EDUCATION Emory University, Juris Doctor, 1981 Case Western Reserve University, B.A., History and Political Science, 1977 FOCUS OF PRACTICE Workers' Compensation Claimant's Law-closed head injuries, death cases, and all other cases involving Workers' Compensation issues. PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Partner, Long & Holder, LLP, 1986-present Chairperson, State Bar of Georgia Workers' Compensation Section, 2000-2001 Member of the Executive Committee of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1992-Present Founder and Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, 1987-1989 Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Associate Editor, The Verdict, 2000-2007 Lawyers Club of Atlanta (Membership Committee, 1999-2002) Lawyer Referral and Information Service Board of Trustees, Atlanta Bar Association 2003-2009 (Vice-Chair, 2006-2007; Chair, 2007-2008) Georgia Super Lawyer-2004-2009 (Blue Ribbon Selection Committee, 2008-2009) Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Fellow, Knights of the Bar LECTURES NBI Seminar, Advanced Workers' Compensation (2006-2008) "Preparing a Case for the Claimant", Georgia Workers' Compensation Practice, Half Moon, LLC, 2003 "Legal Potpourri", State Board of Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2003 "Workers' Compensation Update", Georgia Employees' Federation Forum, 2003 Moderator, Legal Workshop, State Board of Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2001-2002, 2004-2005 "Selected Issues in Workers' Compensation Law," "Medical Issues and Their Role in the Complex Workers' Compensation Claim," "Attorneys' Fees," and "Preparation of the Injured Employee's Case" "Traveling Employees," Atlanta Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section Seminar, 1999 "Testimony of the Adjuster at a Hearing/A View from All Sides," State Board of Workers' Compensation Seminar, 1998 Georgia State University, Guest Lecturer-Advanced Workers' Compensation Seminar 1994, 1995, 1999 "Victory Baptist Church ", Local Cable Access, Guest commentator on Workers' Compensation issues, 2000 "Labor Forum", WRFG-FM, regular commentator on workers' compensation issues, 2000- REPORTED CASES Builders Ins. Group v. Ker-Wil Enterprises, 274 Ga. App. 522 (2005) CIVIC LEADERSHIP President, Inman Park Neighborhood Association, 1996-1998 Outstanding Young Men of America, 1986 Chairman, Kids Chance, Inc., "Fun Run," 1992 Youth Basketball Coach, 2000- Math Superstars Volunteer, Mary Lin Elementary School, 2000-2005 Board of Directors, Friends of Inman Park, 2006- Atlanta Youth Soccer Association, Team Mgr., 2006- Member, The Temple (Chairman, Men's Club 2007-2009; Member, Board of Trustees, 2007-2009) Long & Holder, LLP From our offices in downtown Atlanta, GA, we help workers throughout much of Georgia with their workers' compensation claims, including employees in the counties of Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, and DeKalb, as well as the cities of Norcross, Duluth, Macon, Athens, Marietta, Kennesaw, and Decatur. |



