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FMG's Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues.
FMG’s Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues. We serve as national and coordinating counsel for a variety of carriers and corporations in their litigation matters. Our firm also is a member of PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network), the preeminent national organization of professional lines law firms. Our lawyers are known not only for their proactive and aggressive ability to promptly resolve claims, but also for their courtroom skills when cases proceed to trial.
Friendship Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Elevation Chophouse v. Hasty, (Ga. Ct. App.). The Georgia Court of Appeals recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Partners Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Wes Jackson, of the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment. The appeal involves important issues bearing on respondeat superior liability and its interplay with the premises liability standard when an employee’s allegedly tortious actions were outside the course and scope of his employment.
Deaton Holdings, Inc. v. Reid, Case No. A23A0005 (Ga. Ct. App.). The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Attorneys Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Eric Retter in case presenting an issue of first impression. That issue is whether the defendant in a single defendant tort case can require the joinder of other potentially responsible nonparties. The appeal was necessitated by the Georgia Supreme Court’s holding in Alston & Bird v. Hatcher, that nonparty apportionment of fault is unavailable in single-defendant cases. As a result, appellants argue, potentially responsible nonparties are necessary and indispensable under Georgia law, and must be joined as defendants. The Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in December 2022.
Jennifer C. Adair
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Maria Alexander
Partner
Hartford, CT
Austin Anderson
Associate
Lexington, KY
Michael J. Athans
Partner
Atlanta, GA
John M. Badagliacca
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Melissa M. Barcena
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Marc H. Bardack
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
Stacey Bavafa
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Daniel A. Baylson
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ | Philadelphia, PA
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Stacy Breaud
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
William H. Catto
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Jessica Cauley
Associate
Tampa, FL
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Sun S. Choy
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tia J. Combs
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Patrick Cosgrove
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Cara N. Crecelius
Associate
Lexington, KY
Jacob E. Daly
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Zachary E. Danner
Senior Counsel
Cherry Hill, NJ
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Kirsten S. Daughdril
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
Joseph C. Egbule
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Chandler J. Emmons
Associate
Forest Park, GA | Atlanta, GA
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Shanique Fenlator
Associate
Hartford, CT
Carlos A. Fernández
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Amanda M. Figueroa
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Marc E. Finkel
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI | Hartford, CT
Robin Foret
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Colleen Foster
Associate
Chicago, IL
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Megan P. Gable
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Samuel D. Gallman
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Lisa Gentile
Partner
Columbus, OH
Michael P. Giunta
Partner
Boston, MA
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Joseph Gonnella
Associate
San Diego, CA
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY
D. Jeffrey Grate
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Steven L. Grunberg
Associate
Atlanta, GA
David M. Harding
Associate
Atlanta, GA
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Elissa Haynes
Partner
Atlanta, GA
John J. Heil
Senior Counsel
Boston, MA
Sharon P. Horne
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Nicholas J. Hubner
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | New York City, NY | Cherry Hill, NJ
Allan L. Isbell
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Wesley C. Jackson
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Nashville, TN
Matthew B. Jager
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Sean P. Kelly
Associate
Boston, MA
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Michael Kenney
Partner
Hartford, CT
Courtney M. Knight
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Sangeetha Krishnakumar
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Janice Lai
Partner
Hartford, CT
Erin E. Lamb
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Daniella J. Lee
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Tyler J. Lindberg
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Thomas Livingston
Associate
San Diego, CA
Michael Loughry
Partner
Columbus, OH
Christopher Lynch
Partner
Hartford, CT
Steven Malitz
Partner
Hartford, CT
Steven H. Malitz
Partner
Hartford, CT
Katherine A. Mastrobuoni
Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Sharlynne M. Mate
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Heather C. McFeeley
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
Jordan Meeks
Associate
Nashville, TN
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Aaron Miller
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Nerizza Miyamoto
Senior Counsel
Tampa, FL
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Bryce W. Newell
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Kevin M. Norchi
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Nick O’Brien-Kovari
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Sean Andrés Rapela
Associate
Boston, MA
Brendan Richard
Senior Counsel
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Sean R. Riley
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Pittsburgh, PA
Craig Rolfe
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Parisa Saleki
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
Philip W. Savrin
Partner
Atlanta, GA
John D. Shea
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia, PA | Boston, MA
Tara A. Sheldon
Associate
Hartford, CT
Tim Soefje
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
Edward Storck
Senior Counsel
Hartford, CT
Evan D. Szczepanski
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Ashley L. Taragna
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Caitlin A. Tassos
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Svjetlana Tesic
Associate
Newark, NJ
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Joseph T. Tripoli
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
Matthew A. Wachstein
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Zachary T. Weigel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Michael B. Weinberg
Partner
Boston, MA
Shaheem M. Williams
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA
Chris E. Williams
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Daniel Wolcott
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Cara M. Wright
Senior Counsel
Columbus, OH
Caroline J. Wu
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Michelle Yee
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
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