Our Team

Steve Jenkins has been practicing law since 1970. He started practice in the Atlanta area prior to moving his family to Elberton in 1978. He has practiced in all areas of the law, as both an attorney and judge, so has a comprehensive understanding of the law across most legal areas.

Jim Jenkins began practicing law in 2009, and has spent the past decade focusing primarily on personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Jim has a comprehensive knowledge of the law, having spent a year in nothing but real estate closings, and several years in a general practice.

Chris Dyal, who has been admitted to practice law since 2016 is licensed in both Georgia and Florida and has spent a great deal of time in criminal trial practice. He served as a prosecutor in the State of Florida prior to returning to Georgia to a private practice in general civil and criminal litigation. Chris has also recently been appointed to city court judge in Franklin County, GA.

Cody Whetsel has practiced law since 2018, and has significant experience in the areas of juvenile law, contracts, real estate, and estate planning. Cody is a licensed attorney in Georgia and South Carolina.

Megan Whetsel went to law school at the University of Georgia, and was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2013. Since her admission, she has practiced law in many regions throughout Georgia. She has significant experience in the areas of juvenile law and child custody proceedings. She is also a registered mediator, including domestic relations mediation.

Kristen is a Paralegal who serves in our Elberton office location. She is a wife and proud mother of three children. She has obtained both a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Law as well as a Paralegal Certificate. She began at Dyal Jenkins, P.C. as a Paralegal Intern in January of 2021 and was offered a full time Paralegal position in April 2021. Kristen started as a full time Paralegal in May 2021.

M. Tindall Cowan graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law and was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2024. Tindall has experience in criminal defense, domestic legal matters (including divorces, legitimations, and child custody issues), juvenile legal matters, estate planning, and general civil litigation. She is the Public Defender for the City of Elberton and the Solicitor for Taliaferro County Probate Court. Tindall is an Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, teaching pre-law classes, at Emmanuel University. In her undergraduate studies, she assisted in genetic research in the Plant Biology Department and obtained her Bachelor of Science. She has also served in the United States Army Reserves for nearly 6 years and currently holds the rank of Captain as a Battalion Human Resources officer. She recently returned from her first deployment to Europe.

Lori, a native of Elbert County, is a Legal Assistant and the first point of contact in our Elberton office. With more than 30 years combined experience in Customer Service and Office Administration (5 of which are in law firms), along with her passion for helping others, Lori stops at nothing to make all clients feel at home with the Dyal Jenkins family and at ease, keeping all information confidential and organized.