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George P. Shingler
Shareholder
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Six Concourse Parkway,
Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30328 |
gshingler@caseygilson.com
Phone: (770) 512-0300
Fax: (770) 512-0070 |
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Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Director and Officer Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
- Contract Litigation
- Lanham Act False Advertising, Copyright and Trademark Litigation
- Unfair Trade Practices Litigation
- Trade Secrets Litigation
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Commercial Real Estate Litigation
- Patent Infringement Litigation
George's practice focuses on handling major cases both as lead counsel and as local counsel for out-of-state clients. He has successfully represented clients in complex business, commercial real estate, competition, employment contract, environmental, intellectual property, professional licensing and professional ethics, professional malpractice, patent, trademark and copyright cases. His experience makes him an effective counselor in mediation, a formidable advocate in the courtroom, and an able appellate advocate. He has tried bench and jury trials in each of the United States District Courts in Georgia and has appeared hundreds of times in the appellate courts of the United States and Georgia. George is married to Lois and they have two grown children. He is an active member of his church and active in the affairs of his community.
Honors
- Martindale Hubbell AV rated
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Georgia Super Lawyers 2004-2010
(recognition as being in the top 5% of attorneys in Georgia)
- Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2007, 2008, 2009
Professional Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia
- General Practice and Trial Law Section
- Intellectual Property Section
- American Bar Association
- Section on Litigation
- Section of Business Law
- Section of Intellectual Property Law
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Intellectual Property Section: Board of Directors, 2007 -
- Litigation Section
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Old War Horse Lawyers Club
- Sandy Springs Bar Association
- DeKalb County Board of Ethics, 1991-2002; Chair, 1997-98
Recent Cases
- Breach of contract and bid protest claims involving multi-million dollar contract for operation of mental health facility
- Breach of Fiduciary Duties/Violation of Georgia Trade Secrets Act
- Lanham Act False Advertising/Trademark Infringement by use of metatags
- Shareholder/Member Disputes involving closely held corporations and limited liability companies developing exclusive coastal real estate
- Breach of franchise agreement and fraud claims involving restaurant franchisor
- Trademark registration dispute involving competing "first use" claims by U.S. and foreign corporations
- Trademark registration dispute involving likelihood of confusion between similar-sounding trademarks on dissimilar products
- Tortious interference with contract dispute involving right of first refusal claim to ownership of large commercial real estate tract
- Enforceability of arbitration clause dispute between national telecommunications corporations
- Collections dispute involving personal guaranty clause of purchase and sale contract for commercial printing company
- Dispute between member and manager of limited liability company concerning use of corporate funds and intellectual property
Education
- University of Georgia, J.D, cum laude, 1975
- Davidson College, B.A., History, 1972
Admissions:
Federal courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
State Courts
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- All Trial Courts in Georgia
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