Experience

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  Alston & bird

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1985

  Attorney

  As an associate, responsible for legal research, brief writing and all aspects of litigation, including discovery.

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  City of atlanta

  Jan 1985 - Dec 1988

  Judge, city court

  Presided over traffic offenses and misdemeanors as a City Court judge.

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  Fulton county government

  Jan 1989 - Feb 1992

  Superior court judge

  Presided over felony and misdemeanor cases as Superior Court judge.

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  State of georgia

  Mar 1992 - Jun 2005

  Justice, supreme court of georgia

  As a Justice on the Court, I was primarily charged with the following:hearing cases;consulting with other Justices on merits of cases; and authoring opinions that dictated how Georgia law should be interpreted.

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  Supreme court of georgia

  Jun 1992 - Jul 2009

  Chief justice, supreme court

  As the presiding officer of the Court, in my capacity of Chief Justice I was responsible for the following: serving as the head of the judicial branch of the State of Georgia;presiding over hearings of cases, public sessions that are before the Court;chairing private conferences of cases that are discussed between the members of the Court and ultimately decided by the Justices;authoring opinions; and managing the overall operations of the Court.

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  Schiff hardin llp

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2016

  Former partner

  I represented parties in connection with corporate, government relations, family and commercial litigation. With a particular focus on matters that may head to appeals, I represented and counseled my clients to preserve their interests at trial in preparation for litigation in the appellate courts.

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  Smith gambrell russell

  Oct 2016 - now

  Partner/executive committee member

  My specialty is appellate and complex civil litigation, arbitration and mediation. My law firm, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, began practicing law in 1893, we have pursued a vision of building one of the country’s premier full-service business firms. Today we serve corporate counsel and corporations across the globe from offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Frankfurt, Germany; Jacksonville, Florida; New York, New York and Washington, D.C.Our attorneys are focused in primary disciplines featuring more than 45 specialized practice areas. Our clients welcome guidance in specific areas of law and value attorneys who can deliver specialized levels of legal service within those areas.Our goal is to provide swift, expert and cost-effective legal support to our clients. With 120 years of experience practicing law across the globe, we have developed a practice designed to get your business done quickly and efficiently while assigning the right talent to give you the help you need.We look forward to serving you with expert legal counsel, responsiveness, skill and professionalism. Show less

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  City of atlanta

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

  Former chair, task force for public trust
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  Marta (metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority)

  Jan 2021 - now

  General counsel to board

  General Counsel to the Board of Directors of MARTA

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  Federal nominations advisory committee

  Feb 2021 - Sept 2023

  Chairperson
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  Nam (national arbitration and mediation)

  Jan 2023 - now

  Arbitrator and mediator at national arbitration and mediation