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CurrentPractical and efficient counselor and experienced trial attorney, providing targeted and common-sense approaches to minimizing risks, solving problems and resolving disputes through litigation and alternative forms of dispute resolution.Commercial & business litigation and class action cases in state and federal courts, including breach of contract, employment disputes, commercial transactions, real estate, construction, corporate shareholder and partnership disputes, product liability, false advertising, lender liability, professional malpractice, corporate liability, personal injury, professional liability, clinical trials, government investigations, bankruptcy, white collar criminal defense, fraud, business torts and administrative hearings. Regulatory and criminal investigations by federal and state government agencies. Represented clients in criminal and civil litigation in state and federal courts in multiple jurisdictions.Served as a part-time Administrative Law Judge with the State of Georgia, court-appointed Superior Court Special Master, and as advocate, mediator and court-appointed arbitrator in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.Client industries include technology, retail, food, hospitality, product manufacturing and distribution, transportation logistics, banks, financial services, insurance, real estate, construction, engineering, employee staffing, telecommunications, health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical and life sciences.