SABA-GA 2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jimmy Janarious
Shama Barday
Meeta Dama
Anita Goklaney
Sarah Jennifer Rasalam
Neeli Gandhi Shah
Parag Shah
Sumeet Shah
Ritu Verma
Jimmy Janarious
Drew Eckl & Farnham
880 West Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30357-0600
(404) 885-6305
JJanarious@deflaw.com
Jimmy Janarious is a partner in the Atlanta office of Drew, Eckl & Farnham, one of the largest insurance defense firms in the Southeast. Mr. Janarious joined Drew, Eckl & Farnham as an associate attorney in 2001. His practice focuses primarily upon the defense of employers, insurers, and self-insurers in workers' compensation claims. He has tried numerous cases before the State Board of Workers' Compensation. In addition, he has argued appeals before the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers' Compensation, various Superior Courts throughout Georgia, and the Court of Appeals of Georgia. In addition to his practice, Mr. Janarious frequently lectures on pertinent workers' compensation topics. He is also the author of several articles regarding workers' compensation issues. Mr. Janarious received his B.A. degree in Psychology from Emory University and his J.D. from Emory University's College of Law.
Shama Barday
Meeta Dama
Anita Goklaney
Sarah Jennifer Rasalam
Neeli Gandhi Shah
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Promenade II
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 3100
Atlanta, GA 30309
nshah@sgrlaw.com
Neeli G. Shah is an Associate in the Tax Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Ms. Shah focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning and wealth protection, including personal tax planning for highly compensated individuals, all aspects of estate administration and corporate matters for publicly and privately held companies.
Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Ms. Shah was a Tax Associate at Adams & Reese LLP in Birmingham, Alabama. Ms. Shah also worked in the banking industry as a Credit Analyst for BBVA Compass in Birmingham, Alabama prior to going to law school.
Parag Shah
shah@shahlawfirm.com
Parag Y. Shah is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Rhodes College in 2003 and went on to receive his law degree from Ohio Northern University in 2006. In the same year, Mr. Shah began representing clients in felony cases for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office. In 2008, Mr. Shah joined the Law Offices of L. David Wolfe, P.C. as an associate attorney. In 2011, Mr. Shah started his own law firm, The Shah Law Firm, specializing in personal injury and criminal defense.
Mr. Shah is a board member for the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia and The Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Education Fund, an appointed member of the State Bar of Georgia's Indigent Defense Committee, on the membership committe of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, participates as a judge for the Georgia Mock Trial Competitions, and is a faculty member for the National Criminal Defense College and the Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program. In 2009, Mr. Shah received the Amicus Author award from the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for his work on Santos v. State. Mr. Shah has been rated 10 out of 10 on Avvo.com for 3 consecutive years. In 2011, Mr. Shah was featured as an expert in criminal defense on NPR's "This American Life", episode 430 - Very Tough Love.
Mr. Shah released the first edition of "The Code" in 2007. Since then, the Code has been widely acclaimed by prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and law enforcement. Mr. Shah has released the fifth edition of The Code (which can be found at www.theGAcode.com) and is currently working on his new book called "The Code - Civil Edition" which will be a pocketbook on Georgia's Civil Practice Act.
Sumeet Shah
Simpson Law Offices
One Securities Centre, Suite 300
3490 Piedmont Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-266-2421
sumeetshah77@hotmail.com
Sumeet Shah is an Associate at the Simpson Law Offices and focuses his practice on commercial litigation and corporate/real estate matters. He has a variety of legal experience in civil litigation, corporate/real estate and criminal defense. He has conducted many jury trials and successfully won an appeal in the reported case of Gattison v. State, 2011WL1486622. Sumeet has previously served as co-chair of the Georgia Young Lawyers Division Community Service Committee and received his B.S. in Finance, Marketing and Management from the University of South Carolina and J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law.
Ritu Verma
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