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Attorneys

  • John E. Adkisson, III
  • Carol Wells Allen
  • James P. Anderson
  • H. Michael Bagley
  • Katherine Barton
  • Roberto Bazzani
  • Leslie P. Becknell
  • Gary D. Beelen
  • Robert H. Betts
  • Phillip O. Blackmar
  • Ben Brewton Jr.
  • John C. Bruffey Jr.
  • Neil Brunetz
  • Lexie Carmon
  • Dan Cauley
  • Thomas C. Cauthen
  • Joseph C. Chancey
  • Sandra S. Cho
  • Tommy Coleman
  • Kimberly E. Coleman
  • Franklin T. Coleman, IV
  • James F. Cook, Jr.
  • Dean A. Dellinger
  • Samantha DiPolito
  • Calder D. Ehrmann, III
  • Melody Z. Ellis
  • Alexander Fain
  • John A. Ferguson, Jr.
  • Hunter Garrett
  • Mikela “Mikky” Gassert
  • Robert N. Glaze
  • Robert D. Goldsmith
  • Stephen J. Graham
  • Robert John Griggs
  • Meredith Riggs Guerrero
  • Camile Hart
  • Gwendolyn D. Havlik
  • Andrew D. Horowitz
  • Chelsea Ivey
  • Julie Y. John
  • Rashad Johnson
  • Brian W. Johnson
  • Joi Siler King
  • Ryan V. Klee
  • Daniel C. Kniffen
  • Vince Lally
  • Jeffrey F. Leasendale
  • Donald W. Lee
  • Terry L. Long
  • Fernanda Mackay-Bendana
  • Douglas MacKimm
  • Barbara A. Marschalk
  • M. Ann McElroy
  • Hall F. McKinley, III
  • Garret W. Meader
  • Kristin Miller
  • Michael L. Miller
  • Stevan A. Miller
  • G. Randall Moody
  • Bree’ara Murphy
  • Matthew A. Nanninga
  • Elizabeth Neal
  • Burke A. Noble
  • Megan Mathews Noble
  • David W. Orlowski
  • Jennifer E. Parrott
  • Jay Patton
  • Caroline Peck
  • Alexandria Poole
  • Cameron Poole
  • L. Mitchell Puckett
  • Robert Quinn
  • John P. Reale
  • Bonnie M. Rich
  • Lisa Richardson
  • Joseph Rios
  • David L. Rusnak
  • Rebecca J. Schmidt
  • Ann Searcy
  • Honey Shaw
  • Douglas G. Smith Jr
  • Arika Song
  • Bryant G. Speed II
  • Julie Neimark Stewart
  • Sharon A. Stewart
  • Aarati Subramaniam
  • Jack D. Summer
  • Bruce Taylor
  • Bianca Theodore
  • Breanna Vega
  • Matthew D. Walker
  • Riley Walker
  • Elias Walker
  • Victoria J. Ward
  • J. Benson Ward
  • Michelle Guthrie Whitelaw
  • Benjamin B. Williams
  • Joel Wright

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Insights

  • Welcome 2025 Summer Associates!
  • June 6, 2025

  • From Summer Associate to Senior Associate: Hunter Garrett’s Growth at DEF
  • June 3, 2025

  • Mike Bagley to Speak at GWCA Spring Conference 2025
  • May 30, 2025

  • The Intersection of Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Poor Life Choices: A Case Analysis of the Employer/Insurer’s Liability When an Injury is Caused by Misconduct 
  • May 28, 2025

  • Christy Walsh Speaks at ALA’s 2025 Conference in Nashville
  • May 19, 2025

  • From File Clerk to Chief Information Officer: A DEF Growth Story
  • May 14, 2025

  • From Records to Legal Assistant: A DEF Growth Story
  • May 13, 2025

  • Understanding the Risks of AI in Workers’ Compensation Law 
  • May 13, 2025

  • Barbara Marschalk to Speak at 2025 State Court Judges’ Spring Conference
  • April 21, 2025

  • Matt Nanninga to Speak at SB68 Panel Discussion
  • April 16, 2025

  • Christy Walsh Named President-elect of Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators Board
  • March 31, 2025

  • Drew Eckl’s Finest Takes on the ATLBocce League!
  • March 20, 2025

  • Michael Miller Co-Chairs and Moderates at Transportation Megaconference XVII
  • March 14, 2025

  • Christy Walsh to Speak at the LMA Tech Intensive Workshop
  • March 4, 2025

  • Happy Employee Appreciation Day!
  • March 3, 2025

  • Barbara Marschalk Interviewed in Law360 Article Regarding Georgia’s Tort Reform
  • February 20, 2025

  • DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers® and Georgia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
  • February 11, 2025

  • DEF is a Proud Silver Sponsor for the 11th Annual GAPABA Gala
  • February 10, 2025

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Featured in the Daily Report for New Partner Promotion
  • January 15, 2025

  • Law Rocks Atlanta Rescheduled for January 30!
  • January 14, 2025

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham at the State Bar Midyear Meeting
  • January 10, 2025

  • DEF Promotes Alexander Fain to Partner
  • January 1, 2025

  • Spotlight on Partner Brian Johnson at the Atlanta Bard Show!
  • November 8, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham has been recognized for excellence in the 2025 edition Best Law Firms® rankings
  • November 8, 2024

  • Thomas Cauthen and Matt Walker to Speak at the 2024 Workers’ Compensation Law Institute
  • October 15, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Sponsors Atlanta Bard Show
  • October 14, 2024

  • DEF Sponsors ACCG 8th Annual Golf Tournament
  • October 4, 2024

  • <strong>Drew Eckl & Farnham Achieves Mansfield Certification for the Third Time</strong>
  • October 2, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Celebrates SLIP Intern’s Published Achievement
  • October 1, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham achieves SOC 2 Compliance
  • September 30, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Proudly Sponsors Path to Shine’s 2024 Topgolf Fundraiser
  • September 27, 2024

  • DEF Sponsors Kids’ Chance of NV 2024 Golfing for Scholarships Tournament
  • September 23, 2024

  • Pre-Suit Demands and the Bilateral Contract Mandate
  • September 17, 2024

  • DEF Proudly Supports the 2024 Workers’ Compensation Law Institute Kids’ Chance Dinner & Silent Auction
  • September 17, 2024

  • <strong>DEF Attorneys Mike Miller and Matt Walker to Rock the Stage at Law Rocks Atlanta!</strong>
  • September 4, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Listed in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 50 Largest Law Firms
  • August 29, 2024

  • <strong>Georgia Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Liens and the “Made Whole Doctrine”</strong>
  • August 23, 2024

  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution Names Drew Eckl & Farnham A Winner of the Metro Atlanta Top Workplaces 2024 Award
  • August 19, 2024

  • Who Can Sue? Identifying Proper Parties and Standing in Wrongful Death Cases
  • August 16, 2024

  • DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America © and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch ©
  • August 15, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Participating in Mansfield 2024-25 Cohort
  • August 14, 2024

  • <strong>Just Following Orders: Defending a 3rd Party Contractor from Government Liability</strong>
  • August 9, 2024

  • Partner Barbara Marschalk Speaks at Judicial Staff Attorneys Conference
  • August 7, 2024

  • Senate Bill 426
  • August 2, 2024

  • DEF Recognized in Vault’s 2025 Top 150 Under 150
  • July 15, 2024

  • Tips for Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims for Employees Under 18 Years of Age
  • June 21, 2024

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Megan McGoldrick
  • June 14, 2024

  • Partner Hall McKinley Accepts Tradition of Excellence Award
  • June 13, 2024

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Cali Campbell
  • June 13, 2024

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Alex Garcia
  • June 12, 2024

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Jacob Williams
  • June 11, 2024

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Catalina Buchek
  • June 10, 2024

  • Welcome 2024 Summer Associates!
  • June 6, 2024

  • When An Employee Is Injured Off-The-Clock: A Case Analysis Regarding The “Ingress and Ingress Rule” For Accidents Occurring before or After the Work Shift
  • June 5, 2024

  • Tips for Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims for Employees Under 18 years of age
  • June 5, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham is proud to sponsor the 2024 Regional Educational Series
  • April 29, 2024

  • Partner Hall McKinley Receives Tradition of Excellence Award
  • April 19, 2024

  • Attorney Will Martin Presented at the 2024 State Bar Trial Institue in New Orleans
  • March 16, 2024

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham to Sponsor 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service
  • February 14, 2024

  • DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers® and Georgia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
  • February 8, 2024

  • DEF Congratulates New Partner Sharon Stewart
  • January 3, 2024

  • Partner Meredith Guerrero will Speak on the “Employee Handbook Update – Part 3” at the Upcoming Gwinnett Chamber HR Series
  • November 13, 2023

  • DEF Has Been Named in the 2024 Best Law Firms® in Atlanta for Several Practice Groups
  • November 2, 2023

  • Joi King speaks at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s HR Series
  • October 27, 2023

  • DEF Sports Law Attorney Alex Essex Anticipates Surge in Demand Due to New High School NIL Rules and Highlights Legal Guidance Necessity
  • October 19, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Achieves Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification For 2022-2023
  • October 10, 2023

  • DEF Welcomes New Partner: Jay Patton
  • September 29, 2023

  • DEF Sports Law Attorneys Interviewed on Athletes’ Growing Demand of NIL Deals
  • September 21, 2023

  • DEF St. Simons Island location will close August 30 and 31 during Hurricane Idalia
  • August 29, 2023

  • DEF Attorneys Jim Anderson and Ryan Klee will speak at the SBWC Annual Educational Conference
  • August 25, 2023

  • DEF Welcomes New Attorneys Chad Capers, Christian Goerner, Bonnie Rich, and Arika Song
  • August 17, 2023

  • DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America © and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch ©
  • August 17, 2023

  • DEF proudly sponsors Speedway Children’s Charities Annual Kids Win Golf Tournament
  • August 15, 2023

  • David Rusnak joins Dispute Resolution Section board of Atlanta Bar Association
  • August 14, 2023

  • <strong>Drew Eckl & Farnham Elevates Cultural Enrichment as Proud Sponsor of Albany Symphony Orchestra’s 60th Anniversary Season</strong>
  • August 10, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham is a proud Event Sponsor for the upcoming 2023 Georgia City Solutions Golf Open
  • August 7, 2023

  • DEF sponsors Day at the Braves with Path to Shine
  • July 25, 2023

  • DEF Named to Bloomberg Law’s Third Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework
  • July 24, 2023

  • DEF listed in Vault’s Top 150 under 150 law firms
  • July 20, 2023

  • Appellate Division Rules COVID Cannot Be a Compensable Injury Without an Identifiable Physical Occurrence
  • July 19, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Bree’ara Murphy
  • July 18, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Cody Turner
  • July 12, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Joseph Rios
  • July 12, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Benjamin Brewton
  • July 12, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Joshua Smith
  • July 11, 2023

  • DEF runs the extra miles to prevent child trafficking
  • July 10, 2023

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Phillip Blackmar
  • July 10, 2023

  • Barbara Marschalk wins election for the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Board
  • June 15, 2023

  • Barbara A. Marschalk speaks at the 2023 State Court Judges’ Spring Conference
  • May 30, 2023

  • DEF recognized as the 2023 Top Work Places in Atlanta
  • May 3, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Sponsors 2023 GAPABA Gala
  • April 25, 2023

  • Alexander Essex Represents Baltimore Ravens Long Snapper Nick Moore in Re-Signing
  • April 20, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Participating in the Georgia Legal Food Frenzy
  • April 19, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Celebrates 40th Anniversary
  • March 28, 2023

  • City of Atlanta Adds New Protection for Gender Expression and Prohibits Discrimination Based on Criminal History
  • March 28, 2023

  • Derivative Defamation: The Application of Respondeat Superior to Slander Claims
  • March 28, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Celebrates 40th Anniversary
  • February 14, 2023

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Moves Brunswick Office to St. Simons Island
  • January 4, 2023

  • Joi Siler King Recognized on Lawyers of Color Hot List 2022
  • January 3, 2023

  • Joe Chancey and Taylor Poncz Spoke at State Bar of Georgia CLE on Professionalism, Ethics, and Malpractice
  • December 16, 2022

  • City of Atlanta Adds New Protection for Gender Expression and Prohibits Discrimination Based on Criminal History
  • December 9, 2022

  • Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Preserving Defenses in the Event of Application Misrepresentation
  • November 15, 2022

  • Last Will and Testament
  • November 15, 2022

  • BEWARE THE OTHER MAILBOX RULE
  • November 15, 2022

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’
  • November 8, 2022

  • U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” ranked Drew Eckl & Farnham in multiple categories in its 2023 edition.
  • November 8, 2022

  • Madalyn Davis and Kristin Miller wrote for the Georgia Bar Journal article, “Irrevocable Trust Modification: Clarifying Georgia Law”.
  • November 8, 2022

  • On October 13, 2022, Drew Eckl & Farnham hosted a panel sponsored by the Georgia Hispanic Construction Association (GHCA) titled Global Challenges and Economic Perspectives Amid the U.S. Midterm Elections.
  • November 8, 2022

  • Attorney Will Martin Spoke at the 2022 eMaxx Risk Management Summit
  • October 12, 2022

  • Law360 Seeks Comment from Joe Chancey on Why Workplace Proselytizing Can Put Employers In A Bind
  • September 28, 2022

  • Drew Eckl & Farnham Sponsors AFSP Atlanta Walk
  • September 26, 2022

  • Lambda’s 25th Anniversary of Southern Regional Office
  • September 23, 2022

  • Attorney Will Martin Spoke at the 2022 DRI Retail & Hospitality Litigation Seminar
  • September 19, 2022

  • 2022 GAPABA Gala
  • September 12, 2022

  • August Journal 2022
  • September 11, 2022

  • Sandra Cho Speaking at “Driving Diversity in Law & Leadership: Atlanta” Conference
  • September 9, 2022

  • WC-240 Overview: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Light-Duty Job Process
  • August 29, 2022

  • The Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitor and its Application to Personal Injury Cases
  • August 29, 2022

  • The Unilateral Suspension of Benefits in Workers’ Compensation – A Refresher on the All-Important Role of the “Return to Baseline” Opinion from the Authorized Treating Physician
  • August 29, 2022

  • Partner Barbara A. Marschalk Recognized as Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023
  • August 19, 2022

  • DEF Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America © and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch ©
  • August 19, 2022

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Natalie Jacobs
  • July 14, 2022

  • Summer Highlight: Meet Bree’ara Murphy
  • July 13, 2022

  • June Journal 2022
  • July 11, 2022

  • The Importance of Ensuring the Physician-Patient Relationship is Established in a Medical Malpractice Action
  • June 29, 2022

  • What is a Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care
  • June 29, 2022

  • A Premises Owner Can Defeat A Claim of Constructive Knowledge of a Hazard With Reasonable Inspection Procedures
  • June 2