Andersen, Tate & Carr is a proud to be a sponsor for the Georgia Lenders Quality Circle
2013 Small Business Week Awards Luncheon
Thursday, May 23, 2013
11:30 – 2 pm
Villa Christina
400 Summit Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia
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Join us for the GLQC 2013 Small Business Week Awards Luncheon
ATC’s Annual Kickin’ Cancer Cookout for Relay for Life!
official logo of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Join us today, April 25th, 2013 for our annual “Kickin’ Cancer Cookout“
to raise funds for the Gwinnett County Relay for Life!
the cookout will be at One Sugarloaf Centre
1960 Satellite Blvd.
Duluth, Georgia 30097
from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Your $10 donation includes: hamburger/veggie burger or 2 hot dogs, chips, a side item, a dessert, and a drink.
ALL proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.
Tom Tate Successful in De-Certification of Class Action
On March 21, 2013, thanks to the efforts of Tom Tate and other members of the defense team a federal judge in Louisiana decertified a class of plaintiffs who accuse Viking Range Corp. and its distributors of making slipshod appliances in order to create opportunities for repair work, finding the group of products being labeled defective was overly broad and could not be shoehorned into a single case.
ATC Welcomes Kellie Claflin as New Firm Manager Leave a comment
Today we welcome Kellie Claflin as our new firm manager. Kellie brings with her a wealth of experience as a firm manager. Her experience does not end there, having worked as a paralegal and support in a commercial real estate department. Kellie is a native of Gwinnett and a graduate of Berkmar High School.
Welcome Kellie! We are excited to have you join us!
Our thanks to Carolyn Rogers as she retires Leave a comment
ATC gives thanks to Carolyn Rogers, our firm manager for over a decade, as she retires. We appreciate all of her support and dedication over the years.
Carolyn, all our best to you and your family!
ATC Celebrates its 25th Anniversary!
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.
Originally founded as Thomas J. Andersen, P.C. in March of 1988 the firm has grown and evolved over the years, increasing in specialization while always maintaining a high standard of professionalism and work product. Tom, Ethel Andersen, and Terri Tesler (Tom’s paralegal) can all boast of having been here from the start, with Tom Tate joining after the first months of the firm’s existence.
For more on the firm, please visit our website at http://www.atclawfirm.com/.
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Congratulations to ATC’s 2013 Georgia SuperLawyers and Rising Stars!
Congratulations to our own Tom Andersen, Tom Tate, Jim Joedecke, Amy Bray, and Liz Clack-Freeman for making the 2013 SuperLawyers list for the State of Georgia. Matt Reeves and Trinity Hundredmark made the SuperLawyers “Rising Stars” list for 2013 as well.
Tom Andersen made the list of Georgia real estate lawyers for SuperLawyers for the seventh time. Tom is the head of our commercial real estate and banking group. His practice focus is on commercial real estate, finance, and banking.
Tom Tate made the list of Georgia SuperLawyers in business litigation. Tom is the head of our litigation department and has a focus in business, eminent domain, intellectual property and title insurance-related disputes. This is Tom’s fifth time being named to this prestigious list of Georgia lawyers.
Jim Joedecke made the list for business litigation SuperLawyers for the first time this year. His practice is focused in the areas of contract and business litigation, franchising litigation, condemnation and real estate litigation, bankruptcy, tax appeals and landlord/tenant disputes. Mr. Joedecke represents a variety of businesses and individuals in trial and appellate litigation around the country, as well as before local government boards and agencies, and in mediation and arbitration.
Amy H. Bray is making her first appearance on the Georgia real estate SuperLawyer list, after being named five times as a real estate “Rising Star”. She is a partner in our commercial real estate and banking group and focuses on community association law. Her practice includes representing all parties that may be involved in a community association, from developers, lenders, associations, to home owners and even the mediation of community association related cases.
Liz Clack-Freeman is making her first appearance on the SuperLaywer list of litigators. Ms. Clack-Freeman has a business and commercial litigation practice focused primarily in the areas of employment law, intellectual property and contract disputes in both federal court and state courts. Ms. Clack-Freeman’s employment practice includes not only litigation matters, but also includes preventative counseling and the drafting and reviewing of employment related documents including employee handbooks, employment agreements, severance agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, confidentiality agreements and other documents related to employment practice and procedure.
This year Matt Reeves and Trinity Hundredmark, both in our litigation department, made appearances on the SuperLawyer Rising Star list.
Matt Reeves has been named to the “Rising Stars” list for the first time. His practice covers a wide range of matters within the areas of real estate litigation, commercial and banking litigation, and probate litigation, including representing private property owners and business owners in eminent domain matters.
Trinity Hundredmark has been named to the list for the second time. She focuses her practice in criminal and family law matters. She counsels and advises clients on a variety of divorce and custody related issues. Ms. Hundredmark’s criminal practice includes both state and federal white-collar and general criminal defense. Ms. Hundredmark is also certified in DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
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More News on the Proposed Community Association “Superlien” in Georgia
English: Symbol of Georgia State Senate . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee is poised to consider Georgia Senate Bill 56 and a priority lien for community associations this Friday, February 22, 2013.
Georgia ranks in the top of the nation for the number of foreclosures, and communities across our state continue to feel the devastating economic impact of foreclosures. A priority lien would help community associations by requiring that a foreclosing bank satisfy up to six months worth of homeowners or condominium owners’ association fees that are due at the time of foreclosure.
For more information regarding how to contact your legislators regarding the bill, go to https://www.facebook.com/#!/cai.georgia provided by the legislative action committee of the Georgia chapter of the Community Associations Institute for a more extensive discussion and contact information for the legislators.
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ATC Announces New Managing Partner, Don Swift Leave a comment
Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. is proud to announce that Donald L. Swift, III has been elected by the shareholders to serve as Managing Partner of the firm. “Don is an excellent lawyer and with his strong communication skills, personal decency and integrity, and understanding of our corporate culture, he has the respect of all of the partners here. I know he will perform superbly in this challenging role and will carry on our tradition of strong and effective managing partners,” says firm founder, Thomas J. Andersen.
Don succeeds Tom Tate, who completed his second term as Managing Partner. “With his background in both law and business, Don is the perfect choice to take over as managing partner. I am confident he will help lead us to continued growth and success in the coming years,” says Tate.
Don is a shareholder in the litigation department of Andersen, Tate & Carr. In addition to his new managerial responsibilities, Don will continue to practice in the area of complex civil litigation and dispute resolution. “I am excited about this new opportunity to lead Andersen, Tate & Carr into the future. We are poised for growth and looking for new ways to serve both our existing and prospective clients.”
About to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. was founded in 1988. In that time the firm has grown from two to almost thirty attorneys and over sixty employees, making it the largest business law firm in Gwinnett County. The firm’s roots in Gwinnett County reach back much further; however, as some of its attorneys have practiced here since the mid-1970s. Andersen, Tate & Carr has become one of the preeminent law firms in suburban Atlanta by offering unparalleled legal representation in a wide variety of practice areas, such as real estate & banking, corporate & business transactions, civil litigation, land use & development, estate planning, criminal defense, and family law.
Brad Carr remarked, “I think the election of Don Swift as the new Managing Partner is simply further evidence of the continued growth of the firm and our practice. As the firm celebrates its first 25 years, I believe we have positioned ourselves to continue to be one of the premier law firms in the region for the next 25 years.” In recent years, Andersen, Tate & Carr’s reputation has spread beyond its base in Gwinnett County, to a practice that encompasses metro Atlanta. Today, the firm stands as one of the area’s most respected law firms, matching the expertise and sophistication of a “Downtown Firm” with “Small Town Firm” personal attention and dedication to its clients’ needs. The firm also encourages its attorneys and staff to take an active role in their community and to give back through community service, and civic and charitable activities throughout the year.
Reeves Gets City Council Member’s Ethics Charges Dropped in Dunwoody
English: The Dunwoody Farmhouse (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
ATC litigation partner Matt Reeves represented Dunwoody City Council Member Dr. Adrian Bonser, a dentist, in getting ethics charges against her dropped. This was the first Board of Ethics matter in the new City of Dunwoody, and included approximately six months of proceedings and a four-hour ethics hearing in September. The dispute centered around complex Georgia Open Meetings Act and Executive Session issues.
Matt was counsel to the Georgia House Judiciary Committee Chairman during the 2008 Georgia General Assembly, when legislation was approved to create the City of Dunwoody. Matt has handled many governmental litigation matters, in addition to litigating eminent domain, business, real estate and probate cases.
