Abraham L. Askenazi

Abe Askenazi is an associate in the Atlanta office of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial. His practice focuses on civil litigation, including catastrophic injury, commercial litigation, premises liability, products liability, real estate, and transportation and trucking matters. 

Abe earned his Juris Doctor, with honors, from Emory School of Law, with a Concentration in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution. While at Emory, he was a member of the Moot Court Society where he coached Emory's team for the Mardi Gras National Moot Court Competition, competed in the Willem C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot, and served as a teaching assistant for first-year Contracts. Prior to law school, Abe attended the University of Georgia where he earned his B.B.A. in Finance and International Business along with a Legal Studies Certificate.

Before joining Weinberg Wheeler as an associate, Abe was a summer associate with the firm. Abe served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Madeline H. Haikala of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, worked with an Atlanta civil defense firm, gained in-house experience with The Coca-Cola Company, and served as an extern in the Office of the Governor of Georgia. 

Originally from Austin, Texas, and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, he has longstanding ties to Atlanta and the southeast. Outside of the office, Abe enjoys college football, Atlanta Braves baseball, live music, skiing, history, and exploring Atlanta's restaurant scene.