Our Lawyers
David R. Moore
David R. Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia January 24, 1953. His undergraduate work was done at Georgia State University. Mr. Moore graduated from Atlanta Law School and began the practice of law in 1984. He was the Founding and Managing Partner of the Atlanta firm Melnick, Moore & Elliott for 10 years. He now holds the positions of Founder, Manager and Senior Partner of Peachtree Law Group. He was awarded the State Bar of Georgia President's Cup in his two-term presidency of the South Fulton Bar Association for 1997-99. He is a Silver Member of Law Education Consortium.
He is a Sustaining Fellow of the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. The invitation to membership in the Fellows Program is an honor that recognizes those lawyers whose public and private careers demonstrate outstanding legal abilities and a devotion to their communities and the highest standards of the profession. This honor is limited to 3% of the trial lawyers in the state.
Mr. Moore is a Life Member of the South Fulton Bar Association and was the President of Fayette Bar Association in 2003. He has served on the Board of Directors for Peachtree City Rotary, chairing the International Service Committee, serving on the Rotary International Annual Conference Committee and the Membership Development Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors for Fayette Chamber of Commerce, serving on the Governmental Affairs committee, Legislative committee and Chairman's Roundtable. He has served on the Advisory Board for Untied Way of Fayette County, chairing the Financial Investment committee and Local Investment group, and serving on the Campaign committee.
Mr. Moore is a retired Atlanta Police officer, where he earned Officer of the Year, Public Safety Employee of the Year and the Mayoral Award. Mr. Moore has served on the Board of Directors for Fulton County Career Technology Advisory Counsel two terms and been a Mock Trial Competition Instructor.
Mr. Moore decided cases for 12 years in Fulton State Court and Fulton Superior Court as an Arbitrator from 1989 to 2001. He has been representing clients in personal injury claims since 1984, and malpractice, both medical and legal, since 1987. He is married to Pam and has 4 children. Also, David Moore enjoys mission work and teaching Children's Sunday School at New Hope Church in Fayetteville, GA.
Larry Melnick
Larry Melnick was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1952. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 and continued to receive his J.D. from Emory University in 1977. Mr. Melnick was admitted to both Georgia and Pennsylvania bar associations in 1977.
Mr. Melnick is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Board of Governors, Clayton County Bar Association (President 1983-1984), Emory Moot Court Society, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Grant Park Neighborhood Association (President 1983-1984) and Fellow Georgia Bar Foundation.
Mr. Melnick is the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations, Clayton County Lifetime Achievements and Tradition in Excellence Award. His areas of practice include personal injury, criminal defense, contract, business law, family law, probate and estate planning. Larry is married to Beverly and they have one daughter, Gabrielle.
David J. Couch
David J. Couch was born in East Point, Georgia in 1954. He is a 1972 graduate of Russell High School. Mr. Couch earned undergraduate accounting, master of taxation, and law degrees from Georgia State University. A certified public accountant, David practiced public accounting in Atlanta with international and local firms prior to entering the legal profession. His practice areas include real estate and taxation law.
David is the current President of the South Fulton Bar Association, a Fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the the Atlanta Airport Rotary Club. David and his wife Debbie have three children.
Ken Green
Kenneth H. Green was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 29, 1950. He graduated Brown High School in 1968 and his undergraduate work was done at Clayton State College and Georgia State University. Mr. Green is retired from the Atlanta Police Department, where he rose to the rank of Major. He was the recipient of the Atlanta Bar Association's Liberty Bell award in 1998.
Mr. Green graduated from Atlanta Law School in 1980. He has practiced law in the Atlanta area since that time. His areas of practice include personal injury and general litigation.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Peachtree Law Group. Currently, Mr. Green is a staff attorney for Clayton County, Georgia.
Michael Brennan
Jon Michael Brennan was born in Cincinnatti, OH in 1975. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1996 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Western New England College School of Law in 2000. Michael serves as Treasurer of the South Fulton Bar Association and is a member of the Real Estate Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. His practice areas include zoning and land use, wills, estate administration, family law and real estate. Michael is married to Brandy, who is an attorney, and they live in Atlanta, GA.
Jim Brown
Jim C. Brown was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1938. He graduated from Murphy High School in 1956 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army for three years. Mr. Brown graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Life in 1973. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Atlanta Law School in 1978 and has practiced law since. His areas of practice include personal injury and general litigation.
Currently Mr. Brown is enjoying being semi-retired and working from his satellite office in Lavonia. Mr. Brown is an elder of Lavonia Presbyterian Church and serves on the Lake Patrol at Lake Hartwell, Georgia. Jim is married to Karen and they have three children.
Clifford W. Milam
Cliff Milam was born in Red Oak, Georgia in 1922. He graduated Campbell High School in 1940 and his undergraduate work was done at Georgia State University. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force for 5 years. Mr. Milam worked for Delta Airlines and Prudential Insurance before attending law school.
Mr. Milam graduated from Atlanta Law School and began the practice of law in 1950 and has practiced law in the Atlanta area for over 50 years. His areas of practice include general practice and litigation, focusing on real estate.
Currently, Mr. Milam is enjoying being retired and traveling with his wife. He is a deacon of the Forest Park First Baptist Church in the South Atlanta area.