COLEMAN, CHAMBERS & ROGERS - Key Persons
John Robert "Bob" Coleman, Jr. is a founding partner of the law firm of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP. Bob and his family reside in Gainesville and he is well-known and respected in the community and throughout the State of Georgia.
Over the past two decades, Bob has been the attorney for clients in cases involving: car accidents, tractor-trailer collisions, product liability, slip and fall, work related injuries, nursing home abuse, Dram shop cases, family law matters and more. He started his career defending claims on behalf of Insurance Companies. He has tried Personal Injury, Contract, Divorce, and Criminal cases to Jury verdict.
When Bob and his partner, Rob Chambers, founded their firm, currently known as Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP, in 1997, Bob initially started and built the Family Law Department. Since that time, he has represented thousands of clients and assisted with their family law needs such as divorce, custody and adoption, and ultimately earned the honor of being recognized as "Super Lawyer" in 2006. During that time Bob also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) and served as a SAAG from 1992 until March of 2009. He has tried countless deprivation (now dependency), and termination actions in Juvenile Court where he presented cases to protect abused and neglected children. As a result of his efforts, he has been named the Special Assistant Attorney General of the Year in 2002 and 2005.
Throughout Bob's legal career, he has dedicated himself to the betterment of his community and profession. Unfortunately, Distracted Driving has led to the dramatic increase in single car accidents and many tragic deaths. In 2016, Bob effectuated the firm's partnership with Enddd.org, an organization to bring awareness to and end distracted driving. Bob took on the role as a speaker and has presented the End Distracted Driving program to over 3000 students in Hall, White, and Lumpkin Counties.
Bob Coleman, along with the attorneys and staff of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP have the knowledge and skills for your legal needs in Real Estate, Business, Criminal, Family Law, Personal Injury and Estate Planning matters.
Bob is active in his community through the Chamber of Commerce, Prevent Child Abuse Gainesville and other civic organizations and frequently speaks at seminars, schools and other events throughout Georgia on a variety of topics.
During the course of his legal career, Attorney Bob Coleman has assisted numerous clients in various counties, including: our own Hall County (Gainesville), Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Lumpkin County (Dahlonega), White County (Cleveland), Dawson County (Dawsonville), Gwinnett County ( Lawrenceville, Duluth, Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee), Fulton County (Atlanta, Roswell, Alpharetta) Jackson County (Braselton, Jefferson, Maysville, Hoschton, Commerce), Rabun County (Clayton, Young Harris), Clarke County (Athens, Watkinsville), Barrow County (Winder), Pickens County (Ellijay, Blue Ridge), Cobb County (Marietta), Banks County (Homer), Union County (Blairsville), Towns County (Hiawassee), Habersham County (Cornelia, Clarkesville), and throughout Georgia.
If you are looking for a well-respected lawyer for your Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, or Mediation case, please contact attorney Bob Coleman via e-mail or at our office in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.
Mr. Cale Rogers is a partner with Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP. Cale assists clients in a variety of areas including general business and civil litigation. He is the supervising attorney in our commercial and residential real estate closing department. He also regularly represents clients in probate matters, real estate litigation, and estate planning.
Cale has earned a number of noteworthy distinctions. In 2013, he achieved an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards issued by one of the oldest directories for attorneys. He was selected by the American Lawyer as a Top Rated Lawyer, has been named as one of Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine, and is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Recently, Cale participated in a jury trial that resulted in a seven-figure verdict in favor of aggrieved property owners against a neighboring landowner for nuisance and trespass and orchestrated the appeal that resulted in the verdict being upheld by the Georgia appellate courts.
As the supervising real estate attorney for our firm, Cale ensures that our clients' needs are met when purchasing or selling residential or commercial property. With more than 16 years of experience as a closing attorney, you can be assured that your closing will be handled professionally and efficiently. Cale also brings his real estate experience to the courtroom, and has litigated real estate related disputes, including boundary line disputes, easement disputes, and quiet title actions.
Cale frequently practices in local probate courts. Whether you are filing a simple will for probate, involved in a contested estate, or want to challenge or caveat a will that has been filed, Cale can represent you in your probate matter in any county in North Georgia. Cale is well versed in Year's Support statute and its implementation in avoiding certain claims of creditors, and prepares wills, trusts and other asset protection and estate planning documents for our clients.
Cale is also the go-to corporate attorney for a significant portion the firm's Business, Corporate and Contract work . Helping our clients prepare, interpret, negotiate and enforce contracts, Cale is proficient in real estate, business, and all varieties of contracts. Cale also handles a large portion of the firm's appellate work, filing briefs with the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court for the firm.
Mr. Ryan T. Brock is an associate attorney at Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP, working in the area of Personal Injury.
Ryan joined the firm in 2021 after completing his Juris Doctorate at the Georgia State University College of Law. While in law school, Ryan served as a research assistant for the Georgia State University College of Law's Trial and Advocacy Program, where he helped train law students to effectively advocate for clients at trial.
Prior to law school, Ryan interned with the Northeast Georgia Conflict Defense Office in Athens, Georgia, where he helped numerous individuals through their cases. Before joining Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP, Ryan clerked with two separate law firms, where he worked on a wide variety of cases, including personal injury, wrongful death, slip-and-fall, medical malpractice, and premises liability.
Ryan is a Georgia native, born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia, where he attended Harrison High School. After high school, Ryan studied at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and an Applied Baccalaureate in Criminal Justice. During Undergrad, Ryan ran both cross-county and track and field for the University of Georgia, and he was heavily involved in the University's Psychology and Criminal Justice departments as a research assistant for both departments.
Ryan currently lives in Cumming, Georgia, with his wife and two dogs. When he is not practicing law, Ryan enjoys spending time with his family, and he enjoys hiking, backpacking, and camping throughout Georgia.
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Mrs. Sarah Richardson Trahan is an associate attorney at Coleman, Chambers, & Rogers, LLP working in the area of Family Law.
Sarah joined the firm in 2018 after completing her Juris Doctorate at The University of Alabama School of Law. While in law school, Sarah served as a student mediator for pro se parties in family law cases, and as a research assistant for the adoption law committee with the Alabama Law Institute. Throughout law school, Sarah volunteered her time and services in her community, ultimately earning the Dean's Community Service Award and the Certificate in Public Interest Law. Sarah also served as the Co-Chair of the Student Bar Association Election Committee.
Sarah has interned with Alabama Legal Services, Greenville Memorial Hospital's General Counsel Office in Greenville, South Carolina, and the University of Alabama's Elder Law and Mediation Clinics.
Sarah is an Alabama native, born and raised in Alabaster, Alabama, where she attended Thompson High School. Sarah went on to receive her Bachelors of Arts degree in Advertising, magna cum laude, from The University of Alabama Honors College. During undergrad, Sarah was heavily involved in the University's School of Music, and played oboe in a variety of symphonic groups.
Sarah moved to Georgia in 2018 and currently lives in Buford, Georgia with her husband and two dogs. When she is not practicing law, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and exploring Northeast Georgia.
Natalie V. Teston thanks the Gainesville-Hall County community again for their continued support in voting her the "Best of Hall County-Best Lawyer" for the third year in a row. Winning this award after the COVID pandemic caused such a momentous shift to the practice of law is especially meaningful to Natalie and her family law team at Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP. Natalie is looking forward to continuing to dedicate her law practice to serving the families and children of the Northeast Georgia area in all aspects of domestic litigation and Guardian ad Litem work. Natalie plans to complete her training as a domestic mediator in 2021 and to begin offering mediation services in June of 2021.
Natalie joined Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP in 2012, following her graduation from The University of Georgia School of Law. Since joining the firm she has helped hundreds of families in our local area. In addition to leading her firm as Managing Partner, Natalie also serves as the head of the Family Law Department at Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP. Her growing team has set firm records and is truly beloved by clients, as is evidenced by over fifty 5-star reviews online. For Natalie, the ultimate compliment to her work is the number of referrals and repeat clients she receives. Regarding her clients, Natalie states, "Clients must trust their family law lawyer with their lives, their children's lives, their homes, their finances and their future. It is humbling to be chosen as a representative for these litigants and we take very seriously our responsibilities to our clients."
At every step Natalie and her team are employing strategies to get their clients the best results possible, as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible. Natalie's solid knowledge of the law and command of the courtroom is valued by her clients and colleagues. She has the knowledge and experience to handle the difficult family law cases many other lawyers refer out. She excels in representing clients in family law cases which involve family businesses, military benefits and professional athletes. Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP has always offered clients representation using cutting edge technologies, it is no surprise then that Natalie's team has excelled in quickly adapting to the new challenges presented by the pandemic. Ms. Teston is just as comfortable trying cases, taking depositions, meeting with clients and conducting mediations via Zoom and other virtual technologies as she is with doing these things in-person.
This award joins many others that Natalie has received over the course of her career. She has been selected as a "Rising Star" by Superlawyers, which is an award reserved for only 2.5% of the practicing lawyers in Georgia and is voted on by other Georgia lawyers. In 2014, Natalie was awarded the Leadership Award for Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Bar Association, and she was selected as a 40 under Forty Nominee by the UGA Alumni Association in 2015.
During Natalie's downtime she enjoys giving back to her community. She has served on many executive boards in our local area. Currently she is the Immediate-Past President of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit's Bar Association and a Board of Directors member of the North Georgia Community Foundation. Previously she has served on the board of Hall is Home for the Holidays (Foster Care Christmas) and the Hall County GOP. She served as the co-chair of the Elachee Nature Center's Starlight Auction and has been a member of the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County and the Chamber of Commerce. She has consistently been an active contributor to the Georgia Mountain Food Bank, and leads her firm in participating in the Georgia Legal Food Frenzy each year. Natalie also donates to Gateway Domestic Violence Center.
When Natalie is not practicing law or giving back to the community, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two sons. If you are looking for Family Law assistance from an honest and caring lawyer, please call (770) 534-3770 to schedule a consultation with Natalie and her team.
Rob Chambers is as local as they come. Rob was raised in Gainesville, graduating from Gainesville High School in 1983. After graduation from law school, Rob returned to Gainesville to start his practice, at the age of 24 years, in the District Attorney's Office, trying felony trials in Hall and Dawson Counties.
Over the course of Rob's distinguished legal career, he has had the honor of serving the people of Hall County as a State Court Judge, Flowery Branch, Georgia as their City Attorney, and was elected by his fellow attorneys of Hall and Dawson County as their representative on the Georgia State Bar Board of Governors.
Since 1990, almost 28 years, Rob Chambers has practiced in courts throughout Georgia including the Superior Courts of Hall County (Gainesville, Oakwood, Flowery Branch), Lumpkin County (Dahlonega), Dawson County (Dawsonville), White County (Cleveland), Habersham County (Cornelia, Clarkesville), Jackson County (Jefferson), Forsyth County (Cumming), Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville, Buford) and the municipal courts of Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Buford, Dahlonega and more.
If you are searching for a well-respected lawyer for your Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Car Accident, Trucking Accidents, Slip and Fall, Insurance Disputes and Business/Contract Disputes, please feel free to contact local lawyer Rob Chambers via e-mail or by phone at our office in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.
Ryland Jennings is an associate trial attorney practicing in all areas of CCR's civil litigation department. His practice is 100% made up of representing plaintiffs in claims and lawsuits against insurance companies and negligent parties. He has handled hundreds of cases involving clients who have been injured as a result of car accidents, slip-and-falls, premise liability, dog bites, work-related injuries and trucking accidents. Mr. Jennings has also represented families who are the victims of the wrongful death of a loved one. He has helped individuals who have been the victim of another's negligence causing: brain injuries, eye injuries, neck/spinal cord injuries, jaw/facial/dental injuries, and soft tissue injuries. He is committed to treating his clients like family and ensuring they receive the best representation available.
Mr. Jennings was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He moved south to attend undergraduate studies at East Carolina University, obtaining a Bachelor's in Economics with a minor in Political Science. He was twice elected the President of his fraternity, and helped orchestrate major philanthropic events to assist the community in Greenville, North Carolina.
A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, Mr. Jennings excelled in courses focusing on litigation, legal research and writing, and negotiation. He served on the Editorial Board of UGA Law's Journal of Intellectual Property Law. During his three years in Athens at UGA, Mr. Jennings worked part-time in Gainesville at CCR, assisting in case research and writing. It was during this time that he fell in love with Hall County and North Georgia.
Mr. Jennings currently resides in downtown Gainesville. He is an active member of the legal community, and is a member of the Gainesville Jaycees. He is a die-hard Atlanta United and UGA fan. He is a strongly committed to his family, faith and friends.