Shubhra R. Mashelkar
Associate
Practice focuses on civil litigation with emphasis on premises liability, professional negligence, nursing home and asbestos litigation. Has litigated and resolved cases involving serious injury and wrongful death, in Georgia, Arkansas, Michigan and Illinois.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Assisted in defense of chemical manufacturer against claim that product caused explosion injuring and/or killing 30 people.
- Assisted in defense of restaurant against dram shop action involving a teenager and a catastrophic injury.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national transportation company in a Michigan case where a bus driver was attacked by a passenger resulting in injuries to plaintiff.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of manufacturer of product containing asbestos after plaintiff died of mesothelioma.
- Currently assisting with representation of physicians group in medical negligence case.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- INDUS Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Education
- B.A., with distinction, University of Pune, India, 1995
- M.A., University of Delhi, India, 1997
- M.A., Georgia State University, 1999
- J.D., Georgia State University, 2003
Publications
- Co-author, “Litigation Alert: Cell Phones as Carcinogens,” Defense Research Institute’s The Voice, Vol. 11, Issue 18 (May 9, 2012).