Stokes Carmichael & Ernst LLP

with over 43 years of service and success, we bring the power of legal knowledge® to the challenges of business, commercial, employment, and securities law and litigation. at stokes carmichael & ernst llp, our attorneys are committed to creating dependable, customized legal solutions for regional small and mid-market businesses as well as international corporations and high-asset entrepreneurs, contractors and investors. we have the ability and resources to act on a national level. based in atlanta, georgia, we are proud to be recognized by independent and respected organizations for the quality of our service. both the firm and our partners have received martindale-hubbell's® highest rating, "av® preeminent®," for excellence in legal ability and ethical standards. we are listed in the bar register of preeminent lawyers. our partners have been recognized in consecutive years as being among "georgia's legal elite: the state's most effective lawyers" by georgia trend magazine. additi