Executive Committee

• Gloria Allred
• Sam Bernstein
• Roy Black
• Benjamin Brafman
• Michael Burg
• Fernando Chavez
• Sam Cherry
• Morris Dees
• Tom Demetrio
• William Edwards
• Robert Eglet
• Geoffrey Fieger
• George Fleming
• Mark Geragos
• Tom Girardi
• Keith Givens
• Edward Hershewe
• Ed Hill
• Len Jacoby
• Lynn Johnson
• Gail Koff
• Mark Lanier
• Fred Levin
• Ramon Lopez
• Tom Mesereau
• Robert Michael
• Sheldon Miller
• Billy Murphy
• Howard Nations
• Richard Newsome
• Brian Panish
• Jerry Parker
• Jim Parkman
• Darryl Phillips
• Dan Ramsdell
• Mark Robinson
• James Rolshouse
• John Romano
• Sheldon J. Schlesinger
• Derek Sells
• Hezekiah Sistrunk
• Jock Smith
• Stephen Smith
• Harvey Weitz

H. MICHAEL DEVER, ESQ.

Mike Dever is Friedman, Dever & Merlin's senior litigator. Mike was elected by his peers as a Georgia Super Lawyer beginning in 2004. In addition, Mike has served as a Master for the Bleckley Inn of Court from 2002 to the present. Since 2002 Mike has been an adjunct professor teaching litigation at Georgia State University School of Law.

Mike has handled a wide variety of business related disputes in the areas of business torts, contracts, officer and director liability, shareholder disputes, securities litigation, trade secrets and covenants not to compete.

Mike has conducted over 75 jury trials, which have lasted from 2-3 days to several weeks. Mike has obtained multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in cases involving, business torts, shareholder malfeasance, utility related contractual disputes, premises and trucking liability torts. Further, Mike has secured defense jury verdicts in cases involving Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organizations Act, business torts, and various contract and tort claims.

Areas of Practice

Trial Practice
Business Torts
Contracts
Business Litigation
Officer and Director Liability
Shareholder/Owner Disputes
Trade Secrets Litigation
Securities Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation

Bar Admissions
Georgia, 1982

United States District Court -Northern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Pro Hac Vice Admissions in North Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida, and Rhode Island

Education

Mercer University, Juris Doctorate 1982
University of Georgia, Bachelors in Business Administration, with honors, 1978