Quality Control Personal Injury

Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin, LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Associate, 5/2023 – present

Litigation in state and federal courts of Georgia.

Represent insureds in direct defense of claims made by plaintiffs covered by defendants’ CGL policies (auto, trucking, premises, education).

Advise insurance companies in coverage matters, specifically, denial of coverage opinions, reservation of rights letters, and litigation monitoring and settlement.

Represent insurance declaratory judgment actions concerning their obligations under policies.

Represent medium and large size companies in employment and collection matters.

Jonathan M. Woods, P.A.

Atlanta, Georgia

Owner, 9/2021 – 4/2023

Litigation in state and federal courts of Georgia and appeals.

Personal injury claims and defenses (auto, trucking, premises); first-party and UM insurance claims, business state court appeals, commercial and residential contractor disputes; commercial and residential landlord tenant law; debt collection defense.

Contract attorney for Nationwide Insurance: Represent company in claims made against personal and commercial policy holders, including E&S.

Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Campbell & Daly, LLC Atlanta, Georgia

Associate Attorney, 4/2018 – 8/2021

Litigation in state courts of Georgia.

Business disputes, residential and commercial contractor litigation; HOA law, personal injury claims and defenses (auto and premises liability), first-party insurance claims, landlord tenant, and all manner of consumer claims for members of prepaid legal plan.

Met bonus threshold for every month of employment.

Nelson, Mullins & Scarborough, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

Project Attorney, 5/2017 – 3/2018

Reviewed and coded documents in civil litigation.

Selected for privilege and quality control teams.

Selected trial exhibits for litigation counsel.

Project ended when case settled.

United Lex, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

Project Attorney, 2/2016 – 4/2017

Billed over 2,000 hours in one-year, exceeding benchmark by 500 hours.

Awarded merit salary increase for superior performance.

Selected for quality control, redactions, and privilege teams.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

Project Attorney, 8/2011 – 12/2015

Member of eDiscovery attorney team in large breach of contract case involving construction, property management, and insurance of private housing on military bases.

Managed Relativity database, developed eDiscovery workflows, and assisted in deposition and trial preparation.

Received three merit-based performance bonuses.

Project ended when case settled.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

Project Attorney, 8/2009 – 7/2011

Team Lead of eDiscovery team in high profile patent infringement case in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Supervised team of Japanese translators.

Increased productivity by reengineering translation and quality control workflows

Worked with infringement experts to create efficient search terms.

Retained beyond initial assignment and through verdict at trial; tasks included exhibit selection, and compiling evidence for damages claims.

Project ended when case settled.

Ballard Spahr, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

Staff Attorney, 9/2006 – 5/2009

Patent and trademark litigation.

Managed eDiscovery projects, including vendor selection and supervision and creating project budgets.

Drafted decisions for arbitration panelist of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Exceptional billing realization ratio.

Troutman Sanders, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

Staff Attorney, 7/2004 – 8/2006

Performed document and medical record reviews, summarized depositions, managed spreadsheets and databases used in various aspects of litigation and assisted with deposition and trial preparation.

Participated in Fen-Phen diet drug jury trial by preparing exhibits and trial briefing books.

Florida State University College of Law

Tallahassee, Florida

● Dean’s List

● Member, Mock Trial Association

● Member, Black Law Students Association

Juris Doctor

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

● Major in Russian History

● Member, Princeton Black Student Union

Bachelor of Arts

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