Jay Patton is a partner in Taylor English’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. With more than 25 years of complex litigation experience, Mr. Patton has successfully handled a wide variety of litigation matters, including successfully representing businesses and individuals in cases filed across the country involving claims arising from contracts, warranties, commercial transactions, construction, and…

Neil Gordon is a partner in Taylor English’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy, fraud investigations, and creditor’s rights. A nationally recognized leader in bankruptcy law, with more than 40 years of experience, Mr. Gordon seamlessly guides clients through the complexities of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, debt restructuring, distressed assets,…

Frank Virgin’s practice includes civil litigation (commercial contracts, real estate disputes, domestic relations and an occasional personal injury case), real estate transactions, securities arbitration and probate matters. Mr. Virgin works with real estate brokers and brokerage firms on matters related to landlord/tenant disputes, purchase and sale agreements, closings and miscellaneous issues and disputes. Mr. Virgin…

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 in numerous transactions in multifamily, office, retail, senior living, adaptive-ruse, affordable housing and industrial real estate development transactions. A…

W. Dennis “Denny” Summers is a member of Taylor English’s Corporate Department. He advises clients in business transitions involving employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), mergers and acquisitions and corporate and general business law matters. Mr. Summers has broad experience in a variety of industries, with an emphasis on service industries, health care, technology, staffing and…

Henry M. Quillian III nationally litigates, arbitrates and solves commercial disputes in the construction, real estate, insurance, intellectual property and general business sectors. For a decade, Mr. Quillian served as Chair of the Construction Practice at Taylor English. He was voted by peers as a Top 100 lawyer for twelve consecutive years in Georgia Super…

Tom Rawlings brings 30 years of legal experience in juvenile justice, child protection, and capacity-building to Taylor English. As a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Mr. Rawlings concentrates his practice on advising and defending youth-serving organizations. He has spent more than 20 years representing and serving institutional clients with a focus…

Binford (“Bin”) Minter is a partner at the Atlanta based law firm of Taylor English Duma, LLP.  Mr. Minter focuses his practice on franchise and distribution law and on counseling local governments and businesses, particularly emerging, growth focused companies that are raising capital. With over a decade of litigation experience, he understands the costs, risks, and…

Kelly Mullally is an intellectual property lawyer and appellate litigator focused on providing strategic advice to achieve her clients’ goals. Ms. Mullally has experience in all stages of patent and trademark litigation, from bench and jury trials in the U.S. District Courts, to U.S. Circuit Court appeals, through the U.S. Supreme Court certiorari petition stage.Skilled…

Coby Nixon is chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Nixon’s practice has focused primarily on patent infringement litigation.Serving as first-chair in many IP cases, Mr. Nixon has repeatedly delivered favorable results for his clients in the courtroom. He has argued successfully on appeal at the U.S. Court…