Atlanta law firm folds after series of attorney exits
Taylor Duma began in 2005 and grew to include more than 150 lawyers nationwide.
Atlanta has attracted several large national and global law firms in the last couple of years, contributing to the demise of Taylor Duma, a local law firm that is closing after 20 years. (Jason Getz/AJC)
A year after losing one of its founding partners in a series of attorney exits, Atlanta law firm Taylor Duma is closing its doors.
The firm, founded in April 2005 as Taylor English Duma by attorneys Marc Taylor, Joe English and Scott Duma, grew to include more than 150 lawyers nationwide.
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Journalist Rosie Manins is a legal affairs reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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