JAMES C. WEIDNER

Jim Weidner began his legal career in 1987 with the law firm of Drew, Eckl & Farnham, a large insurance defense firm in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1988, he began working as an associate with Jack Carey and Chris Walker in Gainesville, Georgia. On January 1, 1990, Carey & Walker merged with the law firm of Deal & Jarrard to form the law firm Carey, Deal, Jarrard & Walker. Nathan Deal, a former partner in the firm, was elected to the U.S. Congress in November 1992. As a result, Nathan withdrew from the practice of law and the law partnership became Carey, Jarrard and Walker. Jim had been a partner at Carey, Jarrard & Walker since January 1, 1994. On March 1, 1998, Jim moved his practice to Clarkesville, Georgia and began practicing law as a sole practitioner and on January 1, 2006, formed his law partnership with Bill Oliver.

Jim concentrates his practice in commercial and residential real estate, 1031 exchanges, corporations, construction litigation, business litigation, personal injury litigation, workers' compensation, social security and wills and trusts.

Education
Jim Weidner was born in Buffalo, New York, on February 15, 1960. He graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982 with a joint degree in History and Political Science. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1982 and graduated from Georgia State University's College of Law in 1987. Jim worked full-time as a clerk with the FBI in Atlanta while attending law school.

Jim was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1987. He was admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1987. He has been a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar since 1993. He became a member of the Mountain Judicial Bar Association on March 1, 1998. He is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Family
Jim has been married to the former Susan Williams of Demorest, Georgia, since November 1990. Jim and Susan have four children: Sarah Jee, John William, Michael Shon, and Matthew David. Jim and his family are members of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Jim was ordained as a Deacon in October 2003.

Elected Office
» Habersham County School Board Member (2002-2006)

Civic Involvement
» Member, United Way of Habersham County, Board of Directors (2001-Present); Member of the Executive Committee (2001-Present); Chairman, Board of Directors (2003 and 2004);
» Chairman United Way Campaign 2002;
» Member of Clarkesville Downtown Development Authority (2000-2004);
» Member of Clarkesville Business Association (1999-Present);
» Member of Habersham County Medical Center Foundation Board (2001-Present);
» Member of Habersham County Chamber of Commerce (1998-Present);
» Member of Kiwanis International (1992-Present);

Other
» Organizing Director for Southern Bancorp, Inc and Southern Bank & Trust, 2005.

CLAIR W. LANGMAID

Clair is "of counsel" with OLIVER & WEIDNER . His legal career spans more than 40 years in government and private practice. He is a member of the State Bars of Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He received his BA and JD from the University of Toledo (Ohio).

His experience and expertise is in all types of business law, including contracts, franchise, acquisition and sales, securities and finance. More recently Clair's practice has concentrated on estate planning, wills, trusts and Elder law issues including planning for Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Clair is a member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the Business Law Section and the Real Estate and Pension Section of the ABA.

During his career, Clair served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Corporate Counsel to Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation, Assistant General Counsel to Heublein, Inc. and Assistant Director of Investigations for the Resolution Trust Corporation. He also spent more than ten years in private law practice with law firms in Philadelphia, PA and Atlanta. Clair has three grown children living in Georgia. He moved to the Clarkesville area from Atlanta in 2002 and is a member of Grace-Calvary Episcopal Church.

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