Real Estate Human Resources

RESUME

OF

GARY NEAL FREEMAN

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Gary N. Freeman 912-***-****

*** ******** ****** 912-***-****

Unit I 12 ********.****@*****.***

Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

SUMMARY

Accomplished individual with high intelligence, superior education and accomplished

work history in law, business and government.

High ethical and professional values.

High dependability and determination.

HIGHLIGHTS

Intelligent

Educated

Experienced

Decisive

Driven

Diplomatic

Powerful negotiator

Leader

Team player

Good judgment

Ethical

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia;

inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa; graduated June

1974.

Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, University of Georgia Law School, Athens, Georgia;

appointed to the Georgia Law Review, elected Chief Justice of Law School Honor Court,

and inducted into the Order of the Coif legal honor society; graduated 1977.

Masters of Law degree, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; top 10 percent of class;

graduated June 1982.

Harvard Law School Summer Program for Lawyers, Cambridge, Massachusetts; non

degree program; four courses over two summers, 1986 87.

WORK HISTORY

1979 1980

Chief Legislative Counsel for U.S. Congressman in Washington D.C. Job functions included

advising Congressman on proposed legislation, drafting legislation and attending

Congressional hearings.

1980 1982

Attorney/Partner with law firm of Fishman, Freeman & Kendrick, Atlanta, Georgia. Job

functions included handling complex business, contract, tax, and commercial real estate

matters.

1982 1991

Attorney/Partner with law firm of Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Gainesville, Georgia. Job

functions included taxation, bank regulatory work, bank acquisitions, bank holding

companies, general corporate and contract work, negotiation and consummation of sales of

companies for prices in the millions of dollars, and complex estate planning.

1991 1997

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of Orbit Industries,

Inc., Helen, Georgia and New York City, a company controlled by Merrill Lynch which

reached over $90,000,000.00 in annual sales of women’s apparel domestically produced.

Job functions included general management under the direction of the president and the

board with emphasis on legal, financial, accounting, human resources and computer

hardware and software technology. After the passage of NAFTA, domestic apparel

manufacturing could not compete with imports. Merrill Lynch liquidated the company.

1997 Present

Attorney/Sole Practitioner, Gary N. Freeman, Attorney at Law, Maysville, Georgia and Saint

Marys, Georgia. Practice has focused on real estate mortgage loans, general corporate and

contract work, and income and estate tax planning.

REFERENCES

Robert L. Fowler

Retired. Former President of Orbit Industries, Inc. Address: P.O. Box 1586, Gainesville,

Georgia 30503. Phone: 770-***-****. Email: *********@*********.***. Relationship:

Former supervisor.

J. Randall Frost

Managing Partner, Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Attorneys at Law. Address: P .O. Box 3280,

Gainesville, Georgia 30503. Phone: 770-***-****. Email: rfrost@smf law.com.

Relationship: Former law partner.

William Blalock

Partner, Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Attorneys at Law. Address: P.O. Box 3280, Gainesville

Georgia 30503. Phone: 770-***-****. Email: wblalock@smf law.com. Relationship: Former

law partner.

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