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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). Author, Discovery of Corporate Databases, A Common Practice, 11 Calendar Call 3, 2002. 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, Board 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; GreenLaw, Board Member. Admitted to practice in Georgia.

Areas of Practice:: Motor Vehicle/Trucking Cases; Personal Injury Cases; Products Liability Cases; Business Cases

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: Moot Court Board, 1996-1998
Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1997 - 1998; 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; Discovery of Corporate Databases, A Common Practice, 11 Calendar Call 3, 2002; 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 - 2009; Outstanding Service Award, State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division, 2003; Award of Achievement, State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers Division, 2004 - 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; GreenLaw; Board Member

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

Previous Organization Name:: Leigh H. Martin

$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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