Marshall Bandy, Jr. was born in Ringgold, Georgia as were his parents. He was educated in the public schools of Catoosa County. He graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 1971 with a degree in Political Science. He graduated from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia in 1975, and began his practice in Ringgold in December of 1975 as a sole practicioner. After 14 years of solo practice he employed Lawrence Stagg. In 1996 Marshall and Lawrence formed the partnership of Bandy and Stagg.

Marshall has practiced before the Georgia Superior Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Workers Compensation Board of Appeals. He has also appeared before numerous administrative agencies including the Department of Labor, Public Health and Public Safety. He has had extensive experience in practicing before the Georgia Public Service Commission. He has argued cases in the US 5th and 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, tried numerous cases before the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and has extensive litigation experience in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

He has worked diligently for the Georgia Republican Party and has served on the Local, District and State Executive Committees. Marshall has served as the Parlimentarian of the Georgia Republican Party and is presently Chairman of the Catoosa County Republican Party. 

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Mr. Lawrence A. Stagg started practicing law in Ringgold in 1991. He grew up in Dalton and graduated from Dalton High School. From there he went on to the University of Georgia where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in 1989. He went on to receive a Doctorate in Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and Lookout Mountain Bar Association. 

Representative clients are: Ringgold Telephone Company, RTC Communications, WSGC Radio, Post Volunteer Fire Department, Robert Cagle Surveying, P.C., and Habitat for Humanity of Catoosa County, Inc.