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| | Address | | One Atlanta Plaza, Suite 2275, 950 East Paces Ferry Road N.E. | | Atlanta, Georgia 30326 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
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| Peters & Monyak, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts and before Regulatory Agencies, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Engineering Professional Liability, Elder Law, Products Liability Defense, including Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Agricultural, Construction and Consumer Products and Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Automotive and Tire Products, Class Actions, Hospital and Health Care Issues, Propane Issues, Toxic Tort Cases, Asbestos, Silica, Mold, Insurance and Reinsurance, Commercial and Business Litigation, Civil RICO, Arbitration and Mediation, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury; and Wrongful Death claims.The firm's practice primarily involves business disputes and complex cases involving professional judgment, technology and science. | | Year Established: 1988 | Firm Profile:
Peters & Monyak, LLP was established in 2007 as the successor firm to a firm with 20 years experience in litigation, trials and appeals. The firm focuses on representation of defendants in significant and complex medical malpractice and product liability actions, and enjoys an excellent reputation. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Blount, Inc.; Children's HealthCare of Atlanta, Inc.; Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Co.; John Weiland Homes, Inc.; Kaiser Health Plan Foundation of Georgia, Inc.; Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company; Medical Association of Georgia Mutual Insurance Co.; The Medical Assurance Company, Inc.; State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Jonathan C. Peters (Member) born Decatur, Georgia, March 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.B.A., 1971); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974). Judge, Superior Court, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, 1986-1991. Chief Assistant, DeKalb District Attorney, 1977-1984. Special Master, Georgia Supreme Court. Master, Bleckley Inn of Court. Member: DeKalb and Atlanta Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Co-chair, Statewide Court Filing Committee; former member, State Bar Disciplinary Panel); American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Jonathan C. Peters | | Robert P. Monyak (Member) born Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981); Duke Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, Honorable Albert J. Henderson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1984-1985. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Automotive Product Liability; Biomedical Product Liability; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert P. Monyak | | ASSOCIATES | | Sharon V. Neal (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, Georgia; 2007, Florida. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1993); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1997). Member, Phillip Jessup International Moot Court Team. Member: State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Illinois; State Bar of Florida. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Sharon V. Neal | | Angela M. Hinds (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama at Huntsville (B.S.N., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Registered Nurse, Georgia, 1996. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Nursing Home Liability; Complex Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Angela M. Hinds | | Bonnie M. Lassiter (Associate) born Auburn, Alabama, May 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1995); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Atlanta Law School Fellow. Member, Georgia State University Law Review. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2001-2003. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability. Email: Bonnie M. Lassiter | | Jeffrey S. Bazinet (Associate) born Watertown, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., History, 1996); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, Georgia State University Law Review. Pupil, Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Nursing Home Liability; Insurance; Reinsurance; Legal Malpractice Defense; Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil RICO. Email: Jeffrey S. Bazinet | | Amy L. Jett (Associate) born Marietta, Georgia, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Berry College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Georgia State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Associate Editor, Notes & Comments, Georgia State Law Review, 2004-2006; Recipient: Outer Barrister's Guild Award, 2004; Recipient: Professor David J. Maleski Prize for Excellence in Torts, 2004; Intern for The Honorable Marvin H. Shoob United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, 2005. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Amy L. Jett | | Melissa Blum Johnson (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Golden Key National Honor Society; Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice. | | Andrea D. Seeney (Associate) born Huntington, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Political Science, with honors and highest distinction, 1999; B.A., Music, with highest distinction, 1999; J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity (President,1998-1999). Member, National Moot Court Team, 2001-2002. Winner, Best Brief, Intraschool National Moot Court Competition, 2001. Comments Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 2001-2002. Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William L. Osteen, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 2002-2003. Author: Recent Development, "State v. Hinnant: Limiting the Medical Treatment Hearsay Exception in Child Sexual Abuse Cases," 79 N.C. L. Rev. 1089 (May 2001). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Automotive Products Liability. | | OF COUNSEL | | John A. Gilleland (Of Counsel) born Fitzgerald, Georgia, October 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.A., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Sigma Delta; Blue Key. Co-Author: "Practice Parameters Gone Sour-A Case Study," 84 Jour. of Med. Assn. of Ga. 141, 1995. Lecturer: "Medical Aspects of Personal Injury Litigation," Georgia State University College of Law Seminar, 1985. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Nursing Home Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense; Latex Allergy Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: John A. Gilleland |
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