Shannon V. Barrow
Associate
Practice focuses on civil litigation with emphasis on transportation litigation, medical malpractice, nursing home defense and product liability litigation. Has assisted in cases involving serious injury and wrongful deaths in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Defense verdict for client's hospital and nurse in malpractice case alleging improper discharge instructions following shoulder surgery.
- Assisted in successful defense of mining companies in lawsuit alleging over $100 million in damages to thousands of claimants.
- Assisted in the defense of a national transportation company in Winchester, Tennessee, after a bus driver was attacked by a passenger resulting in numerous deaths to passengers and rendering plaintiff a paraplegic; verdict below pre-trial demand.
- Currently assisting in defense of national chemical manufacturer in wrongful death suit resulting from explosion.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
- J.D., with honors, Emory University School of Law, 2004; Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Emory International Law Review, 2003-2004