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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.