Best Lawyers in Georgia, United States for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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View Legal GuideJenny Hergenrother is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Products Liability Group, where she focuses on products liability and other complex litigation. Her practice experience includes representing companies in a variety of product litigation, including allegations of false and deceptive advertising, high-value personal injury and wrongful death cases, claim substantiation, and product-related class and mass actions. She chiefly represents automotive, food and beverage, and pharmaceuti...
M. Diane Owens specializes in products liability, employment discrimination, premises liability, environmental and toxic torts. Ms. Owens has also handled a significant number of matters involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation. She practices in all state and federal courts in Georgia and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. M. Diane Owens graduated from Mercer University with an A.B. degree, summa cum laude, in 1977, and her J.D. degree, magna cu...
Burleigh L. Singleton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Burleigh L., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Burleigh L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal...
Righton serves as the Practice Group Leader for the Products, Catastrophic, and Industrial Litigation Practice Group. Skilled in the courtroom and in pre-trial proceedings and litigation management, Righton focuses her practice on trial litigation and strategic counseling in personal injury, product liability, and toxic tort matters. She routinely guides clients through the response to and subsequent litigation resulting from catastrophic incidents.
Seslee S. Smith is a litigator and trial lawyer with more than 23 years experience who focuses her practice on the defense of companies in complex litigation. Ms. Smith is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice and has successfully litigated commercial disputes, products liability actions, insurance coverage disputes and healthcare related matters in federal and state courts, including jury trials, as well as before regulatory agencies, in arbitration proceedings and in ...
Kristin Martin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Kristin, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Michael W. Tyler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Michael W., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Arnold Young is a partner in the Savannah office and has a general trial practice . Arnold has experience in major defense cases involving products liability, medical malpractice, pharmaceuticals, and truck and crane casualties. He also has extensive experience in insurance law. Arnold is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He is general counsel to HunterMaclean. Arnold is admitted t...
Sean Jessee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Sean, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sean is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Allan C. Galis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Real Estate and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Allan C., who practices law in Savannah, Georgia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Allan C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
While attending the University Of Georgia School Of Law, Mark Wilby began his trial work under the auspices of the Solicitor General of Clarke County. After graduation, Mark continued his litigation practice as a member of the Fulcher Law Firm. Over the years he has handled a broad range of matters including personal injury, employment, construction, commercial, class action and complex transportation litigation in Georgia and South Carolina. While assisting clients from all walks of life and...
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