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MICHAEL D. CROSS JR. is a member of the Alpharetta business and technology law firm of Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC, where his areas of practice include partnership and LLC law, mergers and acquisitions, franchise law, and general corporate transactions. For the past ten years, Mr. Cross also has served as an adjunct professor at Reinhardt College, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses involving business law, media law, entrepreneurial law, organizational leadership and ethics. He also speaks frequently at continuing education seminars. Mr. Cross serves on the boards of several organizations, including the Development Authority for the City of Alpharetta, of which he is the chairman; and he is a founding board member of several non-profit organizations, including the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation, Inc. Mr. Cross has worked with the Georgia Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism since 2005. In 2010, he was selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars for his work representing entrepreneurs, investors and privately-held companies. He earned his B.A. degree from Anderson University, his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law and his LL.M. degree, with honors, from the University of Alabama. Mr. Cross is admitted to practice in Georgia and Indiana, as well as before the U.S Tax Court. MICHAEL S. EVANS is an attorney with the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. Mr. Evans concentrates his practice on representing closely-held businesses and their owners in the areas of tax law, business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and estate and succession planning. His experience includes assisting entrepreneurs with choice of entity decisions and the organization of new businesses; providing tax planning on corporate and partnership income tax matters; counseling business management on executive compensation planning options and strategies; guiding businesses through the merger, acquisition and sale process; and designing sophisticated estate and succession plans for entrepreneurs, executives, and other individuals. Mr. Evans earned his B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and his J.D. degree from Georgia State University College of Law. He is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association (member, Taxation and Estate Planning sections), the State Bar of Georgia (member, Business Law, Fiduciary Law, Real Property and Taxation sections), and the American Bar Association (member, Tax, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, and Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice sections). JOSEPH C. MANDARINO is a partner with the law firm of Stanley Esrey & Buckley, LLP, whose practice focuses primarily on planning for business entities and their owners. Mr. Mandarino writes and speaks on a variety of topics. His articles have appeared in the National Law Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, Tax Notes Today, the Journal of Real Estate Taxation, the Journal of S Corporation Taxation, the Journal of Multistate Taxation, Tax & Finance Newsletter and the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation. In addition, he has spoken at meetings and seminars organized by numerous organizations, including the American Bar Association, the White House Conference on Small Businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Georgia Electronic Commerce Association, the Federation of Exchange Accommodators, the International Reinsurance Conference, the Service Corps of Retired Executives and the United Way, as well as several panel-type TV discussion programs. Mr. Mandarino earned his B.A. degree from the University of Toronto, his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Loyola University School of Law and his LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law. DAVID M. MESSER is an attorney with the firm of Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC. Mr. Messer's practice focuses on a full spectrum of business law, with an emphasis on all phases of business dispute resolution, including trials, appeals, mediation and arbitration. He practiced as a business trial lawyer in Oklahoma for six years prior to joining Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC. In addition to his work in business litigation and negotiation, Mr. Messer has extensive experience in oil and gas litigation, homeowners' association disputes and election disputes. He also has successfully represented clients in a number of appeals before the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals and the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Mr. Messer is an adjunct professor at Reinhardt College in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he teaches a variety of courses on business law and ethics. He is admitted to the practice of law in Georgia and Oklahoma; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma; the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Mr. Messer is a registered mediator with the Georgia Commission for Dispute Resolution and was honored by his peers as one of Georgia Trend's Legal Elite for 2009. Mr. Messer also serves on the board of the Noble Heroes Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation supporting and honoring professionals in the public safety profession. He earned his B.S. degree from Free Will Baptist Bible College, his M.C.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his J.D. degree, with highest honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law. PETER E. MORGAN is an attorney with the Alpharetta law firm of Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC. His business law practice includes both transactions and litigation related to contract law; mergers and acquisitions; franchise agreements; partnership agreements; LLC operating agreements; employment and independent contractor agreements; noncompetition, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure agreements; licensing agreements; and state and federal trademark applications and disputes. Mr. Morgan also advises clients with respect to commercial real estate, including financing agreements, lease preparation and negotiation, contract negotiation and review, and commercial real estate closings. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Morgan was an award-winning professor and a long-time writer, teacher, and entrepreneur. He earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Stirling University in Scotland; his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Riverside; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law. Mr. Morgan currently serves on the board of directors of the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation.
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