Keegan Federal & Associates, Atlanta Trial Attorneys with a Distinctly International Flavor Welcomes Former President of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association

An Atlanta institution, Keegan Federal & Associates, trial attorneys, reinvent a litigation practice to meet the demands of Atlanta's increasingly international community. Kazuma Sonoda, Jr., former president of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and Deputy Director of the Metro Conflict Defender Division of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council joins the Firm as an Associate.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 7, 2007 -- An Atlanta institution, Keegan Federal & Associates, trial attorneys, reinvent a litigation practice to meet the demands of Atlanta's increasingly international community. Kazuma Sonoda, Jr., former president of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and Deputy Director of the Metro Conflict Defender Division of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council joins the firm as an associate.

Kazuma Sonoda, Jr., joins Keegan Federal & Associates with seven years of litigation experience and community involvement, including his service as past President of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and current member of the Boards of Directors for the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and Georgia Legal Services, and as the former Deputy Director of the Metro Conflict Defender Division of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. Kazuma will be involved in business litigation as well as catastrophic injury cases in his new position with the firm.

Sonoda was born in Miami, Florida. As his father is Japanese and his mother is Colombian, Kazuma was raised a citizen of the world, speaking fluent Spanish and English. He attended Duke University where he received his Bachelors of Arts in Public Policy Studies and Spanish in 1997. While attaining the Dean's List for academic excellence all four years, Kazuma further distinguished himself by active participation in student government as Campus Council Vice Chair. He was also a member of the Duke Bench & Bar Society, Treasurer for the Chi Psi Fraternity, and President of the Duke Language Theme House.

Sonoda attended Emory University Law School where he was elected Representative-At-Large to the student government. He was an active member of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, Hispanic Law Student Association, the Emory Public Interest Committee and its mentoring program. He received his Juris Doctor Degree and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.

"At Keegan Federal & Associates, there is a real commitment to the practice of law the way we were taught it should be in law school. According to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2006, of Georgia's over 9.3 million people, over of 3.3 million are considered multi-cultural. A full 67% of metro Atlanta's population is considered multi-cultural. The need and opportunity to serve the community is great and has changed significantly over the past decade. I feel extremely privileged and look forward to working with this team," said Sonoda.

Kazuma Sonoda, Jr., is married to Anna S. Galloway, LMSW. Anna works as a therapist with Atlanta Family Counseling Center, Inc., in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

About Keegan Federal & Associates:

Founder and Senior Partner, R. Keegan Federal, Jr. is a civil trial attorney and former Superior Court Judge in Atlanta, Georgia. The Firm's attorneys have extensive experience in the successful resolution of disputes related to: Business Contracts, Torts, and Securities; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death with an emphasis on Brain & Spinal Cord Injury; Divorce and Family Law; Wills, Trusts, and Estates; Employment Contracts, Discrimination and Sexual Harassment; Real Estate; and Legal Malpractice and Licensing, through Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation.

Keegan Federal & Associates

Two Ravinia Drive, Suite1776

Atlanta, GA 30346

678.443.4044, or 678.443.4079 (Español)

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