Contrator no permit pull issue.

[Wenwen Zhao]

Hello everyone.
I am new in this business and I have a rehab job gone bad. the contractor did not pull permit I have a contract with him says he is responsible for pulling the permit. now we have a stop work order and he is not responding very much now days. I have begin the process of pulling the building permit with the city myself. I need local legal help, as well as some tips on how to handle this issue. Can anyone reference by a good real estate lawyer in Atlanta area?