Nils Okeson is an associate attorney in the Litigation Practice Group, specializing in litigation and negotiation, with a focus on tort defense litigation. Mr. Okeson’s experience in tort defense litigation includes jury trials in federal, superior, and state courts. His legal proficiency extends to appellate briefs, mediations, depositions, motion arguments, and general trial practice, underscoring his…
Natalie Rowland is a partner in Taylor Duma’s Litigation Department, specializing in high-asset domestic relations, complex divorce, and custody law matters. With over 15 years of experience, she represents clients in courts, arbitrations, and mediations across Georgia and nationwide.Ms. Rowland is known for providing effective and tailored legal solutions that address each client’s unique needs,…
Catherine Banich is a seasoned attorney with more than 25 years of experience in civil defense litigation. She focuses on complex and catastrophic personal injury claims and has extensive experience in defending claims involving child care, premises liability, general aviation accidents, transportation and trucking, lender liability, and a broad range of other general liability areas.…
Gregory Schultz represents developers, borrowers and lenders in the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of commercial real estate. As a former CPA, Mr. Schultz brings his accounting and financial background to each engagement. He has represented clients (purchasers, sellers and lenders) in numerous transactions in multifamily, industrial, office, retail, senior living, adaptive-reuse, self-storage and affordable housing…
Amanda Wilson Speier is a partner in Taylor Duma’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department who focuses her practice on the healthcare industry, particularly medical malpractice defense. With over 13 years of experience representing large Georgia health systems, Amanda has gained an intricate knowledge of hospital processes and hospital medicine. Her specialty is complex cases involving…
Frank Strickland is a general practice lawyer. He serves as a court-appointed special master and receiver in commercial litigation matters and is a certified mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Mr. Strickland’s practice also includes assisting clients with interests in legislative and public policy matters.President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Strickland to…
John Rezac is a business lawyer, focusing on the resolution of creditor/debtor disputes. Mr. Rezac, a former banker himself, works with national and regional banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, inside and outside of U.S. Bankruptcy Court, to enforce commercial loan obligations, protect interests in real and personal property collateral and maximize recovery of…
Mark I. Sanders is a former Managing Partner of Taylor Duma and is an experienced transactional attorney whose primary focus is on business and real estate law. Mr. Sanders’ practice is national in scope, and he has an extensive background in the areas of real estate and finance, such as asset-backed loans and securitization transactions…
Ann Schildhammer is the General Counsel for Taylor Duma. An experienced litigator, Ms. Schildhammer concentrates in general business/commercial litigation, employment litigation and HR counseling, and real estate and title litigation. Utilizing her experience as former general counsel for a top-40 home building company, she also provides general business advice in the areas of legal and…
Charles McKnight is a veteran litigator who aggressively represents plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of business disputes and other litigation, including arbitration and mediation. He has successfully represented Fortune 500 companies (including leading insurance, financial services and oil and gas companies), international companies (including clients based in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Korea, Switzerland and…