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| | Address | | Suite 1600, 1355 Peachtree Street | | Atlanta, Georgia 30309 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 404-881-8900 | | Fax: 404-881-3007 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dsckd.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield, Knowles & Devine practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Environmental, Toxic Torts and Commercial and Business Litigation, Election Law, Constitutional Litigation. | | Year Established: 1990 | | Firm Size: 25 | | Foy R. Devine (Principal) born Lynchburg, Virginia, June 29, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1970, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1964); University of Virginia (J.D., 1967); Georgetown Law Center, Georgetown University (E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow, 1968-1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, National Moot Court Team. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1966-1967. Co-Author: "Law and Tactics in Sentencing," Coiner Pub., Washington, D.C., 1968. Member, Board of Editors, Leader's Product Liability Newsletter, 1983-1992. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1988—); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (President 1990-1991); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Reported Cases: Ford Motor Company v. Stubblefield, 319 S.E.2d 470 (Ga. App. 1984); Doyle v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, et al., 267 Ga. 574, 481 S.E.2d 518 (1997); Polston v. Boomershine Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., et al., 262 Ga. 616, 423 S.E.2d 659 (1992); Myrick v. Freuhauf Corporation, 13 F.3d 1516 (11th Cir. Ga. 1994); Rozier v. Ford Motor Company, 573 F.2d 1332 (5th Cir. Ga. 1978). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(10%); Personal Injury(15%); Products Liability and Medical Malpractice Law(35%); Business Torts(40%). Email: Foy R. Devine | | Robert E. Shields (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, December 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1973, Kansas; 1974, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia, Middle District of California and Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd, 9th, 10th and 11th Circuits. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Root-Tilden Scholar. Editor, New York University Law Review, 1970-1971. Included in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006; "Super Lawyer" in Class Action and Mass Torts, Atlanta Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006; Chamber's U.S.A. America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2006. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, 1988-1991. Contributing Author: M. Searcy, A Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender, 1987; J. Vargo, Products Liability Guide, Matthew Bender, 1988 and 1993 Supplement, "Breast Implant Litigation," with Ralph Knowles; "Toxic Injuries In The Workplace," 18 The Verdict, Number 2, 17 (March/April 1993); "Alternative Approaches to Proof of Injury in Toxic Tort Cases," 15 The Verdict, Number 9, 13 (November/December, 1990); "Leaking Underground Gasoline Storage Tanks," 3 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3rd 517, 1989; R. Simons, "When Bad Things Happen to Good Property" (ELI 2006). Co-Author with Alan Perry: "Erosion of Duty to Warn," 14 The Verdict, Number 4, 21, December, 1988; "Stilties v. Dettelbach Pesticide Corp.: A Rebuttal on the Duty to Warn," 3 Toxics Law Reporter 126, June, 1988; "Georgia's New Expert Witness Rule: Daubert & More," 11 Ga. Bar J. 16 (Oct. 2005) with Leslie Bryan; "Expert Opinion Evidence Under O.C.G.A. Sec. 24-9-67 and Sec. 24-9-67.1," The Verdict, Vol. 29, No. 5, p. 12 (Summer/Fall 2005) with Leslie Bryan. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President, Georgia Chapter, 1990); International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Chairman, Environmental Law and Toxic Tort Committee, 1990). Reported Cases: Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc., 264 Ga. 732, 450 S.E.2d 1671 (1994); Jordan v. Georgia Power Co. 219 Ga. App. 690, 466 S.E.2d 601 (1995); Baker v. Norfolk Southern Railway, 237 Ga. App. 292, 514 S.E.2d 448 (1994). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Robert E. Shields | | Everette L. Doffermyre (Managing Partner) born Dunn, North Carolina, November 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, Southern and Northern Districts of Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 6th and 11th Circuits. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high honors, 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Raven Society. Author: "Trade Secrets Act of 1990," 16 The Verdict, Number 1, January/February, 1991. Leadership Atlanta, 1987-1988. President, University of Virginia Alumni Association, 1999-2000. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Consumer Class Actions. Email: Everette L. Doffermyre | | Kenneth S. Canfield (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, Colorado; 1986, Georgia; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Middle District of Alabama, District of Colorado and Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Third, Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: Note, "A Nuisance Law Approach to the Problem of Housing Abandonment," 85 Yale Law Journal 1130, 1976; "So You've Settled Your Case-What About Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Medical Providers and Other Claims," 2 Calendar Call, Number 1, 10, Spring, 1995; "Advantages and Disadvantages of Class Actions: The Plaintiff's Perspective," 10 The Practical Litigator, No. 4 (July 1999). Contributing Author, Georgia Trial Practice Manual, 1993—. Law Clerk to Hon. Frank M. Johnson, Jr., U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Alabama, 1977-1978. Special Assistant to: Barbara Babcock, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1979; Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1981. Member, Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, 1999-2003. Member, Board of Councilors, Carter Presidential Center, 1995—. Co-Director, Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, 1994-1996. Member: Atlanta, Colorado and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2000-2001; Executive Vice President, 1993, 1995-1996; Secretary, 1994-1995; Parliamentarian, 1992-1993; Vice President 1991-1992; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1991-1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Lumpkin Inn of Court (Master, 1994—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Constitutional Litigation. Email: Kenneth S. Canfield | | Ralph I. Knowles, Jr. (Member) born Lumberton, North Carolina, May 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Alabama; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. President, Student Government Association, 1969. Member, University of Alabama Law Review, 1968-1969. Recipient: Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Roderick Beddow Award, 1982; Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Award, 1978. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Promulgation of Rules of Evidence, 1988—; Co-Chair, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re: Silicone Gel Breast Implant Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 926. Member, Faculty, Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of Alabama, 1981-1984. President, Tuscaloosa Trial Lawyers Association, 1981-1982. Member: Tuscaloosa (President, 1986-1987; Member, Executive Committee, 1982-1988; Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1975-1976; 1981-1984) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar (Chairperson, Task Force on Judicial Election, Selection and Evaluation, 1986; Chairperson, Committee on Correctional Institutions and Procedures, 1987-1988 ); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Executive Committee, 1988-1991; Board of Governors, 1986-1991); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Law Institute; Tuscaloosa County American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, 1990-1991). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Fraud; Constitutional Litigation. Email: Ralph I. Knowles, Jr. | | Leslie J. Bryan (Member) born Neptune, New Jersey, July 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Hollins College (A.B., 1974); Georgia State College (M.S., 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1986). Barrister, Bleckley Inn of Court, 1993-1995. Co-Author: with Robert E. Shields "Georgia's New Expert Witness Rule: Daubert & More," 11 Ga. Bar J. 16 (Oct. 2005); "Expert Opinion Evidence Under O.C.G.A. Sec. 24-9-67 and Sec. 24-9-67.1," The Verdict, Vol. 29, No. 5, p. 12 (Summer/Fall 2005). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Leslie J. Bryan | | Samuel W. Wethern (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, November 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1970); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Research Editor, Mercer Law Review, 1984-1985; Moot Court Board, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, Aviation Law, Georgia State University Law School, 1989-1991. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Aviation Law. Email: Samuel W. Wethern | | David S. Hagy (Member) born Monterey, California, March 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1995). Notes Editor, Alaska Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Insurance Litigation; Class Actions; Personal Injury. Email: David S. Hagy | | Martha J. Fessenden (Member) born Orlando, Florida, January 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1992, Georgia and Navajo Nation. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981; M.Ed., 1982); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1987. Adjunct Faculty, Pre-trial Litigation, Emory School of Law, 2001-2002. Member: State Bar of Georgia; New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Navajo Nation and American Bar Associations; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Martha J. Fessenden | | Sheryl McCalla (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1988); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Barrister, Bleckley Inn of Court, 1998-2000. Robert Woodruff Fellow in Law. Law Clerk to Judge Cooper, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Toxic Torts; Business Litigation. Email: Sheryl McCalla | | Kimberly J. Johnson (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2000, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.Mus., 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to: Chief Judge Albritton, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1998-1999; Judge Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1999-2000. Associate, Jones Day, Atlanta, 2000-2004. Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Kimberly J. Johnson |
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