Buckley, Heather Sutton

Bill Buchanan is an associate attorney at Buchanan & Land, LLP, and has been with the firm since September of 2007. Bill was born in Columbus , Georgia on September 26, 1980, and has lived in Columbus for much of his life. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2003, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Bill received his juris doctor from Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law in 2007. While in law school at Mercer, Bill was vice-president of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity for the 2005-2006 school year, and co-chaired that organization's Rehberg Charity Golf Tournament in 2006.

Bill's practice focuses on general civil litigation. Since joining Buchanan & Land, LLP, he has worked in a wide variety of areas including construction law, OSHA Regulations, medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home litigation, personal injury (including motor vehicle accident and slip and fall cases), appeals of taxing authority assessments and valuations, landlord-tenant, class action, and appellate law practice. He also has experience with the alternative dispute resolution methods of mediation and arbitration.

Bill is licensed to practice law in Georgia and is admitted to all Superior Courts of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia , Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.