Education
- University of Florida, Juris Doctor, 1976
- Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts, 1970
Focus of Practice
- Workers' Compensation Claimant's Law-closed head injuries, death cases, and all other cases involving Workers' Compensation issues.
Professional Leadership
- Of Counsel, Gerber & Holder, 2018
- Partner, Long & Holder, LLP, 1986-2018
- Atlanta Bar Association, Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section 1990-1991, Chair, Medical-Legal Committee, 1999-2003.
- Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected as a 2005-12, 2014-18 Georgia Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine.
- Member, Board of Directors of WIN-PAC 2004-2014 (Chair 2011-2014).
- Fellow, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.
- Chair, State Bar of Workers’ Compensation Section 2015 – 2016.
- Member, Georgia Legal Foundation, 2011-2013.
- Member, Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Lawyers, Board of Directors 2013-2018
- Member, Executive Committee State Bar of Georgia Workers’ Compensation, 2014-2016 (Chair 2015-2016).
- Avvo rated 10 out of 10.
Lectures
- “When the Claimant Changes Attorneys-The Rights and Duties of the Predecessor and Successor Attorneys”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1988
- “Litigating Permanent Partial Disability Benefits Claims”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1991
- “Attorney’s Fees and Ethical Dilemmas of Claimant’s Attorney and The Defense Attorney, Assessed Fees and How to Make a Living”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 1991
- “Medical Benefits – The Authorized Provider”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 1992
- “Aggravation of Pre-Existing Injuries”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1994
- “Quintuple Bypass: WC/ADA/FMLA/OSHA/SITF”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 1994
- “The Ethics of Discovery Objections”, Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2000
- “Medical Treatment for the Injured Worker”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 2000
- “Current Return to Work Issues”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation Law Institute Seminar, 2000
- “Georgia Workers’ Compensation Subrogation”, GTLA Don’t Lien On Me: How to Deal With Subrogation & Reimbursement Claims Seminar, 2001
- “Subrogation UPDATE”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 2002
- “Subrogation-Is It Alive and Well?”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2002
- “Judicial Responses to Recurring Witness, Evidentiary and Discovery Issues”, Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2004
- “Emerging Return to Work Issues”, Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2007
- “Establishing Catastrophic Designation”, Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse Seminar, 2008
- Participant in Mock Trial, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2010
- “Trial and Appellate Advocacy”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2010
- Co-Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Law Institute, 2012
- Panelist, “Ethics And The Vulnerable Client With TBI”, Side by Side Brain Injury Club House Seminar, 2013.
- “Dual Exposures-When Workers’ Compensation and Employment Matters Become Entwined” State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar 2017.
Publications
- “Proving Disability In Workers’ Compensation Cases”, The Verdict, July/August 1991
- “Workers’ Compensation Pre-Hearing Checklist (all issues)”, The Atlanta Lawyer, Fourth Quarter 1991
- “Workers’ Compensation: Trends In Obtaining Medical Treatment”, The Verdict, Winter 1999
- “Workers’ Compensation Subrogation: Two Perspectives,” The Verdict, Fall 2002
Civic Leadership
- Past President, Peachtree Hills Civic Association
- Board of Directors, Side By Side Brain Injury Clubhouse 2006 – Present, Chairman 2008 – 2015.