Our Firm:

The law firm of Stone & Baxter was founded in 1996 by Ward Stone, Jr. and D. Mark Baxter. Messrs. Stone and Baxter previously practiced law together for a number of years in a firm established in the 1950s.

The partners and associates of Stone & Baxter have over fifty-eight years of combined experience, and the firm represents business clients throughout the Southeast. While the firm's primary focus is general business law, individual attorneys specialize in complimentary practice areas. In addition, the attorneys of Stone & Baxter serve the local community, taking a leading role in bar association, civic, political and community activities.

Stone & Baxter is dedicated to providing high quality, prompt, efficient, cost-effective, and ethical legal services to its clients. The firm works with its clients to start new ventures, to develop strategies to minimize risks and maximize opportunities, and to resolve favorably their problems and disputes. Our primary objective is to facilitate the goals and success of our clients by providing them with superior legal expertise in the context of a small firm atmosphere.

The firm’s practice areas are as follows: Business Law, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy, Business Reorganization, Commercial Real Estate, Creditor's Rights, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Petroleum Marketing Law, Telecommunications Law, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Construction Arbitration and Litigation, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Partnership Law, Labor and Employment Law; Intellectual Property, Zoning, Planning and and Use.

Stone & Baxter is headquartered in the heart of historic downtown Macon, Georgia, and is within walking distance from all of the local federal and state courthouses.