Our Attorneys
Robert Anthony Leonard
Undergraduate: Spring Hill College
Law School: Emory University School of Law
Areas of practice: Criminal and Traffic
Email: Traffic@Deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Irenata Sonia Duncan
Undergraduate: University of Louisiana
Law School: John Marshall Law School
Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy and Small Business
Email: GaDocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 1995; Georgia Court of Appeals, 1999; Supreme Court of Georgia, 1999; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1999; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1999; United States District Court Middle District of Georgia 2006
Martindale Hubbell Rating: 5.0/5.0
J. Benjamin Stewart
Undergraduate: Emory University
Law School: Georgia State School of Law
Areas of Practice: Criminal and Traffic
Email: Traffic@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 1997
David Matthew Lewis
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Law School: University of Memphis
Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation
Email: lewisd@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-564-2600
Bar Memberships: Tennessee, 1988; Georgia, 1990; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1991; U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1988
Ryan D. Goldstein
Undergraduate: Emory University – Political Science / Economics – Majors
Law School: University of Tulsa, College of Law
Areas of Practice: Business, Collection, Contract, Foreclosure, General, Landlord-Tenant, and Real Estate
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Matthew P. Goodman
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Law School: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, JD
Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Landlord/Tenant Law, Certification/Specialties: Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. P.T. O., 2001
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 2000; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2000; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2001
Russell John Parker, Jr.
Undergraduate: Mercer University, BA
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law JD
Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation
Email: parkerr@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-564-2600 / 678-924-4440 direct
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 1997; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1997; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1997
Robert D. Murphy
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Law School: Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, JD
Areas of Practice: General Practice, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Family Law, Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Nebraska, 1993; Louisiana, 1992; Georgia, 2002
Graham Gilmer McMurray
Undergraduate: University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Law School: Atlanta Law School, 1982: JD
Areas of Practice: General Civil Practice with emphasis in Family Law & Personal Injury
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 1982; Georgia Court of Appeals, 1983; Supreme Court of Georgia, 1983; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1988
Lara E. Smith
Undergraduate: Georgia State University, cum laude
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Areas of Practice: Nursing Home Negligence; Automobile Accidents; Personal Injury
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia Bar admitted to Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
Christopher O. Stanton
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology 1994 B.S. International Affairs
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law J.D. 2003
Areas of Practice: General Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Collections, Creditors Rights, Debtor and Creditor, Landlord-Tenant
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 2003, U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2004
Jool N. Kang
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Law School: Emory University School of Law
Areas of Practice: General, Immigration, Criminal Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Sean L. Faulkner
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: Georgia State University, JD
Areas of Practice: Real Estate, General Practice
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Elizabeth Nicole Harrison
Undergraduate: Agnes Scott College ’91 with High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Law School: University of Georgia ’94 cum laude
Areas of Practice: General, Probate, Domestic
Email: Nharrison@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4716
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Kentucky
Shannon N. Mandel
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Law School: American University, JD
Areas of Practice: Banking, Real Estate, Corporate
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Atlanta, Maryland
Kolbi L. Cumbo
Undergraduate: Agnes Scott College, cum laude
Law School: New England School of Law, JD, cum laude; Stetson University College of Law, Elder Law, LLM
Areas of Practice: General Practice, Estate Planning, Probate, Elder & Special Needs Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Nicholas Raynor West
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee
Law School: University of Georgia (Law School Association Scholar, Journal of Intellectual Property Law- Editorial Board and Articles Editor)
Areas of Practice: Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation
Email: nwest@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4428
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Tennessee (inactive)
Jason G. McCart
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, JD
Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Collections
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Megan Lee McKay Zambito
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Law School: Florida State College of Law
Practice Areas: Child Dependency, Foreclosures, Criminal and Traffic Defense
Email: traffic@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Florida
Ashley N. Higginbotham
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: Emory Law School
Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Bankruptcy Litigation, Securities Fraud, Commercial Collection, Real Estate Disputes, Business/Contract Disputes, Represented Debtors, Creditors and Bankruptcy Trustees.
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association
Matthew J. Cristy
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Law School: Emory University School of Law, JD
Areas of Practice: Tax, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Corporate
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Noni A. Mayfield
Undergraduate: B.A. Political Science from Georgia State University
Law School: Master of Law in Taxation from University of Denver, Juris Doctor from University of Denver
Areas of Practice: Banking, Corporate, Contracts, Real Estate, Tax
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2011
Monica Patel
Undergraduate: Williams College
Law School: Northwestern University, JD
Areas of Practice: Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury
Email: mpatel@deminglaw.com
Phone: 912-527-2000
Bar Memberships: Georgia, New York, Massachusetts, DC, South Carolina
Ryan A. Moss
Undergraduate: Furman University
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law
Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Insurance
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, US District Court Northern District of Georgia
Janelle N. Richards
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center
Areas of Practice: Family Law, Employment
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Maryland; District of Columbia (inactive); U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (inactive); U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Stephanie Coleman
Undergraduate: Spelman College
Law School: University of Missouri-Columbia, JD
Areas of Practice: General Civil Practice
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, US District Court Northern District of Georgia
Adam M. Ruf
Undergraduate: Southern Adventist University
Law School: University of Tennessee College of Law
Areas of Practice: Criminal, General Domestic and Family, Probate, and Traffic
Email: traffic@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Tennessee ‘07; Georgia ‘08
Natalie K. Howard
Undergraduate: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Law School: John Marshall Law School
Areas of Practice: Family Law, Real Estate, Civil Litigation
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: State Bar of Georgia; Northern District of Georgia
Julie B. Oliver
Undergraduate: University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Sana M. Ayubi
Undergraduate: Simmons College
Law School: Vermont Law School
Areas of Practice: General Civil Practice, Employment, Family Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
John W. Nichols
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S.
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D.
Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Torts, Administrative Hearings, Federal Sector Employment Law, Family Law
Email: traffic@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Jacqueline M. DeFrancis
Undergraduate: Goucher College
Law School: Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
Areas of Practice: Business & Corporate Law, Bankruptcy Law, Landlord/Tenant Law, Real Estate Law, Consumer Rights, Probate Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Lawrence G. Morton
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University, B.A.
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D.
Areas of Practice: Family Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Elder Law, Property Disputes
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Brian S. Pueschel
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut, B.A.
Law School: University of Miami, J.D.
Areas of Practice: Social Security Disability Law, Real Estate Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Kylie S. Kariya
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, B.S.
Law School: University of Georgia, J.D.
Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Family Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Rahmeen Farhoudi
Undergraduate: University of Kentucky, B.A.
Law School: Mercer University, J.D.
Areas of Practice: Criminal and Traffic
Email: traffic@deminglaw.com
Phone: 678-924-4754
Bar Memberships: Georgia and Kentucky
J.D. Blevins
Undergraduate: Valdosta State University
Law School: Mercer University
Areas of Practice: Workers’ Compensation and Traffic
Email: jdblevins@deminglaw.com
Phone: 912-527-2000
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 2009
Falgun M. Patel
Undergraduate: Georgia State University
Law School: John Marshall Law School
Areas of Practice: Business and Corporate Law, Intellectual Property
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Betrice A. Scott
Undergraduate: Spelman College/Georgia Institute of Technology
Law School: Emory University School of Law
Areas of Practice: General Civil Practice, Employment, Family Law, Criminal Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Tamorra Boyd
Undergraduate: Florida A&M University, B.S. & M.B.A.
Law School: Mercer University School of Law
Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy and Small Business
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, 2014; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2016
Sherley Joseph-Roper
Undergraduate: Barnard College, Columbia University
Law School: St. John’s University School of Law
Areas of Practice: Insurance, Personal Injury, Civil Mediation/Arbitration
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, New York
Lauren E. Weston
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Law School: Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Areas of Practice: Family Law and Consumer Finance
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia and Michigan
Eric A. von Hacke
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
Areas of Practice: Consumer Finance, Criminal Law, Family Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Mediation
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Nerun Ampaipast
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: Florida Coastal School of Law
Areas of Practice: Military and Consumer Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Richard K. Valldejuli Jr. | Of Counsel
Law School: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Areas of Practice: Consumer Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-564-2600
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Keith A. Carnesale | Of Counsel
Undergraduate: Duke University
Law School: Emory University School of Law
Areas of Practice: Criminal Law
Email: kcarnesale@cdflawfirm.com
Phone: 770-564-2600
Bar Memberships: Georgia; Massachusetts
David C. Cole | Of Counsel
Undergraduate: Clemson University
Law School: Cumberland School of Law
Areas of Practice: Domestic/Family Law, Adoptions, General Civil Litigation
Email: coled@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-564-2600
Bar Memberships: Georgia, South Carolina
Jae I. Shim | Of Counsel
Undergraduate: Sogang University (Seoul, South Korea)
Law School: Emory University School of Law
Areas of Practice: Immigration, Business, Corporate
Email: shimj@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-564-2600
Bar Memberships: Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court
Of Counsel:
Chris Flinn
Timothy Klob
Caryn S. Fennell, P.C.
Tiffany Lunn
Torin D. Togut