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Chambers, Aholt & Rickard, LLP
1360 Peachtree Street,
Suite 910
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 253-7862
| Experience | Years |
|---|---|
| Trial attorney, Chambers, Aholt & Rickard | 2008-Current |
| Trial attorney with practice focused on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, interstate motor carrier litigation. | |
| Trial attorney, Shigley Law Firm | 1990-2008 |
| Practice focused on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, interstate motor carrier litigation | |
| Associate / Partner, Van Gerpen & Rice / Van Gerpen Shigley & Hoffman | 1981-1990 |
| Insurance defense litigation practice | |
| Attorney, General Practice, Douglasville, GA | 1979-1981 |
| General civil and criminal small town law practice | |
| Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit | 1977-1979 |
| School | Focus | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Kennedy School of Government | executive education course on financial management of nonprofit organizations | 2008 | |
| Emory University School of Law - Emory University | Law | J.D. | 1977 |
| Furman University | Political Science / History | B.A. | 1973 |
| Location | Years |
|---|---|
| Georgia | Since 1977 |
| 11th Circuit | Since 1981 |
| U.S. Supreme Court | Since 1985 |
| Certification |
|---|
| Certified Civil Trial Advocate (National Board of Trial Advocacy) |
| Activity | Organization | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| President, 2011-12 | State Bar of Georgia | 2011 | |
| Details: President-elect (2010-11); Treasurer (2009-10); Secretary (2008-09); Executive Committee (2007-present); Board of Governors (2000-present); Disciplinary Board Investigative Panel; Disciplinary Rules & Procedures Committee; Indigent Defense Committee; Electronic Court Filing Committee (Former Chair); Member Benefits Committee (Former Chair); Professionalism Committee; Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Former Chair); General Practice & Trial Section (Board Member); Georgia Bar Foundation (Trustee); Lawyers Foundation of Georgia (Trustee). | |||
| Member (appointed by Governor) | Criminal Justice Reform Council, State of Georgia | 2011 | |
| Member | Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism | 2011 | |
| Member | Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution | 2011 | |
| Member | Southern Conference of Bar Presidents | 2010 | |
| Member | NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR PRESIDENTS | 2010 | |
| Board Member | Trucking Litigation Group | 2009 | |
| Trustee | Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia | 2008 | |
| Chair | Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute | 2006 | |
| Chair | Georgia Insurance Law Institute | 1994 | |
| Member | Georgia Courts Automation Commission | 2008 | 2009 |
| Award | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Super Lawyer" | Atlanta Magazine | 2004 |
| "Legal Elite" | Georgia Trend Magazine | 2004 |
| Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys | Martindale- Hubbell | 1995 |
| AV rating | Martindale- Hubbell | 1989 |
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy | 1995-Current |
| Member, Christian Legal Society | 1974-Current |
| Title | Publisher | Published |
|---|---|---|
| "A Lawyer's Calling" | Georgia Bar Journal | August, 2011 |
| "Stewardship, Calling and Love," | Georgia Bar Journal | August, 2011 |
| Georgia Law Of Torts: Trial Preparation & Practice | Thomson Reuters West | 2010 |
| Selecting a Theme for Trial of a Trucking Case | Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice | February, 2009 |
| Presentation at national trucking litigation seminar at Las Vegas, NV. | ||
| Insurance in Trucking Litigation | Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America | October, 2008 |
| Presentation at national trucking litigation seminar in Atlanta. | ||
| Insurance in Trucking Litigation | Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice | October, 2008 |
| Presentation at national trucking litigation seminar in Chicago. | ||
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regulations and Trucking Litigation | Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice | February, 2008 |
| Presentation at national trucking litigation seminar in New Orleans. | ||
| Persuasion in Trucking Cases | Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice | September, 2008 |
| National teleseminar. | ||
| Punitive Damages & Attorney Fee Awards in Trucking Cases | Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America | May, 2008 |
| Presentation at national trucking litigation seminar in St. Louis. | ||
| Punitive Damages in Trucking Cases | Tennessee Trial Lawyer Association | October, 2006 |
| Presentation at Tennnessee Trial Lawyers Association seminar in Nashville. | ||
| Use of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations at Trial | Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute | October, 2006 |
| Chaired & made presentation at trucking litigation seminar in Atlanta, co-sponsored by Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee & North Carolina Trial Lawyers Associations. | ||
| Tort Claims Involving Minors in Georgia | Georgia State Bar Journal | October, 1994 |
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