Kevin A. Maxim

Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Atlanta, GA

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The Maxim Law Firm, PC

1718 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 599, Atlanta, GA 30309

Visit: https://www.maximlawfirm.com

Phone: 404-924-4272

Fax: 404-924-4273

Licensed Since: 1994

Education:University of Virginia School of Law

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation (50%)
Civil Litigation: Defense (40%)
General Litigation (10%)

Q Attorney Profile

Kevin A. Maxim founded of The Maxim Law Firm, P.C. to represent clients in the Atlanta area and throughout Georgia in a wide range of legal issues, including business litigation, internet law, real estate law and insurance law, as well as insurance, product liability claims, and personal injury disputes. Before establishing his own firm, he practiced law with two national and international law firms in Atlanta. He brings more than 25 years of experience to each case.

Mr. Maxim is a 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Cincinnati, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in chemical engineering. Today, he is admitted to practice in the state courts of Georgia and Alabama, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

His skills, knowledge, and experience have earned Mr. Maxim recognition from his peers and the community. Among other honors, he has been named to the Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers List for a number of years, and has earned the AV Preeminent rating* from the attorney peer-review service Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating. The legal representation search firm Avvo has recognized Mr. Maxim with its highest, \"10.0 Superb\" rating.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Maxim has served in numerous roles for professional and community organizations throughout the years. He is proud to have served as the General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association, and is currently in his second term on the FBA\'s Board of Directors. He is also an Honorary Trustee on the Board of Atlanta\'s Fernbank Museum of Natural History (after many years seving as a Trustee of the Museum). As a member of the Atlanta chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Mr. Maxim has previously served as president, vice-president and treasurer, and presently serves on its Advisory Committee. He is also a fellow with the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, and has served in numerous capacities in his children\'s schools. Mr. Maxim served as the Chair of the Planning Committee for the Federal Bar Association\'s 2017 Annual Meeting & Convention.

*AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

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About Kevin Maxim

Admitted: 1994, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://www.maximlawfirm.com/Attorney-Profile/Kevin-A-Maxim....

Honors/Awards:

Named one of the Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers, each year 2012 - present
Special Master for certain proceedings by designation of the Superior Court of Fulton County (2015 - present)
10.0 - Superb - Top Attorney - Litigation, Avvo
Georgia Trend named him one of its 2012, 2013, 2015-2019 Legal Elite
Selected as one of Georgia's Super Lawyers, by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 2010-present
AV - Preeminent, LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell

Bar/Professional Activity:

Federal Bar Association's national Board of Directors - 2013 - 2016 (first term), 2018-present (second term)
Federal Bar Association's national General Counsel - 2017 - 2018
Federal Bar Association's National Council, 2009 - Present
Federal Bar Association's Constitution, Bylaws, Rules and Resolutions Committee: Chair: 2016-2017 Committee member: 2012, 2014, 2015-2018
Federal Bar Association's Honorable Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award Selection Committee Chair, 2013
Fellow, Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, 2012 - Present
Atlanta Bar Association, Section on Litigation
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 2014
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
Alabama, 2000
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2006 - 2007 (Treasurer)
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2009 - 2010 (President)
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Commercial Litigation Committee and Class Action Litigation Subcommittee
Georgia, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2004
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2008 - 2009 (President-Elect)
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2007 - 2008 (Vice President)
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2010 - Present (Advisory Committee)
The Lawyers Club of Atlanta
American Bar Association Advisory Panel, Section on Litigation
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, Planning Committee Chair for 2017 FBA Annual Meeting & Convention
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1995
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 2000

Pro bono/Community Service:

Emory University School of Law, Volunteer Practitioner Participant in "Orientation to Professionalism" Programs, 2012 - Present
Board of Trustees, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 2008 - 2016, Honorary Trustee 2016-present
Chairman, Board of Directors, Fernbank Museum's Artemis Young Professionals Guild, 2006 - 2007
Secretary, Fernbank Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees, 2011 - 2012
Board of Directors, Fernbank Museum's Artemis Young Professionals Guild, 2000 - 2007
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council, 2009 - Present
Haygood Hoops – Assistant coach for second and third grade girls' basketball teams, 2011 - 2013
Inman Middle School - Crosswalk Dads, 2012 - 2013
Morningside-Lenox Park Association – Monumental Ball Planning Committee, 2010 - Present
Morningside Elementary School - Chess Club Coordinator, 2007 - 2013
Atlanta Legal Aid: Eviction Defense Litigation Program, 2005 - 2008
Morningside Elementary School – PTA Nominating Committee, 2012 - 2013
Morningside Elementary School - PTA Parent Work Days Coordinator, 2013 - 2015

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Author of Annual Analysis of Georgia Class Action Law, "The Law of Class Action: Fifty-State Survey", formerly known as "Survey of State Class Action Law", American Bar Association's Section on Litigation, 1999 to Present
Vance Forum on the Bill of Rights: "Kelo v. New London and the Eminent Domain Debate" - Event Co-Chair, Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2006
"Emerging Issues in Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) Litigation", Federal Bar Association, National Convention, 2007
"Litigating Rule 23(g) -- Inspiring Originality on Both Sides of the Class Bar", 8 Class Action Litigation Report (CLASS), No. 9, at p. 350, 2007
"Technology in the Northern District Courtroom", Production Committee, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, 2008 - 2009
"Federal Internet Law & Civil Remedies" - Moderated Panel, and Presented on Federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, during the Federal Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 11, 2015

Educational Background:

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum LaudeHonors: Outstanding Co-op Student - 1991 Chemical Engineering Class , 1991

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