Georgia · Civil Litigation

Best Civil Litigation Attorneys in Georgia

679 Georgia attorneys list civil litigation 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 civil litigation attorneys in Georgia

Norman S. Fletcher

Rome, GA

Active

Bar #: 264100
Admitted: 1958 · 68 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Brinson Askew Berry Seigler Richardson & Davis LLP

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Barrett K. Hawks

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 339500
Admitted: 1962 · 64 yrs
Law school: Harvard University

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H. Fielder Martin

Duluth, GA

Active

Bar #: 472700
Admitted: 1963 · 63 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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George R. Ellis, Jr.

Americus, GA

Active

Bar #: 245300
Admitted: 1964 · 62 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Attorney At Law

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R. Keegan Federal, Jr.

Saint Mary'S, GA

Active

Bar #: 257200
Admitted: 1966 · 60 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: The Federal Firm LLC

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William S. Goodman

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 301400
Admitted: 1967 · 59 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Adele P. Grubbs

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 314388
Admitted: 1969 · 57 yrs
Law school: International Law School
Firm: Cobb Circuit Superior Court

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Alfred B. Adams, III

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 002300
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Stanley F. Birch, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 057500
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Terrence Lee Croft

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 197100
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: University of Michigan
Firm: Croftadr

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Wayne H. Lazarus

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 441600
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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William H. Needle

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 536400
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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George L. Williams, Jr.

Warner Robins, GA

Active

Bar #: 761800
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: University of Alabama

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Leon Spencer Gandy, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 283700
Admitted: 1971 · 55 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Spencer Gandy LLC

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F. Carlton King, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 420300
Admitted: 1971 · 55 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Jams

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Stephen J. Simko, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 646900
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP

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J. D. Smith

Gainesville, GA

Active

Bar #: 659600
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: The Smith Law Practice

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T. Jackson Bedford, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 046650
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Arthur H. Glaser

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 296450
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service

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Randolph A. Mayer

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 479350
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Texas
Firm: Randolph A. Mayer, P.c.

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George Collier Reid

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 599950
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: The Reid Firm LLC

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John D. Sours

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 667350
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Georgetown University

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C. Edward Dobbs

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 223450
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Vanderbilt University
Firm: Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs 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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Paul Oliver

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 552375
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: Wimberly Lawson Steckel Schneider & Stine PC

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James M. Poe

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 582725
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: James M. Poe, PC D/b/a/ the Poe Law Firm

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Joseph William Segraves

Johns Creek, GA

Active

Bar #: 634450
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Segraves Law Firm

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Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr.

Macon, GA

Active

Bar #: 649450
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Clark, Smith & Sizemore LLC

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Raymond G. Chadwick, Jr.

Augusta, GA

Active

Bar #: 118475
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Chadwick Mediation & Arbitration, LLC

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Philip S. Coe

Fayetteville, GA

Active

Bar #: 172825
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: Coe Law Offices

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Lawrence A. Cooper

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 186150
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: St. Marys University (tx)
Firm: Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen LLC

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Neal W. Dickert

Augusta, GA

Active

Bar #: 220850
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of South Carolina
Firm: Dickert Mediation

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Michael Douglas McRae

Cedartown, GA

Active

Bar #: 499150
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: McRae Smith Peek Harman & Monroe LLP

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J. Marbury Rainer

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 592225
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Harvard University
Firm: The Rainer Firm

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Jack G. Slover, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 653025
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Cumberland L.s./samford
Firm: Jack G Slover Jr Esq LLC

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Donald R. Andersen

Stone Mountain, GA

Active

Bar #: 016125
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Skinner Law Group

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Carol S. Baskin

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 041038
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: Baskin & Baskin PC

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Charles L. Chambers

Athens, GA

Active

Bar #: 118788
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Vanderbilt University

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Carol V. Clark

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 126450
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: The Law Offices of Carol V Clark, LLC

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Barry L. Fitzpatrick

Danielsville, GA

Active

Bar #: 262275
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Robert S. Glenn, Jr.

Savannah, GA

Active

Bar #: 297306
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Robert S. Glenn Jr LLC Dispute Resolution

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Frank A. Lightmas, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 452325
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Vanderbilt University
Firm: The Law Offices of Frank A Lightmas Jr LLC

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L. Joseph Loveland, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 459350
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Harvard University

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Robert V. Rodatus

Lawrenceville, GA

Active

Bar #: 611225
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.

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J. Stephen Schuster

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 630650
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Cobb Circuit Superior Court

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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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William P. Adams

Macon, GA

Active

Bar #: 004750
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Adams Law Firm

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Mark E. Grantham

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 305625
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Shelby R. Grubbs

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 314500
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Alabama
Firm: Grubbs Adr LLC

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William D. Harrison

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 333288
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP

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Alan C. Harvey

Avondale Estates, GA

Active

Bar #: 335150
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Nisbet S. Kendrick, III

Suches, GA

Active

Bar #: 414075
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: The Law Office of Nisbet S Kendrick III LLC

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Gerald Benjamin Kline

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 425175
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Washington University (mo)

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Susan Pease Langford

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 436400
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Butler Snow LLP

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Kenneth L. Shigley

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 642744
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Johnson & Ward

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Joseph William Watkins

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 740525
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Melvin K. Westmoreland

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 750185
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: Western New England (ma)
Firm: Superior Courts of Georgia

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Cynthia D. Wright

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 777725
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Fulton County Superior Court

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Cindie J. Alter

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 307712
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Elizabeth J. Appley

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 020987
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: Columbia University
Firm: Attorney At Law

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Frequently asked questions

How are these civil litigation 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 civil litigation 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).

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