2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Rebecca Franklin

Rebecca Franklin

FranklinLaw, LLC
1201 Peachtree Street Northeast, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30361

Atlanta

Georgia (GA)

Contact Contact Rebecca Franklin
T: 404-961-5333
F: 404-969-4503
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (80%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (20%)

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Languages Spoken: English,

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
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