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MARGARET HUGHES VATH owns her own law firm, is an adjunct professor at Georgia State University College of Law, and is a board member of the Atlanta Bar Association and of The Junior League of Atlanta. A large part of her law practice is representing for-profit and non-profit corporations in corporate transactions, business formation and governance advice. She assists with interpreting and enforcing corporate governing documents and rules; meetings with directors and members; reviewing, revising and negotiating contracts; recommending preventative measures and changes to corporate practices; and revising governing legal documents and contracts to reduce legal exposure. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Delaware and her J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law. Ms. Vath is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, the Community Associations Institute, The Junior League of Atlanta, the National Association of Parliamentarians and the Legal Writing Institute. M. LANCE McCORD is an associate with Kilpatrick Townsend. Mr. McCord focuses his practice on commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities. He is past participant of the North Carolina Innocence Project. Mr. McCord is a past member of the North Carolina Law Review. He is a former secretary of the American Civil Liberties Union, University of North Carolina Law School Chapter and past president of the American Constitution Society, University of North Carolina Law School Chapter. Mr. McCord received his B.A. degree from Saint Andrews Presbyterian College and his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina 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 and before 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. He also serves on the board of the Noble Heroes Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation supporting and honoring professionals in the public safety profession. Mr. Messer 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.
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