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Cathey & Strain, LLC
David Alan Sleppy

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David Alan Sleppy - Cornelia, GA

649 Irvin StreetPost Office Box 689 Cornelia, GA 30531

Cathey & Strain, LLC

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David Sleppy is an AV rated attorney with plaintiff’s civil trial and appellate experience, admitted to practice in Georgia and the District of Columbia. He graduated from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1981 and summa cum laude from Gettysburg College in 1978. Prior to joining Cathey & Strain, Mr. Sleppy was a partner at Herman & Sleppy for ten years and worked as a sole practitioner in Atlanta for three years...

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About David Alan Sleppy

Practice Areas

Products Liability
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Mediation

Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Georgia, 1982
District of Columbia, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia

Other Affiliations

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
American Association of Justice
Mountain Circuit Bar Association
Association for Conflict Resolution
American Board of Trial Advocates
Center for International Legal Studies

Education

George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981
J.D.
Gettysburg College, 1978
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude

Past Positions

Herman & Sleppy, Partner

Achievements

Honors

Selected as a Georgia “Super Lawyer"

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Office Information

Address

649 Irvin StreetPost Office Box 689 Cornelia, GA 30531

Phone

706-408-8546

Fax

(706) 776-2899

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm, Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Websites

https://www.catheyandstrain.com

http://www.catheyandstrain.com

Publication

Articles

Who’s Where at the FDA, FDC Reports, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD (1982). Assistant Editor
Admissibility of Evidence in Civil Cases, Herman & Mclaughlin, 1st ed., Harrison Co., (1984), Editorial Assistant
“Relief from Judgment; Enforcement of Judgments” Georgia Procedure-Verdicts and Judgments, Volume 5, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1995)
“The Open and Obvious Defense – Is it Alive and Well?”, Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, D. Sleppy, E. Strain, (December 1996)
“Closing Argument”, Trial Practice Manual, D. Cathey, D. Sleppy, GTLA (revised eds, 2000-2007)
“Annual Survey of Georgia Law-Torts”, Mercer Law Review, D. Sleppy, L. Bucko, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Fall 2002)
“ADR/Practical Mediation Tips”, Calendar Call, General Practice And Trial Section, State Bar of Georgia, D. Sleppy, Vol, XVII, No. 1 (Fall/Winter 2010/11). Co-Editor (2011-12)

Representative Cases

Co-counsel in wrongful death of minor case resulting from amusement park accident which settled for record amount in Georgia. Case also resulted directly in the enactment of The Carnival Ride Safety Act by the Georgia legislature. (O.C.G.A. § 34-13-1 et seq).
Numerous cases highlighted in the Fulton County Daily Report, the Georgia legal newspaper, including carnival ride, tire, hospital negligence and police chase cases.
Participated in numerous multi-district litigations around the country including L-tryptophan, Gamma guard, the Swissair crash, FenPhen and VIOXX cases.
Represented the family of AMTRAC conductor killed following a barge collision with a railroad bridge causing the train to plunge into a bayou.
Co-counsel representing Rodney Culver (running back for the San Diego Chargers) and his wife, who were killed in the Value Jet crash in the Florida Everglades. Eight figure settlement was the highest for all passengers.
Successfully arbitrated to binding decision, through the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France an international commercial case involving payment of sales commissions in Australia.
Co-lead trial counsel in a Pirelli tire case which received national media attention from the Wall Street Journal, ABC, NBC, CNN, and USA Today.
Wrote student transportation policy for county school board, adopted and implemented as part of wrongful death settlement.
Appeared on the PBS television show, Layman’s Lawyer, discussing sovereign immunity and lawsuits against government entities.
Regularly selected to mediate personal injury, commercial and insurance coverage cases.

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706-408-8546

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(706) 776-2899

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www.catheyandstrain.com

649 Irvin StreetPost Office Box 689 Cornelia, GA 30531