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William R. Jenkins
E-mail:wjenkins@jenkinsroberts.com
Education and Experience
Mr. Jenkins obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, and a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1981 from the Joseph H. Lumpkin School of Law of the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. While in law school, he was a member of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and served as Managing Editor of the Journal. He was also a scholar in the European Economic Community Fellowship Program.
Mr. Jenkins is a trained arbitrator and mediator. He has also served as an Administrative Law Judge for the Georgia Indemnification Commission and the Georgia Department of Medical Assistance. He is currently serving as Assistant County Administrator and Ex-Officio Assistant County Guardian (now Conservator) for the Probate Court of Fulton County. He is admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
Mr. Jenkins has over thirty-five years of professional experience, including experience as an administrative law judge, an arbitrator, and a mediator. He concentrates in probate matters and business law, including business formations, contract review and drafting, and litigation of contractual issues. He also handles professional licensing and disciplinary matters, guardianship issues, personal injury cases, and premises liability cases.
Bar Associations and Civic Groups
Mr. Jenkins is a former trustee of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, and formerly served as treasurer of the Lawyers Foundation and Chair of the Oversight Fundraising Committee for the BASICS program. He served on the Committee on the Organization of the State Bar, the Lawyer Advertising Task Force, the Committee on Aging Lawyers, and the BASICS Committee. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, and a past member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Georgia College & State University, where he served on the Finance Committee. Among other activities, Mr. Jenkins is a current member of the board of directors of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and a past president of the Society. He is also a member of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Gate City Bar Association.
Bryndis W. Roberts
E-mail:broberts@jenkinsroberts.com
Education and Experience
Ms. Roberts obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1978 from Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, and a Juris Doctorate Degree, cum laude, in 1981 from the Joseph H. Lumpkin School of Law of the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. While in law school, she was a member of the Georgia Law Review and served as the Executive Editor of the Georgia Law Review. She also received the Georgia Association of Women Lawyer's Outstanding Woman Law Student Award.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Roberts worked as the Vice President for Legal Affairs and as Special Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. She also worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia.
Ms. Roberts is admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ms. Roberts has over thirty-five years of professional experience, including experience as a lecturer, administrative law judge, an arbitrator, and a mediator. Ms. Roberts concentrates her practice in employment law and contract litigation. She also practices in the areas of business formations, church law, probate law, and professional licensing and discipline law.
Bar Associations and Civic Groups
Ms. Roberts is a past member of the Review Panel of the Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Georgia and a past Chairman of the Review Panel. She is a past member of the Georgia State Board of Accountancy and a past Chairman of the Accountancy Board. Among other activities, she currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan College, where she has previously served as Vice Chairman. She is also an avid genealogist and serves as a Family History Consultant at the Atlanta Family History Center. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.