EMAIL: aherman@hptylaw.com

EDUCATION:

• Duke University, A.B Degree in Psychology (1970)
• University of Virginia, J.D. (1973)

BAR ADMISSION:
Georgia 1973; Admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE:
Partner, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP, Civil Trial Lawyer (1973-Present)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND HONORS:

• State Bar of Georgia
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Atlanta Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Georgia Society of Risk Managers; Past Membership Chairman; Past Chairman of RCT
• Propane Gas Defense Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Professional Liability Defense Federation
• Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury (2004 to 2010)
• Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer (2004 to 2010)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

•   Defending the Health Care Professional in DRI’s For the Defense, February, 2000, pages 37-39
•   Presentation on Mediation  -- American Law Firms Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

• Personal Injury
• Property Damage
• Professional Negligence (med mal, legal mal, and misc malpractice claims)
• Trucking
• Product Liability
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
• General Claims of Negligence
• Insurance Disputes
• Bad Faith Litigation

Alan F. Herman

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