| BUNN, BYRD, NEWSOM & HIX
The four lawyers and six additional support personnel in our law firm are all committed to serving our clients with attentive, aggressive legal representation. We fight hard to protect your rights.
While our Columbus office is staffed primarily by Gwyn Newsom-Bunn and Donna Stanaland Hix, and our Hamilton office is staffed primarily by Richard A. Bunn and Gary Ellis Byrd, all of the attorneys are available in either location when needed to serve our clients.
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Top row from left:
Richard A. Bunn, Gary E. Byrd
Bottom row:
Gwyn Newsom-Bunn,
Donna S. Hix |
GWYN NEWSOM-BUNN
Gwyn Newsom-Bunn practices primarily in the areas of Personal Injury (Wrongful Death, serious injuries, car wrecks, and other accidents), Sexual Harassment and Employment Discrimination (sex, race, and age discrimination, and retaliation), and Professional Sexual Misconduct.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Georgia
Columbus Bar Association
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
NELA-GA (Past Member, Board of Directors)
Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Columbus Association of Women Lawyers (Past President)
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
EDUCATION:
University of Georgia, A.B.J. (Journalism), 1974 (magna cum laude) Phi Beta Kappa
University of Georgia Law School, J.D., 1978 (magna cum laude)
Order of the Coif (top 10% of graduating class)
Colorado State University, M.A. (English), 1985
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN:
All state courts in Georgia, including Superior Courts, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Girl Scouts of America (Concharty Council)
Boy Scouts of America (Chattachoochee Council)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
PTA, Harris County-Carver Middle School
DONNA STANALAND HIX
Donna Stanaland Hix is admitted to practice law in Georgia and Alabama and practices primarily in the areas of Personal Injury (car wrecks and other accidents), Criminal Defense, Family Law (divorce, custody, adoption, and child support), and general Civil Litigation.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Georgia
Alabama State Bar
Columbus Bar Association
Chattahoochee Bar Association
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Georgia Trial Lawyers
Columbus Association of Women Lawyers
EDUCATION:
Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 1993
University of Georgia, B.A., Economics, 1985
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN:
All state courts in Georgia, including Superior Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Supreme Court
All state courts in Alabama, including Circuit Court and District Court
RICHARD A. BUNN
Richard A. Bunn practices primarily in the areas of Personal Injury (Wrongful Death and Serious injuries, car wrecks, and other accidents), Criminal Defense, and general Civil Litigation. He also handles Workers Compensation claims.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Georgia
Columbus Bar Association
Chattahoochee Bar Association
Columbus Association of Women Lawyers
(associate member)
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(GACDL); Sustaining Member and Past Area Vice-President
DODD
American Bar Association
Regular Speaker, GA Indigent Defense Council Seminars
EDUCATION:
Park University, B.A. in History, 1975
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Graduate School of Social Work, 1976
John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1979
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN:
All state courts in Georgia, including Superior Courts, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
President, Coca Lake Homeowners Association
President, Concerned Citizens of Harris County, Inc.
PTA, Harris County-Carver Middle School
GARY ELLIS BYRD
Gary Ellis Byrd practices primarily in the areas of Real Estate Law, including residential and commercial real estate closings, and real estate litigation, and Probate Law, including estate planning and estate litigation. He also handles Business Law matters, including incorporation and LLC formation, Natural Resources Law and Income Tax Preparation. In addition, he is the City Attorney for Woodland, Geneva, and Shiloh, Georgia.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Georgia
Real Property Section, State Bar
Fiduciary Section, State Bar
Local Government Section, State Bar
Georgia Municipal Association, Lifetime member
Georgia Law-Related Education Foundation
Chattahoochee Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
EDUCATION:
Georgetown University, E.C., Political Science, 1978
Troy State University, B.S., American History, 1979
University of Alabama, J.D., 1982
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN:
All state courts in Georgia, including Superior Courts, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Director, Harris County Indigent Defense Program
Harris County Rotary Club, Board of Directors
Harris County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
Harris County Law Library, Board of Directors
Talbot County Law Library, Board of Directors
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