“Trust, Honesty, Leadership, Knowledge, Tradition, Community Service – These are several of the qualities which describe the 63^rd President of the Rotary Club of Savannah, Alan Gaynor, serving during the period 1975-76.”

Seiler was nominated for the award by an employee serving in the National Guard/Reserve for giving exceptional support above the requirements of federal law. 

Each year, National Guard and Reserve members are invited to nominate employers who show exceptional leadership, support and personal devotion to the National Guard and Reserve.  The 2008 recipients will be announced mid-summer and honored at the 13th annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony in September in Washington D.C.

Walter Hartridge, Leamon Holliday, III, Carlton Joyce, Peter Muller, Roy Paul, Edwin Robb, and Frank “Sonny” Seiler were selected for Georgia Super Lawyers 2008.  The firm's past Georgia Super Lawyers selections include E. Pomeroy Williams, B.H. Levy, Jr., and Melanie L. Marks.

“We are proud to have so many of our lawyers acknowledged by peer organizations,” said Lea Holliday.  “Everyone at Bouhan, Williams & Levy strives for excellence at all times and I feel honored to work with some of the best lawyers our state and country has to offer.”

Selection in Georgia Super Lawyers is achieved through peer nomination.  Each nomination must be made by a Georgia lawyer who has been practicing for at least five years.  The lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys they've personally observed in action.  Lawyers may not nominate themselves and may only nominate others in their firm if they nominate an equal or greater number of attorneys from other firms. 

After the nominations are submitted, the Law & Politics research department, a magazine published by Super Lawyers, examines the background and experience of each candidate.  Each nomination is evaluated on a point system with the top scoring nominees being selected for Georgia Super Lawyers. 

Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is one of Georgia's oldest law firms with a long tradition of excellence.  For over 100 years, the firm has gained extensive knowledge and experience from the representation of clients in a variety of matters.  Whether locally, nationally, or internationally, the firm is qualified and superbly equipped to handle all of its clients' legal needs.  For more information please visit www.bouhan.com or call (912) 236-2491.

Carlton Joyce, Walter Hartridge, Edwin Robb, and Frank Seiler were selected for the Best Lawyers in America 2008.  Hartridge and Robb have been listed more than 10 years and Seiler has been listed more than 20. 

“We are proud to have so many of our lawyers acknowledged by peer organizations,” said Lea Holliday.  “Everyone at Bouhan, Williams & Levy strives for excellence at all times and I feel honored to work with some of the best lawyers our state and country has to offer.”

Best Lawyers in America asks lawyers to nominate outstanding lawyers in their peer group in the same specialty and in the same legal community.  When the selections are finalized, the nominated lawyers are checked against state bar association sanction lists to ensure the nominees are in good standing with the ethics committee of his or her state bar. The nominated lawyers are then rated on a tiered scale in their geographic area.  The scores are tallied and the top tiered lawyers are selected for the Best Lawyers in America.

Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is one of Georgia's oldest law firms with a long tradition of excellence.  For over 100 years, the firm has gained extensive knowledge and experience from the representation of clients in a variety of matters.  Whether locally, nationally, or internationally, the firm is qualified and superbly equipped to handle all of its clients' legal needs.  For more information please visit www.bouhan.com or call (912) 236-2491.

Corinne E. Anderson, Todd M. Baiad, David Michael Conner, William L. Ronning and D. Brian Dennison were selected for Georgia Rising Stars 2008.

Selection in Georgia Rising Stars is achieved through peer nomination.  Each nomination must be made by a Georgia attorney who has been practicing law for at least five years.  The attorneys are asked to nominate the best attorneys they've personally observed in action.  Attorneys may not nominate themselves and may only nominate others in their firm if they nominate an equal or greater number of attorneys from other firms.

After the nominations are submitted, the “Law & Politics” research department, a magazine published by Super Lawyers, examines the background and experience of each candidate.  Each nomination is evaluated on a point system with the top scoring nominees being selected for Georgia Rising Stars.

Seiler’s nonfiction article describes Matthew Batson’s quest for flight.  Through easy prose and historical pictures, Seiler details how little known Batson became a well-respected visionary in early 20th century aircraft design.  Seiler guides the reader step by step through Batson’s rise and his unfortunate fall in the summer of 1915.  Batson’s story is given new life through Seiler’s masterful retelling.  The article is rich with historical fact and aviation history.  Through Seiler’s words, Batson’s vision and hopes will inspire for generations to come.

Seiler is a leading attorney for Savannah based law firm Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP. Seiler was selected for 2008’s Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers.  He has held several positions of note including President of the State Bar of Georgia, as well as serving on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia.  Seiler also co-authored with Kent Hannon the book Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots, which is now in its fourth printing.

Ernest Gough, whose wife died of cancer, sued Dr. Tucker and University Surgical Associates for medical malpractice.  Mrs. Gough, who was 20 weeks pregnant, detected a small lump in her right breast.  Dr. Tucker arranged for her to have an ultrasound performed and scheduled an appointment for Mrs. Gough to see her once the ultrasound had been completed.  The ultrasound was performed and was found to be inconclusive, so the radiologist recommended that she have a biopsy.  When Dr. Tucker saw Mrs. Gough in her office 10 days later, the lump was smaller.  Dr. Tucker advised Mrs. Gough to return to see her in one month for a follow up visit.  Mrs. Gough never returned for the scheduled follow visit with Dr. Tucker, nor did she report any problems to any other physicians.  Mrs. Gough did not disclose to Dr. Tucker that her family had a history of cancer and that she had seen her family physician, Dr. Frank L. Carter, for discharge from her right breast two years before she approached Dr. Tucker about the lump.  By the time Mrs. Gough returned to see Dr. Tucker in October of 2003, Mrs. Gough had stage 3 breast cancer.  She died in May of 2004.

For the defense, Joyce argued that Dr. Tucker did everything medically possible to treat Mrs. Gough after she returned to her care.  Further the defense argued that Mrs. Gough was contributory negligent in withholding critical information from Dr. Tucker which could have dictated a different course of treatment.

The paper, which was co-authored by Water Hartridge, questions whether Judge Emory Speer correctly used the right to comment on the evidence in the celebrated 1906 case of United States v. Greene & Gaynor or if he ‘went too far.’ Through historic record Hartridge and Joyce demonstrate how Judge Speer’s comments affected the verdict.  They also use a similar case opinion written by Senior Circuit Judge Hill in Wilson v. Bicycle South, Inc. as another example of a judge using the right to comment on evidence. 

It is a widely held belief that Judge Speer let his personal bias affect the jury process.  Hartridge and Joyce showed that he did not remain neutral and he became an advocate for the prosecution.  According to their findings, Judge Speer’s actions severely prejudiced the defense and evidentially led to a congressional inquiry whether he should be impeached.

For the full text of the paper, please click the following link.

“We are proud to have so many of our lawyers acknowledged by peer organizations,” said John Lientz.  “Everyone at Bouhan, Williams & Levy strives for excellence at all times and I feel honored to work with some of the best lawyers our state and country has to offer.”