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Attorney Jeffrey D. Horst is a partner and senior litigator of Krevolin & Horst LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. A business litigation attorney, he represents businesses involved in litigation regarding corporate governance, accounting malpractice, contracts, insurance coverage, intellectual property, trade secrets and securities.
Mr. Horst is well-known for his successful track record of handling complex, high-profile trial and appellate cases throughout the nation. He has tried cases in five states, including Avent v. Wyle (2009), achieving a jury verdict that The National Law Journal deemed as a one of the top 10 defense verdicts of the year. Many of his cases have received media attention in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and others.
Due to his experienced legal services, Mr. Horst was selected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Trial Counsel. Less than half a percent of lawyers are selected for this honor nationwide. He was selected by his peers as one of the top business litigators in Atlanta by Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business 2008-2010. He was also twice selected by Georgia Trend as one of "Georgia's Legal Elite," among other distinctions.
About Jeffrey Horst
Law School: The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Admitted: 1985, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.khlawfirm.com/attorneys/jeffrey-d-horst/
Honors and Awards:
- Ohio State Moot Court Distinguished Achievement Awards, The Ohio State University College of Law, 1981,1983
- Recipient, Rebecca Topper Memorial Award, The Ohio State University College of Law, 1983
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Directors, Bond Community Federal Credit Union, Atlanta Bar Association
- Membership Committee, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Atlanta Bar Association
- Chair, Rules, Practice and Judiciary Committee, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Atlanta Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association, Sole Practitioners/Small Firm Section
- Chair, Courts Committee, Atlanta Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
- Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Chair, Judicial Poll Committee, Atlanta Bar Association, 2002 - 2003
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Pro Hac Vice admissions in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1983
- Ohio, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1985
- Georgia, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2006
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Lecturer, Georgia Trade Secrets Law, 1996, 2002
- Lecturer, Trial Practice, 1997, 2001
- Faculty, Emory Trial Techniques Program, 1993 - Present
- Ohio State Law Journal, The Ohio State University College of Law, 1982 - 1983
- "The Application of Title VII to Law Firm Partnership Decisions", 44 Ohio State Law Journal 840, 1983
- "Georgia Supreme Court Decision on Advancing Litigation Expenses to Corporate Directors Stirs Controversy", Legal Trends, February, 1995
- "Recent Georgia Supreme Court Decision Impacts Corporate Officers and Directors" (Co-Author), Legal Trends, February, 1995
- "The 10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make Regarding Intellectual Property", (Co-Author With David Sirna), 2005
- Speaker, The Privilege Against Self Incrimination in Civil RICO Cases, RICO Seminar, November, 2005
- Speaker, Practical Litigation Issues for Closely Held Businesses, November, 2007
Representative Clients:
- Keeter v. KPMG LLP, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42767 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga. May 16, 2005)
- Avado Brands, Inc. v. KPMG LLP, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96156, (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga. March 3, 2006)
- Chemence, Inc. v. MacDermid Printing Solutions, L.L.C., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24346 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga. April 27, 2006)
- Jimmy Smith Racing Tires, Inc. v. Ashleman, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66964 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga. Sept.19, 2006)
- Weprin v. J. Chandler Peterson, 736 F. Supp. 1131 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga. 1988)
- Wiederhold v. Wheeler, 266 Ga. App. 178, 596 S.E.2d 703 (Georgia Court of Appeals 2004)
- Service Corp. Int'l v. H.M. Patterson & Son, Inc., 263 Ga. 412, 434 S.E. 2d 455 (Supreme Court of Georgia 1993)
- Leisure Time Techs. v. Johnson
- Evans Tech. v. High Path Group, LLC
- Atlantic Investment Mgmt., LLC v. Coglianese
- Westpark Walk Owners LLC v. Stewart Holdings LLC, 288 Ga. App. 633; 655 S.E.2d 254 (2007)
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Elizabethtown, Inc. v. The Coca-Cola Co., (U.S.D.C., Delaware)
- Grace Bros., Ltd. v. Farley Indus., Inc., 264 Ga. 817, 450 S.E.2d 814 (Ga. 1994)
- Centre Equities, Inc. v. Legacy
- TUG Liquidation, LLC v. Atwood, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 2383 (Bankr. M.D.N.C. June 16, 2004)
- Delta Airlines v. Blue Panorama Airlines
- Mixon v. Perical Solutions LLC, (2007)
- Huffman v. Armenia, 284 Ga. App. 822, 645 S.E.2d 23 (2007), cert denied sub nom., Wilkinson v. Huffman, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 554 (Ga. July 12, 2007)
- Petroleum Logistics Corp. v. IBS Software (2007)
- Oliver and derivative plaintiff AgGeorgia Farm Credit v. William Newberry and Alton Thornton (2009)
- Stewart v. Smith, 291 Ga. App. 86 (2008)
- Ledford v. Smith, 274 Ga. App. 714, 618 S.E. 2d 627 (2005), (reconsideration denied), cert. denied, Ledford v. Smith, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 868 (Nov. 18, 2005)
- Avnet, Inc. v. Wyle Labs., Inc., 263 Ga. 615, 437 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. 1993)
- Professional Energy Management, Inc. v. Necaise, 2009 WL 3050598 (Ga.App. Sept. 25, 2009)
- M. Vincent Murphy III v. Robert A. McMaster, 2009 WL No. S09A0799
- Hansen & Hansen Enterprises, Inc. et al. v. SCSJ Enterprises, Inc. et al., 2009 WL 1980940 (Ga.App.)
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Chambers USA "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2008
- Chambers USA "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2009
- Atlanta Magazine, Law & Politics Super Lawyers, 2010
- Chambers USA "America's Leading business Lawyers", 2010
- Atlanta Magazine/Law & Politics Super Lawyers, 2011
- Georgia Trend Legal Elite, 2011
- Chambers USA "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2011
Educational Background:
- Miami University, B.Ph., 1979
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