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Updated: July 31st, 2021 | Atlanta | Lawyer List E | Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP | General Liability, Insurance Coverage,
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Address: 303 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3500, atlanta, GA, 30308
Law Firm: Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP
Phone: 404-885-6243
Fax: 404-876-0992
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Website: http://www.deflaw.com
| Title | Partner |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | General Liability, Insurance Coverage |
| Description | Elissa Haynes is a Partner and Chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Drew Eckl & Farnham where she specializes in both trial and appellate practice. Elissa’s trial practice is focused primarily on defending claims involving negligent security, premises liability, personal/catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and religious institution liability. She has served as both lead and solo counsel in jury trials throughout the state, many of which have ended in defense verdicts. Her background as a former plaintiff’s personal injury attorney provides her with a unique perspective and leverage to successfully resolve even the most complex cases. As for her appellate practice, Elissa has argued before the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals and was part of the first group of attorneys to argue at the Georgia Supreme Court remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elissa routinely consults on appellate matters and often begins her involvement at the trial court level to perfect the record and maximize chances of an advantageous result in any subsequent appeal. She also serves as Chair of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association’s Amicus Curiae Committee where she is tasked with reviewing amicus requests from GDLA members as well as authoring and submitting briefs on issues that pose particular significance to the defense bar. In addition to chairing the Appellate Practice Group, Elissa also serves as Chair of the firm’s Retail and Hospitality Team. Outside of the firm, Elissa serves as President-Elect of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division ( YLD ). She is also a graduate of the 2016 YLD Leadership Academy and previously served as Chair of the YLD Appellate Admissions and Legislative Affairs Committees. Additionally, Elissa has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2019 and 2020, an award given to only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40. Elissa received her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and her B.A. from the University of Georgia where she graduated cum laude. In law school, Elissa was an active member of the Moot Court Program, winning first place and the award for Best Oral Argument at the Tulane Sports Law Competition and later serving on the Executive Moot Court Board. Elissa was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia and currently resides in Chamblee.RELATED NEWS, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONSFeatured Pro: Elissa Haynes (12/17/2020). Court of Appeals Victory in Negligent Security Case (9/17/2020)Congratulations to Partner Elissa Haynes for being sworn in as President-Elect of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division! (6/12/2020). Amicus Brief Filed in the Supreme Court of Georgia on the Constitutionality of Georgia’s Punitive Damages Statute (3/31/2020).Fourteen Drew Eckl & Farnham Attorneys Selected for Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (2/19/2020)Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Breakfast – Daubert Challenges (11/8/2019) How to Effectively Use and Present Your Case Using TrialPad – Georgia ICLE Trial Advocacy Seminar (11/1/2019) Preserving Error for Appeal – Georgia ICLE Litigation: Soup to Nuts CLE (3/14/2019) Expert Deposition Workshop: Practical Topics and Examples – YLD Litigation Committee (2/20/2019) Billing Practices of Medical Providers – Client Presentation (2019) Negligent Security: Recent Updates – Client Presentation (2019) Voir Dire: How to Effectively Speed Date at Trial – Georgia ICLE Litigation: Soup to Nuts CLE (2018) Jury Selection – YLD Litigation Committee Lunch and Learn (9/25/18) A Senior Associate’s Take on Professional Development, The YLD Review, Vol. 60, Issue 2 (Dec. 2018) Thinking Ahead: The Importance of Preserving Issues for Appeal, The YLD Review, Vol. 59, Issue 2 (Feb. 2018) Dram Shop Claims in the Age of Ride Sharing, Goodman McGuffey Legal Ease, Issue IV (2017) Publication 101 for Young Associates, The YLD Review, Vol. 57, Issue 3 (Spring 2016) RESULTSThe following is a representative sampling from the past three years: APPELLATE WORK:ABH Corporation et al v. Montgomery, Case No. A20A0854 (2020) – obtained reversal of trial court’s summary judgment denial in negligent security case involving an attack in the parking lot of an Atlanta convenience store.Alonzo Reid v. Lakenin Morris et al., 2020 WL 3581177 (amicus curiae) – Co-authored amicus brief and successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Georgia on behalf of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association in an appeal challenging the constitutionality of the active tortfeasor limitation in Georgia’s punitive damages statute;Bolton v. Golden Business, Inc., 348 Ga. App. 761 (2019) – Successfully represented a convenience store owner in a negligent security case involving a deadly parking lot shooting. Served as lead appellate counsel and briefed and argued the appeal before the Georgia Court of Appeals which affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment. The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously denied Appellant’s Petition for Certiorari. The Opinion can be found here. Further coverage can be found here. In/Ex Systems Inc. v. Masud, 352 Ga. App. 722 (2019) (amicus curiae) – reversal of trial court’s denial of motion for summary judgment where employee had no knowledge of unsafe condition that caused tire on employee’s vehicle to separate, as required to hold employer vicariously liable. Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously denied Appellant’s Petition for Certiorari.James Lancaster v. Shumate Mechanical, LLC et al., Case No. A17A1882 (2018) – Lead appellate counsel in an appeal affirming the trial court’s exclusion of evidence of Plaintiff’s retirement benefits. Interlocutory appeal granted in case involving trial court’s imposition of spoliation sanctions.Interlocutory appeal granted in negligent security case involving a physical altercation in the parking lot of a gas station. TRIAL WORK:Obtained defense verdict while serving as first chair during a disputed liability car accident jury trial in DeKalb County (July 2019)Obtained defense verdict during first solo jury trial in a disputed liability car accident case in Fulton County (August 2019).Succeeded on Daubert motion to exclude Plaintiff’s expert in a negligent security case involving a physical altercation between two motorcycle club members.Obtained summary judgment in favor of restaurant in premises liability case involving a patron’s fall from a chair.Obtained summary judgment in favor of restaurant in dram shop action. |
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