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Welcome 2024 Summer Associates!
We are pleased to announce the start of our 2024 Summer Associate program. Catalina joins us this summer from the University of Georgia as a rising 2L. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is a proud double dawg. When not working or studying, she enjoys reading books, playing sports, and spending time outdoors with her family and friends. She is “really looking forward to this summer at Drew Eckl and learning from the skilled attorneys at the firm.” Alex joins us this summer from Emory University School of Law as a rising 3L. When he is not at law school, he enjoys watching MMA and playing golf. He is “looking forward to spending [his] summer with Drew Eckl ... Continue Reading
Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 2024 Regional Educational Series
Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 2024 Regional Educational Series hosted by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation! Partner Jim Anderson is presenting "Georgia W.C. Hold ‘Em: Playing the Hand You’re Dealt" where he and fellow committee members provide an interactive experience for the audience playing a fact-based poker game where the facts change with every turn of the card. There are only two more dates left so register today! James (Jim) P. Anderson has been practicing law for 32 years, with the last 28 of those focused on Workers’ Compensation issues. He has extensive experience in drug cases and death claims in Workers’ Compensation and his strength is in ... Continue Reading
Partner Hall McKinley Receives Tradition of Excellence Award
Congratulations to Hall McKinley who has been honored with the 2024 Tradition of Excellence Award by the General Practice & Trial Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. This award recognizes outstanding members in categories such as plaintiff lawyer, defense lawyer, general practice lawyer, and judge, with Hall receiving recognition in the "Defense" category. Joseph Chancey, Managing Partner at Drew Eckl & Farnham, remarks, "It’s an honor well-deserved for Hall’s four decades of service to the defense bar in Georgia and nationally through his active involvement and leadership in a variety of professional associations." The award ceremony will take place on Friday, June 7, at 4 ... Continue Reading
Drew Eckl & Farnham to Sponsor 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service
Drew Eckl & Farnham will be sponsoring the 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service on April 17. Since 1998, these awards have been presented to honor lawyers and judges in Georgia who have made significant contributions to their communities and who demonstrate the positive contributions of members of the Bar beyond their legal or official work. The awards ceremony will take place on April 17, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. For more information on the ceremony, click on the link below. ... Continue Reading
DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers® and Georgia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
Super Lawyer Honorees Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. H. Michael Bagley, Workers' Compensation. Mike Bagley has been practicing for more than 37 years in both First Party ... Continue Reading
DEF Congratulates New Partner Sharon Stewart
Drew Eckl & Farnham is pleased to announce the promotion of Sharon Stewart to partner.Sharon focuses on defending employers, insurers, and self-insurers in the area of workers’ compensation. She spent the first two years of her career prosecuting criminal cases, where she honed her skills as a detail-oriented practitioner who was relentless in pursuing every possible lead to achieve the best outcome in the matter. In 2001, she went on to pursue the private practice of law, drawing upon these skills to provide proactive, detail-oriented counsel for her business clients to help them solve their workers’ compensation and employment law challenges. In 2014, she moved to Melbourne, ... Continue Reading