Georgia · Intellectual Property
Best Intellectual Property Attorneys in Georgia
1,160 Georgia attorneys list intellectual property 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 intellectual property attorneys in Georgia
William H. Needle
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 536400
- Admitted
- 1970 · 56 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Frederick L. Cooper, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 185500
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- Wake Forest University
- Firm
- Jones & Haley PC
J. Rodgers Lunsford, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 461200
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
Judy N. Tabb
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 696200
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- Tulane University-La
- Firm
- Judy N Tabb LLC
Darrel Begnaud
Bogart, GA
- Bar #
- 046950
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Burton+burton
Walter A. Rodgers
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 611250
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Robert G. Brazier
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 078938
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Robert J. Kaufman
Alpharetta, GA
- Bar #
- 409197
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Kaufman & Hilbert P.c.
Alan Edward Lubel
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 460625
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Law Office of Alan E Lubel PC
Kirk W. Watkins
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 740550
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Kirk W. Watkins, P.c.
Robert E. Richards
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 603844
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Richards Ip Law
Larry A. Roberts
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 608725
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Michael W. Sales
Miami, FL
- Bar #
- 622450
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Miami
Overtis Hicks Brantley
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 351350
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
Todd Deveau
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 219725
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Thomas Horstemeyer LLP
Lawrence K. Nodine
Decatur, GA
- Bar #
- 545250
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Nodine Law LLC
Thomas H. Rogers, Jr.
Athens, GA
- Bar #
- 613437
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC
Bruce W. Baber
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 030050
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Duke University
- Firm
- King & Spalding LLP
Michael V. Drew
Stone Mountain, GA
- Bar #
- 230225
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
James T. Hollin, Jr.
Fayetteville, GA
- Bar #
- 362625
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Jt Hollin Attorney At Law, PC
Harry B. Ray
Chattanooga, TN
- Bar #
- 596125
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Ray Law Firm PLLC
William W. Fincher, III
Canton, GA
- Bar #
- 260337
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
William Blakney Smith
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 664637
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Cornell University
Jesse Samuel Burbage, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 094501
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Burbage & Weddell LLC
Douglas T. Johnson
Chattanooga, TN
- Bar #
- 393335
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Michigan
- Firm
- Miller & Martin PLLC
Joyce B. Klemmer
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 425116
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Jams Adr
Nora Maija Tocups
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 713676
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Michael R. Pinkerton
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 580349
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Stephen M. Schaetzel
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 628653
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
Carl M. Davis, II
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 207710
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
James W. Hawkins
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 338767
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Ichter Davis LLC
Dale Lischer
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 452027
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- University of Michigan
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
George L. Murphy, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 530376
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
James C. Nobles, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 545217
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- James Nobles LLC
Philip P. Gura
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 315850
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Georgetown University
- Firm
- Womble Bond Dickinson (us) LLP
John W. Harbin
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 324130
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
J. Wesley Skinner
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 651010
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin LLC
Jason A. Bernstein
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 054941
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Miami
- Firm
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Gia Brown Compton
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 087760
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Jamie L. Graham
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 304582
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Jeffrey D. Horst
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 367834
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Ohio State University
- Firm
- Krevolin & Horst LLC
Ann Moceyunas
Brookhaven, GA
- Bar #
- 515010
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Suny At Buffalo
John B. O'Neil
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 553710
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele LLP
Judith A. Powell
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 586125
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mark S. Vanderbroek
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 724440
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- University of Chicago
- Firm
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Christopher P. Bussert
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 099085
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Toledo
- Firm
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Ronald Thomas Coleman, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 177655
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Duke University
- Firm
- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Bernadette M. Drankoski
Peachtree City, GA
- Bar #
- 229560
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
Elizabeth H. Eason
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 237445
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
Micheline Kelly Johnson
Lookout Mountain, TN
- Bar #
- 413027
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- Taylor Duma LLP
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 591888
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Womble Bond Dickinson (us) LLP
Tamara L. Slogar
Norcross, GA
- Bar #
- 459610
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Laurence P. Colton
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 179380
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Smith Tempel Blaha LLC
Joel Stanley Goldman
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 300065
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Fordham University Ny
- Firm
- Goldman Ip Law
Mary Margaret Heaton
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 342960
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Oxford Industries, Inc.
Sherry M. Knowles
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 784235
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Knowles Ip Strategies
John Lincoln North
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 545580
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Smith Gambrell Russell
Peter Gregory Pappas
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 561188
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of Alabama
- Firm
- Eversheds Sutherland (us) LLP
Thomas Rosseland
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 615230
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of South Carolina
- Firm
- Bodker Ramsey Andrews Winograd & Wildstein PC
Bruce Benjamin Siegal
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 645620
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
- Law school
- University of Alabama
- Firm
- Greenspoon Marder LLP
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 intellectual property 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 intellectual property 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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