R.
Clay Ratterree is a named partner of the
firm, and practices mainly in the area of civil litigation.
He has trial and appellate experience in a broad range
of litigation matters in State and Federal Courts,
including personal injury and wrongful death, professional
liability claims (against physicians, dentists, engineers,
architects, accountants, attorneys, realtors, and
other professionals), construction litigation, toxic
torts, and general commercial litigation. He has also
maintained an extensive mediation, arbitration, and
alternative dispute resolution practice since 1992.
Mr. Ratterree is admitted
as a member of the bars of Georgia and Colorado. He
is also a member of the Georgia, Colorado, and the
American Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice
in the United States District Courts for the Northern,
Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, and the
Eleventh and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mr.
Ratterree has served as Chairman of the Insurance
Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, the Professionalism
Committee for the State Bar of Georgia, as an officer
of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the
State Bar of Georgia, and as a board member of the
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. In addition,
he is a member of the Defense Research Institute and
serves on the Board of the Georgia Defense Lawyers
Association. Since 2002 Mr. Ratterree has been identified
in The Best Lawyers in America and he has
also been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer
since 2004 by Atlanta Magazine.
Education:
University of Georgia,
J.D. cum laude (1977)
Undergraduate: University
of Virginia, B.A. English (1971)
Selected Experience:
Represented manufacturers
of asbestos-containing fireproofing and insulation
materials in hundreds of product liability cases
involving personal injury and property damage
Represented catastrophically
injured personal injury clients in litigation in
State and Federal Courts.
Represented prominent
physicians, lawyers, nursing homes, and other professionals
in successful defense of numerous claims for professional
liability.
Appointed to serve on
arbitration panels by the American Arbitration Association
and private parties for resolution of complex construction
and employment-related disputes.
Successfully mediated
over 450 lawsuits and disputes
Memberships:
Panel of Arbitrators,
American Bar Association
State Certified Mediator
and Arbitrator, Resolution Resources, AAA and Arbitration
Forums
Savannah, Colorado and
American Bar Associations
State Bar of Georgia (Past
Chairman, Insurance Law Section; Past Member, Professionalism
Committee)
Defense Research Institute
Defense Trial Lawyers
Association
Georgia Defense Lawyers
Association
International Academy
of Mediators
Society of Professionals
in Dispute Resolution
American Board of Trial Advocates
Georgia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators
Ratings:
Listed in The Best Lawyers
in America, 2002-present
Martindale-Hubbell Law
Directory's highest rating for legal ability and
ethical standards (AV)
Selected as Georgia "Super
Lawyer" by Atlanta Magazine, 2003-present
Court Admissions:
Georgia State and Superior
Courts
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
United States District
Courts, Southern Middle and Northern Districts of
Georgia
United States Courts of
Appeal, Eleventh Circuit and Fifth Circuit
Georgia Defense Lawyers
Association
R. Clay Ratterree
2 East Bryan Street, 10th Floor
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Practice Areas: - General Trial Practice - Personal Injury -
Toxic Torts - Construction Litigation - Products Liability - Professional Liability
- Environmental Litigation -
Alternative Dispute Resolution
