Georgia · Government & Administrative
Best Government & Administrative Attorneys in Georgia
1,292 Georgia attorneys list government 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 government & administrative attorneys in Georgia
Frances Gail Lavender
Elberton, GA
- Bar #
- 439300
- Admitted
- 1967 · 59 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
William E. Lipscomb, III
Cumming, GA
- Bar #
- 453700
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Lipscomb Johnson Sleister Dailey & Smith LLP
Verley J. Spivey
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 672700
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Social Security Administration
David G. Archer
Cartersville, GA
- Bar #
- 021100
- Admitted
- 1970 · 56 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Archer & Lovell PC
J. Randall Frost
Gainesville, GA
- Bar #
- 278400
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Stewart Melvin & Frost LLP
Robert G. McCauley
Madison, GA
- Bar #
- 482500
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Law Office of Rg McCauley PC
John R. Murphy, III
Louisville, GA
- Bar #
- 530900
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Abbot and Murphy, PC
Ronald H. Rentz
Colquitt, GA
- Bar #
- 601000
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Ronald H Rentz Attorney At Law
Charles S. Johnson, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 392850
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- Boston College Law School
- Firm
- The Peach Firm PC
Daniel M. McRae
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 499050
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
John E. Smith, III
Fitzgerald, GA
- Bar #
- 660950
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- Georgetown University
- Firm
- Jay Sherrell Smith Braddy & Cook PC
Steven J. Labovitz
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 431025
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Dentons Us LLP
Thomas L. Lehman
Cairo, GA
- Bar #
- 445750
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
C. Robert Melton
Forsyth, GA
- Bar #
- 501500
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Martin Snow, LLP
Clifton M. Patty, Jr.
Ringgold, GA
- Bar #
- 567350
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
John E. Pirkle
Hinesville, GA
- Bar #
- 580850
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Robert E. Wilson
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 768950
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Wilson Morton & Downs LLC
Ronald R. Womack
Lafayette, GA
- Bar #
- 773650
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Womack Rodham & Ray PC
Kirby A. Glaze
Stockbridge, GA
- Bar #
- 296850
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Hecht Walker Jordan PC
Jack R. Hancock
Forest Park, GA
- Bar #
- 322450
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Verlin L. Jones, Jr.
Vienna, GA
- Bar #
- 403950
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Michael Douglas McRae
Cedartown, GA
- Bar #
- 499150
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- McRae Smith Peek Harman & Monroe LLP
Joe D. Whitley
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 756150
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Womble Bond Dickinson (us) LLP
Charles W. Barrow
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 040150
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Swift Currie McGhee and Hiers,llp
Charles R. Beaudrot, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 045725
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard University
- Firm
- Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
Richard A. Carothers
Buford, GA
- Bar #
- 111075
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Carothers & Mitchell, LLC
Donald C. English
McDonough, GA
- Bar #
- 248875
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Southern States Police Benevolent Assn
Joseph Hodgson Fowler
Douglasville, GA
- Bar #
- 271950
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Hartley Rowe & Fowler PC
Lawrence E. O'Neal, Jr.
Bonaire, GA
- Bar #
- 553450
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
William H. Pickering
Chattanooga, TN
- Bar #
- 578050
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- Chambliss Bahner & Stophel PC
Les A. Schneider
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 629562
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Wimberly Lawson Steckel Schneider & Stine PC
C. Bradford Sears, Jr.
Newnan, GA
- Bar #
- 633450
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Sears & Ware LLC
James M. Skipper, Jr.
Americus, GA
- Bar #
- 650950
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Gatewood Skipper & Rambo PC
Andrew J. Whalen, III
Griffin, GA
- Bar #
- 750625
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- The Whalen Law Firm LLC
R. Jonathan Hart
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 333692
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of South Carolina
- Firm
- Hart & Associates Law Firm LLC
Edward M. Hughes
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 375650
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP
J. Alexander Johnson
Baxley, GA
- Bar #
- 394150
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- J. Alexander Johnson P. C.
Stanley S. Jones, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 403575
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Susan Pease Langford
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 436400
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Butler Snow LLP
Charles D. Mecklin, Jr.
Carrollton, GA
- Bar #
- 500600
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Tennessee
- Firm
- Tisinger Vance, P.c.
Lesly Gaynor Murray
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 531950
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Butler Snow LLP
Steven Wilson Teate
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 701425
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Cumberland L.s./samford
- Firm
- Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
Overtis Hicks Brantley
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 351350
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
Dana F. Braun
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 078512
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP
Hugh J. Lanier
Lawrenceville, GA
- Bar #
- 437450
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
David E. Morgan, III
Abbeville, GA
- Bar #
- 522250
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Morgan Law Services
Douglas D. Slade, Sr.
Rome, GA
- Bar #
- 651125
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Douglas D Slade Attorney At Law
Keith M. Wiener
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 757475
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Holland & Knight LLP
Reagan Walter Dean
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 214862
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
June D. Green
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 307250
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Oliver Hunter
Stone Mountain, GA
- Bar #
- 379462
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Case Western Reserve University
Lester B. Johnson, III
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 394975
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Miami
- Firm
- Lester B Johnson III PC
Leonard Jay Panzitta
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 561125
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Panzitta LLC
Robert David Ware
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 737756
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Hall Booth Smith PC
David C. Will
Lawrenceville, GA
- Bar #
- 760150
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Royal - Will Law Firms
Kathryn M. Zickert
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 785040
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
Fred D. Bentley, Jr.
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 052850
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Bentley Bentley & Bentley
Robert Peter Catlin, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 116775
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Boston College Law School
William W. Fincher, III
Canton, GA
- Bar #
- 260337
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
David Chandler Langston
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 436775
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- John Marshall (atlanta)
- Firm
- Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
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Frequently asked questions
How are these government & administrative 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 government 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.
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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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