C. Shane Keith
Throughout his career, Shane has exclusively represented corporate clients, both plaintiff and defendant. His practice focuses on premises liability, products liability, professional negligence and the representation of corporate clients in commercial settings.
Shane has successfully argued numerous motions for summary judgment at both the federal and state level, all of which have been affirmed by the Courts of Appeal. Recently, he successfully argued one of the first Daubert challenges in Georgia to experts in a toxic mold case, in which the Plaintiff alleged that she experienced a series of long-term and serious physical maladies caused by exposure to mold in an Atlanta apartment. Shane has also tried numerous cases in both bench and jury settings.
Professional affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Honors
- Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine (2006, 2009, 2010)
Trials
- Susan J. Tomsic v. Marriott International, Inc. and Broderick W. Sumner
- Edna Ramcke, Individually and in her Representative Capacity As the Administratrix of the Estate of Robert A. Podorsky (deceased) v. Georgia Power Company, The Southern Company, The Southern Company Generation
- Alexander Props. Group, Inc. v. Doe
- Kidd v. Dentsply Intl, Inc.
- Peacock v. Kiser
- Garner v. Rite Aid of Ga., Inc.
- Azubuko v. Berkshire Mut. Ins. Co.
- Martha H. West Trust v. Mkt. Value of Atlanta, Inc.
- Associated Rubber Co. v. NLRB
Practice areas
Education
J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2000
- Member, Order of the Coif
B.A., Auburn University, summa cum laude, 1997
Bar admissions
- Georgia
Courts
- All Georgia State and Appellate Courts
- United States District Court (North District of Georgia)
- United States District Court (Middle District of Georgia)
- Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit)