John C. Stivarius, Jr. Partner/Group Leader stivarius@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8423 John has extensive experience in the complex litigation area, focusing most of his resources in this area, whether it is in the professional liability or employment area. John has handled numerous class and collective matters, large multi-million dollar professional and miscellaneous liability cases, as well as errors & omissions matters. John has jury trials in wrongful death, product liability, engineer liability, construction cases, malicious prosecution, contractual matters, fraud, professional liability and many others. In addition to these, John works on commercial disputes, both in the construction area as well as more traditional commercial disputes, handles contractual claims, defends companies in products liability, toxic tort, malicious prosecution and consumer defense cases, such as those under the FCRA, FACTA and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.   John has worked closely with many specialty lines insurers for many years and as a former Claims Counsel for Chubb, is well aware of the insurance role and how to meet the needs of various insurers. To read John's full bio, click here.
	Stanford G. Wilson Managing Partner swilson@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8434 Stan focuses on defending employers in employment-related litigation and representing employers in traditional labor matters including unfair labor practice proceedings, representation cases, arbitrations and collective bargaining. Stan has recently represented a large company in a fraud/negligence case involving professional liability.  He works within the firm's complex litigation group handling other professional liability, errors and omission claims, as well as products liability and commercial litigation.  Stan also works with specialty insurers who insure these particular complex litigation areas. To read Stan's full bio, click here.
	William D. Deveney Partner deveney@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8414 Will’s practice focuses primarily on defending employers and management officials against work-related claims in various federal and state courts, as well as before federal, state and local agencies, including the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Labor. Will has defended employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability and wage and hour claims, as well as against business tort and contract claims.   Will is also a member of the Complex Litigation Group focusing on professional and miscellaneous liability, errors & omissions cases, specialty insured claims, fraud, commerical litigation and mass action cases. To read Will's full bio, click here.
	Douglas H. Duerr Partner duerr@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8432 Douglas focuses on preventive advice and counseling on a wide range of employment and labor issues, while providing experienced counsel to employers in litigation and administrative proceedings. He also has experience handling professional liability, errors and omission claims, as well as products liability and commercial litigation. To read Doug's full bio, click here.
	Joshua H. Viau Senior Associate viau@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8458 Josh practices labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation related to employment discrimination for both private and public employers. He also advises and represents management in traditional labor relations matters including arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases before courts and the National Labor Relations Board, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, and alternative dispute resolution. Josh also practices in the complex litigation group, litigating professional liability, errors & omission claims, commercial liability cases and consumer protection defense matters for corporations. To read Josh's full bio, please click here.
	Preston B. Davis Associate davis@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8456 Preston concentrates on employment law (e.g., Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA and FLSA), complex litigation (e.g., products liability, errors & omissions, torts, toxic torts, professional and miscellaneous liability, consumer defense, commercial litigation), business litigation (e.g., contracts, restrictive covenants), and class actions and collective cases. Preston has experience in both federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. To read Preston's full bio, click here.
	Jennifer H. Keaton Associate keaton@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8467 Since joining Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson in 2004 after having practiced with another firm, Jennifer focuses on the representation of corporations in complex litigation and employment matters.  Jennifer has represented clients in areas of fraud torts, Sarbanes-Oxley and product liability matters. Jennifer has also defended management in both union matters, as well as all levels implicating civil rights, wage and hour, affirmative action and leave laws.  She has also represented numerous corporations, as well as governmental entities and their officials - a specialized practice - with these aforementioned laws and constitutional issues. To read Jennifer's full bio, click here.
	Lisa N. Knottek Associate knottek@elarbeethompson.com 404-582-8424 Lisa focuses her practice in two primary practice groups, i.e. Complex Litigation and on representing public and private employers in labor and employment law litigation as well as providing preventive training and other counseling services to employers facing labor and employment issues. As a member of the Complex Litigation group, Lisa works in the areas of professional and miscellaneous liability, errors & omissions, fraud, commercial and class/mass action cases. She also works with specialty line insurers and the claims insured by these carriers. To read Lisa's full bio, click here.