Joyce Kitchens and Randy New are the founding members of Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC. Jeff Cleghorn joined the firm in 2003 and became partner of Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC in 2007. The firm was formed to serve the personal and business needs of clients who need and appreciate, concerned, and involved legal counsel. The firm operates in a number of practice areas with a common theme of helping companies and people whatever their needs.

Joyce E. Kitchens is a founding member of Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC. She focuses her practice in the areas of employment and corporate disputes, family law litigation, and corporate and business issues. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants and understands all aspects of litigation. She has represented many small and start-up businesses.

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Randy L. New is the Managing Member of Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC, with offices in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. He focuses his law practice in the areas of Corporate and Business Issues, Employment Law, Contracts and Telecommunications.

Randy is an Atlanta native. He received a B.A. from Emory University in 1976. After teaching high school in Atlanta for three years, he attended Emory Law School, was named as Articles Editor of the Emory Law Journal, and graduated with a J.D. with Distinction in 1982. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Emory Law School.

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Jeffery M. Cleghorn is a Named Partner with the law firm of Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC, with offices in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Jeff is a member of the firm's litigation team and with expertise is in General Civil Litigation, Family Law (Divorce, Custody Disputes, Modifications, Child Support), Partnership Disputes and Contracts. Jeff also has extensive experience with mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

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David G. Richards is Of Counsel with Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC, Attorneys at Law. He focuses his law practice in the areas of corporate and business issues with a concentration in advising telecommunications clients concerning federal and state regulatory issues, mandate compliance, spectrum auctions and FCC license transfers and assignments.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Richards was the Chief Counsel-Federal Regulatory at Cingular Wireless LLC (now AT&T Mobility) While there, he was instrumental in obtaining Federal Communications Commission approval of numerous transactions including Cingular's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services and its $1.4 billion purchase of NextWave spectrum.

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Jonathan D. Forbes is an Associate Attorney in the Atlanta office with Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC.

Jonathan focuses his law practices in the areas of Corporate and Business Issues, Telecommunications, General Civil Litigation, Partnership Agreements and Disputes, Contracts, and Probate. In that capacity, he assists in representing some of the nation's largest telecommunications companies.

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