Timeline

Robins, Eskew, Smith & Jordan, also known as RESJ, has served businesses and individuals throughout the metro Atlanta area since 1980. While our name and locations have changed over the years, the mission of our firm has not.

1980 November Herbert E. Robins III and Clair E. Eskew form Herbert E Robins III & Associations on November 1. Office located on Old National Highway in College Park 01 20 1981 September Firm admits Harold Wayne Farmer as a partner. Name is changed to Robins, Farmer & Associates. 2 20 1983 February Clair E. Eskew is named the firm’s third partner. Firm is incorporated and name changed to Robins, Eskew & Farmer, P.C. 3 20 May 1986 Due to growth, more office space is needed and the firm moves its office to Metro South Executive Center on Highway 85 in Riverdale. 4 20 October Firm expands into Henry County with a satellite office in McDonough. 1992 January Paul Smith becomes the firm’s fourth partner. 5 20 1994 December McDonough office relocates to a larger facility. 6 20 1998 January Dan Clum, located in the McDonough office, becomes the firm’s fifth partner. 7 20 September 2000 The Riverdale office relocates to Fayetteville. 8 20 2001 December Firm merges with Jordan & Associates and Lee Jordan becomes the firm’s seventh partner. The new firm name is Robins, Eskew, Farmer & Jordan, P.C. A third office opens in the Northlake area of Atlanta. January Firm names Greg Pace as its sixth partner. 9 20 2004 June Clair Eskew retires from the firm. September Firm merges with Williams-Keeling in Suwanee. Suwanee becomes the firm’s fourth office and Melanie Keeling becomes the eighth partner. 10 20 2005 June Stockbridge office relocates to new space at 350 Country Club Drive in Stockbridge at Eagle’s Landing 11 20 January 2008 The firm’s name is changed to Robins, Eskew, Smith & Jordan, P.C. upon the departure of one of its founding partners. 12 20 2009 Bart Robins and Kris Paker become the firm’s ninth and 10th partners. 13 20 2011 The firm announces the merger with Smith & Rabb P.C. on January. 14 20 2014 Bryant Trotter becomes the firm’s 11th partner. 15 20 2018 September The Suwanee and Northlake offices merge into a new location in Duluth. The legal name of the firm is changed to RESJ, P.C. 16 20 2020 Firm celebrates 40 years. Matthew Chandler becomes the firm’s 12th partner. 17 20 2022 December Paul Smith retires. 18 20 2023 December Lee Jordan retires. 19 20 January 2025 Bruce Burkholder is named the firm’s 13th partner.

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