Mr. David Christopher Sawyer

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Mr. David Christopher Sawyer: Attorney with Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

David C. Sawyer is a partner at Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske. His practice primarily focuses on defending companies and individuals in construction, wrongful death, and personal injury litigation. David also frequently advises on questions related to insurance coverage. He has been successful as solo or lead counsel in trials leading to defense verdicts and has obtained dismissals through motions practice in multiple cases.

David is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts across Georgia, including to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

David has served as a speaker at continuing education courses and seminars for insurance professionals and engineers. He has been rated as a Super Lawyer since 2014, selected in Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite, and was given an AV rating from his peers, which means that he was deemed to have very high professional ethics and preeminent legal ability.

David graduated from Florida State University in 2005 and Cumberland School of Law in 2008 where he served as a Caruthers Fellow in the school’s legal writing program and as an Executive of the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. He was a recipient of the Scholar of Merit award and participated in numerous arbitration, mediation, and moot court competitions.

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Areas of Practice (2)

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Construction Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Florida State University, B.S., 2005
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2008
Year of First Admission:
2008
Admission:
United States Supreme Court; 2008, Georgia
Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute State Bar of Georgia – Young Lawyers Division Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Languages:
English
ISLN:
920165568

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (13 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Senior Partner on 05/22/19 in Litigation

    David is an excellent trial attorney with a high level of skill.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 06/05/19 in Premises Liability

    Excellent at premises liability defense. Gives the client an accurate risk analysis and presents his client's side while showing compassion for the plaintiff.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/26/21 in Insurance Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 12/02/20 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/24/19 in Construction Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 06/05/19 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 06/05/19 in Torts

    David is as principled a lawyer as I have ever met. He is also one of the most techically capable lawyers. My plaintiff's firm was his first employer. He now works for an insurance defense firm. His character and intellect exceed the highest stan... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/05/19 in Litigation

    Great hardworking lawyer.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/05/19 in Construction Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 06/05/19 in Litigation

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Location

  • Atlanta, GA
    1700 Atlanta Plaza , 950 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1700
    Atlanta, GA 30326

    943-230-2507 Phone
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943-230-2507  Phone

www.grsmb.com

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