Newsroom - August 2009

Sixteen Atlanta lawyers from Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Included in the list are: Bobbi Acord (Banking); Armando L. Basarrate, II (Health Care); Ronald T. Coleman, Jr. (Franchise); C. Edward Dobbs (Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Equipment Finance and Structured Finance); Rufus T. Dorsey, IV (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights); Charles E. Elrod, Jr. (Employee Benefits and Tax); G. Wayne Hillis, Jr. (Commercial Litigation); William J. Holley, II (Commercial Litigation); Paul L. Hudson, Jr. (Corporate and Health Care); Kenneth H. Kraft (Real Estate); John H. Parker, Jr. (Health Care); Mitchell M. Purvis (Structured Finance); J. Marbury Rainer (Commercial Litigation); Jonathan L. Rue (Health Care); David G. Russell (Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation); and Caroline S. Talley (Employee Benefits). In addition, Ed Dobbs was recognized as being listed annually 25 consecutive years since its inception. It is also noted that Charlie Elrod has been listed for 20 consecutive years and Paul Hudson and John Parker have been listed for 10 consecutive years.

Upcoming Events

9/30/2010 - Jay Rankin will be teaching a class on intercreditor issues, use of cash collateral and post-petition financing in bankruptcy at Emory University School of Law on September 23, September 30 and October 21, 2010.

10/18/2010 - Eric Taylor will be speaking at the 5th Annual Advanced Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation & Regulatory enforcement in Dallas for the American Conference Institute on October 18 and 19, 2010. Eric is giving two speeches: "Regulatory and Legislative Responses to the Turmoil in the Residential Mortgage Industry"; and "Master Class on Insurance Coverage and Litigation Issues in Subprime Mortgage Litigation."

12/7/2010 - Ed Dobbs will participate in the Atlanta Bar Association's annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review at the Capital City Club.

1/26/2011 - Eric Taylor will be conducting a two hour breakout session on the topic "The Current MDL Practice Landscape - What Is and Isn’t Working for Defendants?" at the 10th Annual Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation on January 26, 2011 in New York City.

During the conference, Eric is also a panelist, and will be discussing the topic "Managing the Current and Future Waves of Discriminatory and Predatory Lending/Servicing Cases" on January 27, 2011.