Carothers & Mitchell LLC - Attorneys
CAROTHERS & MITCHELL, LLC
278 West Main StreetBuford, Georgia 30518
Phone: 770/932-3552
Fax: 770/932-6348
Firm General E-Mail: carmitch@carmitch.com
General Civil Litigation Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Municipal and Governmental Law, Labor and Employment, Insurance Defense, Civil Rights, First Amendment, Premises Liability, Personal Injury and Criminal Law.
FIRM PROFILE:
Carothers & Mitchell, LLC is a litigation firm practicing in all State and Federal courts.
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
RICHARD A. CAROTHERS
Richard A. Carothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 5, 1951;
admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1979, Ohio;
United States Supreme Court, 1995;
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1984;
U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.
Education:
Denison University (B.A., 1973); Emory University (J.D., 1976).
Assistant City Attorney, City of Atlanta, 1977-1985.
Assistant County Attorney, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1985-1987.
County Attorney, Director of Law Department, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1987-1992.
City Attorney, City of Berkeley Lake, 1992-Present.
City Attorney, City of Lilburn, 1998-Present.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs.
Senior Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, LLC, 1996-Present.
Member:
Assistant County Attorney, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1985-1987.
County Attorney, Director of Law Department, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1987-1992.
City Attorney, City of Berkeley Lake, 1992-Present.
City Attorney, City of Lilburn, 1998-Present.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs.
Senior Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, LLC, 1996-Present.
Member:
Gwinnett County and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.
Other: Leadership Gwinnett - Steering Committee, 1992-1997 and Board of Trustees, 1997-Present; Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, Board of Directors and General Counsel, 1995-Present,
Volunteer of the Year 2005-2006; Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2000-2005;
Past President, City Attorneys Section of the Georgia Municipal Association;
Secretary, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia 2003-2004.
Vice-President, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia, 2005-2006.
Other: Leadership Gwinnett - Steering Committee, 1992-1997 and Board of Trustees, 1997-Present; Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, Board of Directors and General Counsel, 1995-Present,
Volunteer of the Year 2005-2006; Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2000-2005;
Past President, City Attorneys Section of the Georgia Municipal Association;
Secretary, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia 2003-2004.
Vice-President, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia, 2005-2006.
President, Local Government Section, State Bar of Georgia, 2007-2009.
Frequent speaker for Institute of Continuing Legal Education and elected official education programs by the Georgia Municipal Association and Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.
Other:
Representative presentations:
Guest Speaker on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television, The Layman’s Lawyer on zoning issues, July 2001;
Regulating Adult Entertainment for the 49th Institute of City and County Attorneys, Athens, Georgia, September, 2002;
Nuisance Claims Against Local Governments for the Metro City and County Attorneys’ Seminar, March 2003 and Police Chase Cases: The Defense Perspective, for the Municipal & County Tort Liability Seminar, October, 2003.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Frequent speaker for Institute of Continuing Legal Education and elected official education programs by the Georgia Municipal Association and Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.
Other:
Representative presentations:
Guest Speaker on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television, The Layman’s Lawyer on zoning issues, July 2001;
Regulating Adult Entertainment for the 49th Institute of City and County Attorneys, Athens, Georgia, September, 2002;
Nuisance Claims Against Local Governments for the Metro City and County Attorneys’ Seminar, March 2003 and Police Chase Cases: The Defense Perspective, for the Municipal & County Tort Liability Seminar, October, 2003.
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Municipal Law; Zoning & Land Use; Eminent Domain; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury.
THOMAS M. MITCHELL
Thomas M. Mitchell, born in Rome, Georgia, August 18, 1968;
admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia;
1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia.
Education:
University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1990);
University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, 1991-1992, Articles Editor, 1992-1993, Georgia Law Review.
Positions Held:
Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold L. Murphy, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Georgia. Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, LLC, 1996-Present.
City Attorney, City of Statham, 2002-Present.
City Attorney, City of Hoschton, 2002-Present.
City Attorney, City of Snellville, 2003-2007.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs.
Member:
Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold L. Murphy, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Georgia. Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, LLC, 1996-Present.
City Attorney, City of Statham, 2002-Present.
City Attorney, City of Hoschton, 2002-Present.
City Attorney, City of Snellville, 2003-2007.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs.
Member:
Gwinnett County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.
Other:
Speaker on Discretionary Appeals in Zoning Cases for the Zoning Law Seminar, November, 2000;
Presenter on Moratoria for the Zoning Law Seminar, November 2002;
Presenter on The Land Subdivision Process and Annexation for the Georgia Land Use Seminar, December 2002, 2003, 2004; and for the National Business Institute, November, 2003;
Leadership Gwinnett Class of 1997-1998; Leadership Gwinnett Steering Committee, 2000-2005;
Leadership Board of Trustees - 2005.
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Employment Discrimination; ERISA Employee Benefits Litigation; Zoning & Land Use; Eminent Domain.
Other:
Speaker on Discretionary Appeals in Zoning Cases for the Zoning Law Seminar, November, 2000;
Presenter on Moratoria for the Zoning Law Seminar, November 2002;
Presenter on The Land Subdivision Process and Annexation for the Georgia Land Use Seminar, December 2002, 2003, 2004; and for the National Business Institute, November, 2003;
Leadership Gwinnett Class of 1997-1998; Leadership Gwinnett Steering Committee, 2000-2005;
Leadership Board of Trustees - 2005.
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Employment Discrimination; ERISA Employee Benefits Litigation; Zoning & Land Use; Eminent Domain.
REGINA BENTON REID
Regina Benton Reid, born in Pensacola, Florida, 1963;
admitted to bar, 1988; Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.
Education:
Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, with honors, 1985);
Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1988).
Positions Held:
Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, 1997-2001.
Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, 2001-Present.
Member:
Atlanta (Member, Sections on: General Practice; Litigation and Environmental Law), Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.
Other:
Frequent Speaker Georgia Institute of Technology, Asbestos and Lead Training Seminars for Developers and Contractors; Presentation to Consulting Engineers Council of Georgia on Legal Implications Resulting from Encountering Asbestos-Containing Materials (1996);
Speaker for Defense Research Institution Premises Liability Seminars (1998-2000).
PRACTICE AREAS:
Environmental; Eminent Domain; Zoning & Land Use; Litigation; Product Liability; Premises Liability.
Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, 2001-Present.
Member:
Atlanta (Member, Sections on: General Practice; Litigation and Environmental Law), Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.
Other:
Frequent Speaker Georgia Institute of Technology, Asbestos and Lead Training Seminars for Developers and Contractors; Presentation to Consulting Engineers Council of Georgia on Legal Implications Resulting from Encountering Asbestos-Containing Materials (1996);
Speaker for Defense Research Institution Premises Liability Seminars (1998-2000).
PRACTICE AREAS:
Environmental; Eminent Domain; Zoning & Land Use; Litigation; Product Liability; Premises Liability.
E. RONALD BENNETT, JR.
E. Ronald Bennett, Jr., born in Buford, Georgia, 1969;
admitted to bar, 1996; Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.
Education:
Oglethorpe University (B.A. 1991);
Walter F. George School of Mercer University (J.D., 1996).
Positions Held:
Partner, Carothers & Mitchell, 2005.
City Attorney, City of Flowery Branch, 2004-Present.
City Attorney, City of Bethlehem, 2005- Present.
Member:
City Attorney, City of Flowery Branch, 2004-Present.
City Attorney, City of Bethlehem, 2005- Present.
Member:
Gwinnett County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.
Other:
Member, Moot Coot Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing;
Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing. Carter & Ansley, 1999 - 2004;
PRACTICE AREAS:
Insurance Defense Litigation; Governmental Law; Eminent Domain; Zoning and Land Use.
Other:
Member, Moot Coot Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing;
Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing. Carter & Ansley, 1999 - 2004;
PRACTICE AREAS:
Insurance Defense Litigation; Governmental Law; Eminent Domain; Zoning and Land Use.
PETER C. BROWN
Peter C. Brown, born in San Diego, California, January 30, 1972;admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts.
Education:
Centre College of Kentucky, B.A., 1994;
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1998.
Finalist Shores Moot Court Competition, Spring 1997.
Positions Held:
Associate, Carothers & Mitchell, 2006.
Member:
Gwinnett County Bar, State Bar of Georgia (Section Member: Tort and Insurance).
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment.
AMY B. COWAN
Amy B. Cowan, born in Decatur, Georgia, February 24, 1980;
admitted to Georgia Bar 2005; U.S. District Court, Northern District, and U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Education:
University of Georgia, B.A., summa cum laude, 2002.
First Honor Graduate; Phi Beta Kappa.
Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, J.D. 2005.
Recipient, Mercer Lawyer Scholarship.
Member, Moot Court Board. Winner, Best Brief, Gabrielli Moot Court Competition, Spring 2004.
Positions Held:
Associate, Carothers & Mitchell, 2007.
Member:
Gwinnett County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Eminent Domain; Insurance Defense Litigation.
ANGELA COUCH NGUYEN
Angela Couch Nguyen, born in Atlanta, Georgia, June 16, 1972,
admitted to Georgia Bar 1996.
Education:
Emory University (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa);
Emory University School of Law (J.D. 1996).
President’s Council on Status of Women Graduate Writing Award; American Jurisprudence Award in Research, Writing and Advocacy.
Positions Held:
Staff Attorney for Chief Judge K. Dawson Jackson and Senior Judge Homer M. Stark, Gwinnett Superior Court, 1996-2006.
Assistant Solicitor for Gwinnett County, 2006-2007.
Judge, Gwinnett County Magistrate Court, 2005-2006.
Associate, Carothers & Mitchell, 2007.
Member:
Gwinnett County Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain; Insurance Defense Litigation.
DEBORAH C. WAKEFIELD
Deborah C. Wakefield,
admitted to Texas and Georgia Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
Education:
University of Alabama (B.S., Business Management; B.A., English);
Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1990).
Staff Member, Southwestern Law Review, Southwestern Moot Court Honors Program; Dean’s Scholar and Dean’s List.
Positions Held:
Senior Assistant City Attorney, Employment Litigation Subgroup for the City of Atlanta, 2004-2006. United States Department of Labor Solicitor’s Office, 2006-2007.
Of Counsel, Carothers & Mitchell, 2007.
Member:
State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of Texas.
PRACTICE AREAS: General Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense Litigation.
MICHAEL E. HOBBS
Michael E. Hobbs, admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia;
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
Education:
University of Georgia (B.A., History);
Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1975).
Positions Held:
Assistant Attorney General, Highway and Construction Division, Georgia Department of Law, 1975-1984. Assistant Division Director, Public Safety Division, Georgia Department of Law, 1984-1990. Division Director, Government Operations Division, Georgia Department of Law, 1990-1991. Deputy Attorney General for Litigation, Georgia Department of Law, 1991-1995. Counsel to the Attorney General, 1996-2001. Deputy Attorney General for Special Prosecutions, 2001-2007; Of Counsel, Carothers & Mitchell, 2008.
Member:
State Bar of Georgia.
PRACTICE AREAS:
General Civil Litigation.
