Bench & Bar

Publication year2020
Pages0052
CitationVol. 25 No. 6 Pg. 0052
Bench & Bar
No. Vol. 25 No. 6 Pg. 52
Georgia Bar Journal
June, 2020

Bench & Bar

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Kudos

John O’Neal was appointed to the Clayton County Board of Commissioners legal department as senior assistant county attorney. O’Neal will serve as deputy to the county attorney, supervising three other assistant attorneys and staff.

HunterMaclean announced the retirement of Andrew H. “Drew” Ernst, who spent his 43-year career at the firm. Drew started his HunterMaclean career four days after graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1977, and he became a partner in 1981. Through the years, Ernst developed his expertise in environmental law, commercial real estate and industrial development, handling complex permitting applications and regulatory compliance with the EPA and USACE Regulations Laws of the Clean Water Act.

On the Move

IN ATLANTA

Kessler & Solomiany LLC announced the addition of Nancy Ingram Jordan as of counsel and Molly Teplitzky as an associate. Jordan’s practice focuses on family law appeals and family law. Teplitzky focuses her practice on family law. The firm is located at 101 Marietta St., Suite 3500, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404-688-8810; Fax 404-681-2205; www.ksfamilylaw.com.

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, announced the addition of Tori M. Silas as a partner. Silas focuses her practice on technology transactions, cybersecurity and data privacy. The firm is located at 1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3100, Atlanta, GA 30309; 404-815-3500; Fax 404-815-3509; www.sgrlaw.com.

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry announced the addition of Jasmin Severino Hernandez as an attorney. Severino Hernandez focuses her practice on trusts and estates, working with private wealth clients to establish estate and business succession plans. The firm is located at 191 Peachtree St. NE, 46th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404-659-1410; Fax 404-659-1852; www.chamberlainlaw.com.

Hall Booth Smith, P.C., announced the addition of Meg Hatfield Yanacek as partner, Josanne Celestine as of counsel, and Peter Skaliy, Jack D. Summer and Lauren N. Wortman as associates. Yanacek’s practice focuses on defending acute care, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, pharmacies and health care providers at trial and appeal. Celestine focuses her practice on defending clients in a wide range of transportation claims. Skaliy’s...

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