Attorney Profiles

Since graduating from Emory Law School in 1976, I have had experience in many areas of the law. Over the years, I have narrowed my practice to primarily personal injury, collections, creditor rights, and business litigation.

Litigation should not be considered a sport. It should be pursued seriously, logically and as unemotionally as possible. I have found that when the litigants do not proceed with these factors in mind, injustice often results. It is my job to do as much as possible to make sure that my client as well as the opposing party pursue the litigation rationally. My 30 years of legal experience have allowed me to conclude that involvement in the legal system too often results in the participants being drained both emotionally and financially from the experience. It is my goal to have our clients avoid these adverse consequences and still have a favorable outcome to their legal problems.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Law
• Commercial Collections Law
• Creditors' Rights Law
• Business & Commercial Law

Litigation Percentage

• 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1976
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
• Georgia Court of Appeals, 1976
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 1976

Education

• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Representative Cases

• Roden Electrical Supply, Inc. v. Faulkner, 524 S.E.2d 247 (Ga. App. 1999)
• Reuben v. First National Bank of Atlanta, 247 S.E.2d 504 (Ga.App. 1978)
• Sachdeva v. Smith, 306 S.E.2d 19 (Ga.App. 1983)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Instructor, Torts, Amer. Inst. for Paralegal Studies, 1996

Honors and Awards

• National Social Science Honor Society, 1973
• Freshman Honor Society, 1971

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Georgia, 1976 - Present
  
  
• Cobb County Bar Association, 1990 - Present
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1976 - 2000
  
  
• Commercial Law League of America, 1991 - 2000
  
  
• Atlanta Bar Association, 1981 - 2000
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Sellers & Krause, Partner, 1981 - 1989
• David A. Sellers, Associate, 1980 - 1981
• Wayne A. Krause, Sole Practitioner, 1977 - 1980
• Miller & Krause, Partner, 1976 - 1977
• Prof. Frank Vandall, Emory Univ. - Architects' Liability, Research Assistant, 1976

Pro Bono Activities

• Director, Heathersett Condominium Association, 1981 - 1992
• Judge, S.E. Regional Intercollegiate Mock Trial Competition, 1996
• Judge, Georgia Mock Trial Competition, 2004, 2006

Birth Information

• 1952, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America