The year was 1999 and, after nearly 50 years, venerable Atlanta firm Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler was dissolving as 23 of its 37 lawyers split off to found a new concern, Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, geared less toward insurance defense and more focused on high-profile commercial and complex defense-oriented litigation and catastrophic personal injury work.
Among the firm’s first hires was a second-generation lawyer from North Georgia with a freshly printed law degree from the University of Georgia, an athlete’s competitive drive and a yearning to learn the law.
