Jarvis Läkemäker Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Insurance defense (trucking and premises liability matters)

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Insurance defense (trucking and premises liability matters)

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Jarvis B. Läkemäker is a Senior Associate with AtkinsDavid, LLC. He concentrates his practice in the firm’s Civil Litigation Practice Group, representing companies, individuals, and government employees and agencies in a variety of civil matters including medical malpractice defense, premises liability, and general insurance defense matters. Jarvis is also active in the area of workers’ compensation defense, representing employers, insurers and third party administrators with claims throughout Georgia.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Represented health plans, fiduciaries, third-party administrators, individuals, and plan participants and beneficiaries in ERISA, consumer protection, medical billing defense and managed care cases.• Lead counsel on consumer medical billing defense cases where I supervised associate attorney work product and directed a nationwide network of local counsel• Managed a high-volume caseload of seventy-five active litigation matters and hundreds of matters in pre-litigation negotiations • Ensured client resources were utilized efficiently through successful negotiation of settlement agreements and alternative dispute resolution, and when necessary engaging in aggressive litigation• Developed strategies for advancing consumer defense litigation in jurisdictions with adverse case law and challenging medical billing statutes• Assisted consumers in disputing hospital billing and credit repair, ensuring hospitals and their collection partners complied with consumer protection statutes including the FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA, HIPAA, and state UDTPA laws • Reviewed junior associate, paralegal and support staff work product to ensure compliance with client directives and statutory requirements• Developed form letters and templates utilized by other firm partners and support staff• Advised health plans, fiduciaries, and third-party administrators on issues of consumer protection and legal developments related to medical billing and privacy as well as interpreted governmental enforcement actions and how they impacted the client’s business

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Us

• Supervised junior associate work product and acted as lead counsel in creditor’s rights litigation, including suits on account, credit card contract, auto repossession, and student loan default cases• Primary attorney at firm focused on counterclaim defense, including FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, GAFBPA, TCPA, and UDTPA claims• Resolved problem matters left by predecessor in position, to include threats of malpractice against the firm and remediation on files where the firm failed to respond to discovery, ultimately preventing any harm to the client or the firm• Developed and maintained positive client relationships, ensuring anchor clients were pleased with the firm’s performance. Resulted in expanded Georgia case placements. • Achieved desired outcome for clients through successful negotiation of settlement agreements and pre-trial alternative dispute resolution • Drafted and argued motions, including motions to dismiss, to quash, for protective orders, to withdraw admissions, to compel discovery, motions in limine, for summary judgment, for attorney fees, and for sanctions among others• Brought firm into compliance with 2013 evidence code and garnishment changes, creating processes and template documents used by all Georgia staff and attorneys • Used knowledge of Georgia courts to advise clients where to pursue claims up to trail and in which venues to aggressively pursue settlement resulting in a more efficient collection cycle • Reviewed junior associate, paralegal and support staff work product to ensure compliance with client directives and statutory requirements• Assisted partners in developing compliance strategies in line with industry standards, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance and consent agreements

• Lead counsel on countless cases for industry leader in creditor’s rights litigation, including suits on account, credit card contract, auto repossession, and student loan default cases• Lead counsel on counterclaim defense, including FDCPA, TILA,GAFBPA, TCPA, and UDPTEA claims• Primarily tasked with achieving positive outcomes for clients on difficult cases against skilled opposition – Have never lost on counterclaim defense at trial where I was lead counsel• Protect client interests through successful negotiation of settlement agreements and alternative dispute resolution, and when necessary aggressively litigating up to and including trial • Extensive experience drafting and arguing motions, including motions to dismiss, to quash, for protective orders, to withdraw admissions, to compel discovery, motions in limine, for summary judgment, for attorney fees, and for sanctions among others• Created motion/affidavit templates to address 2013 evidence code changes • Effectively argued favorable creditor’s rights legal interpretation in hostile jurisdictions • Manage case files from inception to completion, direct offensive and defensive strategy and coordinate litigation to accomplish client goals • Manage paralegals and support staff to ensure compliance with client directives and case deadlines• Foster positive relationships with clients through extensive communication of strategy, status and outcomes, as well as developing creative solutions for problem matters• Conducted and defended dozens of depositions of represented consumers and clients

Athens, Georgia, Us

• Lead counsel in complex domestic litigations cases, including contested divorces, child custody/visitation, custody modification, child support and alimony, contempt actions, and protective orders• Protected client interests through successful negotiation of settlement agreements and alternative dispute resolution• Extensive experience drafting pleadings, motions, demand letters, discovery, briefs, and reviewing legal instruments drafted by support staff • Effectively manage support staff, including paralegal staff, law clerks, and paralegal interns• Assist firm with marketing opportunities including creating and managing LinkedIn and Avvo profiles and developing web content for other social media marketing efforts • Provide first line technical support for firm software, including Practice Advantage, Time Matters, Quicken, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Windows

Athens, Georgia, Us

• Provided legal research and analysis for complex legal questions and synthesized information for supervising attorney• Produced research summaries for use in ongoing litigation• Drafted pleadings, motions, demand letters, and briefs for supervising attorneys

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Athens, Georgia, Us

Western Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office - Athens, GA - Interviewed clients at local office and Athens Clarke County Jail- Prepared documents for office attorneys - Conducted research on statues and client issues- Completed over twenty hours of courtroom observations

- Created and implemented a standard operating procedure for all Graphics Shop activities - Implemented procedures which reduced order turnaround from one week to one day- Tested and implemented budgeting software to track Graphics Shop expenditures- Responsible for ordering thousands of dollars in necessary supplies and equipment on a monthly basis- Design and produce signage for both local and regional consumption. - Proficient with state of the art printing equipment such as the HP Design jet 5500, Oki C9600, and Xyron encapsulators- Proficient with a wide variety of software including the Corel Graphics Suite, Adobe Photoshop CS, and the Microsoft Office Suite- Responsible for training new hires.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

470th Military Intelligence Group - Developed threat assessments and country studies for use by the USARSO Commanding General and staff- Subject matter expert on insurgent activity in the US Army South (USARSO) area of reasonability with focus on Venezuela and Columbia - Utilized Multimedia Message Manager (M3) as a research tool to publish weekly analytical reports- Utilized the Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB) in creating Order of Battle assessments for numerous countries in the USARSO area of responsibility. - Authorized to escort/hand carry Top Secret/Special Compartmentalized Information (TP/SCI) materials.- Developed working relationship with national level intelligence agencies.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

13th Corps Support Battalion- Responsible for the Personnel Security Program of the 13th CSB. - Established procedures for security clearance processing and maintained requisite records to reflect the same - Responsible for the proper determination of classification or declassification markings on all categories of material. - Conducted Subversion and Espionage Directed against the Army (SAEDA) educational briefings. - Conducted inspections of Arms Rooms, Key Control, Seal Custody, Small Arms Repair Parts (SARPs) Program, and subordinate Unit Supply Room Physical Security. - Effectively preformed duties as a private E-2 that are traditionally preformed by a staff sergeant E-6.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor'S, Political Science

High School