt, FisherPhillips
Matt Joe, Holland & Knight
Aamir Kazi, Fish & Richardson
Nathan Kitchens, U.S. Justice Department
Lauren Linder, The Weather Channel
Keshia Lipscomb, Squire Patton Boggs
Rizza O'Connor, ToombsCounty/Young Lawyer Division
Vincent Russo, Robbins Firm
Raj Shah, MAG Mutual
Georgia-Pacific
Litigation Department, Small Firm, Specialty
Caplan CobbLitigation Department, Small Firm, Personal Injury
Harris LowryLitigation Department, Midsize, Personal Injury Defense
Swift CurrieLitigation Department, Midsize Firm, General Litigation
Taylor English DumaLitigation Department, Midsize Firm, Product Liability
Weinberg WheelerDealmakers of the Year
Joseph Alexander, DLA PiperDouglas Selby, Hunton Andrews Kurth
On the Rise
David Carpenter, Alston & BirdJenn Coalson, Parks, Chesin & Walbert
Raquel Crump, The Employment Law Solution
Jennifer Deal, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kacy Goebel, The Home Depot
Corey Goerdt, FisherPhillips
Matt Joe, Holland & Knight
Aamir Kazi, Fish & Richardson
Nathan Kitchens, U.S. Justice Department
Lauren Linder, The Weather Channel
Keshia Lipscomb, Squire Patton Boggs
Rizza O'Connor, ToombsCounty/Young Lawyer Division
Vincent Russo, Robbins Firm
Raj Shah, MAG Mutual