Rebecca Franklin Harris - Thunderbolt, GA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • The University of Georgia, Grady School of Journalism
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Journalism

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder of Franklin Law, LLC

Classes and Seminars

• The Grey Zone: Being a Professional – but not a Pushover – in High Stakes Litigation, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  
• Talking Heads: Deposition and Discovery Obstruction, Lunch & Learn Series, Harris Lowry Manton
  
• War Stories, ICLE, State Bar of Georgia
  
• The Litigation Playground: Standing Up to Lawyer Bullies, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, LEAD Program
  
• From the Pinto to the Tesla: How the Past Will Shape the Future of Automotive Products, Southern Trial Lawyers Association
  
• Gotcha Games: Defense Trends of Claiming Spoliation and Other Tricks in Product Liability Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  
• Going Through the Motions: Pre-Trial Motions in Product Liability Cases, State Bar of Georgia, Product Liability Seminar
  
• Motions in Limine, State Bar of Georgia, General Practice Annual Seminar
  
• Lawyers Gone Wild: Handling Obstructive and Abusive Deposition Tactics, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Tort Cases Workshop
  
• Cross-Examining Tire Experts / New Experts in Tire Litigation, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Annual Tire Seminar
  
• Preparing Your Expert for a Product Liability Trial, American Association of Justice, Annual Seminar
  
• Running an Efficient Law Office, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Solo-Practitioners Seminar
  
• Preparing Experts in Tire Litigation, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Annual Tire Seminar
  
• Using Evidence of Other Incidents to Prove Your Case, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar
  
• Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Tire Issues in Auto Tort Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Torts Seminar ~ Destin, FL ~ Presented with Jed D. Manton
  
• That Question is a Trap!’ Handling Obstructive and Abusive Deposition Tactics, State Bar of Georgia, ICLE Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius
  
• Same Song Different Verse - Foot Dragging and Sandbagging Alive and Well: Modern Discovery Abuse Illustrated in Ford Motor Co. v. Tennin, Western Trial Lawyers Association, Winter Seminar
  
• Preparing and Trying a Plaintiff's Road Wreck Case, State Bar of Georgia, General Practice Section ICLE Seminar ~ Amelia Island, FL ~ Presented with James B. Franklin
  
• The Poisoned Panel: Voir Dire in a Post Tort Reform Era, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Torts Seminar ~ Hilton Head Island, SC ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius
  
• Expert Cross-Examination in an Auto Tort Case: Practical Pointers from the Young and the Old, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Torts Seminar ~ St. Simons Island, GA ~ Presented with James B. Franklin
  
• Valuing Life: Concrete Justice or Absolute Fortuity - Implications of Georgia's Choice of Law Rule to the Value of Your Case, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius
  
• The Daubert Challenge: Another Hurdle in the Products Liability Litigation Battle, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Product Liability Seminar ~ Braselton, GA ~ Presented with Jeffrey R. Harris

Representative Cases

• Bernaker v. Stalwart Films, et al.
  • Court: State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
• Sarah Jones v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al.
  • Court: State Court of Chatham County, Georgia
• Chhetri v. Michelin North American, Inc., et al.
  • Court: State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia
• Mundy v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
  • Court: State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia
• Blanchard v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
  • Court: Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia
• Hamby v. Daimler Chrysler
  • Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Holmes v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
  • Court: State Court of Chatham County, Georgia
• Neville v. United States of America
  • Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Published Works

Articles

• Unique Product Liability Issues in Aviation Cases, American Association of Justice, Product Liability Newsletter
  
• Aviation Case Law Update, Aviation Section of the State Bar of Georgia, The Georgia Flyer, Spring Edition
  

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Georgia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia
• American Bar Association
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association of Justice
• Savannah Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Attorneys Information Exchange Group