RICHARD W. JONES, born Ft. Payne, Alabama, January 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee; 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., Accounting 1976; M.B.A., Accounting 1979; J.D., 1979), Phi Alpha Delta. Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1981-1983. Referee for Georgia Commissioner of Securities. Member: Special Advisor to Georgia Secretary of State on Investment Advisor Regulation; Board of Directors, Dekalb Hospital Authority; Board of Directors of Georgia Chapter of International Association of Financial Planners. Member: Atlanta (Member, Business and Finance Section) and Tennessee Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Corporate and Banking Law, Corporate Counsel, Health Sections); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital; Partnerships; Healthcare. Email: jones@corplaw.net.

J. WILLIAM HALEY, born Anderson, South Carolina, December 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1970; M.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Staff, 1974-1975 and Decisions Editor, 1975-1976, Georgia Law Review. Author: Section 337, Corporate Liquidations; The Casualty Conversion Dilemma, 10 Ga. L. Rev. 123 (1975); Member: Atlanta (Member, Business and Finance, Corporate Counsel, Taxation Sections) and American (Member, Business Law, Taxation Sections) Bar Associations, State Bar of Georgia (Member, Corporate and Banking, Corporate Counsel, Fiduciary, Taxation Sections), Lawyers Club of Atlanta; PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate and Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial Litigation. Email: billhaley@corplaw.net.

FREDERICK L. COOPER, III, born Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, November 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971); University of Georgia Graduate School of Business. Omicron Delta Kappa. Author of the following books: (i) Law and the Software Marketer: How to Develop a Legal Protection Game Plan, Prentice Hall, 1988; and (ii) Software Distribution: How to Develop a Successful Marketing Plan, SoftChannel Publishing, 1991. Columnist, "Computer Reseller News," 1991-1995. Adjunct Professor of Computer Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1986 to present. Author, Director, and Moderator of Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education Publication and Seminar: "Protection, Marketing, and Distribution of Computer/Communications Technology," 1988-90. Member of Law Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1988-90, President 1990. Member and Director, Business and Technology Alliance, 1990-1997; President, 1993. Member of State Bar of Georgia (Co-Chairman, Computer Law Section, 1985-1986). Member of Computer Law Association and Southeastern Software Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Computers and Software; Intellectual Property; Agency and Distributorships; Antitrust and Trade Regulation;. Email: ccooper@corplaw.net.

CHARLES E. BUKER, III, born Miami, Florida, September 13, 1954; admitted to Florida Bar, 1979; State Bar of Georgia; 1983, U.S. Tax Court, 1987. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1976); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1979); Georgia State University (M.B.A., Finance, 1992). Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Note, "Per Curiam Affirmances Without Opinion: A Proper Basis for Conflict Jurisdiction?" 7 Fla. State Law Rev., No. 2, Spring, 1979. Co-Author: "Considerations in Buying or Selling a Business in Georgia," (National Business Institute, 1991, 1993, 1994). Member: Atlanta (Chairman, 1994-1996, CLE Board of Trustees, Director, 1992-1995; Director, Small Firm Section, 1989-1995, Chairman, Small Firm Section, 1992; Business and Finance Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Computer, Corporate and Banking Law Sections); Lawyers Club of Atlanta. PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions. Email: cbuker@corplaw.net.