Georgia · Business & Corporate

Best Business & Corporate Attorneys in Georgia

3,134 Georgia attorneys list business law 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 business & corporate attorneys in Georgia

Robert I. Paller

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 559600
Admitted: 1957 · 69 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

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John D. Hopkins

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 366500
Admitted: 1966 · 60 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia

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Hugh Richardson Powell, Jr.

Norcross, GA

Active

Bar #: 585950
Admitted: 1966 · 60 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Jim Wimberly, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 769800
Admitted: 1967 · 59 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Wimberly Lawson Steckel Schneider & Stine PC

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William R. Bassett

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 041500
Admitted: 1968 · 58 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Law Office of William R. Bassett

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Lawrence M. Gold

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 299300
Admitted: 1968 · 58 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia

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R. Wayne Peters

Chattanooga, TN

Active

Bar #: 573700
Admitted: 1969 · 57 yrs
Law school: University of Tennessee
Firm: Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC

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Edwin M. Saginar

Alpharetta, GA

Active

Bar #: 622200
Admitted: 1969 · 57 yrs
Law school: University of North Carolina

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Alfred S. Lurey

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 461500
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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Warren L. Traver

Savannah, GA

Active

Bar #: 715900
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.

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Henry M. Feinstein

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 257500
Admitted: 1971 · 55 yrs
Law school: Harvard University

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Peter B. Glass

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 296500
Admitted: 1971 · 55 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Graydon W. Florence, Jr.

Sandy Springs, GA

Active

Bar #: 264900
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Edward Jackson Hardin

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 324800
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Vanderbilt University
Firm: Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

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Arthur Jay Schwartz

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 630900
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

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Judy N. Tabb

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 696200
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Tulane University-La
Firm: Judy N Tabb LLC

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William F. Tyson, Jr.

Camilla, GA

Active

Bar #: 721200
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Attorney At Law

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Allen D. Altman

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 014050
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: New York University
Firm: Greenberg Traurig LLP

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Darrel Begnaud

Bogart, GA

Active

Bar #: 046950
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Burton+burton

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Robert P. Constantine, Jr.

Savannah, GA

Active

Bar #: 182450
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Constantine Law Firm

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Charles H. Davis, Jr.

College Park, GA

Active

Bar #: 207725
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law

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Steven E. Fox

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 272650
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Michigan
Firm: Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

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Charles S. Johnson, III

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 392850
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Boston College Law School
Firm: The Peach Firm PC

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Jeffrey M. Smith

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 660650
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Minnesota
Firm: Greenberg Traurig LLP

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Alan Robert Turem

Dacula, GA

Active

Bar #: 718650
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Alan R Turem PC

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John Howard Watson

Duluth, GA

Active

Bar #: 741550
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: John Watson Law Group LLC

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Neil J. Ginn

Alpharetta, GA

Active

Bar #: 295650
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Atlanta Law School

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Thomas E. Jones, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 403725
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry

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Mark D. Kaufman

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 409187
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Duke University
Firm: Eversheds Sutherland (us) LLP

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C. Robert Melton

Forsyth, GA

Active

Bar #: 501500
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Martin Snow, LLP

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H. Lamar Mixson

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 514012
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP

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Robert G. Brazier

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 078938
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC

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Gregory L. Fullerton

Albany, GA

Active

Bar #: 280400
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Perry & Walters, LLP

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David M. Ivey

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 385150
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Bakerhostetler LLP

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Frederick W. Johnson

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 393450
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: At&t

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Robert J. Kaufman

Alpharetta, GA

Active

Bar #: 409197
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Kaufman & Hilbert P.c.

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Robert R. Stubbs

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 689750
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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Edward Donald Tolley

Athens, GA

Active

Bar #: 714300
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Cook & Tolley LLP

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Joe D. Whitley

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 756150
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Womble Bond Dickinson (us) LLP

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W. Stanley Blackburn

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 060425
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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Donald C. English

McDonough, GA

Active

Bar #: 248875
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Firm: Southern States Police Benevolent Assn

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T. Clark Fitzgerald, III

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 262225
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia

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Charles D. Ganz

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 283818
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Duke University
Firm: Eversheds Sutherland (us) LLP

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Walter E. Gomel

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 300506
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Alabama
Firm: Gomel Davis & Watson LLP

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J. William Haley

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 317825
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Jones & Haley PC

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Stephen M. Phillips

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 576850
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Siegel PC

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Walter P. Rowe

Douglasville, GA

Active

Bar #: 616825
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Hartley Rowe & Fowler PC

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C. Bradford Sears, Jr.

Newnan, GA

Active

Bar #: 633450
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Firm: Sears & Ware LLC

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W. Clayton Sparrow, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 669938
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Robert D. Strauss

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 686950
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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M. Robert Thornton

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 710475
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: King & Spalding LLP

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David S. Walker, Jr.

Stone Mountain, GA

Active

Bar #: 731725
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Walker Law Firm

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Barry L. Zipperman

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 785950
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Zipperman & Suna LLP

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Harry D. Dixon, Jr.

Savannah, GA

Active

Bar #: 223375
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Donnie Dixon Attoney At Law LLC

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Robert B. Goldberg

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 299488
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Ellis Funk PC

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Joel M. Haber

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 316244
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Valley University-Glendale College L

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M. Brice Ladson

Richmond Hill, GA

Active

Bar #: 431071
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Ladson Law Firm, P.c.

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William D. Moorhead, III

Albany, GA

Active

Bar #: 521487
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Lesly Gaynor Murray

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 531950
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Butler Snow LLP

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Kenneth E. Newkirk

Chantilly, VA

Active

Bar #: 541125
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Atlanta Law School
Firm: Unicom Government Inc

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Ranking reflects the public record only (court-record activity + years admitted, active good standing). It is not a rating of competence, not a recommendation, and not legal advice. Confirm any attorney's current standing and fit before hiring.

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Frequently asked questions

How are these business & corporate 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 business law 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.

Is this a lawyer referral service?

No. We do not take referral fees and we do not sell placement. This is a public-record directory ordered by objective court-record signals. Always confirm a lawyer's current standing and fit for your matter directly before hiring.

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).

This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.