Mr. Sears has been the City Attorney since 1985 and is the Attorney for the City of Newnan Development Authority, Downtown Development Authority, and the Hospital Authority. A 1968 graduate of Newnan High School, he obtained a BA in Economics from Wofford College in 1972 and graduated in 1976 from Woodrow Wilson College of Law, J.D. Magna Cum Laude. He is the President / Partner of Sanders, Haugen & Sears, P.C., and specializes in governmental, real estate, business, and corporate law and litigation.