Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

William S. Cowsert

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Product Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• Georgia, 1983

Additional Biographical Details:

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, 2008; State Senator, Georgia District 46

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Georgia
• Western Circuit Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Presbyterian College, B.S. (cum laude), 1980
• The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1983

M. Steven Heath

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Workers' Compensation
• General Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Medical Malpractice

Admitted

• Georgia, 1977
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Additional Biographical Details:

A.V. Peer Review Rated, Martindale Hubbell; Best Lawyers in America

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Georgia
• Western Circuit Bar Association
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974
• The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1977

Law Review:

Editorial Staff, Georgia Law Review

Susan S. Elder

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Business Law
• Probate
• Estate Planning

Admitted

• Georgia, 1996

Memberships:

• State Bar of Georgia
• Western Circuit Bar Association
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Florida State University, B.A., 1992
• University of South Carolina, M.H.R., 1996
• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1996

Matthew A. Moseley

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Georgia, 1997
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2008

Memberships:

• Western Circuit Bar Association (President 2010-2011)
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• The University of Georgia, B.A., 1993
• Cumberland University School of Law, J.D., 1997

Michael S. Broun

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Civil Trial Practice
• Insurance Law
• Premises Liability
• Commercial Litigation
• Appellate Practice
• Criminal Law

Admitted

• Georgia, 2006

Additional Biographical Details:

Ole Miss Moot Court Board; Federalist Society

Education:

• The University of Georgia, B.A., 2003
• The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2006

Fraternity Information:

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Law Review:

Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal

Joseph D. Stephens

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Coverage

Admitted

• Georgia, 2010
• U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia

Memberships:

• American and Western Circuit Bar Associations
• State Bar of Georgia
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• The University of Georgia, B.A., 2007
• Mercer University, J.D., 2010

David F. Ellison

Athens, GA

Practice Areas

• Real Estate Litigation
• Business Litigation
• General Civil Litigation
• Probate
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Georgia, 2010
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia

Memberships:

• American and Western Circuit Bar Associations
• State Bar of Georgia

Education:

• Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2007
• The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2010