WEIDNER LAW FIRM is the successor law firm to OLIVER & Weidner. It was formed after our law partner, William “Bill” Oliver, was appointed as a Superior Court Judge for the Mountain Judicial Circuit (Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, and Banks counties)  by Governor Brian Kemp in December 2022.

OLIVER & WEIDNER was formed on January 1, 2006 when Bill Oliver and Jim Weidner began practicing law together. Judge Bucky Woods, retired Chief Judge of the Superior Court for the Mountain Judicial Circuit, joined the firm in January 2010; and then former Congressman Doug Collins joined the firm in February 2021. Jessica Barrett joined the firm in Janaury 2026.

Bucky Woods fully retired from the practice of law in November 2023; and Doug Collins was appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President Donald J. Trump in November 2024 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 4, 2025.

The firm has over 100 years of legal experience… Please allow us to use that experience to help you.

$72 Million

We have settled or successfully tried to a verdict, litigation matter in excess of $72 million… damages which have been fully collected for our clients.

$3.5 Billion

We have closed over $3.5 billion in real estate transactions.

WEIDNER LAW FIRM practices in all levels of Federal and State Court Systems throughout Georgia; including the Supreme Court of the United States. The firm’s practice areas are:

Real Estate (Residential and Commercial)
Estate Planning / Wills / Trusts / Power of Attorneys
Corporate and Business Law
Adoptions
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death Litigation
Civil Litigation

Attorneys

James C. “Jim” Weidner
Ernest H. “Bucky” Woods, III
Douglas A. “Doug” Collins

Our Staff

Katrina Lane
Rebecca Tam
Kelly Wiley
Katheryn “Katee” Barker