About Us

From Left: Lynn Cox, Administrative Assistant; Angela Burge, Administrative Coordinator; Donn M. Peevy, Senior Partner; Lucas O. Harsh, Associate; Wayne Lancaster, Partner; Jerrie Lynn Peevy, Office Manager

 
Donn M. Peevy

• Education:
  »  Atlanta Law School Juris Doctor - Graduated 1980
  »  Georgia State University
  »  Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Graduated 1974
  »  Buford High School - Graduated 1967
• License and Professional Organizations: 
  »  State Bar of Georgia - Admitted 1980
  »  American Bar Association
  »  State of Georgia Bar Association
  »  Gwinnett County Bar Association
  »  Admitted to Practice in Court of Appeals of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia;
       United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia;
       Supreme Court of the United States of America
• Litigation Experience: 
  »  Criminal; Civil; Domestic and Appellate work in State, Superior and Federal Courts
• Other Affiliations: 
  »  Peoples Bank & Trust, 1899 Buford Highway. Buford, Georgia 30518
       Director and Stockholder
• Previous Experience: 
  »  Gwinnett County Police Department
  »  Formerly head of Vice and Intelligence Division, 1969-1975
  »  Honorable Discharge from the Georgia National Guard, 1969-1975
  »  Legislative Assistant to Congressman Edgar Jenkins in Washington, D.C., 1976-1979
  »  Gwinnett County State Court Prosecutor, 1980
  »  State Senator 48th District, 1982-1990
       Served on Transportation Committee, Appropriations  Committee
       and Chairman of Senate Judiciary

Wayne Lancaster

• Education:
  »  Cumberland School of Law - Juris Doctor in 1989
  »  Emory University - Bachelor of Arts in 1986
  »  Oxford College of Emory University - Associate Art Degree in 1984
  »  North Gwinnett High School - Graduated 1982
• Awards: 
  »  American Jurisprudence Award for excellent achievement in the
       study of Constitutional Law II, Spring 1988
• License and Professional Organizations: 
  »  State Bar of Georgia - Admitted 1989
  »  American Bar Association
  »  State of Georgia Bar Association
  »  Gwinnett County Bar Association
  »  Admitted to Practice in Court of Appeals of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia;
       United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia;
       Supreme Court of the United States of America
• Litigation Experience: Criminal Law 
  »  13 years of criminal jury trials involving misdemeanor and
       felony charges with maximum possible sentences of life imprisonment.
• Litigation Experience: Civil Law: 
  »  Personal injury cases; wrongful death; contracts; real estate litigation and closings;
       domestic law; constitutional claims; and civil rights claims against state
       and local governments.
• Recent Cases Involved: 
  »  Successfully sued the Gwinnett County Police Department to destroy drugs after
       used in a prosecution, thereby effectively eliminating reverse drug stings.
  »  Successfully defended at trial an Executor of an estate in a suit that shaped
       Executors' authority in Georgia.