Atkins & Fife

With over 25 years of combined experience, we practice aggressive, proactive, and highly creative defense strategies. When the state charges you with a crime, the consequences can be severe. You need a defense firm with the experience, the skill, and the creativity to build a winning defense. As former prosecutors and career litigators, Bill Atkins and David Fife know success in the courtroom and know what it takes to fight for you and protect your rights. You need an experienced lawyer who will take the time to sit down with you, listen to you and review every element of your case. You need a lawyer who will work hard for you and aggressively fight the attacks of the prosecution. You need a lawyer who has the knowledge and the skill to make sure you achieve the best result … [Read More...]

We concentrate our Labor & Employment practice in three areas of employment law.  We negotiate executive compensation, employment agreements and severance agreements on behalf of senior executives and other highly compensated employees.  We also represent employees who have experienced discrimination based upon race, sex, age, national origin and disability in the work place.  Finally, we specialize in representing women victimized by predatory male supervisors co-workers in sexual harassment matters. Executive Compensation, Employment & Severance Agreements Although Georgia remains a strong “at will” employment state, employers do occasionally offer employment agreements, executive compensation packages and severance agreements to their employees.   If you are … [Read More...]

Mr. Fife, I would just like to thank you once again for all your help.  You are the definition of a lawyer.  I really believe you work to help your clients. -S.H. Attorney William J. Atkins is one of the best and brightest in the court of law with a true heart for justice and fairness to all mankind.  As an outstanding communicator, Mr. Atkins was at his best in his persuasive ability to understand and relate to the jury and the bench. We hired David Fife after our son had been in jail for 10 months on a possession charge. During that 10 months, his court appointed attorney had made no progress; within two weeks, David had a plea agreement in place on that charge and another one in a different county. We were relieved to finally have some resolution. -J.B. Mr. Atkins has been … [Read More...]

We represent citizens harmed by the negligent, destructive and reckless acts of individuals, businesses and government entities.  We are not interested in taking cases for the purpose of negotiating quick settlements for less than fair economic value.  That is just not what we do. We evaluate every potential case with care.  Before we accept representation, we make sure that the case meets our criteria for liability and damages.   We do not depend on volume, but the quality of each case. We want to focus our considerable resources and expertise on each case.  By emphasizing quality over quantity, we can devote the time, energy and effort necessary to maximize pre-trial settlement value and achieve exceptional results at trial. Call now at (404) 969-4130 … [Read More...]