Anna Idelevich
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3344 Peachtree Road, NESuite 2400Atlanta, GA 30326
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T: 404.832.9548F: 404.875.9433
Anna’s practice focuses on high-stakes civil litigation with an emphasis on catastrophic injury, mass-tort, transportation, product liability, premises liability, and healthcare litigation.
Admitted to practice in Georgia and Missouri, Anna has represented a broad range of clients in cases involving serious injury and wrongful death in over fifteen states.
As a trial lawyer, Anna is prepared to step in and try the case at the eleventh hour. As a litigator, Anna seeks to collaborate with the client by maintaining a high level of communication and client engagement. She strives to understand the client’s business and incorporate the client’s goals, concerns, and values into the decision-making process.
Anna has been recognized as a Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” consecutively for the last four years and by Benchmark Litigation’s “40 Under 40 Hot List –South” in 2021. She has tried cases to verdict, including a case that landed on CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2018.
Before joining WWHGD, Anna worked for the United States Senate and the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia as an extern. While at Emory University School of Law, Anna was a competitor on the nationally recognized Emory Law Mock Trial Team. She has remained involved with various trial advocacy programs, serving as the lead coordinator for the Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition in 2016, and an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Depositions Skills program in 2017.
Anna is originally from Russia, lived in Israel for 10 years, and speaks Russian and Hebrew fluently. In her free time, Anna enjoys spending time with her husband and two rescue dogs.
Practice Areas
Education
Georgia Southern University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2011
Political Science Honors Program
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2014
Mock Trial Team
Bar & Court Admissions
- State Bar of Georgia
- The Missouri Bar
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Representative Experience
Defense verdict at trial on behalf of CrossFit in a case seeking multi-millions. The case landed CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2018.
Obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of a national trucking company in a case arising out of a deadly tractor-trailer accident.
Assisted in obtaining a favorable settlement at trial for one of the world’s largest defense technology manufacturers in a case involving product liability claims.
Defended the world's largest flavoring manufacturer in cases nationwide involving allegations that exposure to flavoring chemicals caused irreversible lung disease in hundreds of workers and consumers.
Successfully settling 27 toxic tort product liability lawsuits involving allegations of worker exposure to flavoring chemicals.
Assisted in defending and successfully settling trucking lawsuits against a global beverage company.
Assisted in defending and successfully settling a lawsuit involving a fatal airplane crash.
Won an appeal at the Eighth Circuit and obtained dismissal of all claims against three Federal Emergency Management Agency private contractors in a flood mapping engineering lawsuit.
Obtained a plaintiff’s verdict against a county on behalf of a teen who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Currently defending property owners in negligent security litigation at all stages of litigation, including trial.
Currently defending a global power management company in litigation across the country.
Currently defending multiple senior skilled nursing facilities against allegations of abuse, neglect, and professional malpractice.
Successful defense and prosecution of appeals in Georgia and Missouri.
Awards & Recognitions
Super Lawyers® Magazine, Georgia Risings Stars List, Personal Injury Products: Defense, (2021-2024)
Benchmark Litigation, 40 Under 40 Hot List - South, Commercial and Insurance, 2021
2018 CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdict List
Team Member, The Daily Report’s “Litigation Teams of the Year (General Litigation-Midsize)," 2018
Professional & Community Activities
Jewish Bar Association of Georgia (“J-Bar”), founding member
WWHGD Diversity & Inclusion Committee, founding member
Defense Research Institute, Women in the Law Committee
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
American and Atlanta Bar Association
News & Publications
- Super Lawyers, February 8, 2024
- Legal AlertJuly 19, 2023
- February 9, 2023
- 5 Cards to Play When Responding to the Scene of a Work-Related AccidentRisk & Insurance, April 26, 2022
- Modern Healthcare
- ACC Docket
- Legal Alert
- WWHGD Legal Alert
"Good News for Corporate Defendants: Georgia Has Codified the Apex Doctrine.", WWHGD Legal Alert, July 19, 2023
"Is the Litigation Deck Staked Against You?", Risk & Insurance, April 26, 2022
"Long-Term Care Providers Prepare to Fend off Lawsuits Tied to COVID-19 Pandemic", Modern Healthcare, February 6, 2021
"How I Made Partner: 'Start to Think Like a Partner, Early On'", Law.com, 2021
"Navigation the Most Litigious US Venues", ACC Dockett, December 15, 2020
Events & Speaking Engagements
Faculty, Emory University School of Law Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques, May 8-15, 2021
Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Depositions Skills, Atlanta Program, November 10-12, 2017
Guest speaker, Emory University School of Law Pretrial Litigation Course, at the request of Chief Judge Diane E. Bessen of Fulton County State Court, 2016 and 2017
Successes
- Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Order Granting Motion to Dismiss in Favor of WWHGD Client for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
- Complete Defense Verdict: A St. Louis City Court Jury Clears CrossFit of All Liability in a Case Seeking Multi-Millions Involving "The Deadlift" Exercise
- Female Duo Receives Defense Verdict in Trucking Accident