Press Releases

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce partner Lisa A. Wade has been appointed as the 2020-2021 Diversity Vice-Chair to the Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Law General Committee, part of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, congratulates Pamela Lee on her elevation to the Executive Committee of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA). Lee will serve as the secretary of the committee from 2019-2020, a role placing her in the line of succession to become president.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces the addition of six new attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta office. The additions include senior attorney Traci Teer, as well as attorneys Kristin Tucker, Christopher Beerman, Shivam Kumar, Gerond Lawrence and Philip Poole.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce Joanna Jang has joined the Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta board of directors, the official representing body and the voice of the Korean American Community in Atlanta, as well as the Korean-American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta board of directors, which promotes the general welfare of the Korean American business community.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce Gillian Crowl has been named a member of The National Black Lawyers’ Top 100. This invitation-only membership is limited to the top 100 African American attorneys in Georgia who promote diversity and equality in the legal system.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce five of its Atlanta-based attorneys have been included in the 2020 Super Lawyers list for Georgia, and an additional nine Swift Currie attorneys in Atlanta have been recognized as 2020 Rising Stars.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces the addition of six new attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta office during the first month of 2020. The firm is pleased to welcome attorneys Tyler Connor, Zain Haq, Lance Patrick, Timothy Peacock, William Richardson and Maurice “Reece” Riden, II.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce Marvis Jenkins has been named a member of The National Black Lawyers’ Top 100. This invitation-only membership is limited to the top 100 African American attorneys in Georgia who promote diversity and equality in the legal system.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce the elevation of seven attorneys as new partners in the Atlanta and Birmingham offices as of Jan. 1, 2020. Newly named partners in Atlanta include Joanna Jang, Myrece Johnson, Dan Kingsley, Crystal McElrath and Blake Staten. In Birmingham, Trey Dowdey and Brian Richardson have earned elevation to partnership. These seven additions bring the firm’s partnership to 69 attorneys.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce the arrival of Lisa Churvis, Stacy Drackwicz and Robert Wheeler to the firm’s litigation practice in Atlanta. With today’s announcement, the firm has added 29 new attorneys in 2019, which follows the addition of 45 new hires in 2018 and brings the firm’s headcount to more than 150 attorneys.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces seven new attorneys joined the firm in October and November 2019. The additions include attorneys Shannon Auvil, Elijah Davis, Monica Dean, Colleen Hampton, Austin Hiffa and Justin Jorgensen in the Atlanta office, and Kayla Washington in Birmingham. With today’s announcement, the firm has added 26 new attorneys so far this year after adding 45 new hires in 2018, bringing the firm’s headcount to more than 150 attorneys.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce that Alabama-based partner F. Lane Finch, Jr., has been reappointed as chair of DRI’s (formerly known as Defense Research Institute) Insurance Law Committee and also reappointed to DRI’s Insurance Roundtable Steering Committee. DRI is the leading organization of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel, with more than 25,000 members.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce two of its Birmingham-based attorneys have been named as Rising Stars in the 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list. Brandon J. Clapp and Brian C. Richardson were each recognized for the second consecutive year in the Insurance Coverage category. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers across Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee are honored as Rising Stars, who must be 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce its inclusion on the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” list, which recognizes quality and breadth of service provided, based on reviews from both clients and peers. Swift Currie was recognized for its work nationally and in both the Atlanta and Birmingham metropolitan areas. The complete list of the firm’s rankings is available here.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce Sara Alexandre and Avery G. Carter have been named to The National Black Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 for 2019. 

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces five new attorneys joined the firm’s Atlanta office in September. The additions include senior attorney Janie E. Hagood and attorneys Briana A. Burrows, Anelise R. Codrington, Amy D. Katz and Matthew A. Liverman. Their arrival follows the addition of 14 attorneys so far this year and 45 new hires in 2018, bringing the firm’s headcount to more than 150 attorneys.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce 16 of the firm’s attorneys in Atlanta and Birmingham have been recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with Swift Currie representing seven different practice areas. Additionally, C. Bradford Marsh earned the “Lawyer of the Year” Award in Atlanta for the category of Professional Malpractice Law: Defendants.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces the addition of three new attorneys to the firm’s Atlanta office: Lauren R. Smith, Pearce W.J. Taylor and Brendan S. Thompson. Their arrival follows the addition of 11 attorneys so far this year and 45 new hires in 2018, bringing the firm’s headcount to approximately 150 attorneys and making it the largest firm in Georgia focused solely on litigation.