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| | Address | | 288 Washington Avenue | | Marietta, Georgia 30060 | | (Cobb Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Downey & Cleveland, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Negligence, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Toxic Mold, Construction Defects, Construction Accidents, Toxic Torts, Nursing Home Litigation, Long Term Care, Insurance Bad Faith, Extra-Contractual and Insurance Coverage Litigation, Probate Law and Real Estate. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
The founding partners, Lynn A. Downey and the late Robert H. Cleveland, began their practice in insurance defense in Atlanta in 1963. They both subsequently established the firm at its present location in 1973. Its offices are located in a renovated historic home in downtown Marietta. Since the firm's founding, it has been committed to providing its clients with the highest quality of legal representation. During the years the firm has been in existence, it has focused its practice in the trial of civil matters, concentrating in the defense of complex medical malpractice, bad faith, direct actions against insurers, automobile liability and a variety of other civil litigation involving personal injury and insurance. The collective trial and appellate experience of the attorneys in and associated with the firm exceeds 1,000 cases. In addition to the trial practice described above, the firm also maintains a general civil practice representing small corporations and individuals. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Co.; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co.; State Farm Insurance Cos.; Wellstar Health System; Progressive Insurance Company; Encompass Insurance Company; Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; Cotton States Mutual Insurance Co.; Auto Owners Insurance Company; Deep South Surplus, Inc.; Ed Voyles Oldsmobile, Honda and Chrysler-Plymouth; Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems; City of Marietta Civil Service Board; American National Property & Casualty Company; Charter Bank & Trust Company; Baldwin Paving Company; Cobb County Tractor Company. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Robert H. Cleveland (1940-1989). | | Joseph C. Parker (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, July 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: Duke University; University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Special Assistant Attorney General for State of Georgia, 1978-1983. Member: Cobb County (Treasurer, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Probate; Real Estate; Municipal Law. Email: Joseph C. Parker | | Russell B. Davis (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., with honors, 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Gold Key. Co-Author: "Umbrella Policy Litigation In the Spotlight," Journal of Georgia, Defense Lawyers Association, 1997. Member: Atlanta, Cobb County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Civil Trial; Sexual Harassment. Email: Russell B. Davis | | G. Lee Welborn (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (A.B., cum laude, 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., 1988). Member: Moot Court Board; Moot Court Team. Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Christian Legal Society; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Torts. Email: G. Lee Welborn | | Rodney S. Shockley (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Beta Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma; Gold Key. Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Rodney S. Shockley | | W. Curtis Anderson (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: Cobb County Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: W. Curtis Anderson | | Sean L. Hynes (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Finalist, NITA National Trial Tournament, 1998. ATLA Trial Tournament Regional Champion, National Quarter-Finalist, 1997-1998. Member: Cobb County and Atlanta Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: Sean L. Hynes | | R. Chris Harrison (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, July 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1996); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2000). Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: R. Chris Harrison | | ASSOCIATES | | Min Koo (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2004). Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Languages: Korean and French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: Min Koo | | James T. Ponton (Associate) born Kingston, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Siena College (B.A., 2001); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2004). Member, Albany Law Review. Member: Cobb County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Email: James T. Ponton | | Joshua S. Ruplin (Associate) born Overland Park, Kansas, February 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Berry College (B.S., 2002); Regent University (J.D., 2005). Formerly with Craig Long, LLC. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Torts; Real Property. Email: Joshua S. Ruplin | | Mary E. Priest (Associate) born Georgia, October 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: North Georgia College (B.S, 2001); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Domestic Violence. Email: Mary E. Priest | | Jonathan C. Jones (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1998); Georgia State University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Jonathan C. Jones | | Lauren R. Kruck (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, August 31, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Lauren R. Kruck |
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