Atlanta-based Cook & James recently added another attorney to its team and announced several promotions.
The law firm added Sarah Stitgen to its attorney staff. Cook & James said she will take the lead on closings in the firm’s Woodstock, Ga., office but also will be a key closing attorney as the firm continues to handle real estate transactions via at-home, mobile, curbside and more across the Atlanta metro area.
Stitgen comes to Cook & James after having handled $10 million to $100 million commercial contracts for a large environmental engineering firm, as well as doing legal work in consumer bankruptcy, mortgage default and real estate closings.
“Bringing Sarah on board has relieved a huge pressure on the rest of our legal team,” said Kara Cook, co-founding partner of Cook & James. “These last few months have been incredibly busy for us, and we refuse to sacrifice customer service and our signature convenient at-home closings no matter the situation. Being able to add head count and rely on our capable team members has been critical to us all doing an excellent job for our clients.”
Additionally, the firm announced the promotion of Chuck Biskobing to senior attorney; Mary Jackson’s promotion to senior operations manager; and Taylor Winne’s promotion to paralegal.
“Sarah fits so well into our Cook & James culture of hard work, candor and fun and we are thrilled to have her on board,” said Heather James, co-founding partner at Cook & James. “We also deeply appreciate the collective efforts of Chuck, Mary and Taylor and it is our honor to properly recognize them with their respective and well-deserved promotions. The success at Cook & James is thanks to the hard work of people like them and, in fact, our entire team.”