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John C. Stivarius, Jr.
Partner/Group Leader
stivarius@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8423

John has extensive experience in the complex litigation area, focusing most of his resources in this area, whether it is in the professional liability or employment area. John has handled numerous class and collective matters, large multi-million dollar professional and miscellaneous liability cases, as well as errors & omissions matters. John has jury trials in wrongful death, product liability, engineer liability, construction cases, malicious prosecution, contractual matters, fraud, professional liability and many others. In addition to these, John works on commercial disputes, both in the construction area as well as more traditional commercial disputes, handles contractual claims, defends companies in products liability, toxic tort, malicious prosecution and consumer defense cases, such as those under the FCRA, FACTA and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.   John has worked closely with many specialty lines insurers for many years and as a former Claims Counsel for Chubb, is well aware of the insurance role and how to meet the needs of various insurers. To read John's full bio, click here.

 

 

 

Stanford G. Wilson
Managing Partner
swilson@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8434

Stan focuses on defending employers in employment-related litigation and representing employers in traditional labor matters including unfair labor practice proceedings, representation cases, arbitrations and collective bargaining. Stan has recently represented a large company in a fraud/negligence case involving professional liability.  He works within the firm's complex litigation group handling other professional liability, errors and omission claims, as well as products liability and commercial litigation.  Stan also works with specialty insurers who insure these particular complex litigation areas. To read Stan's full bio, click here.


 

 

William D. Deveney
Partner
deveney@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8414

Will’s practice focuses primarily on defending employers and management officials against work-related claims in various federal and state courts, as well as before federal, state and local agencies, including the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Labor. Will has defended employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability and wage and hour claims, as well as against business tort and contract claims.   Will is also a member of the Complex Litigation Group focusing on professional and miscellaneous liability, errors & omissions cases, specialty insured claims, fraud, commerical litigation and mass action cases. To read Will's full bio, click here.


 

Douglas H. Duerr
Partner
duerr@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8432

Douglas focuses on preventive advice and counseling on a wide range of employment and labor issues, while providing experienced counsel to employers in litigation and administrative proceedings. He also has experience handling professional liability, errors and omission claims, as well as products liability and commercial litigation. To read Doug's full bio, click here.


 

 

 

Joshua H. Viau
Partner
viau@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8458

Josh practices labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation related to employment discrimination for both private and public employers. He also advises and represents management in traditional labor relations matters including arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases before courts and the National Labor Relations Board, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, and alternative dispute resolution. Josh also practices in the complex litigation group, litigating professional liability, errors & omission claims, commercial liability cases and consumer protection defense matters for corporations. To read Josh's full bio, please click here.

 

 

Justin B. Connell
Associate
connell@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8447

Justin’s practice focuses on representing public and private employers in labor and employment law litigation and on providing preventive training and other counseling services to employers facing labor and employment issues, as well as Complex Litigation involving specialty lines of insurance. In this regard, Justin handles Directors and Officers, Professional Liability, Errors and Omissions and Fiduciary liability matters for various insurers and their respective insureds. These range from medical and dental malpractice to various other types of miscellaneous professional liability matters for companies, entities or other professionals.  To read Justin's full bio, click here.

 

 

 

  

 

 

Glianny Fagundo
Associate
404-582-8403
 
Glianny Fagundo is a senior associate focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation and employment law.  Glianny has represented clients on business and complex commercial litigation matters involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, negligence, products liability, directors and officers, wrongful death, and professional liability.  With many of these matters involving large amounts of data stored electronically, Glianny has gained a wealth of experience in the field of electronic discovery and sound document retention and destruction policies. Glianny also has provided comprehensive advice and litigation support to major domestic and foreign insurers and reinsurers on claims arising out of professional liability, errors and omissions, commercial general liability, employment practices liability and aviation policies issued throughout the Southeast and Latin America. To read Glianny's full bio, click here.

  

 

Lisa N. Knottek
Associate
knottek@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8424

Lisa focuses her practice in two primary practice groups, i.e. Complex Litigation and on representing public and private employers in labor and employment law litigation as well as providing preventive training and other counseling services to employers facing labor and employment issues. As a member of the Complex Litigation group, Lisa works in the areas of professional and miscellaneous liability, errors & omissions, fraud, commercial and class/collective action cases. She also works with specialty line insurers and the claims insured by these carriers. To read Lisa's full bio, click here.

 

 

 

Adriana R. Midence
Associate
midence@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8465

Adriana defends companies in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, professional liability, fraud, and various other business torts. Adriana is involved in providing advice to companies regarding various contract enforcement issues and has experience utilizing alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as mediation, to resolve complex commercial disputes short of litigation. To read Adriana's full bio, click here.

 

 

Doug Miller
Associate
miller@elarbeethompson.com
404-582-8404

Doug focuses on representing public and private employers in labor and employment law litigation and on providing preventive training and other counseling services to employers facing labor and employment issues. Doug is also a member of the Complex Litigation Group, focusing on professional liability, directors and officers liability, consumer protection defenses such as the FCRA, FDCPA and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and other specialty lines of insurance defense work. To read Doug's full bio, click here.

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