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FMG adds additional attorneys in Atlanta, Boston, Lexington, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco

3/29/21

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, a leading nationwide litigation law firm with over 200 attorneys in 20 offices in 10 states, is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have recently joined the Firm: David McCollum is a Partner in the Atlanta office and is Vice-Chair of the Firm’s National Construction and Design Law Practice Section. Mr. McCollum is an accomplished trial lawyer with deep roots in the construction industry. He also has substantial commercial litigation experience representing a variety of businesses in a myriad of contract and business tort lawsuits. Read more Amy Cowan is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office, and practices in the Firm’s Government Law, Labor and Employment, and Professional Liability practice sections. Ms. Cowan has extensive experience defending local governments at the trial and appellate levels in cases involving zoning and land use, eminent domain, constitutional law, and environmental law. She also has significant experience providing general counsel to municipalities in Metro Atlanta. Read more Brian Goldberg is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He concentrates his practice on commercial and business disputes, real estate disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, creditor-rights matters, lender-liability defense, premises liability defense, due diligence reviews, and regularly serves as local counsel providing opinion letters to institutional borrowers and lenders regarding enforceability of Georgia security instruments in large multi-state transactions.  Read more Leo Kogan is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers practice section and focuses his practice on representing clients in a wide variety of commercial matters. Mr. Kogan’s experience includes representing healthcare providers in qui tam actions and investigations, contract-based disputes, and corporate disputes between shareholders. Read more

Eleni Demestihas is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Boston office. After graduating magna cum laude in 2017 from Emory University in Atlanta, she attended Boston College Law School, obtaining her Juris Doctorate in 2020. Read more Preston Ehlers is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He practices in the Firm’s Government Law, Construction & Design, and Professional Liability practice sections. Mr. Ehlers received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the Emory University School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Auburn University. Read more Shaun Foley is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He has extensive experience in commercial construction litigation where he has represented developers, general and sub-contractors, owners and other professionals in construction defect claims, contract disputes, and tort claims. Learn more Samuel Gallman is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Los Angeles and Seal Beach offices. He practices in the Construction and Design and Tort and Catastrophic Loss practice sections. Read more Steven Grunberg is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He is part of the Government and Georgia Torts practice sections. Mr. Grunberg received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Mercer University School of Law, where he was a member of the Mercer Law Review and served on the Executive Board of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society. Read more Daenayia Hudson is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Lexington office. She practices on the Firm’s Government Law, Transportation Law, Advertising, and Healthcare practice teams. Ms. Hudson received her bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs from The Ohio State University where she was vice president of Undergraduate Black Law Students Association, and a member of Student Government Associations and Politics, Society, and Law Scholars. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2017. Read more Tyler James Jacobs is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Orange County office. He practices in the Financial Services and Banking practice section. Mr. Jacobs attended Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he graduated in the top-third of his class as an O’Connor Honors Fellow. He was an Articles Editor for Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology. Read more Ryan Mayo is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia, graduating magna cum laude, and his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. Read more Heather McFeeley is an Associate in the Philadelphia office of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. Her practice focuses on tort and catastrophic loss and professional liability. Ms. McFeeley earned her J.D. with honors from Widener University Delaware Law School in 2020. She worked full-time as a paralegal while attending law school at night. During law school, Ms. McFeeley served on the executive board as the Internal Managing Editor of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.  Read more