Todd Orlando Pearson

Orlando's practice concentrates on business litigation, civil rights litigation, financial services litigation, and several other areas of litigation, including labor and employment. Previously, Orlando served as a Federal Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Leon Barfield, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Staff Attorney to the Honorable Ural D. Glanville, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, Litigation Associate in the Financial Services Practice Group of a national law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Assistant District Attorney in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit.

Although born in Peoria, Illinois, Orlando was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he attended Chamblee Magnet High School. Thereafter, Orlando attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with High Honors in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs after spending a couple of years studying Mechanical Engineering. While attending Georgia Tech, Orlando was actively involved in Mock Trial, the Investment Committee, and other organizations. Subsequently, Orlando attended the University of Georgia School of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctorate in 2006. At the University of Georgia, Orlando served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Steve C. Jones, Judge, Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County (Judge Jones currently serves as a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Georgia), Advocate for the University Judiciary, and Investigator for the School of Law Honor Court.

Orlando is admitted to practice before all Georgia State Courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Furthermore, Orlando is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and Savannah Bar Association.

Outside of the practice of law, Orlando has served, since 2006, as a Judge-Evaluator and an Attorney Coach with multiple High Schools participating in the Georgia High School Mock Trial. In 2010, Orlando co-founded and chaired the Judicial Law Clerk Committee for the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. Orlando also participated in the 2011 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy and 2013-2014 Leadership DeKalb Class. Through these experiences, Orlando was recruited to serve on the Board of Directors for the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, recently being elected Secretary.

Orlando has also been extremely involved in education. Prior to attending law school, Orlando served as a Substitute Teacher for Peoria Public Schools and Academic Tutor at Illinois Central College. Furthermore, while attending law school, Orlando was an Academic Tutor for the University of Georgia Athletic Association. In recent years, Orlando has served as an Adjunct Professor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.