Professional Profile of David S. Bills
Practice Areas:
Legal Malpractice
Legal Ethics
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Vehicle (Automobile and Trucking) Accidents
Premises Liability
Nursing Home Neglect
Hospital Liability and Medical Malpractice
Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia (admission date: June 6, 1983)
Professional Liability Section
Continuing Legal Education Speaker
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Champion Member
Chair, Membership Eligibility Committee
Continuing Legal Education Speaker
America Association of Justice (formerly, American Trial Lawyers Association)
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
Berry College, B.A., cum laude, 1980
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Reported Appellate Decisions:
Taylor v. Ledbetter, 818 F.2d 791 (11th Cir. 1987) (en banc), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1065, 109 S.Ct. 1337, 103 L.Ed.2d 808 (1989)
Smith v. Finch, 292 Ga. App. 333, 665 S.E.2d 25 (2008), reversed, 285 Ga. 709, 681 S.E.2d 147 (2009)
McDowell v. Smith, 285 Ga. 592, 678 S.E.2d 922 (2009)
Newmann v. United States, 938 F.2d 1258 (11th Cir. 1991)
Abelson v. Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, P.A., 195 Ga.App. 274, 392 S.E.2d (1990), reversed, 260 Ga. 711, 398 S.E.2d 557 (1990)
Menendez v. Perishable Distributors, Inc., 744 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1984), on certified question, 254 Ga. 306, 329 S.E.2d 149 (1985) (per curiam), after remand, 763 F.2d 1374 (11th Cir. 1985)
Rogers v. Evans, 792 F.2d 1052 (11th Cir. 1986)
Hummell v. Gainesville Radiology Group, P.C., 205 Ga.App. 157, 421 S.E.2d 333 (1992), reversed, 263 Ga. 91, 428 S.E.2d 786 (1993)
In re Quist, 266 Ga. 898, 475 S.E.2d 910 (1996)
Whalen v. Moone, 242 Ga.App. 795, 531 S.E.2d 727 (2000)
Moresi v. Evans, 257 Ga. App. 670, 572 S.E.2d 327 (2002), cert. denied
Connor v. Sticher, 801 F.2d 1266 (11th Cir. 1986)
Williams v. Georgia Department of Human Resources, 789 F. 2d 881 (11th Cir. 1986)
Hendon v. DeKalb County, 203 Ga.App. 750, 417 S.E.2d 705 (1992), cert. denied
Manuel v. Koonce, 206 Ga. App. 582, 425 S.E.2d 921 (1992)
Jimenez v. Morgan Drive Away, Inc. 238 Ga.App. 638, 519 S.E. 2d 722 (1999)
Horton v. Allstate Insurance Co., 171 Ga.App. 707, 320 S.E.2d 761 (1984)
Menendez v. Jewett, 196 Ga.App. 565, 396 S.E.2d 294 (1990)
Hospital Authority of Fulton County v. Litterilla, 199 Ga.App. 345, 404 S.E.2d 796 (1991), affirmed, 262 Ga. 34, 413 S.E.2d 718 (1992) (Amicus Curiae)
Brandvain v. Ridgeview Institute, Inc., 188 Ga.App. 106, 372 S.E.2d 265 (1988), affirmed, 259 Ga. 376, 382 S.E.2d 597 (1989) (per curiam) (Amicus Curiae)
Etkind v. Suarez, 271 Ga. 352, 519 S.E.2d 210 (1999) (Amicus Curiae)
Rose v. Hamilton Medical Center, Inc., 184 Ga.App. 182, 361 S.E. 2d 1 (1987) (Amicus Curiae)
Martin v Sears, Roebuck & Co., 253 Ga. 337, 320 S.E.2d 174 (1984) (Amicus Curiae)
Previous Professional Experience:
The Keenan Law Firm, Atlanta, Georgia, 1983-1994
Beltran & Bills, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1997
Personal:
Born May 19, 1958, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Married, Father of two children
Life long resident of Georgia
Legal Malpractice
Legal Ethics
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Vehicle (Automobile and Trucking) Accidents
Premises Liability
Nursing Home Neglect
Hospital Liability and Medical Malpractice
Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia (admission date: June 6, 1983)
Professional Liability Section
Continuing Legal Education Speaker
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Champion Member
Chair, Membership Eligibility Committee
Continuing Legal Education Speaker
America Association of Justice (formerly, American Trial Lawyers Association)
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
Berry College, B.A., cum laude, 1980
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Reported Appellate Decisions:
Taylor v. Ledbetter, 818 F.2d 791 (11th Cir. 1987) (en banc), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1065, 109 S.Ct. 1337, 103 L.Ed.2d 808 (1989)
Smith v. Finch, 292 Ga. App. 333, 665 S.E.2d 25 (2008), reversed, 285 Ga. 709, 681 S.E.2d 147 (2009)
McDowell v. Smith, 285 Ga. 592, 678 S.E.2d 922 (2009)
Newmann v. United States, 938 F.2d 1258 (11th Cir. 1991)
Abelson v. Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, P.A., 195 Ga.App. 274, 392 S.E.2d (1990), reversed, 260 Ga. 711, 398 S.E.2d 557 (1990)
Menendez v. Perishable Distributors, Inc., 744 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1984), on certified question, 254 Ga. 306, 329 S.E.2d 149 (1985) (per curiam), after remand, 763 F.2d 1374 (11th Cir. 1985)
Rogers v. Evans, 792 F.2d 1052 (11th Cir. 1986)
Hummell v. Gainesville Radiology Group, P.C., 205 Ga.App. 157, 421 S.E.2d 333 (1992), reversed, 263 Ga. 91, 428 S.E.2d 786 (1993)
In re Quist, 266 Ga. 898, 475 S.E.2d 910 (1996)
Whalen v. Moone, 242 Ga.App. 795, 531 S.E.2d 727 (2000)
Moresi v. Evans, 257 Ga. App. 670, 572 S.E.2d 327 (2002), cert. denied
Connor v. Sticher, 801 F.2d 1266 (11th Cir. 1986)
Williams v. Georgia Department of Human Resources, 789 F. 2d 881 (11th Cir. 1986)
Hendon v. DeKalb County, 203 Ga.App. 750, 417 S.E.2d 705 (1992), cert. denied
Manuel v. Koonce, 206 Ga. App. 582, 425 S.E.2d 921 (1992)
Jimenez v. Morgan Drive Away, Inc. 238 Ga.App. 638, 519 S.E. 2d 722 (1999)
Horton v. Allstate Insurance Co., 171 Ga.App. 707, 320 S.E.2d 761 (1984)
Menendez v. Jewett, 196 Ga.App. 565, 396 S.E.2d 294 (1990)
Hospital Authority of Fulton County v. Litterilla, 199 Ga.App. 345, 404 S.E.2d 796 (1991), affirmed, 262 Ga. 34, 413 S.E.2d 718 (1992) (Amicus Curiae)
Brandvain v. Ridgeview Institute, Inc., 188 Ga.App. 106, 372 S.E.2d 265 (1988), affirmed, 259 Ga. 376, 382 S.E.2d 597 (1989) (per curiam) (Amicus Curiae)
Etkind v. Suarez, 271 Ga. 352, 519 S.E.2d 210 (1999) (Amicus Curiae)
Rose v. Hamilton Medical Center, Inc., 184 Ga.App. 182, 361 S.E. 2d 1 (1987) (Amicus Curiae)
Martin v Sears, Roebuck & Co., 253 Ga. 337, 320 S.E.2d 174 (1984) (Amicus Curiae)
Previous Professional Experience:
The Keenan Law Firm, Atlanta, Georgia, 1983-1994
Beltran & Bills, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1997
Personal:
Born May 19, 1958, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Married, Father of two children
Life long resident of Georgia
