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Douglass Farnsley

Douglass Farnsley

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1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309

Agents, Airports, Arbitration and 26 more

About Douglass Farnsley

Douglass Farnsley is a lawyer practicing agents, airports, arbitration and 26 other areas of law. Douglass received a B.A. degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has been licensed for 50 years. Douglass practices at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Atlanta, GA.

Douglass Farnsley (Atlanta, Georgia)

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated
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Champion Badge Silver

At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Douglass Farnsley got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
    • Arbitration
  • Business Law 1
    • Business Litigation
  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • LGBT Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Other 23
    • Agents
    • Airports
    • Aviation
    • BOG: Past Presidents
    • Bad Faith and Regulatory Litigation
    • Beverage
    • Brokers
    • Consumer Products
    • Educational Institutions
    • Food
    • Gaming
    • Health Care - Litigation and Investigations
    • Industrial
    • Insurance Carriers
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Litigation and Appeals
    • Manufacturing Facilities
    • Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Litigation
    • Product Liability Litigation
    • Professional Liability Litigation
    • Telecommunications
    • Torts and Insurance Practice

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Kentucky
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
    2011, Indiana
    Bar Fellowship
    of three invitation-only trial organizations - the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers.

    Doug focuses on civil trial work, including the defense of product liability claims and professional and hospital liability claims. He has also tried cases involving employment law issues, to enforce payment pursuant to an insurance policy, for breach of warranty, and representing plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and death claims. Doug has over 30 years of trial experience, including 50 plus matters successfully tried to verdict. He has argued cases before state and federal appeals courts.

    Recent Assignments

    •Represents Fortune 50 company in the defense of claims throughout Kentucky
    •Successful defense of class action claims against a major nonprofit and for a telecommunications company
    •Represents national rehabilitation healthcare provider throughout Kentucky
    •Representation of medical device manufacturer in cases in California, Indiana, and Iowa
    •Defended and managed the defense of more than 700 medical malpractice cases for the former Kentucky Medical Insurance Company

    What Clients Say

    . . . takes great interest in understanding our business and working with our insurance companies toward resolutions.
    - Best Lawyers, 2012

    Before Stites & Harbison

    Doug obtained an LL.M. in Legal History from the University of Wisconsin. After attending UW, Doug clerked for Judge Thomas Ballantine, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

    More Than Stites & Harbison

    Doug is a passionate supporter of two historic sites associated with his family and located in southwestern Jefferson County, Ky.

    Besides Stites & Harbison

    Doug is a student of politics and is an ardent Democrat. His father served as mayor of Louisville and in the U.S. House of Representatives.

    Professional Accolades

    Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated

    Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2007-14)

    Best Lawyers in America, Louisville Area Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year (2011)

    Best Lawyers in America, Louisville Area Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year (2010)

    Kentucky Super Lawyers (2007-14)

    Kentucky Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in the state (2009-11)

    Community Involvement

    The Friends of the Farnsley-Kaufman House

    Board of Riverside, Farnsley-Morman Landing

    Actors Theatre of Louisville, Advisory Board

    News

    Stites & Harbison's Doug Farnsley named president-elect of Kentucky Bar Association

    Super Lawyers honors Stites & Harbison's Kentucky attorneys for 2013-14

    Eighty-nine Stites & Harbison attorneys honored by Best Lawyers in America for 2014

    Attorney Douglass Farnsley named vice-president of Kentucky Bar Association

    Seventy-five Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America

    Thirty-five Stites & Harbison attorneys selected for inclusion on Kentucky Super Lawyers for 2001

    Best Lawyers names Stites & Harbison attorneys as 2011 Lawyers of the Year

    Seventy-three Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America

    Douglass Farnsley inducted as Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers

    Best Lawyers names Stites & Harbison attorneys as 2010 Lawyers of the Year

    Seventy-two Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America

    Firm Leadership

    General Counsel Committee, current member
    Management Committee, former member Member:

    Memberships

    American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow

    International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow

    International Society of Barristers

    Annual Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Life Member

    Kentucky Bar Association, President Elect

    Louisville Bar Association

    Kentucky Bar Foundation, Fellow

  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    B.A.
    Political Science

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    B.A.
    1973 Morehead Scholar
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1950
    Louisville, Kentucky, March 5, 1950

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