Georgia · Appellate Practice
Best Appellate Practice Attorneys in Georgia
530 Georgia attorneys list appellate practice in their official bar profile. They are ranked below by the objective public record — federal court activity first, then years admitted — and every listing is in active good standing per the State Bar of Georgia. This is not a paid placement or a rating of skill.
Ranked appellate practice attorneys in Georgia
Norman S. Fletcher
Rome, GA
- Bar #
- 264100
- Admitted
- 1958 · 68 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Brinson Askew Berry Seigler Richardson & Davis LLP
David Alfred Webster
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 744975
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Law school
- University of Chicago
J. D. Smith
Gainesville, GA
- Bar #
- 659600
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- The Smith Law Practice
Bruce M. Edenfield
Dahlonega, GA
- Bar #
- 239050
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- Cumberland L.s./samford
- Firm
- Bruce M Edenfield PC
Douglas N. Peters
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 573575
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Peters Rubin & Sheffield Pa
Savannah Potter-Miller
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 585625
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Rutgers University (newark Nj)
- Firm
- Potter Law Offices
Robert B. Remar
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 600575
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Boston College Law School
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
Robert J. Kaufman
Alpharetta, GA
- Bar #
- 409197
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Kaufman & Hilbert P.c.
James W. Penland
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 571250
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Joel O. Wooten, Jr.
Columbus, GA
- Bar #
- 776350
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP
E. Alan Armstrong
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 022075
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Alan Armstrong Attorney At Law
Carol V. Clark
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 126450
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- The Law Offices of Carol V Clark, LLC
L. Joseph Loveland, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 459350
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard University
W. Clayton Sparrow, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 669938
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Simon Weinstein
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 746425
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Linda S. Sheffield
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 639725
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- John Marshall (atlanta)
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Charles R. Sheppard
Evans, GA
- Bar #
- 641938
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Jake Arbes
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 021012
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- New York University
Lisa Jane Krisher
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 429762
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Antioch School of Law
- Firm
- Georgia Legal Services Program
Bruce Berger
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 054250
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Berger Law Firm
Celeste Findlay Brewer
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 556700
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Celeste Brewer Attorney At Law
William A. King
Pearson, GA
- Bar #
- 421450
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Leah Ward Sears
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 633750
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
Therese S. Barnes
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 682075
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander H. Booth
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 067899
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Hall Booth Smith PC
Thomas M. Byrne
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 101350
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Notre Dame
- Firm
- Eversheds Sutherland (us) LLP
Amy Levin Weil
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 448113
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- The Weil Firm
Charles Madden Cork, III
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 187915
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Laurie Webb Daniel
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 204225
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP
James Randolph Evans
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 252336
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Squire Patton Boggs (us) LLP
John E. Floyd
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 266413
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP
Richard B. North, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 545599
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Anne Elizabeth Barnes
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 038547
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Georgia Court of Appeals
Delia T. Crouch
Newnan, GA
- Bar #
- 198353
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Crouch Law LLC
David S. Delugas
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 217528
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of North Carolina
- Firm
- National Association of Parents, Inc. Dba Parentsusa
Divida Gude
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 314660
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Law Offices of Divida Gude
Robert D. Ingram
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 383405
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele LLP
Michael James King
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 421160
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of North Carolina
- Firm
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
Debbie C. Pelerose
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 570655
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Debbie Crosby Pelerose PC
Gary J. Toman
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 714651
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard University
- Firm
- Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC
Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 739636
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
Michael J. Classens
Statesboro, GA
- Bar #
- 129140
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Tennessee
- Firm
- Classens Law PC
Allen F. Harris
Roswell, GA
- Bar #
- 329416
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Harris Divorce & Family Law
Jeffrey D. Horst
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 367834
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Ohio State University
- Firm
- Krevolin & Horst LLC
Harry W. Macdougald
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 463076
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Caldwell Carlson Elliott & Deloach LLP
Christopher J. McFadden
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 490925
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Georgia Court of Appeals
Christopher G. Browning, Jr.
Raleigh, NC
- Bar #
- 090110
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of North Carolina
- Firm
- Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Kermit S. Dorough, Jr.
Albany, GA
- Bar #
- 225985
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Kermit S Dorough Jr LLC
William A. Dupre, IV
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 234882
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Miller & Martin PLLC
Mitchell D. Durham
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 235532
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Georgia State University
Craig M. Frankel
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 272880
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Gaslowitz Frankel LLC
Marc A. Mallon
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 467735
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Tulane University-La
Mark A. Thompson
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 709025
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Mark A Thompson PC
Deborah D. Wellborn
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 233280
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Dekalb County District Attorney'S Office
Bradley S. Wolff
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 773388
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Richard Edward Barnes
Valdosta, GA
- Bar #
- 038843
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- Barnes Law, LLC
Peter Crane Canfield
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 107748
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Yale University
- Firm
- Canfield Law LLC
William Middleton Droze
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 231039
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Jacquelyn F. Luther
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 461533
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Georgia State University
- Firm
- Jacquelyn F Luther Esq P.c.
Teresa Wynn Roseborough
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 614375
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of North Carolina
- Firm
- The Home Depot
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Frequently asked questions
How are these appellate practice attorneys ranked?
By the objective public record, not by who pays. Attorneys with a verifiable federal court footprint surface first, then by years admitted, and only attorneys in active good standing are listed. None of this is a rating of skill or a paid placement — it is a summary of the official record from the State Bar of Georgia and federal court dockets.
How do I verify a Georgia appellate practice attorney's license?
Open any listing to see their official license status, admission year, and disciplinary standing, or search a specific name or bar number on the Georgia lookup page. The record comes straight from the State Bar of Georgia.
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Data sources & last updated
- Licensing roster & status: State Bar of Georgia. Roster reconciled against the ABA resident-active benchmark below.
- Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
- Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
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