Ellis Painter Attorneys at Law

09/23/2019

Get to know EPRA partner, Quentin Marlin, a little better through his recent interview with The Savannah Morning News Podcast: Difference Makers.

On this week's episode of Difference Makers, Marlin speaks with Adam about his life leading up to the law profession, which includes a stint in the service following September 11, and why he has stuck around Savannah. He also discusses the work he does around the city and what is next for Savannah a...

03/19/2019

The Best of Coastal Empire Awards are underway. It's not too late to cast your vote for us.

Welcome to the 2019 Best of the Best Coastal Empire Awards! Votes can be placed between March 8 and March 22, 2019.

03/15/2019

EPRA is pleased to announce that Philip Thompson has become a partner with the firm. Philip, who has practiced with the firm since completing his clerkship with U.S. District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield, has successfully represented clients primarily in the fields of complex business litigation, personal injury defense, appellate practice, and admiralty law in both state and federal courts.

02/08/2019

EPRA attorneys Kristin Massee and Gary Tiller recently obtained an excellent result in a personal injury jury trial in Chatham County State Court. General liability was admitted before trial, therefore the issues at trial were allocation of fault among the named Defendant and the John Doe Defendant as well as Plaintiff’s damages. Counsel for the John Doe Defendant argued that fault should lie with the client of EPRA, and Plaintiff asked the jury to award damages in the range of $150,000 to $250,000.

The jury deliberated one hour and returned a verdict of just $30,000, allocating 70% of the fault to the John Doe Defendant, and only 30% of the fault to Kristin’s and Gary’s client. This was an outstanding result for our client thanks to the excellent trial work of Kristin and Gary!

01/17/2019

EPRA partner, Quentin Marlin, successfully obtained a defense verdict on January 16th following a three-day personal injury trial in Emanuel County Superior Court. The jury returned its verdict in favor of Quentin's client following only twenty minutes of deliberation, bringing a successful conclusion to the case after nearly two years of litigation. Congratulations to our client, staff and Quentin on a job well done!

12/17/2018

Tracy O’Connell and Philip Thompson of EPRA secured a victory for Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. before Georgia’s highest court in a decision that will bring certainty to creditors and debtors across the state and validate the rights of parties across the state to freely negotiate binding contracts. Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. sued Lynchar, Inc. d/b/a T & W Oil Company and certain guarantors, alleging breach of an agreement whereby Colonial supplied fuel products and other goods to Lynchar and accompanying guaranties. The trial court found in Colonial’s favor on the breach of contract claims in the case, but the Court of Appeals reversed that decision as to the guarantors, holding that the guaranties were invalid because they did not list Lynchar’s full name in identifying the principal debtor. In a unanimous decision, the Georgia Supreme Court restored the judgment in Colonial’s favor. The Court held that identification of a principal debtor in a guaranty by its trade name is sufficient to render the guaranty enforceable and overruled precedent suggesting otherwise. Tracy O’Connell argued the case before the Court, and Philip Thompson briefed the matter.

11/22/2018

11/13/2018

What a great time supporting America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia as we celebrated Veteran's Day and raised funds to purchase 5,000 turkeys to donate to those in need this Thanksgiving! A special thanks to Randy Parsons, William Boyd and John Evans of The Landings Company for joining Quentin Marlin at this great event!

11/11/2018

Congratulations to the newest associate at EPRA on being sworn into the Bar! We are proud to welcome Gary Tiller to the firm!

07/27/2018

Congratulations Carri on the purchase of your new home, and thank you for being the first closing at our firm's new Southside satellite office!

06/26/2018

Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP Recognizes Associate Lindsay Sutcliffe, Esq.

EPRA is proud to congratulate Lindsay Sutcliffe on receiving the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyer Division’s “Star of the Quarter” award. This award is in recognition of Lindsay’s pivotal role in helping to conceptualize, plan, and implement a co****le tournament supporting the Make-A-Wish South Carolina Foundation. This event was part of the South Carolina Bar’s Community Bar week, a time when young lawyers come together to serve the community.
Lindsay is a Hilton Head Island native and is licensed to practice in Georgia and South Carolina. Lindsay practices commercial law and estate planning for EPRA as an associate in the firm’s transactional department. However, her wide-ranging experience includes areas such as business formation, commercial real estate closings, employment agreements and trust and estate administration. In addition to her work for the firm, Lindsay was recently appointed Public Relations Director for the Bluffton Rotary group.
We are proud of Lindsay for her exceptional work and the strides she is making, both for the firm and for the community-at-large.