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Partner

Lawyer Overview

LEIGH MARTIN MAY. B.S., 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology with honors; J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1998, University of Georgia; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia Law Review, 1997-98. Moot Court Board, 1996-98. Best Brief and Second Best Oralist, Jessup Regional Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1998-2000. Author, Deregulatory Takings: Stranded Investment in a Deregulated Electric Utility Industry, 31 Georgia Law Review 1183 (1997). Author, Discovery of Corporate Databases, A Common Practice, 11 Calendar Call 3, 2002. Co-Author, Recent Developments in Automobile Law, 36 Torts & Insurance Law 225 (2001). Author, An Offensive Strategy for Defending Against Daubert, Verdict, Spring 2005. Author, Georgia Nuisance Law Provides Relief for Wronged Landowners, 15 Calendar Call 3, 2006. State Bar of Georgia, Member; American Bar Association, Member; American Association of Justice, Member; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member; Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Member; Red Clay Democrats, Founder; State Bar of Georgia - Younger Lawyers Division, Director and Executive Committee (2001-06); Lumpkin Inn of Court, Pupil (1997-98), Barrister (2005-07); Lawyer's Club of Atlanta, Member; GreenLaw, Board Member. Admitted to practice in Georgia.

Areas of Practice

• Motor Vehicle/Trucking Cases
• Personal Injury Cases
• Products Liability Cases
• Business Cases

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Motor Vehicle, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Trucking

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Association of Justice (Member)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Member)
• Red Clay Democrats (Founder)
• State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division, 2001 - 2006 (Director and Executive Committee)
• Lumpkin Inn of Court, 2005 - 2007 (Barrister)
• Lawyer's Club of Atlanta (Member)
• GreenLaw (Board Member)

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyer, Georgia Rising Star, 2005 - 2009
• Outstanding Service Award, State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division, 2003
• Award of Achievement, State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division, 2004 - 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, Law Clerk, 1998 - 2000

Education

• University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1998
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: Moot Court Board, 1996-1998
  
  Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1997 - 1998
• Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993
  B.S.
  Honors: With Honors

Published Works

• Deregulatory Takings: Stranded Investment in a Deregulated Electric Utility Industry, 31 Georgia Law Review 1183, 1997
• Recent Developments in Automobile Law (Co-Author), 36 Torts & Insurance Law 225, 2001
• Discovery of Corporate Databases, A Common Practice, 11 Calendar Call 3, 2002
• An Offensive Strategy for Defending Against Daubert, Verdict, Spring, 2005
• Georgia Nuisance Law Provides Relief for Wronged Landowners, 15 Calendar Call 3, 2006

Address

2719 Buford Highway
Atlanta, GA 30324

Phones

(800) 242-2962 (Toll Free)
(404) 321-1700

Faxes

(404) 321-1713

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