About Us

In the 1970’s, Wade Copeland and Kent Stair joined a small up-and-coming insurance defense firm in downtown Atlanta. Fred Valz and Gary Lovell connected with the firm in the 1980’s. Their skills as trial attorneys and mentors established a leading civil litigation firm that is now known as Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell, LLP.

Over the course of more than 50 years, the firm has experienced tremendous growth; expanding its footprint in Georgia and opening offices in South Carolina and Tennessee. Drawing from extensive experience in thousands of cases and hundreds of jury trials, Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell has remained committed to building the next generation of lawyers. Lawyers focused on achieving client objectives in an efficient and cost-effective manner, while upholding the high principles of the partners memorialized in the firm’s name.

Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell is proud of their many attorneys. They have been recognized with AV Preeminent and Client Champion ratings by Martindale-Hubbel and are affiliated with many national and honorary organizations. These include the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, Litigation Counsel of America, Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, ClaimsXChange, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association, Rising Insurance Star Executives, Defense Research Institute, Themis Advocates Group, Trucking Industry Defense Association, and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Our attorneys also are part of many local, charitable, civic and educational organizations and actively support federal, state and local bar associations.