Larry A. Pankey

Larry A. Pankey is a founding partner of Pankey & Horlock, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia, where he handles civil rights litigation, employment discrimination, business litigation, and personal injury. With more than 32 years of experience, Mr. Pankey has verdicts in multiple states in both federal and state courts. Mr. Pankey received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia and then earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. In 1992, he was admitted to practice law before Georgia state courts, and he is also licensed to appear before courts in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. During Mr. Pankey's career, he has obtained multiple verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million. He represented SouthStar Funding against First Superior Mortgage Corp in a case concerning mortgage fraud. In another case against SouthStar Funding's former closing attorney alleging legal malpractice, violations of the federal RICO Act, and fraud, he secured a verdict in excess of $1 million. Mr. Pankey has also represented clients in numerous employment discrimination and civil rights cases, including the wrongful termination of an HIV-positive individual against Home Depot and a race discrimination case on behalf of a contingent of African-American plaintiffs against a prominent automotive dealer. Due to his impressive case record, Mr. Pankey has attained membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was inducted into The National Trial Lawyers' Top 100 Trial Lawyers. As a former adjunct law professor at John Marshall Law School, he taught classes in civil procedure, employment discrimination, ethics, jurisprudence, and constitutional law. He has also appeared as a speaker at multiple events, including the Real Property Law Institute's annual convention and the 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law seminar.