Taylor English’s Construction Practice Group focuses on avoiding and solving problems in the most practical and efficient manner. Our Construction Practice Group originated from some of the Nation’s most well-known construction law firms to create a formidable team that is taken seriously within the industry and by adversaries alike.
The members of our practice group are seasoned professionals who are committed to providing our clients with effective representation on a cost efficient basis. Paul Durdaller is the practice group leader of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group at Taylor English Duma LLP.
Taylor English’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group handles the complete range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.

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Taylor English’s Environmental and Renewable Energy Practice Group’s lawyers have over seventy years of collective experience in the field of environmental and renewable energy law.
We have created the Financial Institutions team at Taylor English Duma LLP – bringing together attorneys from different specialties across the Firm – in order to seamlessly deliver to financial institutions the types of services that are most needed in this difficult economy.
The Lending, Workout & Foreclosure practice group at Taylor English represents national, regional, local and community banks and lending institutions in all manner of actions related to troubled loans. Our team brings legal and business experience gained from years working on workout and restructuring transactions at top national firms and as in-house counsels at some of the country’s largest corporations.
Taylor English provides tax planning, credit and controversy legal services to our clients. Using our value focused approach, our tax attorneys work directly with clients and our other attorneys to ensure appropriate attention is given to the opportunities and consequences of all manners of federal, state and local taxes.
Taylor English represents clients with the development and use of technology and e-commerce in their business. Many issues and opportunities arise for businesses involving technology, whether with the development and distribution of technology solutions, the licensing and use of technology products, or the procurement or outsourcing of IT services.
Taylor English is a full-service law firm composed of the region's most experienced, results-driven lawyers. Our model is purpose built around our clients and designed to seek new opportunities for them.

Bill Clineburg is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He has been involved in high stakes, complex business litigation on behalf of corporations and individuals for 40 years. During that time he has successfully litigated both jury and non-jury trials, individual and class actions in state and federal courts throughout the United States, and argued appeals in a number of state and federal appellate courts. He has also effectively utilized formal and informal means of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.

Prior to joining Taylor English, Mr. Clineburg practiced with King & Spalding for 37 years, including 31 years as a partner. Prior to joining King & Spalding, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Roger Robb, Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, from 1970 to 1971.

Selected Representations

  • Successfully defended an insurance business sued in arbitration by a statewide managing agent for wrongful termination, recovering a substantial counterclaim
  • Won a substantial jury verdict on behalf of German nationals who purchased South Georgia farmland in reliance on a fraudulent well report
  • Successfully represented a plaintiff who submitted millions of winning entries in an ill-conceived scratch-off game
  • Defended a tobacco company in smoking lawsuits
  • Served as an attorneys’ fees expert on behalf of an ERISA fiduciary
  • Defended VMI and the Citadel against the Justice Department’s effort to end single sex education

Accolades

  • Chambers USA
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Trend
  • Editor, Georgia Law Review
  • Editor, Georgia Journal of International Law

We deliver superior service through...

1. Purpose-Built Efficiency

Everything we do is focused on greater efficiency, flexibility and entrepreneurship. The result is that our clients view us as part of their business building investment, not a corporate expense.

2. Purpose-Built Partnerships

We are partners, not vendors. The result is that we are accountable, respectful and care as much about our clients' business as we do our own.

3. Purpose-Built Results

We are problem solvers. We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to provide value and results and seek flexibility in how we structure engagements.