EDUCATION:

• University of Arizona, B.A. with honors (1974)
• Emory Law School, J.D. (1974) Director of the Emory Moot Court Society, Member Editorial Board of the Emory Law Journal, Order of the Barristers

BAR ADMISSION:
Georgia 1977; United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, all federal and state appellate courts in Georgia

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE:

• Senior Partner, Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C., involving 31 years as a trial lawyer, primarily in areas of labor and employment law, in both the public and private sector; constitutional law, civil rights, commercial litigation and personal injury matters
• Argued two cases before the United States Supreme Court, served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials and counsel of record in over 70 reported appellate decisions
• Frequent ICLE lecturer
• Faculty Member, National Trial Academy, Reno, Nevada
• Faculty Member; American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
• Honored as a Georgia Super Lawyer (2006-2008); listed in Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• American Bar Association
• Atlanta Bar Association, Director of Young Lawyers Section
• Lawyers Club
• Old Warhorse Lawyers Club
• National Employment Lawyers Association

PUBLICATIONS:

• "Civil Procedure - Voluntary Dismissal in Georgia by Plaintiff: Constitutional Implications," 25 Emory Law Journal 983, (1976)
• Co-Author: "Legislative Delegation of Executive Power of Appointment to Private Organizations Held Unconstitutional," 16 Georgia State Bar Journal 129, (1980)
• "Grutter and Gratz: The Effect of Racial Diversity on Education", The Chronicle of Higher Education (March 28, 2003)
• Numerous editorials for Atlanta Constitution and Augusta Chronicle

ADR EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Parks' extensive trial and appellate experience allows him to assist litigants with a practical valuation of their case based on past results in similar cases, the judge or magistrate to which your case is assigned, the jury pool from which your jury will be selected and the appellate climate in which any verdict would be reviewed. His ongoing trial practice representing both plaintiffs and defendants, helps him stay current with the numerous and nuanced elements of any meaningful valuation of a claim, and conduct a litigation risk analysis that leads to fair settlements of cases.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

• Labor and Employment Law
• Constitutional Law
• Civil Rights
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury

A. Lee Parks

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