Family Law

• Guardianship
  Mr. Edge joined Moore, Clarke DuVall & Rodgers as an associate in June, 2010. As an attorney in the Albany office of Moore, Clarke DuVall and Rodgers, he specializes in banking and commercial litigation. His clients range from individuals to large agricultural corporations and he handles the full spectrum of business disputes including collections, derivative actions, non-compete, employee theft, business dissolution and other business matters. Mr. Edge also represents clients in real estate disputes, including quiet title, boundary line, trespass, construction litigation, as well as probate, estate, trust and guardianship/conservatorship disputes. Mr. Edge has successfully argued appeals before both the Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Georgia.

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
• Fraud
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Handling a workers' compensation claim is just as important as establishing and maintaining a workers' compensation insurance system. The State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC) manages and regulates the program. Any employer that fails to maintain insurance, fails to comply with SBWC regulations or intentionally falsifies information is subject to civil penalties and fines, as well as being cited for a criminal misdemeanor.
• Assault
• Arson

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  With the complexities and challenges involved in corporate law, it is critical to the success of any corporation to have a trusted legal team handling legal issues that arise. Failure to work with experienced, knowledgeable attorneys can result in significant oversights, losses and legal problems. The decision to hire a firm you can trust to handle your corporation's legal matters promptly and professionally is one you will not regret.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Mr. Rodgers is a founding partner of the firm and the group leader for the firm’s Wealth and Business Planning Group. For almost thirty years, Mr. Rodgers has advised clients exclusively in the areas of taxation, trusts and estate planning, corporate law, partnership law, probate and the administration of estates and trusts. Mr. Rodgers has extensive experience in all aspects of trusts and estate planning, including the preparation of wills, the creation, modification and termination of trusts and the filing of federal estate and gift tax returns. Mr. Rodgers has regularly assisted clients in creating various types of trusts, such as Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs), Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRATs), Dynasty Trusts and Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs). Mr. Rodgers also works regularly to assist business owners in their planning. He frequently advises business owners on issues such as the formation, organization and dissolution of entities, business succession planning and strategies, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rodgers’s expertise also includes: (i) income, estate and generation skipping transfer taxation, (ii) estate planning, (iii) corporate restructures and (iv) buy-sell agreements.
• Business Formation
  Mr. Eutzler, a partner in the firm, specializes in representing businesses, banking and institutional clients, as well as individuals, throughout Florida and Georgia in a number of different areas, including business work-out situations, business formation, commercial real estate, construction, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, contract negotiation and litigation, debt collection, foreclosures, and secured lending transactions. Mr. Eutzler bases his practice in the firm’s Valdosta office, but also practices in the firm’s offices in Albany, Savannah and Atlanta.
• Business Disputes
  With experience in all types of commercial, banking and business law, our attorneys represent banks and other financial institutions in legal matters involving...
• Business Transactions
  Mr. DuVall is a founding partner of the firm and the group leader for the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. For almost thirty years, Mr. DuVall has advised clients in all aspects of residential, commercial, agricultural and timberland real estate acquisition and financing. He has counselled developers, investors, buyers, and sellers in real estate transactions. He also represents numerous banks, mortgage lenders, agricultural lenders, and Small Business Administration lenders in connection with real estate and business transactions. In addition, he regularly represents and assists buyers and sellers of businesses.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  All four of our named partners each have at least 25 years of legal experience. Our entire team of attorneys is committed to handling our clients' legal matters with precision and efficiency. We have lawyers with extraordinary experience and knowledge handling legal matters that range from transactional, tax and commercial litigation to employment matters and workers' compensation defense for employers.
• Employment Discrimination
  From the enactment of the original ADA in 1993, Ms. Clarke has advised clients in matters dealing with employment claims as new Acts were passed into law, be it ADA, FMLA, sexual harassment, race discrimination and the like. Also, her workers' compensation experience goes back to day one of her practice. She has represented clients in thousands of workers' compensation disputes.
• Employment Contract
  Mr. Willcox regularly provides preventative guidance and proactive workplace strategies designed to avoid and/or limit employment related claims and prepares and revises employee handbooks; prepares employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, severance agreements, confidentiality agreements, alternative dispute resolution policies, drug testing policies, and workplace codes of conduct.
• Employment Litigation
  From startups to major corporations, businesses with employees face significant risks of disputes, lawsuits, administrative violations allegations, and other employment and human resource related issues. With the ever expanding legal regulations employers are required to be knowledgeable of and comply with, it is critical to work with a legal team experienced and knowledgeable in employment issues to assist you in developing practical and effective policies, strategies and procedures to prevent or reduce the risks in employment related claims.
• Severance Agreement
  Preparation of employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, severance agreements, retention agreements, confidentiality agreements, and alternative dispute resolution policies
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  At Moore Clarke DuVall & Rodgers, P.C., our legal team stands ready to serve the needs of clients in any type of agricultural real estate law matter. With offices in Albany, Atlanta, Valdosta and Savannah, we serve clients throughout Georgia. Agricultural real estate attorneys from our firm have extensive legal experience. We take a team-oriented approach to finding the best solutions for our clients' needs in the most efficient manner possible.
• Construction Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
  At Moore Clarke DuVall & Rodgers, P.C., our attorneys provide a full range of services for residential real estate transactions and closings. Our lawyers have been providing residential real estate closing services throughout South Georgia for nearly 25 years. Residential real estate attorneys from our firm have exceptional experience and knowledge to serve our clients' needs.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  We are currently counsel for the Albany Board of Realtors and are actively involved in the Homebuilders Association of Southwest Georgia. Our attorneys have served on the executive committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Frequently, our attorneys are speakers on closing issues, procedures, rules, and regulations for realtors, bankers, and mortgage lenders.
• Property Damage
  At Moore Clarke DuVall & Rodgers, P.C., we understand the litigation dangers facing individuals, businesses, and insurers and we have the experience to protect your interests and assets. Our attorneys have aggressively represented individuals, businesses, and insurers in first party and third party claims for personal injury and property damage across the state of Georgia since 1994. It is critical to handle the defense of these matters with careful planning and precise execution.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  For the past seven years, Wheeler has litigated civil disputes throughout Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. He routinely handles trademarks and trade secrets matters, select personal injury cases, complex commercial disputes, and cases involving secured transactions and negotiable instruments. Wheeler also litigates fiduciary matters, business torts, breach of fiduciary duties among business partners and enforcement of restrictive covenants. Additionally, Wheeler has expertise in quiet title actions, with a specific emphasis on removing clouds on title for tax sale deeds in Georgia.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  At Moore Clarke DuVall & Rodgers, P.C., we handle a range of tax and estate administration matters. From our offices in Albany, Atlanta, Valdosta and Savannah, we serve a diverse clientele throughout Georgia and the surrounding states.
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Member of the following Committees for the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section: Business Planning Group, Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Membership, Community Outreach, and Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group;
• Debt Collection
  Our lawyers defend and aggressively assert the rights of creditors in disputes and litigation involving debt collection matters, and protection of collateral rights, such as the following...