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| | Address | | 4000 SunTrust Plaza, 303 Peachtree Street, N.E. | | Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3243 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
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| Hawkins & Parnell, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Products Liability, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Insurance, Environmental, and Toxic Tort Law, Nursing Home Litigation, Entertainment Law. Municipal and Civil Rights Litigation. | | Year Established: 1963 | Firm Profile:
The law firm of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP was founded in 1963 as Freeman & Hawkins. In 1996, the Firm changed its name to Hawkins & Parnell. The Firm has a strong national, regional, and local litigation practice which includes product liability, toxic tort, environmental, professional negligence, business, insurance, governmental liability, motor vehicle, trucking, medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, and general litigation. Hawkins & Parnell is listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Companies. Hawkins & Parnell has the latest computer technology which enables the Firm's attorneys to provide effective and efficient legal services at competitive regional rates. | | Firm Size: 97 | Law Firm Affiliations:
ALFA INTERNATIONAL | Representative Clients:
Ashland Oil Co.; Union Carbide; Bayer, Inc.; TRW Inc,; Monsanto; Johnson & Higgins; Ericsson, Inc.; Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.; Grove Manufacturing Co.; National Car Rental; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Willis Carroon Corporation of Georgia; Kearney National, Inc.; Atlantic Richfield Company; A.H. Robins Co., Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; American General Life and Accident Insurance Co.; MEDMARC Insurance Company; CGU Insurance Co.; Cotton States Insurance Co.; Southern General Insurance Company; Home Insurance Co.; State Auto Insurance Cos.; Travelers Insurance Co.; Jefferson Insurance Company of New York; American International Group; Delta International Machinery Corporation; Suburban Manufacturing Company; HMK Enterprises, Inc.; Black and Decker (U.S.), Inc.; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; Square D Co.; J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp.; Smith Kline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; Global Van Lines; National Indemnity Company; Reliance National Insurance Company; Union Underwear Co.; Toys "R" Us; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; CSR, Ltd.; Benjamin Sheridan Corporation; Quantum Chemical Corporation; U.S.I. Division; Dana Corporation; Van Liner Insurance Co.; Integon Insurance Co.; John Deere Transportation Services; TPLC, Inc.; Zurich-American Insurance Company; GAF Corporation; Corporate Express Delivery Service; Georgia Municipal Association; Zurich North American; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company; Beverly Enterprises, Inc.; Hawley Insurance Company; RLI Insurance Company; RTM, Inc. | Former Names:
(Freeman & Hawkins, 1963-1996) |
Other Office Locations of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Paul M. Hawkins (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 12, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, General Practice and Trial Section, State Bar of Georgia, Award of Excellence, 1985. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence Law; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Paul M. Hawkins | | J. Bruce Welch (Member) born Asheville, North Carolina, January 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia; 1995, Florida; 1996, Nebraska; 1997, West Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1963); Emory University (J.D., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Bryan Society. Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law, 1982-1986. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1983—; Vice-President, 1988-1989; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991; Executive Vice President, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: J. Bruce Welch | | Albert H. Parnell (Member) born Washington, D.C., December 24, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Georgia; 1989, Nebraska and West Virginia; 1994, Texas and Florida. Education: George Mason College of University of Virginia; Arkansas College (B.A., 1965); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Presiding Judge, Vanderbilt Moot Court, 1967-1968. Recipient, Louis Potter Annual Award for Professionalism, Defense Research Institute, 2003. Author: "Requests to Charge on Georgia Law: A Compendium," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Private Printing, May, 1976; "The Coordinated Group Defense," For the Defense, Vol. 22, No. 6, November, 1980; "Industrywide Litigation - Where We've Been and Where We're Going," Insurance Counsel Journal, April, 1981, p. 296; "Litigation Poses Serious Challenge to Insurers," The Independent Adjuster, Vol. 46, No. 2; "Manufacturers of Toxic Substances: Tort Liability and Punitive Damages," The Forum, American Bar Association, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Spring, 1982; "The Effective Use of Demonstrative Aids in Closing Argument," For the Defense, Vol. 25, No. 12, December, 1983; "Medical Monitoring: A Dangerous Trend," For The Defense, Vol. 34, No. 4, April, 1992. Member: Atlanta and American (Vice-Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981-1982; Vice-Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1985-1986) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1974—; Vice President, 1977; President, 1979-1980); Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1992; Chairman, Industrywide Litigation Committee, 1979-1981; Chairman, Law Institutes Committee, 1982-1984; Southern Regional Vice President, DRI, 1989); International Association of Insurance Counsel (Member, Products Liability Committee, 1981-1982). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Law; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Albert H. Parnell | | A. Timothy Jones (Senior Partner) born Gary, Indiana, April 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, South Carolina; 1968, Georgia; 1990, Indiana; 1992, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1963); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Texas; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Charleston, WV Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; General Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Medical Device Litigation; Environmental Litigation. Email: A. Timothy Jones | | Alan F. Herman (Principal) born Richmond, Virginia, January 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Society of Hospital Risk Managers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Propane Gas Defense Association; Trucking Insurance Defense Association. Reported Cases: Harris v. Leader, State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia; Poe v. Kadum, et al., Bartow County, Georgia; Clark v. Sutton, State Court of Fulton County, Georgia; McGrail v. Rouse, State Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Bartlett v. Louis, Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Mobley v. St. Mary's Hospital, Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia; Wright v. Lafferty, Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia; Parham v. Blake, Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Ward v. Workcare Medical Group, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division; Murphy v. Symbas, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Partain v. Soundappan, Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia; Donaldson v. Mann, Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia; Chapman v. Sears, State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Koskoff v. Flow-Tron, Armatron International, Middlesex County, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Prelusion v. MGI, Superior Court of Fayette County, Georgia; Von Gal v. Suburban Manufacturing, et al, Circuit Court of Autauga County, Alabama; Sroka v. Suburban Manufacturing, Circuit Court of Oakland County, Michigan; Skinner v. East Manufacturing Corp., et al., State Court of Dougherty County, Georgia; Allstate v. Electrolux, State Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Newby v. Waddell v. Hennessy Cadillac, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; DeMott v. General Manufactured Housing, et al., State Court of Colquitt County, Georgia; Stanley v. First Coast Intermodal, Superior Court of Wilkinson County, Georgia; McCoy v. SAIA Motor Freight, State Court of Cobb County, Georgia; Ritter v. New Plan Realty, Inc., Superior Court of Polk County, Georgia; Brown v. Costco, State Court of Fulton County, Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Transportation Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability; Legal Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability. Email: Alan F. Herman | | Michael J. Goldman (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, February 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia and Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Emory University (J.D., 1976). Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Master, American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Insurance Defense Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Governmental Liability. Email: Michael J. Goldman | | H. Lane Young, II (Member) born Fort Benning, Georgia, March 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1989, West Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key. Judicial Assistant to Justice William B. Gunter, Associate Justice, Georgia Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Member: Atlanta (Member, Board of Directors, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Products, General Liability & Consumer Law; Member, Sections on: Torts, & Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; International Association of Defense Counsel; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1991); Defense Research Institute; Chairman, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia Bar Council. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Professional Negligence; Civil Rights; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith. Email: H. Lane Young, II | | Frank C. Bedinger, III (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, December 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Premises Liability. Email: Frank C. Bedinger, III | | S. Christopher Collier (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2001, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., Economics and Psychology, 1996); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Alabama; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Transportation; Toxic Torts. | | William H. Major, III (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Georgia Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Notice Requirements in Condemnation Proceedings - Does Mullane Still Apply?" 15 Georgia Law Review 516 (1981). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense Law; Professional Negligence Law; Civil Litigation. Email: William H. Major, III | | T. Ryan Mock, Jr. (Member) born Albany, Georgia, August 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Moot Court Executive Board, 1981-1982; American Bar Association Moot Court Team, 1980-1981. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (Program Chair, 1999 DRI Law Office Economics Seminar); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence Law; Insurance Defense Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Civil Rights Law; Civil Litigation. Email: T. Ryan Mock, Jr. | | Jack N. Sibley (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); University of Georgia (J.D., 1975). Notes Editor, Georgia Journal of International Law, 1974-1975. Co-author: "Breath of Fiduciary Duties," Model Jury Instructions: Business Tort Litigation, 3rd Ed., American Bar Association. Instructor, Criminal Law, National Center for Paralegal Training, 1980. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Torts; Fiduciary Law; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Contract Disputes. Email: Jack N. Sibley | | Warner S. Fox (Member) born Burnsville, North Carolina, March 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Valdosta State College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Sigma Alpha Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1999); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Law. Email: Warner S. Fox | | Ollie M. Harton (Member) born Conway, Arkansas, March 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee; 1989, Georgia and West Virginia; 1990, Pennsylvania; 1991, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., B.S.M., 1979); Memphis State University (J.D., 1982); Emory University (LL.M., 1987). Law Clerk to Judge Charles E. Nearn, 1982-1983. Staff Attorney, Tennessee Securities Division, 1983-1987. Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee, 1988. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Civil Litigation; Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Ollie M. Harton | | David C. Marshall (Member) born November 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 2001, Texas; 2006, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Moot Court Executive Board, 1981-1982. Assistant District Attorney, Clayton Judicial Circuit, 1983-1986. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation; Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Claims Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Nursing Home. Email: David C. Marshall | | Peter R. York (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1986); University of Georgia (J.D., 1990). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Editorial Board, Calendar Call for the General Practice Section and Trial Section, 1992-1993); Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers (Board Member, 1996; Board Member, 1997; President Elect, 1998; President, 1999; Past President, 2000); Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1999, 2000). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability. Email: Peter R. York | | Christine Lupo Mast (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey, December 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., high honors, 1989); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Christine Lupo Mast | | Dennis J. Manganiello (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1975); Columbia University (M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1980); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 1990). Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA, 1984-1991 (Bronz Medal for Commendable Service). Lecturer: "Liability Under Georgia Superfund Act," Atlanta Geological Society. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; The Association of American Trial Lawyers; American Chemical Society; West Point Society of Atlanta; Georgia Environmental Information Association, Inc. [Lt., U.S. Army, 1975-1977; Eighth Infantry Division, Germany]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Hazardous Waste; CERCLA (Superfund); RCRA; Underground Storage Tanks; Georgia Environmental Practice Division (EPD). Email: Dennis J. Manganiello | | Robert S. Thompson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1989); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Clerk, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1990. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert S. Thompson | | Matthew F. Barr (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., highest honors, 1994); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Discrimination Defense. Email: Matthew F. Barr | | Carl H. Anderson, Jr. (Partner) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, July 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Phillips Universität, Marburg, Germany; Davidson College (B.A., 1984); Mercer University (J.D., 1987). Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary Society); Phi Delta Phi; The Order of Barristers. Law Clerk to the Hon. Frank C. Mills, III, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, Cherokee and Forsyth Counties, 1987-1989. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Carl H. Anderson, Jr. | | David H. Wilson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1986); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Representation. Email: David H. Wilson | | E. Elaine Shofner (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 1997, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991); Suffolk University (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: E. Elaine Shofner | | Margaret A. Droppleman (Partner) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, August 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 2004, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta. Golden Key. Member: West Virginia State Bar. (Resident, Charleston, WV Office). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Corporate; Contract. Email: Margaret A. Droppleman | | M. Elizabeth O'Neill (Member) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Marquette University (J.D., 1994). Reported Cases: Dunigan v. Winnebago County, 165 F.3d 587 (7th Cir., 1999); Bethesda Lutheran Homes & Services v. Leean, 154 F.3d 716 (7th Cir., 1998); Perritt Ltd. Partnership v. Kenosha Unified School District, 153 F.3d 489 (7th Cir., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: M. Elizabeth O'Neill | | E. Tyron Brown (Partner) born Columbia, South Carolina, February 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1999, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi; Florida Gold Key. Recipient, Virgil Hawkins Fellowship Recipient. Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Tampa, 1988-1994. Member: Hillsborough County Law Library Board; Florida Lottery Commission, 1994-1998; Tampa Bay Economic Development Corporation, 1994-1999; Hillsborough County School Board Bi-Racial Advisory Committee, 1992-1999. Member: Gate City, Hillsborough County National and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Business Litigation. Email: E. Tyron Brown | | Ronald G. Polly, Jr. (Member) born Whitesburg, Kentucky, March 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1991). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Ronald G. Polly, Jr. | | Evelyn M. Fletcher (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, November 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, Florida; 2000, Alabama. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with honors, 1994); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, 2005 and 2006. Author: "New Plaintiff and Product Investigation - For the Novice, the Experienced, and In Between," Defense Research Institute Asbestos Medicine Seminar, November 2008; "In-Depth Discovery Issues," Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, July 2008; "Skits and Suds," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar for Young Lawyers, 2008; "The Business of Practicing Law: The Hard Reality of What Law School Does Not Teach You About The Business of Law and Marketing," Florida State University College of Law, April 2007. Speaker: Defense Research Institute Preeminent Trial Lawyer Seminar, 2007; Defense Research Institute Asbestos Medicine Seminar, 2007; "Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty of a Silica Deposition," Defense Research Institute Silica Medicine Seminar, June 2006; "The Asbestos Deposition Primer - For the Novice, the Experienced, and In Between. What Makes a Great Plaintiff's Deposition When You Take the Time To Do It Right," DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, November 2006. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Atlanta Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors; Regional Representative for Southeast Women in the Courtroom Committee; Member: Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee; Diversity Committee; Marketing Chair, Women in the Profession Seminar); Georgia Defense Lawyer's Association (Member, Board of Directors; Participant, Trial Academy); National Association of Women Lawyers; Atlanta Council Younger Lawyers. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Products Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Evelyn M. Fletcher | | Patricia M. Peters (Partner) born Stuttgart, Arkansas, January 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1990, Georgia. Education: DeKalb College of Nursing Clarkston, Georgia (A.A., Nursing, 1978); University of Missouri-Kansas City (B.A., Psychology, 1983; J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Registered Nurse: Georgia, 1978 and Missouri, 1980. Member, Georgia Chapter of Nurse Attorneys. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Transportation Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Patricia M. Peters | | Allen E. Lockerman, IV (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1991); Mercer University (J.D., 1994). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Medical Malpractice. | | Kim M. Jackson (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 1995, Georgia. Education: Wabash College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Kentucky (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1994). Rising Star in Georgia (Super Lawyer), 2005, 2006, 2007. Participated as a speaker on Legal Ethics and Abusive Litigation in Multiple CLE seminars. Published multiple times in For The Defense, a DRI publication. Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, Wall Street Journal Award for Top Economist. Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Atlanta, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Atlanta Lawyers Club. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice in all Courts; Motor Carrier Law; Insurance Defense; Employment Discrimination; Professional Liability; Professional Licensing Defense; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Legal Malpractice. | | Todd E. Schwartz (Partner) born Flemingsburg, Kentucky, August 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A. in Finance, 1987); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Watts Honor Society. Member: Savannah and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business; Insurance and Litigation) Bar Associations; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Transportation Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Todd E. Schwartz | | Assunta S. Fiorini (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals; 2003, Georgia Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: Ithaca College (B.F.A., 1985); Georgia State University (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Georgia State University Law Review, 1997-1998. Outstanding Law Student of the Year, Georgia State University, 1998. Author, "Income Taxes: Provide for No Income Taxation and No Withholding Tax on the Distributive Share of a Nonresident Member of a Resident Limited Partnership Which Derives Income Exclusively from Buying, Selling, Dealing in, and Holding Securities on its Own Behalf," 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 271 (1997). University/Regional Theatre Association National Finalist, 1995. Revised American Bar Association Model Rule 1.7 and Formal Opinion 05-436. Co-author, Open Ended Waiver of Future Conflicts of Interest, Prof. Persp. (Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL), Fall 2005, at 10 (with Jeffrey N. Mykkeltvedt). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Mortgage Fraud. Email: Assunta S. Fiorini | | R. Scott Masterson (Partner) born Ringgold, Georgia, March 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals and State and Superior Courts of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., with honors, 1998); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Toxic Tort; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability; Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence. Email: R. Scott Masterson | | William T. Wood, III (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1997, District of Columbia and Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1990); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1994). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: William T. Wood, III | | C. Shane Keith (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, Georgia State and Superior Courts. Education: Auburn University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability; Labor and Employment. Email: C. Shane Keith | | Christian Lang (Partner) born South Plainfield, New Jersey, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 2004, Georgia; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1991); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Long Term Care; Insurance Defense. Email: Christian Lang | | Mahaley C. Paulk (Partner) born Union Springs, Alabama, December 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1996); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Governmental Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Mahaley C. Paulk | | Kenneth Sisco (Partner) born Pequannock, New Jersey, October 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; 2000, New York; 2002, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., History, 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Forum, Insurance). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Negligence; Construction Litigation; Construction Defects; Construction Contracts Claims; Design Professionals Defense. Email: Kenneth Sisco | | Kimberly D. Stevens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2001, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., 1996). Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, Wolverine Bar Association, 2002; Special President's Award, Wolverine Bar Association, 2000. Chairperson, Hon. Damon J. Keith Scholarship Committee, Wayne State University, 1998-2002. Member: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Barristers, 1998-2002); State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Michigan; Wolverine Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2002); Wolverine Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2002); National Bar Association; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Toxic Torts. Email: Kimberly D. Stevens | | OF COUNSEL | | Debra E. LeVorse (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Georgia (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member and Notes Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1986-1987. Author: "The Impact of Third Preference Status (Professionals) on Immigrants as Created by the 1965 Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act-Retraction of Expansion of Degree Equivalency," 16 Ga. J. Intl. & Comp. L. 311 (1986). Law Clerk to Hon. William H. Alexander, Fulton Superior Court, 1987-1989. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; General Civil Litigation. Email: Debra E. LeVorse | | Elizabeth Branch Padgett (Of Counsel) born Athens, Georgia, April 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Hawaii; 1996, Georgia; 2003, Alabama and Tennessee. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (1975-1977); University of Hawaii (B.A., English, with honors, 1979); Loyola University (J.D., 1983). Deputy Corporation Counsel and Division Head of Child Support Enforcement, County of Maui, 1984-1987; Instruction of Legal Writing and Research, University of Georgia School of Law, 2001-2002. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Elizabeth Branch Padgett | | John E. Talmadge (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key. Member, Board of Directors, Moot Court. Editor-in-Chief, Student Editorial Board, Georgia Bar Journal. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of Alaska, 1964-1965. Arbitrator: Fulton County Courts; State Bar of Georgia, Attorney Fee Arbitration Panel. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. [Capt., USAF, 1963-1965]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Asbestos Defense; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution. | | Todd Peppers (Of Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Practice Areas: Products Liability. | | Teresa E. Lazzaroni (Of Counsel) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina; 1990, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Psychology, 1983); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1986). Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of North Carolina. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Family Law. Email: Teresa E. Lazzaroni | | Christi Dickson Feeney (Of Counsel) born Memphis, Tennessee, October 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, Tennessee; 2006, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Dallas, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Georgia; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Email: Christi Dickson Feeney | | ASSOCIATES | | Alex M. Barfield (Associate) born Moultrie, Georgia, November 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., 2003; M.B.A., 2003). Member: Mock Trial Board; William Daniel Mock Trial Team. Member, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation. Email: Alex M. Barfield | | Katherine M. Barrett (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, April 8, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Truman State University (B.A., Business, 2003); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. | | Allison S. Bloom (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1998); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Allison S. Bloom | | Sarah L. Bright (Associate) born Newton, Massachusetts, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2000, Georgia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1995; J.D., 1999). Associate, Kutak Rock LLP, 1999-2003. Member: Atlanta, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. | | Kristin Brock (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.F.A.); Georgia State University (J.D., 2001). Recipient, Bar Fellowship, American Health Lawyers Association. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense. Email: Kristin Brock | | Frank I. Chao (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2008, U.S. District, Northern District of Florida. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Emory University (B.A., 1998); Duke University School of Law (J.D.; LL.M.). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Email: Frank I. Chao | | Elisabeth Cheatham (Associate) born Springfield, Ohio, September 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Indiana State University (B.S., Communications, 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2007). Recipient, Pro Bono Award, Indiana University School of Law. Member: Marion County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense. | | W. Wright Dempsey, Jr. (Associate) born Rome, Georgia, November 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Shorter College (B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1995); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1996-1998. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: W. Wright Dempsey, Jr. | | Willie Ellis, Jr. (Associate) born New York, New York, August 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, New York. Education: Clark Atlanta University (B.S., Psychology and Political Science, 1999); New York Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability. | | Sara A. Evans (Associate) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1983); University of Georgia (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta: Law Related Education Director, 1997-1998. Author: "Wireless Service Providers v. Zoning Commission: Preservation of State and Local Zoning Authority Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996," 32 Ga. L. Rev. 965; republished in 1999 Zoning and Planning Handbook, West Publishing, 1999. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Georgia, 2002-2005. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy (Creditors). Email: Sara A. Evans | | Jason L. Groch (Associate) born LaPorte, Indiana, March 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 2002, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, George Washington Law Review. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Jason L. Groch | | Eric T. Hawkins (Associate) born Franklin, North Carolina, July 18, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 2002); Georgia State University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts. Email: Eric T. Hawkins | | Jonathan M. Hill (Associate) born Englewood, New Jersey, October 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 2002); Georgia State University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | Peter Jacxsens (Associate) born May 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage. Email: Peter Jacxsens | | Julie Jun (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey, New York and Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., 2005). Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Toxic Torts. | | Martin A. Levinson (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2001); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Transportation. | | Eric Ludwig (Associate) born July 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2003, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., Economics and Business Managements); University of Dayton (J.D., 2000). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation. Email: Eric Ludwig | | Gina C. Marshall (Associate) born Miami, Florida, November 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1987); Emory University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Products Liability. | | Catherine A. McCormack (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 1998); Georgia State University (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Business Torts; Employment Litigation. Email: Catherine A. McCormack | | Matthew McLaughlin (Associate) born North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia. Education: Auburn University (M.B.S., 1992); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi (President, 2000-2001, Vice-President, 1999-2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Vice Chair, Appellate Advocacy Substantive Law Committee, 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Professional Negligence; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Transportation. | | Brett A. Mendell (Associate) born New York, New York, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California; 2004, Georgia. Education: London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, 1993; Emory University (B.A., 1994); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Employment Litigation. | | Jennifer A. Mills (Associate) born Barbourville, Kentucky, August 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 2000); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Transportation; Products Liability. | | Bianca A. Motley (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2007, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999); Washington University (J.D., 2003). William Webster Scholar. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts. | | Erin K. Russell (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, December 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2006, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (B.A., Political Science and Public Administration, 2001); DePaul University (J.D., 2004). Member: Atlanta, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Transportation. | | Frances Spinthourakis (Associate) born New York, New York, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: New York University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Miami (J.D., 1995). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Toxic Torts Defense. | | Brian W. Sprinkle (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, July 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Ray Forrester Award in Constitutional Law. Member, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals. | | Ernest L. Wetzler, II (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of Georgia (B.S., Political Science); Florida International University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Vice-President, Student Bar Association. Member, Florida International University College of Law. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Products Liability. | | Jacob M. Zuniga (Associate) born February 2, 1978, Montebello, California; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2006, Georgia. Education: Pepperdine University, (B.A., 2000); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Languages: Spanish. 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Charleston, West Virginia Office: Renaissance Tower, 109 Capitol Street, Suite 100, 25301. Telephone: 304-345-8545. Fax: 304-345-8544.
Dallas, Texas Office: Hawkins, Parnell and Thackston, LLP, Suite 550, 4514 Cole Avenue, 75205. Telephone: 214-780-5100. Fax: 214-780-5200.
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