Current Employment Position(s)

Georgia Licensed Attorney, since 1986

Year Joined Organization: 1993

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business Organizations
• Business Startups
• Collections
• Commercial Law
• Construction Law
• Contracts
• Employment Contracts
• Franchise Law
• Leases
• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate Contracts and Disputes
• Sales or Purchases of Businesses

Representative Clients

• Construction/Surety Bond
• Various Businesses and Organizations
• Consulting Firms
• Restaurants
• National Associations
• Portable Storage Dealers
• Warehouse and Packaging Companies
• Contractor/Subcontractors
• Material Suppliers
• Franchisees/Franchisors

Representative Cases

• Berryhill v. Georgia Community Support and Solutions, Inc., 281 Ga. 439 (Georgia Supreme Court 2006)
• Berryhill v. Georgia Community Support and Solutions, Inc., 275 Ga. App. 189 (Georgia Court of Appeals 2005)
• Brown v. Premiere Designs, Inc., 543 U.S. 1152 (U.S. Supreme Court 2005)
• Brown v. Premiere Designs, Inc., 266 Ga. App. 432 (Georgia Court of Appeals 2005)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1986
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2007
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Classes and Seminars

• How a Lawsuit Works, Georgia Civil Justice Center, 1994
• Operating A Small Business: The Legal Prospective, North Fulton County Chamber of Commerce, 1994
• Portable Storage Containers and Municipal Regulation, National Portable Storage Association, 2003 - 2004

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1986
• University of Kentucky, Kentucky, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• How to Avoid Problems with Local Government: Zoning Issues, The Global Container

Address

2001 Macy Drive
Roswell, GA 30076

Phones

(770) 649-7796

Faxes

(770) 649-7797

Emails

witterman@bellsouth.net

Websites

http://www.wittermanlaw.com
http://www.witterman.com