
Contact Information
950 East Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Videos
Biography
Michael D. St. Amand practices civil litigation, with specialization in the areas of insurance defense and insurance coverage. He serves as statewide counsel for large and small insurance companies, as well as private corporations. He has extensive jury trial experience and serves as lead trial counsel in federal and state court cases.
Mr. St. Amand has extensive experience training attorneys throughout the state and has made presentations at a number of continuing legal education seminars on ADR and mediation, premises liability cases, challenging and cross-examining expert witnesses, and defending punitive damage claims. He has also led and participated in numerous client seminars on various casualty insurance issues. He is a member of the Atlanta Claims Association, Atlanta Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.
Mr. St. Amand began practicing law with Messrs. Gray and Rust upon graduation from law school in 1988 and was joined by Messrs. Moffett and Brieske in 1990 and 1994, respectively. Mr. St. Amand is a 1982 graduate of The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated, with honors, from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1985, and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University Of Georgia School Of Law in 1988. Mr. St. Amand’s academic honors include: Bryant T. Castellow Scholarship Award (UGA); National Merit Scholarship (Trinity); Special Presidential Scholarship (Trinity); First Graduate of Trinity University Honors Program (1985); Mortar Board; American Jurisprudence Trusts and Estates Award; and Russell Best Brief Award (UGA).
Current Employment Position(s):
Areas of Practice:
Animal Bites — Plaintiff
Assault & Battery — Defense
Assault & Battery — Plaintiff
Bad Faith
Commercial Insurance
Complex Litigation
Defamation & Privacy — Defense
Defects
Federal Appellate Practice
Federal Trial Practice
Insurance Subrogation
Life & Health
Motor Vehicle Accidents — Defense
Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff
Police Misconduct
Premises Liability — Defense
Premises Liability — Plaintiff
Property & Casualty
Slip and Fall — Defense
Slip and Fall — Plaintiff
State Appellate Practice
State Trial Practice
Wrongful Death — Defense
Wrongful Death — Plaintiff
Litigation Percentage:
Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education:
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Bryant T. Castellow Scholar
Honors: American Jurisprudence Trusts & Estates Award
Honors: Russell Best Brief Award
Honors: Mortar Board
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1985
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Honors
Honors: National Merit Scholar
Honors: Special Presidential Scholar
Major: Political Science
Published Works:
Representative Clients:
Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
Representative Cases:
Duncan v. Integon General Ins. Corp., 267 Ga. 646 (Georgia Supreme Court 1997)
Jackson v. Dunkin’ Donuts, Inc., 211 Ga. App. 598 (Georgia Court of Appeals 1993)
Barton Malow Co. v. Metro Mfg., Inc., 214 Ga.App. 56 (Georgia Court of Appeals 1994)
Sinclair v. Orozco, 205 Ga.App. 498 (Georgia Court of Appeals 1992)
Bergan v. Time Ins. Co., 196 Ga.App. 78 (Georgia Court of Appeals 1990)
Allen v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., 31 Fed.Appx. 929 (United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 2002)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Winning Ways with Direct and Cross-Examination: Guiding Principles for the Civil Litigator in Georgia, National Business Institute Seminar, 1997
Independent Medical and Psychiatric Examinations, ICLE, 1998
Closing Arguments in Punitive Damage Trials, ICLE Seminar, 1998
Chair, Atlanta Claims Association Convention Seminar, 1998
Direct Examination of Medical Experts, ICLE-GA, 2001 – 2002
Art of Cross-Examination, National Business Institute, 2001
Analyzing Damages in PI Cases, National Business Institute, 2000
Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination in Georgia, Lorman Educational Services, 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Member
Atlanta Bar Association
Member
State Bar of Georgia
Member
Atlanta Claims Association
Member
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Honors & Awards:
Recipient, Russell Best Brief Award
Pro Bono Activities:
Zaban Night Shelters, 1996 – Present
Olympic Volunteer
Park Pride Project
Rails to Trails Project
Christmas in April Project
Public Service Committee (Atlanta Claims Association)
Atlanta Community Food Bank, 1994 – Present
Big Brothers of Atlanta
Birth Information:
