Our attorneys regularly achieve successful results for plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts of appeal. We have a strong appellate practice because our lawyers are clear, articulate, and persuasive in their brief writing and oral advocacy.
The majority of our litigation attorneys clerked for federal judges in district courts or courts of appeal. They have practiced at some of the most respected litigation firms in the country—including Williams & Connolly, WilmerHale, Sutherland, McKenna, Fried Frank, and Bondurant Mixson & Elmore. Additionally, our team includes a former Assistant United States Attorney and a former Georgia Assistant Attorney General. These credentials are tough to find at any firm, let alone a firm of our size.
Our results speak for themselves. Jeff Horst has won three cases of first impression in the Georgia Supreme Court and one in the Georgia Court of Appeals. While serving as a federal prosecutor, Zahra Karinshak briefed and argued numerous cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit with success. Since 2004, we have won roughly three-quarters of the cases we have handled on appeal. Our lawyers are admitted to the Second, Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals in addition to Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.
The following are just some of the cases our attorneys have won on appeal:
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Affirmed dismissal on constitutional grounds in case of first impression. Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool v. Hulsey Environmental Services, Inc., April 5, 2012.
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Obtained affirmance of summary judgment granted on trade secrets claims. J.W. North Company v. Rosemary Allen, March 24, 2011.
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Obtained affirmance in case of first impression regarding forced medication of defendant to stand trial. United States v. Diaz, 630 F.3d 1314 (11th Cir. 2011).
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Obtained affirmance in Georgia Supreme Court of a denial of a preliminary injunction arising out of management of apartment complexes. Murphy v. McMaster, 285 Ga. 622 (2009).
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Obtained affirmance in case addressing the Constitutional extent of protective sweeps. United States v. Bennett, 555 F.3d 962 (11th Cir. 2009)
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Obtained reversal of trial court order vacating arbitration award for K&H’s client. Hansen & Hansen, Inc. v. SCSJ Enterprises, Inc., 299 Ga. App. 469 (2009).
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Obtained affirmance of partial dismissal of business tort claims. Professional Energy Management, Inc. v. Necaise, 300 Ga. App. 223 (2009).
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Obtained affirmance of denial of summary judgment in defamation and invasion of privacy suit arising from publication of libelous book. Stewart v. Smith, 291 Ga. App. 86 (2008).
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Successfully defended multimillion dollar corporate governance claims. Ledford v. Smith, 274 Ga. App. 714 (2005).
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Obtained affirmance in seminal case addressing reasonableness of sentence under the Eighth Amendment. United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 788 (11th Cir.2005)
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Successful defended officers and directors of a publicly traded company against shareholder claims. Grace Bros., Ltd. v. Farley Indus., Inc., 264 Ga. 817 (1994).
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Successfully defended corporate defendant accused of raiding competitor’s employees and misappropriating trade secrets in case selected as one of the nation’s top 10 defense verdicts in 2000. Avnet, Inc. v. Wyle Labs., Inc., 263 Ga. 615 (1993).
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Successfully defended board of directors against claims by major shareholder. Service Corp. Int'l. v. H.M. Patterson & Son, Inc., 263 Ga. 412 (1993).
