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Leigh Martin May
Atlanta, Georgia

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LEIGH MARTIN MAY. B.S., 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology with honors; J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1998, University of Georgia; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia Law Review, 1997-98. Moot Court Board, 1996-98. Best Brief and Second Best Oralist, Jessup Regional Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1998-2000. Author, Deregulatory Takings: Stranded Investment in a Deregulated Electric Utility Industry, 31 Georgia Law Review 1183 (1997). Co-Author, Recent Developments in Automobile Law, 36 Torts & Insurance Law 225 (2001). Author, An Offensive Strategy for Defending Against Daubert, Verdict, Spring 2005. Author, Georgia Nuisance Law Provides Relief for Wronged Landowners, 15 Calendar Call 3, 2006. State Bar of Georgia, Member; American Bar Association, Member; American Association of Justice, Member; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member; Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Member; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Member; Red Clay Democrats, Founder; State Bar of Georgia - Younger Lawyers Division, Director and Executive Committee (2001-06); Lumpkin Inn of Court, Pupil (1997-98), Barrister (2005-07); Lawyer's Club of Atlanta, Member; Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, Board Member. Admitted to practice in Georgia.

Areas of Practice:: Products Liability; Motor Vehicle Accidents

Bar Admissions:: Georgia, 1999

Education:: University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1998
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Georgia Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1997-98
Honors: Moot Court Board, 1996-98; Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993
B.S.
Honors: With Honors

Published Works:: Deregulatory Takings: Stranded Investment in a Deregulated Electric Utility Industry, 31 Georgia Law Review 1183, 1997; Recent Developments in Automobile Law (Co-Author), 36 Torts & Insurance Law 225, 2001; An Offensive Strategy for Defending Against Daubert, Verdict, Spring 2005; Georgia Nuisance Law Provides Relief for Wronged Landowners, 15 Calendar Call 3, 2006

Honors and Awards:: Super Lawyer, Georgia Rising Star, 2005 - 2007; State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division - Outstanding Service Award, 2003; Award of Achievement, 2004, 2005, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Georgia; Member; American Bar Association; Member; American Association of Justice; Member; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Member; Red Clay Democrats; Founder; State Bar of Georgia - Younger Lawyers Division, 2001 - 2006; Director and Executive Committee; Lumpkin Inn of Court, 2005 - 2007; Barrister; Lawyer's Club of Atlanta; Member; Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest; Board Member

Past Employment Positions:: Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, Law Clerk, 1998 - 2000

Previous Organization Name:: Leigh H. Martin

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.