Lawrence H. Freiman, a founding partner of the firm, received his J.D./M.B.A. degree, with highest honors, from the University of Florida in 1993, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in 1989. Mr. Freiman has earned an “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory – the highest rating given, indicating that his professional colleagues rate his legal ability as “very high to preeminent.” His peers also previously selected him as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite.” He has served as the Chief Tax Editor of the Florida Law Review, and earned a number of academic achievement awards in his law and business endeavors, including the honorary Order of the Coif, Beta Gamma Sigma and Matherly Scholarship. He is a Director for the Estate Planning Council of North Georgia and a member of the Lawyer’s Club of Atlanta.   He has lectured to various groups on tax, estate planning and charitable giving.