Decatur County Arbitration & Mediation Lawyers

A native of Mobile Alabama and graduate of the University of South Alabama and the Woodrow Wilson College of Law I am an active member of the State Bar of Georgia for 38 years. I solely provide services in Mediation and Arbitration in Alabama as an Alabama Registered Mediator and Arbitrator under the Laws of the State of Alabama. My former trial experience of 30 years in the State and Federal courts of Georgia concentrated in Family, Personal Injury, Business and Criminal law. Further training around the world and experience in the areas...

I have represented individuals and businesses as plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts as well as various arbitration forums in such diverse areas of law as banking and finance, labor and employment, professional liability, restrictive covenants, sale of goods, securities, trade secrets and trusts and estates. I focus my practice, however, on franchise and distribution litigation. I have represented clients in various industries, including food and beverage, preschool and daycare and tax consulting services, from the pre-complaint stage through discovery into trial.

Partner David Messer brings a dynamic courtroom presence and significant trial experience to the firm, which he joined in 2007. As a trial lawyer in Oklahoma for six years, David achieved both legally and socially significant appeals and courtroom victories. His current trial practice focuses on a full spectrum of business law, with an emphasis on all phases of business litigation and dispute resolution, including trials, appeals, mediation, and arbitration. David has been successful in oil and gas litigation, construction and engineering disputes, homeowners' association disputes, election disputes, and business disputes of all kinds, including high net-worth matters involving family-owned...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, PERSONAL INJURY, FAMILY LAW, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LITIGATION; Laura Austin is an AV Preeminent rated litigator withover 37 years of experience. She is a Registered Nurse, certified in correctional healthcare and has combined her 38 years of medicine and law in the representation of those who are injured by the negligence and carelessness of others. Her best verdict was $12,000,000.00.

J. Michael Bishop is a partner in the Atlanta firm of Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP. For over 25 years, Mike has practiced extensively in the areas of securities arbitration and litigation, representing investors with securities claims of all types and sizes. Mike and his firm have obtained numerous seven-figure arbitration awards which have included punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. Many of Mr. Bishop’s clients are elderly investors who have been victims of investment and financial fraud. Mike has successfully represented clients with claims against virtually every major Wall Street firm, including: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, UBS/PaineWebber, Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter,...

Yasha Heidari is a founding member of Heidari Power Law Group LLC (H&P). He is well known both for his litigation focus and for his versatility. Yasha has given lectures and presided over seminars in many areas of the law, including ethics law, administrative and regulatory law, best business practices, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the role of Intellectual Property in the age of digital media. Moreover, Yasha has presented numerous papers with topics ranging from modern day questions concerning technology to complex game-theory models at the London School of Economics. Yasha holds a juris doctor...

Ms. Moore-Grant has been practicing law in the North Georgia since 2002 focusing on family law. She is an attorney, mediator, arbitrator and court-appointed guardian ad litem. Her philosophy is to put families and children first and providing clients a transparent and smooth transition for their family. You can contact her directly at tamoore@pattersonmoorebutler.com.

Ms. Moore-Grant focuses her practice on uncontested and amicable divorce and mediation. In 2019, she founded the Amicable Divorce Network to connect the public with resolution focused attorneys and to promote amicable divorce practices in Georgia. In 2020, she was awarded a Georgia Legal Award for...

Attorney Misty A. Oaks, Founding Partner and Principal Member of The Oaks Firm, stepped out on faith when she started her own legal practice in 2009. What started as just a dull roar turned into roaring thunder, when considering the number of satisfied clients and the rapid growth of The Firm. She oversees every aspect of The Firm’s operations, while her main areas of practice are: Home & Auto Loan Modifications, Chapter 7 & 13 Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense, and Civil Litigation. Attorney Oaks graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North...

Over thirty years of experience in nearly all facets of construction and business law. Areas of expertise include dispute resolution, business organization, consulting and management, real estate syndication and development, construction management and telecommunications.

Other Experience:
• Pilot in USAF. Aircraft Commander KC-135 air refueling tanker. Over 100 missions in Viet Nam.
• Adjunct Professor - Emory Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, in the area of construction law.
• Lecturer – Graduate Construction Management Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, in the area of construction law.
• Lecturer - Graduate Construction Management Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, in the area of construction law.
• Lecturer for Federal Publications in...

A native of Atlanta, Ron Smith earned his J.D. Degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1981 and first practiced law as a state prosecutor in central Florida. Mr. Smith's service to others includes his background as a Certified K-12 Teacher and Undergraduate through Graduate Instructor in several subject areas. Since 1965 he continues to work as a lay minister for various Christian and charitable ministries. His private law practice since 1984 has been an extension of these ministries so as to help people deal with a variety of legal matters. For several years Mr. Smith owned and managed a...

Mr. Blackburn has been a member of the Georgia and US District Court bars since June of 1984. Before going to law school he obtained a Masters degree in City Planning and worked in Zoning and land use planning for several years.He has been engaged in the General practice of law for more than 35 years.His primary focus has been in personal injury, domestic, criminal, and commercial litigation. He has also become quite experienced in Probate and Elder Law, Real Estate transactions and litigation, as well as real estate development and zoning and planning issues. He has served...

The Law Office of Kathryn N. Hedden is to assist clients in finding solutions to disputes that are effective and lasting. If you are looking to find a way to resolve your problem so that it is solved and there is no need of your having to come back to court again and again, this is the law firm for you. Most people hope to never see an attorney’s office and certainly never want to see the inside of a courtroom. In my more than twenty-five years as a litigator, I have come to believe. that almost all disputes...