Craig M. Frankel

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Craig M. Frankel

also known as Gaslowitz Frankel LLC | Fiduciary Litigation

3.7
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 39 years

Lawsuits and disputes Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Lawsuits & Disputes, Appeals, Probate ... +5 more

4500 SunTrust Plaza, 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA

About Craig

Biography

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Appeals 14%

37 years

14%
Business 14%

14%
Guardianship 14%

14%
Lawsuits and Disputes 14%

Fiduciary litigation (will, trust, guardianship, and partnership disputes); breach of contract

37 years

14%
Litigation 14%

14%
Probate 14%

37 years

14%
Trusts 14%

37 years

14%
Other 2%

2%

Fees and Rates

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 39 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1986

Active Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Gaslowitz Frankel, LLC

4500 SunTrust Plaza, 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30308

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Gaslowitz Frankel LLC

303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 4500, Atlanta, GA, 30308

gaslowitzfrankel.com/attorneys/craig-m-frankel/

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Craig M. Frankel's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.7 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by Richard | June 13, 2014 | Estate Planning

Positive review of Craig Frankel

Craig is a terrific lawyer! Thorough, creative and a real advocate. I highly recommend Craig for trust and estate issues, but also for general legal expertise.

Posted by anonymous | August 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Very Unhappy

Craig Frankel represented me in a trust matter. It is impossible to overstate my disappointment at his lack of skill in handling what, to me, was a very important claim. He seemed to have no familiarity with the local court system, the judges or, even, the basic issues of law involved. What he was hi...ghly skilled at was extracting ever more money from me to pursue endless, fruitless legal fantasies that, in retrospect, had no chance whatsoever of paying off. Do not, ever, trust any legal matter to Mr Frankel. You'll be much better off standing in the middle of Peachtree Street and tossing the money you would have paid him into the air. Not only will you save yourself a lot of emotional grief, you will do more social good with the money.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

Super Lawyer, Georgia Super Lawyers

2013

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

2013

Super Lawyer, Georgia Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Georgia Super Lawyers

2011

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2010

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2009

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2008

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2007

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1986

American Jurisprudence Book Award in Professionalism, University of Georgia School of Law

1985

American Jurisprudence Book Award in Property and Estate Law, University of Georgia School of Law

1985

Executive Editor, University of Georgia Law Review

1984

American Jurisprudence Book Award in Contract Law, University of Georgia School of Law

1983

Order of the Grail Honor Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1983

Phi Beta Kappa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1981

Bryan T. Castelow Scholar, University of Georgia School of Law

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Attorney, Gaslowitz Frankel LLC

1900 - Present

Principal, Gaslowitz Frankel LLC

1999 - 2005

Attorney, Frankel & Associates, LLC

1993 - 1999

Of Counsel, Meadows, Ichter & Trigg, P.C.

1987 - 1993

Litigation Associate, Long Aldridge & Norman

1986 - 1987

Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. John C. Godbold, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Associations

2011 - Present

Probate and Estate Section, Atlanta Bar Association

Board of Trustees

1999 - Present

Atlanta Bar Association

Member

1998 - Present

Hillside, Inc.

Board of Trustees

1991 - Present

Morningside-Lenox Park Neighborhood Association

Member

1989 - Present

Hands On Atlanta

Volunteer

1987 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1987 - Present

Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra

Assistant Concert Master, Violinist

1986 - Present

State Bar of Georgia

Member

2008 - 2010

State Bar of Georgia, Fiduciary Law Section

Trust Code Revision Committee Member

2007 - 2010

Hillside, Inc.

Chair, Board of Trustees

1997 - 1998

Temple Sinai

Vice President

1990 - 1998

Temple Sinai

Board of Trustees

Sample of Legal Cases

Reliance Trust Co. v. Candler, 294 Ga. 15 (2013)

Affirmed Damages Award to Beneficiaries Against Reliance Trust for Breach of Fiduciary Duties

White v. Call, 292 Ga. 565 (2013)

Georgia Supreme Court Upheld Trial Court Award of Residual Estate to Our Client

Day v. Nu-Day Partnership, LLLP

Appellate Court Upheld Summary Judgment in Favor of Children and Upheld Gift to Partnership to Them

Zinkhan v. Bruce, 305 Ga. App. 510 (2010)

Appellate Court Upheld Trial Court Decision that Testamentary Designation of Guardian of Children Controls in Georgia

Babb v. Babb, 293 Ga. App. 140 (2008)

Appellate Court Upheld Trial Court's Dismissal of Brother's Claim to Invalidate Last Will and Testament of Father

Young v. Williams, 285 Ga. App. 208 (2007)

Appellate Court Held that Beneficiary of Will Could Sue Drafting Attorney for Malpractice

Colonial Bank v. Boulder Bankcard Processing, Inc., 254 Ga. App. 686 (2002)

Appellate Court Upheld Summary Judgment in Favor of Credit Card Business Purchaser

Information Systems and Networks Corp. v. City of Atlanta, 281 F.3d 1220 (11th Cir. 2002)

Appellate Court Reversed Summary Judgment in Favor of City

Yeazel v. Burger King Corp., 236 Ga. App. 110 (1999)

Summary Judgment for Former Franchisee Affirmed.

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Education

1986

University of Georgia School of Law

J.D. cum laude

1983

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

B.A.

Languages

English

Activity

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