Albert H. Parnell

Background

Parnell, Albert H. was born on December 24, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Education

George Mason College of University of Virginia. Arkansas College (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1968).

Career

Worked at Hawkins & Parnell (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Anti-Trust, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Insurance and Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law. Municipal and Civil Rights Litigation.

Admitted to the bar, 1969, Georgia.

1989, Nebraska and West Virginia. 1994, Texas and Florida.

Phi Delta Phi. Presiding Judge, Vanderbilt Moot Court, 1967-1968.

Author: "Requests to Charge on Georgia Law: A Compendium," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Private Printing, May, 1976. "The Coordinated Group Defense," Foreign the Defense, Volume 22, Number.

6, November, 1980. "Industrywide Litigation—Where We"ve Been and Where We"re Going," Insurance Counsel Journal, April, 1981, p.

296; "Litigation Poses Serious Challenge to Insurers," The Independent Adjuster, Volume 46, Number. 2; "Manufacturers of Toxic Substances: Tort Liability and Punitive Damages," The Forum, American Bar Association, Volume XVII, Number.

4, Spring, 1982. "The Effective Use of Demonstrative Aids in Closing Argument," Foreign the Defense, Volume 25, Number.

12, December, 1983; "Medical Monitoring: A Dangerous Trend," Foreign The Defense, Volume 34, Number. 4, April, 1992. Member: Atlanta and American (Vice-Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981-1982.

Vice-Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1985-1986) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1974—.

Vice President, 1977. President, 1979-1980). Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1992.

Chairman, Industrywide Litigation Committee, 1979-1981.

Chairman, Law Institutes Committee, 1982-1984. Southern Regional Vice President, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1989).

International Association of Insurance Counsel (Member, Products Liability Committee, 1981-1982). The law firm of Hawkins & Parnell was founded in 1963 as Freeman & Hawkins by Joe C. Freeman and Paul M. Hawkins.

In 1966, the Firm changed its name to Hawkins & Parnell upon the withdrawal of Mr.

Freeman. The Firm has a strong national, regional, and local litigation practice which includes product liability, toxic tort, environmental, professional negligence, business, insurance, governmental liability, motor vehicle, trucking, and general litigation. Hawkins & Parnell has the latest computer technology which enables the Firm"s attorneys to provide effective and efficient legal services at competitive regional rates.

Achievements

• Albert H. Parnell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Requests to Charge on Georgia Law: A Compendium," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Private Printing, May, 1976. "The Coordinated Group Defense," For the Defense, Volume 22, No. 6, November, 1980

  • "Industrywide Litigation—Where We've Been and Where We're Going," Insurance Counsel Journal, April, 1981, p.
    
    296

  • "Litigation Poses Serious Challenge to Insurers," The Independent Adjuster, Volume 46, No. 2

  • "Manufacturers of Toxic Substances: Tort Liability and Punitive Damages," The Forum, American Bar Association, Volume XVII, No. 4, Spring, 1982

  • "The Effective Use of Demonstrative Aids in Closing Argument," For the Defense, Volume 25, No.
    
    12, December, 1983

  • "Medical Monitoring: A Dangerous Trend," For The Defense, Volume 34, No. 4, April, 1992.

Membership

Member: Atlanta and American (Vice-Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981-1982. Vice-Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1985-1986) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1974—.

Vice President, 1977. President, 1979-1980).

Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1992. Chairman, Industrywide Litigation Committee, 1979-1981.

Chairman, Law Institutes Committee, 1982-1984.

Southern Regional Vice President, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1989). International Association of Insurance Counsel (Member, Products Liability Committee, 1981-1982).