KENNETH L. SHIGLEY, ESQ.
EDUCATION: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1977; Furman University, B.A., 1973.
BAR ADMISSION: 1977 - Georgia, Northern District, GA, Middle District, GA, Southern District, GA, 11th Circuit, U.S.S. Court.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE: Kenneth L. Shigley, P.C., Atlanta, GA 1990 -, Tort and insurance litigation, plaintiff oriented., Practice includes private mediation and arbitration, and representation of attorneys in professional discipline, liability defense and insurance coverage matters; Van Gerpen, Shigley & Hoffman, Atlanta, GA, 1981-90. (Van Gerpen & Rice, 1981-1988), Insurance defense litigation practice throughout Georgia; Kenneth L. Shigley, P.C., Douglasville, GA 1979-81, small town general practice, civil and criminal; Assistant District Attorney, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, GA, 1977-79, criminal jury trials, initiated mediation program for domestic & neighborhood disputes.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy; Master, American Inns of Court (Lamar Inn, Emory University); Director, ADR Section, Atlanta Bar Association; Listed in Martindale-Hubbell's BAR REGISTER OF PROMINENT LAWYERS (76th edition); Chair, Insurance Law Section, ('94-'95), Sec-Treas., ('93-'94); State Bar of Georgia (ADR Section), 1994-95; Chair, Georgia Insurance Law Institute, 1994; Moderator, GA Tort & Insurance Law Forum, Lexis Counsel Connect, 1995; Co-Chair, Legal Ethics Committee, Younger Lawyers Section, State Bar of Georgia, 1987-88; Member Code of Professional Responsibility Committee, State Bar of GA, 1986-88; Member: ATLA, GTLA, DRI, GDLA, ABA, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Christian Legal Society.
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION TRAINING: Mediator Training & Certification Course, Resolution Resources Corp., Atlanta, 1995; Private mediation & arbitration of tort & insurance cases, 1991; Certified Civil Arbitrator, Fulton County Superior Court, 1986.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED: 100+
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Law; Product Liability