Christopher M. Ziegler 
1700 Atlanta Plaza
950 East Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Phone:
(404) 870-7386

Fax:
(404) 870-7374

E-mail:
Email Me

Web site:
http://www.grsmb.com

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas of Practice:

Insurance Coverage - Personal and commercial lines

Municipal and County Liability - Federal and state claims

Construction Litigation - Defects and deficiencies; injury to persons & property

Employment Discrimination - Race, age, gender, religious discrimination

Contract Disputes/Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Defense - Premises liability, automobile claims

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Georgia, 1992

Education:

University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Winner, First Year Mock Trial/Closing Arguments Competition

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1987
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Journalism

Published Works:

Author, "Strategies For Obtaining Summary Judgment For Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Hiring, And Similar Claims: Defeating Plaintiffs' Attempts To Turn Simple Negligence Cases Into Inflammatory Character Trial", Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Law Journal, 2008

Co-Author, "Defenses To Punitive Damages, Claims and Judgments in Georgia: What's Left?", Journal of the Georgia Defense Lawyers' Association, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Georgia

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Best Evidence, Inc., President, 1997 - 2001

Smith, Howard & Ajax, Attorney, 1992 - 1997

Birth Information:

February 16, 1965, Garland, Texas