Class Action lawyers in Georgia

Firm: Chalmers, Pak, Burch & Adams, LLC

5755 North Point Parkway , Alpharetta , Georgia 30022

Practice Areas: Business, Lawsuits & Disputes, Litigation, Class Action

I am a civil trial attorney with a long track record of accomplishments. I was admitted in Georgia in 2000 and in New York in 1974. I am a retired FBI Agent (1973-2002) and peer-rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell.. The focus of my practice is Business Litigation including ownership disputes, fraud, employee/officer/director misconduct, breach of contract, vendor disputes and trade secret misappropriation.. In addition, I have a history of forming or joining highly capable teams of litigators from around the country when appropriate to deal with the more complex matters, successfully investigating and building class action cases and federal False Claims/Qui Tam whistle-blower actions, and then successfully resolving them.

Firm: Bell & James

945 Broad Street , Augusta , Georgia 30901

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Finley & Buckley, P.C.

3535 Piedmont Road , Atlanta , Georgia 30305

Practice Areas: Insurance , Class Action, Class Action, Class Action, Class Action

MaryBeth V. Gibson was born in New York and grew up in Atlanta.  She graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia, with a B.S. in Biochemistry, and was a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the National Health Preprofessional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in preprofessional health scholarship. She received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was an active member of the Environmental Law Association. Upon graduation from law school, MaryBeth practiced law at one of the largest law firms in the southeast handling insurance coverage disputes and property and casualty matters on behalf of employers and insurers. She left that practice to pursue a career at The Finley Firm, P.C., representing clients in complex civil litigation.. Combining her analytical background with her passion for the law, MaryBeth brings a unique perspective to litigated matters. MaryBeth specializes in complex civil litigation, including business litigation, data breach litigation (representing Financial Institutions In Re: The Home Depot, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL 2583, serving as co-chair of Third-Party Discovery Committee), consumer fraud cases, corporate fraud cases, mass torts (representing multiple clients In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation –  MDL 1657, participating in Discovery Committees In ReDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2197, and In Re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2244), and catastrophic injury claims.   Her practice involves an emphasis in Class Action Litigation [multi-million dollar judgment in Village Auto v. Rush, 286 Ga. App. 688(2007)] and Multi-District Litigation (Vioxx, Toyota, DePuy and Home Depot).. MaryBeth is also retained to act as Special-Counsel to law firms throughout the United States assisting in complex civil litigation.  She has litigation and trial experience in state and federal courts, as well as mediation and arbitration experience.  She was selected as Georgia Trend’s 2009 Legal Elite: Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers.

Firm: Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison and Norwood, LLP

3391 Peachtree Rd., N.E., , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Civil , Class Actions, Corporate , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Class Action, Class Action

Mike began his practice in Atlanta in 1982 and had a defense practice for his first six years. In January 1989, he joined Pope, Kellogg, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison, the predecessor to Pope McGlamry. Since 1989, Mike has represented individuals and entities that have been injured, damaged or otherwise harmed by others.. Mike is and has been active representing plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, products and pharmaceutical liability, class actions and mass torts actions that have resulted in verdicts or settlements approaching a billion dollars. Many of these cases were the first such cases in the nation and many involved innovative, ground-breaking legal strategies. He and his partners have long been recognized both in Georgia and nationally as a go-to firm that will take on the most challenging cases and opposition.. In the last few years, Mike has focused on mass tort litigation and has served in leadership roles in several national, high profile, injury cases.  Mike has served in leadership roles in the following:. Mike lecturers frequently at AAJ, GTLA and the State Bar of Georgia. In addition, Mike serves on several rules related committees of the Georgia Bar.. Mike and his wife Anne, have 3 beautiful and talented daughters, Caroline, Kate and Elizabeth. In his spare time, Mike remains active athletically; serves as an active member of Haygood United Methodist Church; and supports all things Wake Forest.

Firm: The Finley Firm, PC

200 13th Street , Columbus , Georgia 31901

Practice Areas: Class Action, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Defective Products, Wrongful Death, Motorcycle Accident

R. Walker Garrett graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 2007, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Political Science and minors in Business Administration and History. While at Huntingdon, he played varsity tennis, starting at both top singles and top doubles positions. Mr. Garrett graduated from Mercer Law School in May 2010 with a Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing, Research and Drafting. While at Mercer he was awarded the CALI Award for the highest grade in Advanced Legal Research, and he served as research assistant for Tax Professor, Monica Armstrong.. Upon graduating law school, Mr. Garrett joined a boutique litigation firm, Harp & Callier, specializing in catastrophic injury litigation and Federal Employer Liability Act litigation, representing injured railroad union workers.  Mr. Garrett is licensed in the State and Superior Courts of Georgia, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, Alabama State courts, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  In 2012, Mr. Garrett joined the Finley Firm where he continues his personal injury litigation practice, along with handling major mass tort and class action projects.  Mr. Garrett is the lead attorney for the Finley Firm’s representation of hundreds of business and individual clients for the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, recovering millions for business owners throughout the Gulf states.  Mr. Garrett is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on the membership committee and has chaired educational seminars for other members of the bar.  Also, Mr. Garrett is on the board of the General Practice and Trial Section of the Georgia bar and has served as co-editor of that section’s quarterly publication, The Calendar Call, since 2012.  He also serves as the city captain for the “Ask-a-Lawyer” pro bono service day in Columbus on an annual basis.. In the community, Mr. Garrett is now serving his second term as board chairman for The Literacy Alliance, a local charity committed to ending illiteracy in the Chattahoochee Valley.  As part of the organization, Mr. Garrett reads to pre-k students on an individual basis every week in Title I school in Columbus, and takes the adult literacy students to the Georgia Capitol to meet their state legislators for Literacy Day.  Mr. Garrett is also a member of the Rotary Club of Columbus and serves on its board of directors.  Mr. Garrett serves on the boards of the Columbus Iron Works, the Columbus Young Art Patrons, the Greater Columbus Young Professionals, the Hamilton Cemetery Association and he served on the board of the Convention Trade Center Authority.  Additionally, Mr. Garrett is a member of the Columbus Inn of Court and Lawyers Club of Atlanta.  Mr. Garrett also serves his church, First Baptist Church of Columbus, as an usher every Sunday, a Deacon, and member of the Advisory Committee.  Mr. Garrett was awarded the “Five under Forty Award” by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Columbus and the Valley Magazine at the age of twenty nine, in 2013.. In 2016, Mr. Garrett ran for Columbus City Council in the primary election.  Mr. Garrett won both races in District 8, a special election to fill the unexpired term of Councilor C. E. McDaniel and the other to fill the four-year term.  Mr. Garrett is the youngest councilman and is expected to bring diversity to the community.  Mr. Garrett will continue to serve the City of Columbus and bring a new vitality to the city neighborhoods.