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Mrs. Elissa Blache Haynes

Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP


Elissa Haynes is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office, where she is Vice-Chair of the firm’s national appellate practice section. Elissa’s trial and appellate practice is focused primarily on defending claims involving negligent security, trucking, premises liability,and personal/catastrophic injury. She has served as both lead and solo counsel in jury trials throughout the state, many of which have ended in defense verdicts. Her background as a former plaintiff’s personal injury attorney provides her with a unique perspective and leverage to successfully resolve even the most complex cases.

 

As for her appellate practice, Elissa has argued before the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals and was part of the first group of attorneys to argue at the Georgia Supreme Court remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elissa routinely consults on appellate matters and often begins her involvement at the trial court level to perfect the record and maximize chances of an advantageous result in any subsequent appeal. She also serves as co-chair of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association’s Amicus Curiae Committee where she is tasked with reviewing amicus requests from GDLA members as well as authoring and submitting briefs on issues that pose particular significance to the defense bar.

 

Outside of the firm, Elissa serves as Immediate Past President of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division (“YLD”) and on the State Bar’s Executive Committee. Elissa has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for Appellate Law from 2019-2023, an award given to only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40. She was also selected to the 2021 Fulton County Daily Report’s ‘On the Rise’ Class. which recognizes the state’s top 20 lawyers age 40 and under.

 

Elissa received her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and her B.A. from the University of Georgia where she graduated cum laude. Elissa was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia and currently resides in Chamblee.

Product Type
On Demand

Trial and Error


CLE Hours: 6 including 6 General, 1 Ethics, 0 Professionalism, 2 Trial Practice

Original Program Date:
Mar 03, 2023
Price:
$225.00 - Base Price

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