DALEY, KOSTER & LAVALLEE, LLC

PAUL R.
MAT T HEW R.
KO S TE R
LAVA L L EE

CY N TH I A M .
DAL E Y

D
aley, Koster & LaVallee (DKL) practice group at a law firm with nearly AREAS OF PRACTICE
was founded to provide clients 90 attorneys, and in 2001 clerked for the • Employment Law
with the highest quality of repre- Honorable Justice Hugh P. Thompson of • Governmental Liability
sentation with a strong personal the Georgia Supreme Court. “Practicing • Governmental Relations
commitment. “Our clients are more than law is more than just billing hours,” says • Appellate Litigation
just business relationships,” says manag- Daley. “It is about taking care of those • Sports Law
ing partner Paul Koster. “They are people who have put their trust in us.” • General Litigation
we care about on a personal level.”

Firm clients agree. “My experience working

“THESE LAWYERS A FIRM ON THE RISE For the second
consecutive year, Daley, Koster and
with DKL is that they are not only outstand- ARE THE CREAM LaVallee have been named Rising Stars.
ing lawyers, but quality people who make “The designation is very much earned,”
us feel more like personal friends than OF THE CROP.” says Sheila Brockman of Sunlink Health
business clients,” says Ola Smith, CEO, Systems. “These lawyers are the cream of
McKinney Community Health Center. — Sheila Brockman, the crop.” Adds Teross Young, Director
Sunlink Health Systems of Government Relations for Food Lion:
THREE RISING STARS Prior to opening “I know these three will be huge players
DKL, Paul Koster chaired the govern- Matthew LaVallee worked almost four in the legal market for many, many years
mental liability practice group at a nearly years in the Civil Rights Division of the to come.”
90 attorney law firm. He is a former staff State of Georgia’s Attorney General’s
attorney for the United States Court of Office. He currently serves as a Special
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and former Assistant Attorney General and is a certi- DALEY, KOSTER & LAVALLEE, LLC
member of the faculty at Emory University fied Contract Advisor with the National 2849 Paces Ferry Road
School of Law. Football League Players Association. “We Suite 160
are intimately involved in every aspect of Atlanta, GA 30339
Cynthia Matthews Daley currently serves resolving our clients’ issues, ” he says. PH: (678) 213-2401
as a magistrate judge in Carroll County. “Getting the job done for our clients is FX: (678) 213-2406
She formerly co-chaired the employment what we are all about.” www.dkllaw.com
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Reprinted from the October 2006 issue of Georgia Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition.
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