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Visibility Rankings  | | #513 out of 12,091 lawyers in Atlanta, Georgia | | #22,085 out of 898,912 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Motor Carrier Law; Trucking Law; Insurance Coverage; Power Line Contact; Construction Defects | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1984, University of Kentucky, B.S., Economics, 1981 | | | Admitted | 1985, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1986, Georgia Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1992, Georgia Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | |
| Memberships | American Bar Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Transportation Lawyers Association; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. | | | Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, March 2, 1959 | | | Biography | Author: "Motor Vehicle Insurance Law and Claims in Georgia," Harrison Publishing, 1989; "Common Mistakes Plaintiff Attorneys Make in Bad Faith Cases and How to Avoid Them," Insurance Settlements Journal, Spring 1992, Vol. 3, No. 2. Formerly with: Hicks, Casey & Barber, P.C., 1992-2004; Darroch & Obenshain, 1988-1992; Jenkins, Bergman & Darroch, 1986-1992. | | | Reported Cases | Calabro v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 253 Ga.App. 96, 557 S.E.2d 427 (2001) (homeowners insurance claim); Cannon v. Lardner, 185 Ga.App. 194, 363 S.E.2d 574 (1987), aff'd, 258 Ga. 332, 368 S.E.2d 730 (1988) (no-fault and insurance bad faith claim); Duren v. Paccar, Inc., 249 Ga.App. 758, 549 S.E.2d 755 (2001) (product liability claim); Georgia Electric Company v. Royal Insurance Company of America, (unreported opinion, decided 12/22/2003) (insurance coverage case inolving CGL policy exclusions and conditions); Guerrero v. Tellez, 242 Ga.App. 354, 529 S.E.2d 639 (2000) (automobile liability claim); Hemmerich v. Southeast Properties Group, L.P., 230 Ga.App. 697, 498 S.E.2d 87 (1998) (lease dispute and counterclaim for libel and slander); Herndon v. Mosely, 257 Ga.App. 495, 571 S.E.2d 491 (2002) (§1983 claim against Georgia State Prison guard); Lewis v. Ready, 247 Ga.App. 747, 544 S.E.2d 502 (2001) (automobile liability claim); Olukoya v. American Association of Cab Companies, Inc., 202 Ga.App. 251, 414 S.E.2d 275 (1991) (no-fault and insurance bad-faith claims); American Association of Cab Companies, Inc. v. Olukoya, 219 Ga.App. 508, 465 S.E.2d 715 (1995) [and subsequent appeal verdict, 233 Ga.App. 731, 505 S.E.2d 761 (1998)] (self-insurance fraud, insurance bad faith, and RICO claims); Peavy v. McInvale, 192 Ga.App. 155, 384 S.E.2d 246 (1989) (trucking liability claim); Reliance Insurance Company v. Walker County, Georgia, 208 Ga.App. 729, 431 S.E.2d 700 (1993) (insurance coverage case involving §1983 claim); Samples v. Southern Guaranty Ins. Co. of Ga., 197 Ga.App. 258, 398 S.E.2d 220 (1990) (exclusion in automibile insurance coverage case); Sharfuddin v. Drug Emporium, Inc., 230 Ga.App. 679, 498 S.E.2d 748 (1998) (premises liability claim); Smith v. Commercial Transportation, Inc., 220 Ga.App. 866, 470 S.E.2d 446 (1996) (trucking liability claim); Southern Guaranty Ins. Co. of Ga. v. Viau, 203 Ga.App. 806, 418 S.E.2d 608 (1992) (dramshop and insurance coverage claim); Southern Guaranty Inc. Co. of Ga. v. Ash, 192 Ga.App. 24, 383 S.E.2d 579 (1989) (extent of attorney-client privilege in first party claims); Southern Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Union Timber Co., 741 F.Supp. 223 (1990) (exclusion in automobile insurance coverage case). | | | ISLN | 909262721 | |
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