Michael J. Warshauer - Atlanta, GA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1983
    J.D.
    Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, Member

• Non Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina, 1980
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• "So You Have to Try the Case - Basic Ideas and Themes on Presenting the Case . . . Proven Ideas that Work", 1992
  
• "Trial Themes: A Trial Without a Theme is a Trial Without Purpose and Without Hope", Trial Themes, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006
  
• "Examination - Direct, Cross and Objections", 1996
  
• "Boilerplate Forms on Disk: How to Handle the Automobile Wreck Case Without Reinventing the Wheel," Getting the Small Car Wreck Case to Trial in an Efficient Manner, 1997
  
• "Are You the Steam Roller or the Pavement? Five Things that Make a Difference" Are You the Steamroller or the Pavement, 1998
  
• "Suing Railroads: The Train May Win the Battle, But You Can Win the War" Railroad Law, 1997
  
• "Beating the Statute of Repose, New Ideas for Old Products" Beating the Statute of Repose, New Ideas for Old Products, 1998
  
• "Jury Charges - Writing, Using and Preserving" Jury Charges - The Beginning and End of All Trials, 1993
  
• "Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses", 1995
  
• "Trial Preparation", 1995
  
• "Picking an Appeal Proof Jury (or The Dangers of Batson v. Kentucky)", 1996
  
• "Demonstrative Evidence: Exhibits for the Rich and the Poor,", 1997
  
• "Product Liability-A Basic Overview of Most of the Important Stuff," Torts of Sorts, An Overview of Product Liability Law in Georgia, Co-Chair, ICLE in Georgia, 1997
  
• "How to Use a Daubert Challenge to Maximize the Plaintiff's Case", 1998
  
• "Beyond Workers' Compensation: Maximizing Your Client's Recovery for On-The-Job Injuries", Co-Chair, CLE, 2003
  
• "Product Liability-A Basic Overview of Most of the Important Stuff," Torts of Sorts, An Overview of Product Liability Law in Georgia, Co-Chair, ICLE in Georgia, 1998
  
• “Effective use of Demonstrative Evidence with Examples from Real Cases,” GTLA 2016 Annual Convention
  
• “Summary of Mac v. PC for Lawyers,” by Michael Warshauer and Mark Zamora, GTLA 2010 Annual Convention

Pro Bono Activities

• Georgia Consumer Justice Foundation
• Civil Justice Foundation
• Lawyers Club of Atlanta
• American Civil Liberties Union
• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Academy of Trial Advocacy

Published Works

Articles

• "Annual Survey of South Carolina Law", 34 South Carolina Law Review 125, 137, 1982
  
• Chapter: "Railroad Law and Defenses," Georgia Jurisprudence-Personal Injury and Torts, 37:1-43-11, West Publishing, Volume 15, Chapter 40, 1994
  
• "Surfing for Lawyers", The Verdict, 1998
  
• “Prepping Your Expert,” Trial, September 2012
  
• “Railroad, Maritime Lawyers See Victor in US Supreme Court’s FELA Decision,” Lawyers USA, July 2011
  
• “High-Tech Testing,” Trial, Volume 47, No. 6, June 2011
• “Are You a Real Lawyer?” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Winter 2011
• “Being a Trial Lawyer is Not for the Faint of Heart, ” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Fall 2010
• “Civil Justice is a CONSERVATIVE Value,” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2010
• “An Inaugural Message,” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2010
• A Spouses’ Guide to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act – What To Do When Tragedy Strikes
• The Train Usually Wins, The Crew Too Often Loses – A Multi-Pronged Approach to Recovery for Crew Injuries Caused By Grade Crossing Collisions
• DAUBERT, JOINER, KUMHO TIRE, and WEISGRAM – What These Cases Stand For
• “Jury Charges – The Beginning and End of All Trials”
• “Are You the Steam Roller or the Pavement? Five Things that Make a Difference”
• “Demonstrative Evidence in Railroad Cases from Cheap to Expensive”
• “Demonstrative Evidence: Exhibits for the Rich and the Poor”
• “Cross Examination of Defendant and Defendant’s Expert”
• “Direct and Cross Examination at Trial”
• “Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses”
• “Don’t Get ‘Railroaded’ When Conducting a Site Inspection”
• “Can the Carrier Reduce Its Damages by Dismissing the Employee?”
• “Effective Use of ‘Do It Yourself’ Focus Groups”
• “Beating the Statute of Repose – New Ideas for Old Products”
• “Opening ‘Argument'”
• “Trial Exhibits and Demonstrative Evidence”
• “Combating the Intervening Negligence Defense in Product Liability Cases”
• “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – Impeachment by Cross Examination”
• “Novel Yet Unconventional Trial Tactics that Worked”
• “Mediation of a Medical Negligence Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective”
• “Proper Pleadings Prevent Preemption Problems”
• “An Overview of Georgia Product Liability Law,” June 2008
• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-11.1 is Unconstitutional
• “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”
• “Suing Railroads: The Train May Win the Battle, But You Can Win the War”
• “Strategies and Uses of ADR from the Plaintiff’s Perspective”
• “Evidentiary and Ethical Considerations of Technologically Presented Evidence”
• “Trial Preparation”
• “A Trial Without a Theme is a Trial Without a Purpose and Without a Hope”
• “My Top Ten Tips on Presenting Evidence in Trial”
• “What Every Plaintiff Lawyer Needs to Know About Daubert: Your Expert May Have a Daubert Problem You Don’t Know About”
• “The Curious Work of Depositions”
• “Politics Matter”
• “Subrogation Update”
• “Recognition of a Products Liability Claim,” Verdict, 1999
• “Surfing for Lawyers”, Verdict, Spring, Fall, Winter, 1998
• “Annual Survey of South Carolina Law,” 34 South Carolina Law Review 125, 137 (1982)
• Chapter: “Railroad Law and Defenses,” Georgia Jurisprudence-Personal Injury and Torts, §37:1-43-11, Volume 15, Chapter 40, West Publishing, 1994, updated 1998
• “Proper Pleadings Prevent Preemption Problems,” Trial, Volume 43, No. 5. pp 68-70.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1983
• Tennessee, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Specialties and Certifications

• National Board of Trial Advocacy - Certified in Civil Trial

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 (Vice President, Atlanta Judicial District)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Champion Member)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Committee in Various Posts)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Railroad Law Section, Chairman; Georgia State Delegate)
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Atlanta Bar Association
• United Transportation Union (Designated Legal Counsel)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (Treasurer, Southeast ABOTA Chapter, 2014)
• Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
• The National Crime Victim Bar Association
• Chair-Elect, American Association for Justice Products Liability Law Group, 2013 - Present
• Chair, American Association for Justice Products Liability Law Group, 2014 - Present
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2010-2011)
• Southeastern American Board of Trial Advocates
• National Crime Victim Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Georgia Chapter, 2017)