Entrepreneurs in Augusta and Atlanta have a new source to tap for legal advice and counsel. Burroughs|Elijah Attorneys announced today that Attorney Stephen M. Donaldson of Atlanta, Georgia will join the team to manage the firm’s expansion to business and corporate law.

“With the addition of Stephen to our firm, Burroughs|Elijah offers a new level of affordable legal services to start-up companies and small businesses in the Augusta and Atlanta areas,” said Brandon Elijah, one of the firm’s managing partners. “Stephen will provide our clients with his own unique brand of business and corporate legal services, specifically because of his background. He was educated at a top-tier law school and over the past decade, has achieved success in his own right as a successful entrepreneur in Atlanta. Our clients will appreciate his knowledge of the law as well as his experience as a start-up business owner.”

Donaldson comes to Burroughs|Elijah with a Juris Doctorate from Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia. In his role as Of Counsel, Donaldson will represent and advise clients on a wide range of corporate and business matters including corporate governance, organization and reorganization, shareholder relations, contracts, non-profit organizations, administrative and regulatory compliance and planning, business planning, and operations.

Donaldson also currently serves as general counsel and vice president of business development for DataFinch Technologies, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Corporate Counsel Section.