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We are excited to announce that Stacey Evans, a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic candidate for Governor, has joined Wargo French as a Partner in our Atlanta office. Stacey has a long history of public service and legal excellence. We are pleased to have Stacey on our team!
We are excited to announce that Shanise Lawrence has joined Wargo French as an Associate in our Miami office. Shanise is a former Assistant Public Defender in Miami-Dade County. We are so glad to have Shanise on our team!
Wargo French proudly sponsored this year’s Numbers Too Big To Ignore Fundraising Luncheon hosted by The Atlanta Women's Foundation. The event featured Laura W. Bush and Dr. Jill Biden discussing “Transformation Through Education.” We were honored to have Robin Dunson from Cox Enterprises, Kimberly Gilfedder from Graphic Packaging, Avril McKean Dieser from UCB, and Christy Brown from Kwontum.io attend as our guests. What an inspiring event!
As a proud Gold Level sponsor of the Southeast Chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT Southeast), Wargo French had the pleasure of attending and supporting the 15th Annual Red Letter Awards on Thursday evening. Wargo French's own Alina Singer and Ellen English serve on the Board of Directors of WICT Southeast and organized this year’s Red Letter Awards. We had the privilege of honoring five extraordinary women in the industry who have a
Wargo French is a proud sponsor of the 14th production of the Atlanta Bar Association’s “A Courthouse Line.” Our very own Vernon Strickland will be performing in support of the meaningful charitable work of the Atlanta Bar Foundation at the brand-new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center on November 1
Wargo French sponsored the 23rd Annual Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) Judicial Luncheon on October 30, 2018, honoring the women judiciary of metro Atlanta. The Firm has been the exclusive sponsor of this event for the past 15 years. We were honored to have Kelly Wilcove from Assurant, Jennifer Blakely from Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Linda Seal from The Home Depot attend as our guests.
Wargo French recently obtained a published decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirming its win on behalf of a client sued by a former vendor. The trial court had granted summary judgment after finding all of the vendor's claims were barred by its own voluntary conduct. On appeal, the vendor argued that its conduct was not voluntary, but the product of economic duress imposed by Wargo French’s client. However, following briefing and a hotly-contested oral argument, Wargo French prevailed in a 2-1 decision. Congratulations to
Wargo French insurance coverage partner Raymond J. Tittmann was recently quoted in the Law360 article entitled “Agents Get Upper Hand In Negligence Suits With Ill. Ruling,” providing his analysis on the potential consequences of a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision limiting the statute of limitations for a negligence claim against an insurance agent. His conclusion?
Wargo French was honored to have our CLE titled “The New Era: Clouding Around with Data” chosen to present at NAMWOLF’s (National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms) Annual Meeting in Chicago. A special thanks to our panel which included, our Corporate Partner, Alina Singer, Ashley Tan, Senior Counsel at Complex Networks, Ilanit Leibowitz, Vice President & Corporate Counsel at Prudential Financial, Peggy Miller, Special Counsel at MWH Law Group LLP, and Shantanu Singh, Assistant General Counsel &
Wargo French had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending NAMWOLF's (National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms) Annual Meeting in Chicago. We enjoyed seeing our NAMWOLF friends and colleagues at the In-House Counsel Meet & Greet Reception and had a FANtastic time at the Law Firm Expo. Looking forward to the Business Meeting in February and continuing our partnership with NAMWOLF!