Profile
Rebecca Franklin is a trial lawyer who specializes in consumer safety. She advocates for individuals and families in a variety of cases and acts as of-counsel to law firms across the country, assisting in automotive, tire, and other complex products liability cases. Rebecca is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Georgia, and American Association for Justice. She was selected to be a Pupil and Barrister in the Lumpkin Inn of Court. She has authored numerous papers and led seminars on issues relevant to her work as a personal injury lawyer.
Selected To
Georgia Rising Stars 2011
Georgia Rising Stars 2009
Georgia Rising Stars 2007
No Rising Stars publication in 2008
About Rebecca Franklin
Admitted: 2004, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.franklinlawllc.com
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Valuing Life: Concrete Justice or Absolute Fortuity - Implications of Georgia's Choice of Law Rule to the Value of Your Case, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Holiday Seminar (2005), co-authored with Andrew M. Scherffius
- The Poisoned Panel: Voir Dire in a Post Tort Reform Era, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Torts Seminar (2006), co-authored with Andrew M. Scherffius
- Preparing and Trying a Plaintiff's Road Wreck Case, State Bar of Georgia, General Practice Section ICLE (2007), co-authored with James B. Franklin
- Expert Cross-Examination in an Auto Tort Case: Practical Pointers from the Young and the Old, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Seminar (2006), co-authored with James B. Franklin
- "Objection - That Question is a Trap!" Handling Obstructive and Abusive Deposition Tactics, State Bar of Georgia ICLE (2007), co-authored with Andrew M. Scherffius
- Aviation Case Law Update, The Georgia Flyer, Aviation Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Spring 2007 Edition
- "Same Song Different Verse - Foot Dragging and Sandbagging Alive and Well: Modern Discovery Abuse Illustrated in Ford Motor Co. v. Tennin," Western Trial Lawyers Association Winter Seminar , Same Song Different Verse: Modern Discovery Abuse Illustrated in "Ford Motor Co. v. Tennin", Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2007
- Using Evidence of Other Incidents to Prove Your Case, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Tire Issues in Auto Tort Cases, Co-author With Jed Manton, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- Preparing Your Expert for a Product Liability Trial, American Association Of Justice, 2011
- Unique Product Liability Issues in Aviation Cases, Product Liability Newsletter, American Association Of Justice, 2011
- Running an Efficient Law Office, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011