Edward H. Lindsey Jr

Edward Lindsey is a partner in Dentons' Public Policy practice and serves as the head of the Firm's Georgia State Government Affairs team. His focus is on advancing the public policy interests and objectives of clients in the transportation, infrastructure, gaming, health care. and education sectors.

Edward has more than 39 years of legal, political and leadership experience, including 10 years as a Georgia state representative and 3 terms as the House Majority Whip. He also served on the House Appropriations, Judiciary, Education, Ways and Means, and Rules Committees. In addition, he served as a member of the Uniform Law Commission and the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. James Magazine, a statewide political journal, recognized him as one of Georgia's most influential legislators while in the General Assembly and recently as one of the leading political lawyers in Georgia. Among his many awards and recommendations, he was the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Legislator of the Year in 2013 and recently received in 2023 the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service.

Immediately prior to joining Dentons in 2016, Edward was a partner and head of the litigation practice at Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson LLP, an Atlanta-based firm he cofounded in 1990.

Community Involvement and Pro Bono Activities: Co-Chair, Committee for a United Atlanta; Board Member, Georgia State Election Board; Board Member, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, Georgia Fugees Charter School: Chairperson, State Bar of Georgia’s Judicial Qualifications Commission Nominating Committee; Member, State Bar of Georgia Advisory Committee on Legislation; Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Member. Buckhead Rotary Club; Member, American and Atlanta Bar Associations and the State Bar of Georgia.