R. Chix Miller, rated “AV” in Martindale Hubbell Law Directory (the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards) for the most recent seventeen (17) consecutive years, is a partner at Sell & Melton LLP and has represented numerous governmental entities as Bond counsel and Issuer’s counsel over the past thirty-seven (37) years. Mr. Miller has closed as Bond counsel over two-hundred sixty-five (265) bond issues in fifteen (15) states – Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Mr. Miller also represents the Development Authority of Bibb County. Mr. Miller specializes in acting as Bond counsel for the financing of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, manufacturing facilities, and low to moderate income housing projects. He has participated in several hospital and exempt facility financings as well. At Sell & Melton LLP, at which he has been managing partner for over 20 years, Mr. Miller has amassed considerable experience in the field of public/municipal finance and in structuring and successfully completing wills and difficult financings. In addition to public/municipal finance, Mr. Miller practices in the areas of commercial transactions, contracts, taxation, wills, trusts, probate and governmental representation. Mr. Miller and his wife, Cathy, have been married for over fifty (50) years. They have two (2) grown children and five (5) grandchildren.

Drew is an experienced trial lawyer specializing in catastrophic personal injury, defective products, and chemical exposures. Drew has litigated these issues in 15 states. Drew is one of the only trial lawyers in the country to have secured a seven-figure verdict, an eight-figure verdict, and a nine-figure verdict, all before the age of 40. He holds the record verdict in Rabun County (GA), the record verdict in Lowndes County (GA), and the largest pain and suffering verdict in Georgia history. He holds the 7th largest premises liability verdict in the Southeast in 2019, the 8th largest vehicle crash verdict in the Southeast in 2020, and the largest verdict in any product liability or wrongful death case in Georgia in 2021. Drew has a special expertise in cases involving defective products of all kinds, including automobiles, aerial lifts and cranes, ATVs, boats, industrial equipment, and a variety of consumer and household products. To date, manufacturers have issued four separate nationwide recalls as a result of his work in cases; most of which were issued in almost unprecedented fashion – in the middle of litigation.

Attorney Scott Cohen was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, a child of two public school teachers. In 2001, Mr. Cohen graduated from Emory University at Atlanta Georgia. After graduating Emory University, Mr. Cohen pursued a career in Finance, managing over 10 million in assets as a stock broker and financial advisor. After selling his brokerage book in 2004, he retired from finance and decided to pursue a career in law. He was awarded scholarships and graduated from John Marshall Law School of Atlanta Georgia in 2007 within the top 5% of his class. While studying in law school, Mr. Cohen worked for Freedman and Sinowski, P.C., the preeminent Atlanta area personal injury law firm. For the next 5 years, Mr. Cohen was promoted to Senior Trial Attorney and managed and tried over 100 cases in trial work. In 2011, the partners of Freedman and Sinowski, P.C. offered for Mr. Cohen, a partnership and the opportunity to lead the practice and continue the legacy of the law firm as Cohen and Sinowski. Since that time, Mr. Cohen has represented thousands of personal injury victims in Georgia, adding to his already impressive list of verdicts and resolutions for his clients. He is licensed in Georgia State Court, the Northern District of Georgia and has been sworn in to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, by Chief Justice John Roberts. Mr. Cohen lives with his wife and two children in the Metro Atlanta area. In his spare time, he enjoys running, cycling, golfing, cooking and spending time with his family. Attorney Scott Cohen with his familyIn addition to his strong commitment to work and family life, Mr. Cohen also continues to achieve successes in his charity work. In the past few years Mr. Cohen has biked over 1,000 miles all over the country for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, Jdrf.org, raised over $10,000 for JDRF and continues to support, both financially and through volunteer work, efforts to feed the Metro Atlanta homeless through his work with I Care Atlanta. If you’re in need of legal help for a case involving a personal injury or an auto accident, request a free legal consultation online today.

Byron has been practicing criminal defense and family law for over 28 years. Look at his website at www.byronthelawyer.com. Byron constantly has clients referred to him. He is a skilled lawyer and he has great judgment. Byron is well-liked and well-respected in the legal community. Potential clients would be honored to have him represent them if they were in need of his services.

Justin represents clients nationwide in both federal and state courts. He has been named a “Georgia Super Lawyer” by Atlanta Magazine and a “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend Magazine. The major focus of Justin’s practice is complex civil litigation, particularly business litigation, class actions, labor and employment disputes, and catastrophic and significant injury cases. He has served as lead counsel in a wide range of litigation subject areas, including RICO, products liability, shareholder derivative actions, business valuation cases, trade secrets, breach of trust or fiduciary duty matters, lost profits, consumer fraud, business torts, constitutional, civil rights, and computer fraud cases. Justin is a member of the Firm’s Cannabis Industry Group. In this role, Justin advises individuals, farmers, and businesses in a wide variety of issues, including licensure and compliance.

The goal of our law firm is to help our clients achieve JUSTICE. WITH GOD’S GRACE we have been successful in helping parents keep custody of their children and in some cases to change custody for the BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. We have also helped our clients in the DIVORCE PROCESS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS and to reach an EQUITABLE RESULT. We will help you with FAMILY IMMIGRATION, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, T.P.S, CITIZENSHIP, DEPORTATION DEFENSE. If you have been falsely accused of a crime - I will fight for you! If you have been hurt in an accident - I will fight for you! If you had your reputation destroyed by Slander - I will fight for you.

Attorney Chalcia Rainford is a native of Jamaica, West Indies, who has practiced law since 1994. Mrs. Rainford earned her J.D. from John Marshall Law School of Atlanta, Georgia. She also studied in London, England at the Lay Cox College and is a professional registered nurse. Her success does not stop there; Attorney Rainford owns Eccentral, Inc., which is a professional nursing employment agency. She is known for being very intellectual and detail oriented.

Facing the legal system is intimidating, so you'll want an experienced lawyer by your side. Jeffrey E Johnston Attorney at Law is proud to serve clients throughout the Evans, GA area. Working as a local criminal defense attorney and personal injury attorney, Mr. Johnston is dedicated to helping clients in his community pursue justice in the eyes of the law. Whether you need to speak with a drug crime lawyer or motorcycle accident attorney, Mr. Johnston is here to help.

Attorney Putnam C. Smith represents Main Street business owners and executives, professionals of all types and local, regional and national real estate investors, developers and operators, concentrating on business and commercial real estate transactions and tax and estate planning. Common transactions include start-ups, acquisitions and sales of closely held business, tax-free mergers and reorganizations, asset purchases, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures and partnerships in a wide range of industries. He has practiced corporate law in Atlanta and the surrounding metropolitan area since 1988, initially with Nall & Miller, LLP and later with Robert W. Fisher, P.C., a tax boutique that was instrumental in the creation of Nextel and a number of international ventures in the telecommunications industry before disbanding in 1994. Before attending law school, he incorporated Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign and worked as a legal assistant with other leading Atlanta law firms, including King & Spalding, LLP and Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, gaining invaluable experience with public corporations and investment banks. During his tenure with Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey & Smith, LLP, Mr. Smith has handled private equity investments in shopping centers and industrial and commercial property in several southeastern states, land assemblages requiring services ranging from quiet title actions to road closures and a $116 million buyout to resolve a shareholder’s dispute involving a closely held technology business.

Tony has over 28 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts across the United States and has handled or managed thousands of cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Tony is a graduate of the University of Georgia where he received his undergraduate degree in political science and was inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society. During his tenure at UGA, Tony worked as an intern in the Governor’s Honor Program assisting with the prosecution of criminal cases in the Conasauga Circuit District Attorney’s office. After graduating from UGA, Tony attended law school at the Georgia State College of Law in Atlanta. During law school, Tony was an Associate Notes and Comments Editor on the Law Review and a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Research, Writing, and Advocacy. He also worked as an intern for the Legal Clinic for the Homeless around the time of the Atlanta Olympics to survey the treatment of Atlanta’s homeless population leading up to the Olympic events. After graduating from law school in 1993, Tony worked as a litigation attorney for several Atlanta law firms in the areas of personal injury, products liability, and general litigation. His work included representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases and, subsequently, representing defendants through his insurance defense practice. Tony subsequently began his two decades long career in the field of consumer litigation, including representing a number of Fortune 500 clients and a national consumer reporting agency in individual and class action claims arising under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and other consumer protection statutes. Tony has been continuously rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for over 17 years.