James C. Hale Chief Operating Officer 404.873.8110 [direct] 404.873.8111 [fax] james.hale@agg.com

Mr. Hale has over 22 years of experience working in three professional service firms. Before joining Arnall Golden Gregory, Mr. Hale was the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Hale served for 10 years as Director of Accounting and Financial Services for Powell, Goldstein, Frazier & Murphy, LLP. Mr. Hale began his career at the national accounting firm of Ernst & Young as a client service professional for 9 years.