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Alan J. Hamilton 
Atlanta, Georgia
Associate
phone 404-321-1700
800-424-2962 (Toll Free)
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ALAN J. HAMILTON.  B.S., 2001, Auburn University; J.D., Magna Cum Laude , 2004, University of Georgia School of Law; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of Barristers. Pupil, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. Moot Court Board, 2002-04. Best Oralist, Talmadge Moot Court Competition, 2002. National Finalist and Best Brief, Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, Brooklyn, New York, 2003. Region Champion and Best Brief, The National Moot Court Competition, 2004. Recipient, University of Georgia Law School Alumni Scholarship, 2001-04. Law Clerk to the Honorable William M. Acker, Jr., United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2004-05. Member, State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Atlanta Bar Association.

Admitted to practice in Georgia.

Bar Admissions:
Georgia, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Supreme Court of Georgia
Education:
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 2004
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Order of Barristers
Honors: Pupil, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court
Honors: Moot Court Board, 2002-2004
Honors: Best Oralist, Talmadge Moot Court Competition, 2002
Honors: Best Brief, National Finalist, Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, 2003
Honors: Region Champion and Best Brief, The National Moot Court Competition, 2004
Honors: Recipient, Law School Alumni Association Scholarship, 2001-2004


Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 2001
B.S.B.A.
Honors: : KPMG, LLP Accounting Scholarship
Honors: University Scholarship
Honors: IFC Presidents' Council and Court Justice
Major:  Accounting


Published Works:
Trial Practice and Procedure (Co-Author), 60 Mercer L. Rev. 397, 2008


Trial Practice and Procedure (Co-Author), 59 Mercer L. Rev. 423, 2007


Honors and Awards:
Super Lawyers


Georgia Rising Star, 2009 - 2010


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court
Barrister


Atlanta Bar Association
Member


Public Justice Foundation
Member


Georgia Bar Younger Lawyers Division
Member


Federal Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
William M. Acker, Jr., United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Law Clerk, 2004 - 2005


Pro Bono Activities:
Campaign Coordinator, Associates' Campaign for Pro Bono Legal Services
Success Stories

$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$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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P.O. Box 2766
Columbus, GA 31902
FAX 706.323.2962
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Atlanta, GA 30324
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