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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Adrienne Hobbs
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Areas of Practice: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Family Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Terina M. Williams
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Law School: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, JD; Golden Gate University, LL.M. Taxation
Areas of Practice: General Civil Practice
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, California, US District Court Northern District of California, US District Court Central District of California, US District Court Northern District of Georgia, US District Court Southern District of Georgia, US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Jonathan Woods
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Law School: Florida State University College of Law
Areas of Practice: Consumer law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Charles Nye
Undergraduate: Georgia State University
Law School: University of La Verne College of Law
Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy, Social Security, Personal Injury
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia
Joshua Morrison
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee
Law School: Emory University
Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Family Law
Email: gadocs@deminglaw.com
Phone: 770-806-1911
Bar Memberships: Georgia, US District Court for Southern District of GA, US District Court for Middle District of GA
Paul M. Hoffman | Of Counsel
Undergraduate: Emory University
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law
Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation
Phone: 770-564-2600
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
Caryn S. Fennell, P.C.
Tiffany Lunn
Torin D. Togut