Michael J. Hannan, III
Michael Hannan, III
Atlanta
Georgia (GA)
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Employee Benefits/ERISA
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Profile
Mr. Hannan obtained his law degree from the University of Georgia, where he published in and was an editor of the Georgia Law Review. He then began his practice in Atlanta in 1990. Mr. Hannan has a significant amount of trial experience. He has tried to verdict numerous professional liability, ERISA and insurance cases, and has litigated numerous class actions and commercial, nursing home, products liability and employment cases throughout the State of Georgia, in both state and federal courts, resulting in published appellate decisions in these areas. Mr. Hannan's practice focuses on professional liability defense, insurance law and employee benefits/ERISA (areas in which he has published and lectured), as well as products liability defense, class action defense and commercial litigation. He represents insurers, reinsurers, reinsurance managers, third-party administrators and employers in ERISA and non-ERISA actions for life. disability, AD&D and other plan benefits, as well as E&O/commercial coverage disputes, and successfully defended hundreds of such cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty, violations of state and federal statutes and regulations, breach of contract and bad faith. He also counsels such clients outside of litigation, including but not limited to coverage disputes. Mr. Hannan defends professional liability actions, and has represented physicians of every field, attorneys, nursing homes and professional engineers. He also represents insurers, mortgage companies, debt adjustment companies and other corporations in class action litigation involving complex commercial issues. In addition, he represents manufacturers of a variety of medical device, consumer and industrial products in products liability actions. Mr. Hannan also assists professionals and corporate clients by providing a variety of services and risk management advice. Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia since June 1990, he is admitted to practice before the following courts: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia; Supreme Court of the State of Georgia; Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia; and all trial courts of the State of Georgia.
Selected To
Georgia Super Lawyers 2009
Georgia Rising Stars 2005
About Michael Hannan, III
Admitted: 1990, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.weathingtonfirm.com
Honors and Awards:
- AV rated by Martindale Hubbell; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2009: Invitation only selection in trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, and Torts and Insurance Practice Section); Defense Research Institute (Member: Life, Health and Disability Committee; Insurance Committee); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Member, Council on Litigation Management.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer Counsel: AIM for Youth (aimforyouth.com); numerous cases of pro bono civil defense and professional advice; volunteer law school mock trial judge in numerous regional and national competitions; volunteer youth football and baseball coach.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author: Note, "The Effect of Cipollone: Has the Tobacco Industry Lost Its Impenetrable Shield?" 23 Ga. L. Rev. 769 (1989); "The Forensic Neuropsychological IME," Litigation, The Journal of the Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Vol. 35, No. 3 at 52-58 (Spring 2009); "What Does ERISA Have to Do With Insurance," Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 14, No. 7 at 18-25 (June 2009). Author and Speaker: "ERISA Litigation - An Overview of the Basics," 2nd Annual State Bar of Georgia Employee Benefits Law Section Seminar, March 2011; "New Concerns, Legislation and Emerging Trends in the Punitive Damages Area," American Conference Institute's 21st National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith Litigation, November 2010; "What Is ERISA?" Institute of Continuing Legal Education for State Bar of Georgia ("ICLE") Disability Claims for the Employee/Claimant's Attorney, March 2007; "What Is ERISA?" ICLE Handling Disability Insurance Claims (ERISA and non-ERISA), March 2009; "Examination of Defendant's Expert," ICLE Medical Malpractice at Trial Seminar, Atlanta, 1999; "Determining the Standards of Review in ERISA Long Term Disability Claims," ICLE Handling Long Term Disability Claims Seminars, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; "Documentation Issues and Charting for the Future in Georgia," Lorman Education Services Seminar, 2001. Co-author: "Exploring Issues Peculiar to the Preparation and Trial of the Cardiology Case," ICLE, 1995.
Verdicts and Settlements:
- available upon request
Representative Clients:
- Available upon request with permission of clients.
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009, 2010
Educational Background:
- EDUCATION: Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, University of Georgia, May 1990; Member, Managerial and Editorial Boards of Georgia Law Review, 1988-90. Bachelor of Arts, cum laude with general honors, March 1987.
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