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Tom Pye

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Practice Areas:

  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Wills ,Trusts and Probate Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Family Law Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Eminent Domain
  • Personal Injury -- Defense
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Biography

Tom Pye is an Atlanta native.  He and his wife, Leslie Pye, have been married 47 years.  They have two sons and two grandchildren.  Mr. Pye is a member of Johns Creek United Methodist Church where he serves as legal counsel and is a Stephen Minister.  

Honors

  • "AV" Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
  • Listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
  • Arbitrator in ad valorem Tax Appeals, Appointed by Superior Courts
  • Special Master in Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings, Appointed by Georgia Supreme Court
  • Recognized as a Top Lawyer of Georgia in Atlanta Magazine
  • Recognized as a Top Lawyer of Georgia by The Legal Network
  • Awarded Constitutional Law Firm of the Year by Lawyer Monthly

Current Employment Position

  • Sole Practitioner

Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
    • J.D. - 1970
  • Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
    • B.A. - 1967
  • University of Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Graduate Studies - 1971

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 1971
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1971
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1971
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Professional Associations

  • American Association for Justice
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Georgia and Local Bar Associations

Classes & Seminars

  • Occasional Lecturer at Attorneys Legal Education Seminars in Subjects of Trial Practice, Family Law and Legal Ethics

Representative Clients

  • Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
  • Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
  • Jeld-Wen, Inc.
  • Logistics International-Georgia, Inc.
  • Waterford Homes, Inc.
  • Haven Properties, Inc.
  • City of Doraville, Georgia
  • Seibu Transportation Co.

Representative Cases

  • Oakley vs. Anderson , 235 Ga. 607, 221 SE 2d. 3, 1975
  • Bickford vs. Nolen , 142 Ga. App. 256, 235 SE 2d 743; 240 Ga. 225, 240 SE 2d 24 , 1977
  • Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co. vs. DeKalb County , 251 Ga. 309, 304 SE 2d 346 , 1983
  • Elder vs. Watts , 252 Ga. 212, 312 SE 2d 331 , 1984
  • Lunsford vs. Income Properties, Inc. , 254 Ga. 55 325 SE 2d 590, 1985
  • Estlund vs. Estlund , 260 Ga. 225, 391 SE 2d 763, 1990
  • Rowe vs. Steve Allen & Associates, Inc. , 197 Ga. App. 452, 398 SE 2d 717, 1990
  • Stewart vs. Richardson , 201 Ga. App. 312, 411 SE 2d 309, 1991
  • Chandler vs. Chandler , 261 Ga. 598, 409 SE 2d 203, 1991
  • Sims vs. Sims , 265 Ga. 55, 452 SE 2d 761, 1995
  • Rentz vs. Brown , 219 Ga. App. 187, 464 SE 2d 617, 1995
  • Heath vs. Sims , 242 Ga. App. 691, 531 SE 2d 115 , 2000
  • H & C Development, Inc. vs. Bershader , 248 Ga. App. 546 SE 2d 907 , 2001
  • Phil Wooden Homes, Inc. vs. Ladwig , 262 Ga. App. 792, 586 SE 2d 697 , 2003
  • T.C. Property Management, Inc. vs. Tsai , 267 Ga. App. 740, 600 SE 2d 770 , 2004
  • In Re: Interest of M.F. 298 Ga. 138; 780 S.E. 2d (2015) Child custody and constitutional issues., 2015
  • General Motors vs. City of Doraville . 284 Ga. 689; 670 S.E. 2nd 788 (2005) Taxation and constitutional issues., 2005
  • Wachovia Bank vs. Moody Bible Institute 283 Ga. App. 488; 642 S.E. 2d (2007) Revocation of Trust , 2007